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Administrators' newsletter – April 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2021).

Administrator changes

removed Alexandria • Happyme22 • RexxS

Guideline and policy news

  • Following a request for comment, F7 (invalid fair-use claim) subcriterion a has been deprecated; it covered immediate deletion of non-free media with invalid fair-use tags.
  • Following a request for comment, page movers were granted the delete-redirect userright, which allows moving a page over a single-revision redirect, regardless of that redirect's target.

Technical news

  • When you move a page that many editors have on their watchlist the history can be split and it might also not be possible to move it again for a while. This is because of a job queue problem. (T278350)
  • Code to support some very old web browsers is being removed. This could cause issues in those browsers. (T277803)

Arbitration

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RevDel request

Hello, sorry to bother you. Can you please remove this edit? Thank you. --Ashleyyoursmile! 09:54, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

I think I got it right, please check. --Tone 09:57, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
Yes, it's gone. Thank you very much. Ashleyyoursmile! 10:00, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

Recreating after deletion

If someone wants to recreate an article which was deleted/redirected through an AfD discussion, what is the process. I don't think DRV is the appropriate venue, since they are not saying the close was inappropriate. The discussion in question is Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Star Vijay Music, which you closed back in October. I didn't participate in the discussion, but different editors, with very low edit counts, continue to try to recreate it, and I keep restoring the redirect as per your close, see here. One of the editors has finally reached out to me about the process. Thanks. Onel5969 TT me 20:18, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Hi! Usually, when I am asked why I deleted something and what can be done, I suggest creating the article in the draft space, where it can then be reevaluated by an uninvolved editor. I am directing people to DRV only when they claim the closure was not done correctly/wrong outcome or something. I think draft is the best approach in this case. --Tone 05:53, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
Tone, thank you. Onel5969 TT me 16:22, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

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Deleted article userfication request

Hi, Tone. I recently discovered an article had been deleted a few months ago, which I think was the right decision for the article as it existed at the time, but I think I might be able to write a version demonstrating notability. Would you be willing to restore High Street, Melbourne (AfD here) to my userspace so I can get a solid recollection of the content that existed and use it as a jumping-off point for a notability-demonstrating mainspace-friendly version? Vaticidalprophet 03:24, 2 May 2021 (UTC)

OpenXPKI

Oh thankyou ever so much for deleting my contribution. That's a right apin in my RL butt. At Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/OpenXPKI The nom. suggested userify. One !vote said no references. One !vote said one reference. From where we are now please draftify. Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 21:16, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

You also appears to be operating on two AfD's simultanously or in quick succession which makes it harder to backtrack links the were removed. I am concerned about the removal of [1] which I contest was an inappropriate deletion. Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 21:42, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
The outcome of the discussion was to delete, but I can either userfy or draftify, whichever you prefer, if you plan to work on it. As for the link removal, once the AfD was closed, that would be a red link and those are not particularly welcome in such listings. If you get the article in shape, you can revert that edit ;) Let me know. --Tone 21:48, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
Hi Tone, I'd prefer and will steward a draftification if that OK with you thanks (I alway like to think elseone might like to work on it and also to avoid any CFORKs). The link removal could be replaced, de-red linked if appropriate and from memoery the link I added to the article was possibly suitable. I could decide to DRV on the basis a merge was possible but in general I'll leave it on by too be worked on drafts. In retrosepct Transwiki (aaagh)and merge merge might also have been possible on this one but I'll raise a DRV (new information come to light) if necessary on that one, I've already spent too much time XfD's at the moment and it affects by RL and WP mood. Please ensure the talk page is restored as well: it is part of my belied article and talk pages are married and should almost never be sepparated. Thankyou. Djm-leighpark (talk) 10:58, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
Drafted, that's easy ;) Good luck! --Tone 12:46, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2021).

Administrator changes

removed Enchanter • Carlossuarez46

Interface administrator changes

removed Ragesoss

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The user group oversight will be renamed to suppress. This is for technical reasons. You can comment at T112147 if you have objections.

Arbitration

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Something to keep an eye out for when closing AfDs?

