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Am I going mad?

Hey dude, if you have some time, could you look at this AN discussion and tell me if I'm completely off my rocker? Further context is here. I had assumed it would be a simple request to ask the closer to re-open, but the level of push back I'm getting has me questioning my own sanity. If I'm off base, I'll drop it immediately.--Cúchullain t/c 15:09, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

Well, the closer has apparently decided not to follow through with my request,[1] so escalation of some sort is necessary now. My request(s) are here with some discussion at Talk:Black Knight satellite conspiracy theory. I do not believe I've encountered a situation like this before in the many years I've been working at RM.--Cúchullain t/c 16:34, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
I'm not sure I'm the best person to judge anyone's sanity at the moment (see above, both here and at AN)... But having said that, I think your request to undo the close and let the RM go the full week is reasonable. The whole point of SNOW is for discussions that no one is seriously going to object to, if someone does have a good faith objection then the full process should be followed. I'll leave a comment at AN, but I'll refrain from undoing the close myself lest we are accused of canvassing or the like. Jenks24 (talk) 17:08, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for the input, Jenks. It seemed reasonable to me, but then I thought I might be too vested in RM to see it clearly. But the whole thing has been pretty squirrely from the start.--Cúchullain t/c 17:19, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

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Alex Merced

Hello, you deleted the Alex Merced article. Could you give me the source or export it so I could put it on the LP History wiki? My e-mail is andrewkolstee@gmail.com if you want to give an exported file. Thanks. 23:46, 28 March 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by AMK152 (talk • contribs)

@AMK152: I've emailed you the source code and a list of contributors for attribution purposes. If you absolutely need to be exported I can drop a few notes around and try and figure out how to do that, but it's not something I've ever done before. Best, Jenks24 (talk) 09:03, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

Drishyam Malayalam

Hi,

Please tell me the reason why you undo the changes I made yesterday.

Thanks, Sagar — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sagar.kottappuram777 (talk • contribs) 07:05, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi Sagar, sorry it's taken a little bit for me to get around to this. I wasn't actually the person who undid your changes but I think the reason they were undone was because you didn't explain in your edit summary why you were removing content here and "due to his date issue" isn't grammatically correct. Let me know if there's any way I can help you further. Best, Jenks24 (talk) 09:07, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

Kremlin

There's now no page at talk:Kremlin, and I can't find the most recent related RM discussion. It's been that way for a few hours now. Can I help? Andrewa (talk) 17:24, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

@Andrewa: there's a discussion at Talk:Kremlin_(fortification)#Requested_move_2_March_2017. I personally think Moscow Kremlin should now be moved to Kremlin, since that's the common name, but that probably wasn't explicitly requested in the move. Thanks  — Amakuru (talk) 17:28, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
Thanks, @Amakuru:. Agree. I've put a soft redirect at talk:Kremlin which would need to be deleted for that next move, but I don't think it's necessary to leave it as a redlink for an extended period. Andrewa (talk) 21:20, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
It was deliberate. A redlink with a log entry is actually easier to make sense of than having a talk page redirect point in a different direction to where its companion article-space redirect points, especially for less experienced users who often don't even know they've been redirected somewhere. It also has the added advantage, as you've noted, of not needing to be deleted for a future move – unfortunately, due to limitations in the software, talk pages are often left behind in such cases (see phab:T12814 for what would be a fix, but there's been no real movement for years). Jenks24 (talk) 10:29, 12 March 2017 (UTC)
I forgot to add that this is a standard practice I've seen from many admins, especially those who regularly make disambiguating moves. I was reminded to add this because just after writing my initial response, I saw on my watchlist that Talk:David Williams (footballer) – a redirect left behind from a dismabiguating move I made before I was an admin – was deleted today as G6. Jenks24 (talk) 10:35, 12 March 2017 (UTC)
We need to clear this up. Which clause exactly of wp:G6 do you think covers this? See also Wikipedia:Page mover#Redirect suppression criteria (and MediaWiki:Movepagetext with which I'm sure you're familiar, and which points admins to the page mover page). There is IMO no justification for suppressing or deleting these redirects. Andrewa (talk) 23:31, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

Wow, see also Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Possible improper use of page move redirect suppression. Amakuru, what with this and the New York/State/City fiasco, Talk:Jacques, Hereditary Prince of Monaco#Requested move 1 March 2017, WT:AT#Article names in other Wikipedias... we seem to have an epidemic of verbal diarrhoea, do you think it's chronic or acute, and either way, what's your prognosis? Andrewa (talk) 00:09, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

