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Nomination of Hertz Dias for deletion

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AfC backlog drive

Hi @CostalCal, and thank you for signing up to the August Articles for Creation Backlog Drive! Please be sure to re-request access to the AFC Helper script in order to participate. Happy editing! In solidarity, nil ^nz 04:34, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

In re Draft:Angustias Garcia Uson

The disclosure is on their user page friend. Sulfurboy (talk) 19:43, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Got it. However, there was no mention on the mainspace comments or talk page so I didn’t know. CostalCal (talk) 19:46, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

That's not required. User page is sufficient. Be sure to check all three (I'm terrible at checking the talk page, so I make this mistake too sometimes). Do you mind resubmitting the article so it can be reviewed again? I think the editor is making good faith efforts to comply. Cheers. Sulfurboy (talk) 19:49, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Resubmitted. CostalCal (talk) 20:05, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Thanks! I should also say as a note. If you ever think a WP:COI is going to be a problem in an article, you can always copy that COI notice to the article's talk page too, if it's just on the author's user page. You can also just post it as an AfC comment. As an example, I do this a lot for paid editors trying to create NPOV problematic business articles. Sulfurboy (talk) 20:11, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Got it. CostalCal (talk) 20:48, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

AfC acceptance of Thommas Kane Byrne

Hi CostalCal. I was doing some cleanup on this article and I noticed that every single citation is broken, linking to base domains rather than to the appropriate websites, making verification difficult. Wondering if you noticed this? Cheers. —BrechtBro (talk) 04:36, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Just fixed it. CostalCal (talk) 14:52, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Can you explain reversion? This undid a significant amount of cleanup I performed and also put the works into the incorrect MOS:LISTORDER. Thanks. —BrechtBro (talk) 17:06, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

@CostalCal Another editor had already repaired most of the links when you executed the revert, and I had repaired one of them. I'd appreciate it if you would reconcile the changes that you apparently unintentionally reverted. —BrechtBro (talk) 00:29, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Sorry, I thought that the references would have been fixed. However, that is my fault for not checking. CostalCal (talk) 00:31, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Sure. When executing a revert, its your responsibility to ensure that intervening helpful edits are not also reverted. —BrechtBro (talk) 01:50, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

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CS1 error on Thommas Kane Byrne

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Wolf Den Run State Park (August 3)

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Zachary's Chicago Pizza moved to draftspace

Thanks for your contributions to Zachary's Chicago Pizza. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing as a live article at this time because it needs more sources to establish notability. I have converted it to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit the draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. ... discospinster _talk 02:07, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

@Discospinster I tagged the mainspace page for deletion as another user copy-and-pasted the page from the draft. CostalCal (talk) 02:19, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Listing for discussion of Template:Wildfires in the United States/2024–present

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Nomination of 1915 Mullinville tornado for deletion

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AfC August Backlog Drive: Only ten days left!

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Submitting of Draft:Alice (South Korean singer)

Hi @CostalCal. I have submitted the draft of Alice (former member of Hello Venus), in which I have proved with reliable sources that she is separately notable from her former group due to her solo debut with the single "Twenty-something" and her solo acting roles. I'd like you to take a look at it if you can. Thank you! Techgamer534 (talk) 11:07, 24 August 2026 (UTC)

Draft is article now. CostalCal (talk) 23:40, 24 August 2026 (UTC)

New pages patrol September 2026 Backlog drive

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Request to review a draft

Hey @CostalCal, I wanted to reach out to see if you could also review the draft, Draft:Arunachal church burnings, 1968–1978. I feel this would be an important and notable topic for wikipedia, especially since this event led to the formulation of the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act. Also would appreciate if you could take a look at Draft:Christian persecution in Manipur

Best, Flyingphoenixchips (talk) 00:28, 26 August 2026 (UTC)

@Flyingphoenixchips I'll take a look. CostalCal (talk) 00:31, 26 August 2026 (UTC)

Thanks appreciate it Flyingphoenixchips (talk) 01:05, 26 August 2026 (UTC)

Nomination of 2026 Toyota GR Cup North America for deletion

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Nomination of Destruction of the Rafi'-Nia synagogue for deletion

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Nomination of Konstantinos Vasileiou for deletion

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Nomination of Matan Schwartz for deletion

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Review

Hello CostalCal

Would it be easy for you to review my pages? I remember that you did review some of them in the past, thats why im taking the time to ask. Thank you! Agpigeon (talk) 12:15, 29 August 2026 (UTC)

@Agpigeon I currently don't have NPR rights anymore. I'm going to attempt to ask for it back though for a September drive coming up. CostalCal (talk) 16:54, 29 August 2026 (UTC)

Sorry, didn't know that. I saw messages where people asked you to review articles, but now i realized these are drafts waiting to be reviewed. I got a few if you want to review Agpigeon (talk) 17:16, 29 August 2026 (UTC)

Alright. CostalCal (talk) 17:21, 29 August 2026 (UTC)

Nomination of Rommel offensive for deletion

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Question from Hapless Hagfish (19:37, 3 September 2026)

Could you please look at my edits on Knytt's page? I added a lot of new material and sources to back it up, and I want to know if there's anything I could improve on. Also, do you think I added enough new sources to remove the "this article needs more sources for verification" banner? --Hapless Hagfish (talk) 19:37, 3 September 2026 (UTC)

Looked at it. Fixed. CostalCal (talk) 23:14, 3 September 2026 (UTC)

Thanks! Hapless Hagfish (talk) 00:27, 4 September 2026 (UTC)