Hi Tone! I saw that you closed the deletion discussion for the article Harron Walker (I never saw that article, but I watch Torrey Peters and noticed the XFDcloser link removal). I wanted to leave you a quick note because I know that Walker is a trans woman, and noticed that the only delete !vote aside from the nomination referred to her using the pronoun him. This is not an easy mistake to make given that the editor in question claimed to have searched for sources, and every mention of Walker I could find uses she/her pronouns. I'm not taking issue with your closing of the deletion discussion, and despite not having seen the article I think that the outcome was probably the right one based on policy, but in the future I hope you'll keep an eye out for things like this and potentially disregard opinions and comments if [you] feel that there is strong evidence that they were not made in good faith per WP:ROUGHCONSENSUS. ezlevtlk
ctrbs 08:08, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

  • Akcnowledged, though I believe the pronoun itself played no role in determining the notability, as the search was probably carried out by name. --Tone 08:39, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Removing "draft"

Hello, I wanted know why did you moved the page "Draft:Knowledge in Islam" to "draft"? It's enough referenced, well spread and much meaningful. Please, move the page from "draft" section. Wiki N Islam (talk) 13:16, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi, have a look at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Knowledge in Islam and see the comments there. --Tone 13:21, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
Wiki N Islam has moved the draft back to article space.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:44, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Kerry W. Kirby

We understand this page was deleted but there are new citations and developments that would have bolstered notability. Is there a way I can have a chance to review the page and make edits? Thanks.101.2.167.17 (talk) 15:54, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

The best way is to make a draft and to work on it. Let me know if you would like to do that. --Tone 15:55, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

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ITN

I wanted to tell you directly that I think the use of the term "abuse" to describe your action is a gross exaggeration and unfortunate. I don't care that it was pulled but your action was in good faith. 331dot (talk) 15:24, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. Yes, that escalated quickly, but I am not taking it personal ;) --Tone 07:27, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

ITN credits

Hi Tone, I noticed you promoted 2021 FA Cup Final to ITN but the credits haven't been distributed and the talk page template hasn't been added. Is this a technical error because it's been merged with the Premier League entry? The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 16:33, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

I can add the credits. You can add them as well ;) --Tone 17:02, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

Discussion regarding deletion of the page

Hello, Why you are nominated [Farooqui]'s page for deletion. He is well known businessman of India. Please don't do this and help to make this platform useful and unbiased.

Have a look at the deletion discussion. A redirect to the company's article was the most reasonable outcome. --Tone 13:35, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2021).

Administrator changes

added Ashleyyoursmile • Less Unless
removed Husond • MattWade • MJCdetroit • Carioca • Vague Rant • Kingboyk • Thunderboltz • Gwen Gale • AniMate • SlimVirgin (deceased)

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Wikimedia previously used the IRC network Freenode. However, due to changes over who controlled the network with reports of a forceful takeover by several ex-staff members, the Wikimedia IRC Group Contacts decided to move to the new Libera Chat network. It has been reported that Wikimedia related channels on Freenode have been forcibly taken over if they pointed members to Libera. There is a migration guide and Wikimedia discussions about this.

Arbitration

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Can This article is banned

Hi Tone Sir I ask to question

Sir Can Honey Bunny Ka Jholmaal article is banned on wikipedia ? Beryndey (talk) 03:33, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

Hi, the article was deleted following a discussion. It is not "banned" :) --Tone 12:29, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Ryan Crouser

On 23 June 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Ryan Crouser, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 00:19, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

Map of Marco Polo

I'm sorry, I swear that I checked twice before, it just slipped my eyes --Jbaranao (talk) 19:19, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

No worries ;) --Tone 11:30, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Jenny_Lam_(2nd_nomination)

Hey Tone - I certainly agree that not all School Board members should get a page but absolutely disagree on having media coverage as a prerequisite. If other members are able to have/keep a page just because they generate controversy, I should be able to maintain a page for accomplishments. Forgotmyusername1 (talk) 19:05, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Hi, the article was deleted twice following a deletion discussion, which represents a clear community consensus. If you believe you can rewrite the article so that it will meet all the standards, you may try in the draft space. --Tone 07:48, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2021).

Guideline and policy news

  • Consensus has been reached to delete all books in the book namespace. There was rough consensus that the deleted books should still be available on request at WP:REFUND even after the namespace is removed.
  • An RfC is open to discuss the next steps following a trial which automatically applied pending changes to TFAs.