Justification: G6 is for general maintenance and provides examples, not an exhaustive list. Have a peak at Category:Candidates for uncontroversial speedy deletion every now and then to see plenty of examples of pages that don't meet one of the specific criteria listed at G6, but still get deleted anyway because it's common sense. I see you've badgered Talk:David Williams (footballer) into being recreated and I think it's less useful that it was as a redlink, no one can now see (if for example, they were coming from an old wikilink or a link from outside Wikipedia) that title used to be the talk page for Talk:David Williams (footballer, born 1988). I'm already aware of the rambling discussion at AN, having made a comment there several days ago... But I will be sure to also make a comment on your new section, too, when I get the chance. Jenks24 (talk) 04:55, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
I wan't wanting to badger anyone. Is this better?
Yes, WP:AN is the place to discuss. Thanks for your participation there. Agree that the interpretation of G6 is the key issue, as the guidelines now stand. Andrewa (talk) 18:45, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
Yes, that it better, thanks. But the logs of a redlink tell exactly the same story (actually, they tell more because you can also see what the rationale was for moving the page). To do what you have done at David Williams for every single case like this – which happen fairly often – seems like a complete waste of time and a disincentive to the people who usually make these types of moves. Jenks24 (talk) 12:55, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

I don't know why I get involved in these types of discussions. Always irritates and demoralises me, and I end up feeling apprehensive about logging onto Wikipedia rather than excited. My own fault though, hopefully one day I'll learn. Jenks24 (talk) 17:38, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

Just happened by today to check in on your talk page... no particular reason. Upsetting to find this. Then I spent hours reading through all the now-archived discussions. I'm with you on this 100% and were I aware of it I would have backed you up at the time. I'm feeling irritated and demoralized myself; you have my sympathy. If it's any consolation, your position was eventually vindicated. Best, wbm1058 (talk) 18:56, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

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Mandela effect

Are you the admin who deleted the Mandela Effect article back in 2015?

I think the article should be brought back. Two years have passed and there are plenty of reliable sources now that talk about the Mandela effect. For example, The Telegraph in the below article defines it as "a conspiracy theory that argues we are living in an alternate reality". But on Wikipedia, Mandela effect just redirects to an article on false memories. Very misleading and confusing especially when the telegraph asks it's readers in a poll whether they believe in the Mandela effect. If wikipedia is correct then they are asking if we believe in false memories, but that is obviously not what the telegraph is asking. So wiikipedia needs the article back explaining what the Mandela effect means. Here is a link to the telegraph article but there are many other reliable sources available now:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/20/are-you-living-in-an-alternate-reality-welcome-to-the-wacky-worl/

Arnold1 (talk) 15:20, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

Hi Arnold1. Sorry it's taken me a few months to reply to this. Yes, I am the admin who deleted Mandela Effect as a result of the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mandela Effect. Although there was limited participation at the time the consensus was clearly to delete. That said, I actually do agree with you that it seems to be a notable topic now -- I can recall reading a couple of articles about it too. So, your options are to either be bold and create a new article on the topic yourself (simply go to https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mandela_Effect&action=edit to get started editing). Or if you want to I can get a copy of the old article that was deleted for you to work at eg Draft:Mandela Effect. Let me know if you'd like me to do that or if there's anything else I can do to help. Cheers, Jenks24 (talk) 12:03, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

Thirty-something (disambiguation)

Hello. You deleted Thirtysomething (disambiguation) as unnecessary. Then Thirty-something (disambiguation) is (re-?)created. Are the deleted revisions similar to that one? What can be done? --George Ho (talk) 04:44, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

Just noting that Anachronist has done a histmerge and George has now moved it to Thirtysomething (disambiguation). Thanks. Jenks24 (talk) 12:15, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

FIFA World Cup Play-offs

Hi thanks for the articles three years ago but could you do the following for me please:

I would be gratefulMr Hall of England (talk) 18:08, 9 October 2017 (UTC)

Hi Mr Hall of England. Sorry it's taken a while to get back to you. I think I recall these types of moves, were they the ones at Talk:1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–OFC play-off)? Can you just explain to me why I'd be doing these? Generally speaking I think we try and go in alphabetical order but that is not a hard and fast rule. Cheers, Jenks24 (talk) 12:20, 23 October 2017 (UTC)
(WP:TALKSTALKer here) - That sounds right, unless there's a good reason not to do so (e.g. reliable sources always putting them one way round or the other). Given that convention, it seems like the first article of the aforementioned RM, 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–OFC play-off), is the only one that should be moved, to 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–UEFA play-off). Thanks  — Amakuru (talk) 16:38, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

Problems at AfD

Hello Jenks. Good to hear from you again and hope you are okay. If you need any help with Richmond, etc. just let me know.