Technical news

  • IP addresses of unregistered users are to be hidden from everyone. There is a rough draft of how IP addresses may be shown to users who need to see them. This currently details allowing administrators, checkusers, stewards and those with a new usergroup to view the full IP address of unregistered users. Editors with at least 500 edits and an account over a year old will be able to see all but the end of the IP address in the proposal. The ability to see the IP addresses hidden behind the mask would be dependent on agreeing to not share the parts of the IP address they can see with those who do not have access to the same information. Accessing part of or the full IP address of a masked editor would also be logged. Comments on the draft are being welcomed at the talk page.

Arbitration

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ITN recognition for 2021 Tour de France

On 21 July 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2021 Tour de France, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 11:11, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2021).

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC is open to add a delay of one week from nomination to deletion for G13 speedy deletions.

Technical news

  • Last week all wikis were very slow or not accessible for 30 minutes. This was due to server lag caused by regenerating dynamic lists on the Russian Wikinews after a large bulk import. (T287380)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

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ITN recognition for Yulimar Rojas

On 2 August 2021, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Yulimar Rojas, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 03:28, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

"agreed"

Can you point me to where this was "agreed" this year please? The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 17:42, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

I vaguely remember we said in one of the discussions that we will put the Olympics link to ongoing when the opening ceremony rolls off the box. I don't recall there were any objections but I didn't follow carefully. Feel free to start a discussion if you think it should not be on ongoing, no hard feelings from my side ;) --Tone 18:11, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
You said it was "agreed" yet the discussion in the ITN archives clearly show an objection to the article you've just promoted to ITN. Please revert yourself. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 18:14, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
I see there is now a discussion at ITNC. Fair enough, I can revert myself though I'd prefer another admin doing it... --Tone 18:17, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
Why? You have been made aware that the posting was in error, the least you can do is revert to the former status quo. If you want to add it to ongoing, a (second) nomination needs to be added to ITNC. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 18:20, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
Ok, reverting :) --Tone 18:21, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
Cheers. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 18:29, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Nomination of Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's individual for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's individual is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's individual until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.

Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 02:39, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

DYK for 2021 Slovenian Waters Act referendum

On 17 August 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2021 Slovenian Waters Act referendum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the union of taxi drivers offered the residents of retirement homes free transport to the voting stations in the Slovenian Waters Act referendum? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2021 Slovenian Waters Act referendum. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2021 Slovenian Waters Act referendum), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Much appreciation

Thank you for the review of the article which I nominated, Timeline of Francis Drake's circumnavigation. I would like to do a QPQ, but have been hesitant as I am uncertain--even after reading about the matter--as to the process. Perhaps I'll take a chance and attempt one in the near future. Many kind regards,Hu Nhu (talk) 19:36, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Admin's Barnstar
This barnstar is given for your sensitive closure for Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/France at major beauty pageants and for your other fine contributions to Wikipedia! gidonb (talk) 13:12, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
Thank you, appreciated :) --Tone 17:36, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

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DYK for Franc Pinter

On 2 September 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Franc Pinter, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Franc Pinter, a para-shooter from Slovenia, competes at his eighth Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Franc Pinter. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Franc Pinter), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2021).

Administrator changes

readded Jake Wartenberg
removed Emperor • Viridian Bovary
renamed Ashleyyoursmile → Viridian Bovary

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Score extension has been re-enabled on public wikis. It has been updated, but has been placed in safe mode to address unresolved security issues. Further information on the security issues can be found on the mediawiki page.

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

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Slovenia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

LP, a slučajno veš kje se spremenijo vrednosti v infoboxu na straneh kot so Slovenia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Slovenia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics itd., ker tam na podnu pod "Other related appearances" bi moralo biti Yugoslavia "1972–1988", in ne "1972-2000" (ne samo letnice, tudi pomišljaj mora biti "–", ne "-"). "Seealso" parameter v infoboxu sploh ne deluje in tudi če se pobriše vrednost je še vedno 1972-2000, ker je očitno nekje drugje vnešeno. Snowflake91 (talk) 09:54, 4 September 2021 (UTC) Hm, to sem nekoč vedel, se mi zdi, ampak zdajle ne najdem. Te predloge so kombinirane in vključujejo ogromno parametrov. Najbolje, da vprašaš na Wikipedia:WikiProject Olympics. --Tone 07:44, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Franček Gorazd Tiršek

On 8 September 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Franček Gorazd Tiršek, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Franček Gorazd Tiršek, a para-shooter from Slovenia, won three silver medals at the Summer Paralympic Games, the most recent one in Tokyo? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Franček Gorazd Tiršek. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Franček Gorazd Tiršek), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 00:02, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – October 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2021).

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Arbitration

  • A motion has standardised the 500/30 (extended confirmed) restrictions placed by the Arbitration Committee. The standardised restriction is now listed in the Arbitration Committee's procedures.
  • Following the closure of the Iranian politics case, standard discretionary sanctions are authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, post-1978 Iranian politics, broadly construed.
  • The Arbitration Committee encourages uninvolved administrators to use the discretionary sanctions procedure in topic areas where it is authorised to facilitate consensus in RfCs. This includes, but is not limited to, enforcing sectioned comments, word/diff limits and moratoriums on a particular topic from being brought in an RfC for up to a year.

Miscellaneous

  • Editors have approved expanding the trial of Growth Features from 2% of new accounts to 25%, and the share of newcomers getting mentorship from 2% to 5%. Experienced editors are invited to add themselves to the mentor list.
  • The community consultation phase of the 2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process is open for editors to provide comments and ask questions to candidates.
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Nomination for deletion of Template:Slovenian presidential election, 2017

Template:Slovenian presidential election, 2017 has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 16:09, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

Hello

I had a question about creating an article that you deleted two years ago.The article has been removed by Survey, which is available here Is it possible to create an article after two years because the person has received enough fame in these two years and on the other hand the article has been Weak delete? --مدلینگ ایرانی (talk) 05:05, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi! Yes, sure. As long as there are good sources that back notability, that should not be a problem. If you are not sure, you can always create a WP:DRAFT and leave it for evaluation of other editors, but you can also start in the mainspace directly. --Tone 06:33, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for your help. I created this person's article in my draft and it is now ready to be published. Do you think I can create it?--مدلینگ ایرانی (talk) 09:48, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
I'd leave the decision to someone else since I deleted the previous version, to stay neutral here. And I cannot properly assess the relevance of the sources because of the language barrier. --Tone 10:43, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I created the article, but a user removed the tag quickly due to a previous poll. Please remove the tag.--Modeling (talk) 11:38, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Maybe go with the draft path instead. --Tone 11:42, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Please create a poll to stay or delete it--Modeling (talk) 11:45, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
You mean AfD? I don't think that's a good idea. I suggest you make it a draft. --Tone 11:46, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Because in the previous series there was only one comment to delete the article, what is your opinion? If you think it is appropriate, transfer it to the draft to be decided.--Modeling (talk) 11:48, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
I moved it to draft. I am neutral on the content. --Tone 11:51, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Now how to set it up to create and how a manager can create it--Modeling (talk) 11:52, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Follow the instructions at WP:DRAFT. Another editor should assess it now. --Tone 11:54, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Reza Tajbakhsh

A tag has been placed on Reza Tajbakhsh requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section R2 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a redirect from the article namespace to a different namespace except the Category, Template, Wikipedia, Help, or Portal namespaces.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Stefan2 (talk) 15:34, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Source for "Ek Love Ya"

Hi there, I was wondering if you could help me recover the source of the page Ek Love Ya that you recently deleted. I would like to maintain it in my sandbox, as the film recently got an update per the director. Thank you. Shrev64 (talk) 05:29, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi, I can restore it and move to the sandbox, please specify where you would like to have it. --Tone 13:19, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Awesome, thanks for the response. If you could move it here, I would really appreciate it. Thanks. Shrev64 (talk) 06:14, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Done, with all history preserved. --Tone 07:29, 28 October 2021 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – November 2021

News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2021).

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  • Phase 2 of the 2021 RfA review has commenced which will discuss potential solutions to address the 8 issues found in Phase 1. Proposed solutions that achieve consensus will be implemented and you may propose solutions till 07 November 2021.