As you are an admin, could you please take a look at the AfD discussions concerning I. Kudigame, S. Dhanayake and Dinesh de Zoysa, all Sri Lankan players who have played a first-class match. There are concerns that what amounts to a deletionist clique has formed and is targeting cricket articles. As it is difficult to obtain information about Sri Lankan players, these are an "easy target" given the ambiguity of WP:N re its GNG section in particular. I have, however, raised a fresh argument today that WP:NEXIST applies because we had a test case two years ago when a contact in Sri Lanka went to a Sinhalese newspaper and checked the report of a player's "only match". In English sources, the player was only known by initial and surname (S. Perera). The Sinhalese report mentioned him making his debut and confirmed his first name, his age and his occupation (student). I can't say that such information would definitely be found about these three guys but the potential is there and there is no doubt that there is expansive Sinhalese media coverage of cricket.

Anyway, I don't know what you can add but several of us at present feel that WP:CRIN is under attack, for whatever purpose. All the best. Jack | talk page 13:08, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

  • I have to protest this. What administrator intervention is necessary here? Is anyone's behaviour at that AfD so poor that it requires an admin to step in? Beyond 'oh no, some people think differently to me, do something' that is. Even if there was, the correct place to get adminstrator attention would be WP:AN or WP:ANI. Approaching a fellow WP:CRIC member with this vague complaint looks to me like a thinly disguised attempt to obtain keep votes or a favourable close. Jenks24, I certainly hope and expect that, whatever your personal views on the suitability of this article might be, you'll stay impartial. Thanks. Reyk YO! 16:51, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
To hopefully allay some concerns, I was already aware of this. It would be hard to look at WT:CRIC at the moment to not realise what was going on, although I must admit I hadn't delved into it too much. I'm certainly not going to be closing any of the discussions unless they are near on unanimous, something that seems unlikely in the present climate. I can't say that I'm all that keen to go jumping into any of the discussions either, none of the people involved seem like they're getting much enjoyment out of it...

I was thinking about commenting on one of the threads at WT:CRIC when I did have a chance to get some thoughts together. My general opinion is that, like the last time this happened which I recall observing and maybe giving one or two small opinions on, it irritates me to see Sri Lankan cricketers from the '80s and '90s end up being the target for these sorts of deletions. As you (Jack) have noted, only a small percentage of what has been written in reliable sources about these sorts of players is available in English and online. It only contributes to our systematic bias to target these articles.

I am more sympathetic to, for example, the minor counties player I saw was at AfD who played one List A match. That is something we can actually work with – if no significant coverage of that guy can be found then it most likely does not exist. And if we see that happen for several cases where a player has only played one minor counties List A match then we can actually do something at CRIN to rectify this situation, eg you could say that five matches are needed at that level to assume notability (random number picked just make an example). That way we could get everyone on the same page about what the notability standards are and we wouldn't have people creating articles on topics that the guidelines say are notable and then justifiably getting a bit upset when they get deleted. To take a more extreme example, if people really feel that one first-class match is not enough for assumed notability you could reasonably easily do a quick survey of Australian and English cricketers in the last decade who made only one first-class appearance and see what sort of coverage they got because it's all in English and mostly online. Then if there's a consensus that's not enough we could look at adjusting our guidelines. AfDing Sri Lankan players from the '80s seems to me to be a completely backwards way to be going about it.

The-Pope was always someone who I agreed with on this sort of issue, and he expressed his thoughts far more cogently than myself – I just tend to ramble. Hopefully I'm not accused of canvassing by pinging him here. Jenks24 (talk) 18:06, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

The little prayers

Do we really have to move an article for such a minor thing the day it is on the Main page? Could have been tomorrow, no? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:15, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

Hi Gerda. This is probably a naive question, but what difference does it make? I definitely would have held off if I knew it would cause any issues. Sorry. Jenks24 (talk) 07:42, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
First, I would have liked to clean up after that move, but on DYK, hundreds of users link to the DYK articles, so I gave up. The other is page view stats. Normally, you look the next day, and the following. When moved, you look up both names, twice, and add four results. The DYK archive has now a different article name than the talk page DYK. - Sorry, I'm lazy. Can you make it a habit to look at articles still in the queues? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:19, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
OK, no worries. I only came across the article because someone had a thing at WP:ERRORS about using friars instead of monks and removing curly apostrophes is something I just do automatically these days. I'll keep this in mind for the future. Cheers, Jenks24 (talk) 12:22, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
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