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Question

Hello User:Tone hope you are well did you take a look here? please Is it appropriate for the article space? stay safe There will be sources such as The Independent, and Turkish --Dunya yazar (talk) 07:09, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

Hi, I don't think I am the best person to assess this article. But I see you already pinged some other editors, maybe they will have a look. --Tone 07:49, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
Hi, apologize if this bothered you ,You are one of the administrators here and of course you have experience , Is the article encyclopedic? Is it suitable to be in the main space , etc. Thank you --Dunya yazar (talk) 07:53, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
Hi User:Tone, this is a globally-banned user; please report further contact attempts to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/علي أبو عمر. Thanks, OhNoitsJamie Talk 14:47, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

WP:Articles for deletion/Ek Love Ya

Can you revisit the close for this article? After the close, the nominator and one of the two delete votes, were blocked as sock puppets. Thanks, Nfitz (talk) 23:11, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

The article was moved to draft for improvement, I think we can take it from there. --Tone 08:43, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

Deletion review for Singapore Airlines Flight 368

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Singapore Airlines Flight 368. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Username006 (talk) 11:26, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

Brent Olson, Author deletion

Hello, I hope you are well. I was looking up an author whose book I just finished reading and found that the page had been deleted. Brent Olson, an author from Minnesota, is an agricultural journalist and novelist, and I think the deletion was an error. Agricultural journalism may not be everyone's idea of high art, but within the agricultural journalism world, he is quite well known and has won numerous awards. He has a syndicated column published by DTN and has been featured in a Magazine called "Living the Country Life" as a regular columnist. He has won several American Agricultural Editors Association Awards: - Best Regular Column -Best Humorous Article -Best Editorial Comment -Best Team Story - Master Writer

He has published 8 books including 4 compilations of his columns, a memoir, and 3 novels, all of which are sold at every major retailer and have excellent reviews on Goodreads. He won the Merit Award for Best Regional Book from Midwest Independent Publishers Association and received a Bush Foundation Fellowship in 2012. He has been the keynote speaker for several large organizations including the National Association of Rural Mental Health Professionals, College Theological Convocation, Saskatchewan Pork Producers, and The Institute of Theological and Interdisciplinary Studies.

Brent Olson has done commentary for the StarTribune, Living the Country Life, Successful Farming, Farm Jornal, Methodist Reporter, Minnesota Farm Guide, Agrologisk (The Journal for Danish Agriculture), and the Northern Star.

I provided a sampling of press about him. While it is regional to Minnesota, it is by no means his "local paper" as suggested by the editor who originally flagged it. The StarTribune and the St. Paul Monitor, for example, are the largest papers in the largest cities in Minnesota and on the opposite side of the state from him.

https://books.google.com/books/about/Between_the_Helpless_and_the_Darkness.html?id=EKpyzgEACAAJ&source=kp_author_description&hl=en

https://www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/between-the-helpless-and-the-darkness-review

https://fclaa.org/performances/2019/3/14/writers-workshop-with-author-brent-olson

https://www.kirkhousepublishers.com/copy-of-joan-treppa

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58360521-between-the-helpless-and-the-darkness

https://www.monitorsaintpaul.com/stories/minnesota-writer-brent-olson-to-discuss-the-art-of-writing,756

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https://mnbump.com/brent-olsons-independently-speaking-column-enlightens-those-around-the-mnbump-and-beyond/

https://www.wctrib.com/news/4198200-inadvertent-cafe-clinton-serves-rural-purpose

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https://www.startribune.com/clinton-s-inadvertent-cafe-is-a-hit-but-who-will-keep-lights-on/385325771/

You should reconsider. While Midwest Agrigriculture may not be of global importance, within his field he is extraordinary and noteworthy. Thank you for your consideration. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kmschutz21 (talk • contribs) 04:27, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

Hi! The article was deleted following a discussion, where the consensus was clear. The way to go forward here is to create a WP:DRAFT and have it evaluated by the editors there, if it is good, it will be moved to article space. Good luck! --Tone 07:02, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

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Dec 5 PRODs deleted?

Hey I think you may have deleted the Dec 5 PRODs in error. Those PRODs were placed today, they don't expire today. Please undelete them so they can run for their full weeklong period. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 10:55, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

I came here to say the same after I noticed an article was deleted shortly after I PRODed it today (even though its talk page wasn't, curiously). PMC, as Tone may not be back online soon and these deletions were clearly in error, maybe it would be OK for you to undelete these articles yourself? Lennart97 (talk) 13:28, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
Oh my, my bad indeed. Thanks for noticing. Restoring now. --Tone 15:29, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
Could you restore Talk:Babuijore Dharani Dhar High School (H.S) as well? Thanks! Lennart97 (talk) 18:57, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
  • Wow this tripped me up haha, these turned up as "PRODed articles with previous PROD deletion then recreation" which normally invalidates the PROD but I didn't notice at first the deletion-recreation was a mistake so I compounded on it 😂😂 Ben · Salvidrim! ✉ 22:23, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

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Hi : ) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Glaxohart (talk • contribs) 11:05, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

I'm new here on Wikipedia and I want to know how to cite PDF reference ... Can you tell me in details ??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Glaxohart (talk • contribs) 11:17, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi, hm, it depends what you want to cite, like, is it a web resource etc. WP:CITE is a good start, have a look :) --Tone 12:23, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

I've already read the guidelines but How to cite PDF ??? Tell me more details and show me example so I can better understand :) Glaxohart (talk) 13:14, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

Well. Is it published somewhere on a website? Then you can use the cite web template. This was for example used in List of World Heritage Sites in Italy a couple of times. Does it help? --Tone 13:46, 19 January 2022 (UTC)


Ya !!! If I convert PDF to link then can I cite ??? Is this a process ??? --Glaxohart 20:13, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

I am missing a key info. Where is this pdf? If it is on some web server, you can cite it using cite web. If it is in some repository, you can still cite it this way. If it is offline on some disk, you should first make it available somehow (think of a book in the library, which you can access in the library, for example), then you can cite it. --Tone 09:16, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

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Home Video Pages

I know recently you deleted every home video pages for a lot of reasons. Can you please bring them back in case everyone forgets? User:Eurbane132 (talk) 09:15, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Please be more specific. Those that were deleted were probably deleted because of a good reason so I should not just "bring them back"... --Tone 18:10, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

I think you should bring them back because people care how important home video is to everyone. (talk) 18:39, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Promotion of List of World Heritage Sites in Georgia (country)

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Archived copies of the 1997 through 2021 home video articles?

Hello. Do you have an archived copy of the 1997 through 2021 home video articles I could look through again? MightyArms (talk) 20:32, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Hm, I could recreate them and copy to your userspace. Shall I only recreate one or two so that you see what is there? --Tone 20:05, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
Sure. Since Wayback Machine doesn't have those pages archived eventually I would be interested in all of the articles. I'm thinking of copying them over to Moviepedia at some point, maybe they'd find more love there. MightyArms (talk) 20:57, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
I restored 2017-19 for now, let me know when you are through. --Tone 09:55, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
I wasn't sure where you restored them, I'm sorry. I noticed they got deleted again by another user. MightyArms (talk) 15:37, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
Hm, I can redirect them to some other page out of article space, please propose where. --Tone 13:01, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

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@Tone: Please block this IP range https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:2402:3A80:1A46:12E1:707B:A77A:7C8A:6B32

Hey, See this IP unknowingly removing cast from Article in the past https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:2402:3A80:1C46:7BFB:9503:1856:4375:C868

See this also IP unknowingly removed cast from this Article in the past https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1069844585 117.226.146.124 (talk) 19:41, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

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How are you user:Tone, can you give me what is your opinion about this Draft article I think it needs improvement before move it to article. Please make your improvements, thank you --Lovely Mira 82 (talk) 08:49, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Lovely Mira 82 is blocked as a sockpuppet, and the page has been deleted as re-creation of a page deleted at a deletion discussion. JBW (talk) 09:41, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

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Promotion of List of World Heritage Sites in Russia

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Iron Valley mine

Hi Tone, just to let you know, as you were the closing admin of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Iron Valley mine, I have converted Iron Valley mine back to an article from a redirect after adding some additional sources and content. I have left a bit more info on the why at Talk:Iron Valley mine. If you disagree with my actions or assessment, feel free to take it back to a redirect. Calistemon (talk) 08:58, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi, I think this is fine now, it was mostly a sourcing issue, which now you have fixed. All good :) Tone 09:04, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

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Hi, Tone. I'm just posting to let you know that List of World Heritage Sites in Georgia (country) – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for April 11. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 21:53, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

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Thank you :) --Tone 14:06, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Boursorama

Hi Tone. I hope you are doing well. Following my request here : https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_undeletion&type=revision&diff=1081316731&oldid=1081311646 , please may I kindly request your help. Since January 2021 and our deletion, Boursorama has become the first neobank in France, same as Revolut in UK. The bank recently bought ING France. A long History (started in 1998), plenty of sources available as it is now the main online bank in the country, I think we have enough material now to write an article. Please what do you think? Any possibility to undelete the article? Many thanks in advance for your help. Kind Regards. --RutoSu (talk) 18:23, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

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Malta

Hi, Tone. I'm just posting to let you know that List of World Heritage Sites in Malta – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been submitted as a candidate to be featured on the Main Page as Today's featured list. The proposed content can be seen here. You are more than welcome to post your thoughts on the nomination. Regards, Andrei (talk) 21:47, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Nice! Try to rephrase the last sentence, there are two temples on the Gozo island, the others are on the Main island. Tone 06:42, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

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Thank you, Gerda! Tone 12:15, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

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Joe Gray-Actor.

Hello, I'm wondering why you deleted the Wiki page for Joe Gray Actor which I created years ago. I am his nephew and spent many hours uploading the info. My Wiki name is Ophthalmic. I have forgotten my password so can't log in. I am awaiting a new password from Wiki. 75.74.41.38 (talk) 21:11, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

Hm, what was the exact title? I cannot find it in the deletion log to have a look. Tone 22:04, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
Here you go, deleted based on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joe Gray (actor).-- Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 22:07, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
Thanks! So, I had a second look. The issue is the sourcing. The only source directly about the person just lists the movie appearances (uncredited). The rest are passing mentions and a newspaper notice about the funeral. So, the sources do not establish notability, as the discussion pointed out. If you can find more good third-party sources, the article can probably be improved. Tone 11:40, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
Well, the writer Henry Miller considered Joe Gray his best friend in America when he returned from Europe. He wrote an entire chapter (I believe about 25 pages) about him in his "My Bike and Other Friends". The glamor photographer Peter Gowland, a close friend has photos of him on his website. He had a movie career of 35 years and doubled Dean Martin in almost every film Martin made. He did have a few credited movie roles, "Flesh and Fury" with Tony Curtis is one I can think of off hand. And several Dead End Kids comedies. He also was a good friend of George Raft and Frank Sinatra and appeared in many of their films. He also contributed and appeared in the documentary "The Henry Miller Odyssey", directed by Robert Snyder. If you do a Google Book search his name is discussed in several books. 75.74.41.38 (talk) 18:25, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
Yes, that's what I wanted to see! But it is up to the author of the article to provide good quality sources, not up to the editors. If you are willing to work on the article further, I can restore it. Sounds good? Tone 19:38, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
OK, thanks. I'll work on it this weekend. Do I submit it here or log on and create a new page? I have to find my password since I posted it years ago. 75.74.41.38 (talk) 02:10, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
Perfect :) I moved the article to the draft space, so you can work on it. Good luck! Draft:Joe Gray (actor) Tone 09:29, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
I worked on the Joe Gray (actor) Wiki page and added about 6 references and an external link but have had great difficulty assigning the references to the statements as you required for sourcing. I tried for hours but couldn't get a little number in parenthesis to appear. I also added sourcing which was required for Mack Gray his brother also an actor who is hyperlinked but was again unsuccessful in linking the sourcing to the statements in the biography. Please let me know if it needs more work. Thanks. Gauntlet41 (talk) 23:02, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
This is looking better and more sourced. Nice job. However, I will leave it to the third-party editor to decide if it is ready to be moved to the mainspace, since I deleted it in the AfD process, I wish to remain neutral here. Tone 20:07, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
Hello Tone, Any word on the status from the third party editor for the Joe Gray (actor) page that I reworked? Haven't heard anything in a few days. Gauntlet41 (talk) 01:42, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
Follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Articles for creation so that an experienced third-party editor will see it and make the decision. Good luck :) Tone 07:22, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
OK Thanks . I submitted it and got the yellow box saying "Review waiting" Gauntlet41 (talk) 00:08, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

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Not NATO exercise

Hi, thanks for the quick revert, I don't know what I was thinking and didn't pay attention. AdrianHObradors (talk) 12:32, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

All good, that's why there are many people looking, teamwork :) Tone 12:39, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Dylan Vox

Good Evening!

I hope you are well. I was hoping to get a further explanation as to why my page was deleted. I have directed and produced shows for Hulu, Lifetime, SYfy, and Netflix to name a few. I have starred in a large body of films, guest stared on multiple television shows like Z nation and NCIS, and I was a significant voice in gay media as an editor/writer for several publications including gay sports, and I was a national level ice skater. As a gay filmmaker and performer with a successful career I think it is important that I am added back into the database because I represent an often under represented group of people and I have made a significant contribution to film, stage and television. I am hoping you will reconsider my deletion. I understand that not everyone is on wikipedia, but many of my contemporaries like Peter Stickles, David Shae, Fred Olen Ray, Tristin Mays, Jeremy Luke etc. do have pages so I was wondering what the distinction was.

I appreciate your time, and hope that after you look at some of the links below you will reconsider! 


Here is the link to my

IMDB. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1384079/. Amazon which which will show many of the films and shows I have stared in directed or produced. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Dylan+vox My rotten tomatoes profile https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/dylan_vox TV guide profile https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/dylan-vox/credits/3000280264/ 

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https://www.horrorsociety.com/2009/07/31/interview-dylan-vox/. https://books.google.com/books? https://worldofwonder.net/?s=Dylan+vox https://www.milehighgayguy.com/2010/03/conversation-with-dylan-vox.html https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/arts/movies/2022/02/15/spring-break-nightmare-is-the-latest-lifetime-film-shot-in-tampa-bay/ 2603:8001:6A01:1B23:FC58:837F:FD51:6F11 (talk) 09:36, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

  • Hi! The article was deleted following a discussion, see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dylan Vox. As you see, the discussion highlighted the lack of reliable and non-trivial sources. Usually in such case, I'd suggest moving the article to draft space and to allow time for improvement but working on articles about oneself is strongly discouraged. --Tone 09:48, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Piet Mollin AfD closure

Hi, I was wondering if you would reconsider you Keep close at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Piet Mollin. The claim that sources are likely to exist was based on the fact that the subject is a Nazi concentration camp survivor with no actual sources provided or mention of where they might be found. There is no policy or guideline that supports keeping an article with the hope that notability can be demonstrated in the future (that's what draftspace is for), and WP:NRV requires any assertion that sources exist to be supported by "verifiable evidence" which we do not have here. Perhaps a relist would be appropriate with a note that actual sources are needed? –dlthewave ☎ 12:42, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Actually, yes, I'll relist in order to provide time to find additional sources. Tone 12:54, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
Thanks! –dlthewave ☎ 12:59, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

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Hello @Tone, most reviewers will avoid reviewing this AfC article because it is hard for them to review Slovenian sources. Could you be so kind to review this AfC article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Nataša_Pirc_Musar Thanks. Topjur01 (talk) 19:43, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

The sources are mostly fine, though I'd remove Nova24, Domovina, and Požareport as they are not seen as neutral and thus are inappropriate. Try instead Delo, Dnevnik, Večer, RTVSlo, which are among the most respected mainstream media. The candidacy part could probably be trimmed down because she is actually not an officialy confirmed candidate at the moment, she just announced her intent to run. Tone 21:45, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
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Sorry, I narrowly beat you to it in terms of creating the article. "referendums" is normally used when there are multiple referendums on different dates in a year, not for multiple questions on a single date (compare 1966 Swiss referendum vs 2022 Swiss referendums. Cheers, Number 57 17:48, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

Makes sense. All good :) Tone 17:55, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

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Thank you for placing Andrew Downes among those who recently died. Could you please give me credit, on the sad record of four of those on the Main page the same day? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:09, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

Slovenia at the Olympics

LP, zakleni artikel na semi-protected za vsaj 3 mesece če imaš to možnost, ker tisti bedak še kar ne odneha. Snowflake91 (talk) 23:38, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

Done. Tone 07:40, 16 January 2023 (UTC)
Konjušari, Vangelovska i Jelovac nisu bili iz konjušarskog plemena, ali dobro. Ko nema - taj krade. BTW you started with insults. 91.148.114.201 (talk) 09:18, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

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Your closure on ITN

Hi, I don't agree that there is no consensus to post the Monterey Park shooting. It seems that consensus (and, especially, the weight of the arguments) is in favor of posting. Could you reevaluate? -- RockstoneSend me a message! 09:26, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Feel free to revert, I have no strong opinions here. Tone 09:27, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
Thank you! Sorry for bothering you about this. --RockstoneSend me a message! 09:32, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
There is absolutely no consensus! Ericoides (talk) 10:00, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi there Tone. For the most recent close, could you elaborate there on the role of strength of argument, if applicable, and whether any !votes were discounted. Thanks in advance.—Bagumba (talk) 00:30, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

There was no shift in any directions after the discussion was reopened after several days, that is it. Tone 08:45, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
The original close was the "no consensus" with not much other detail, and you followed by stating above: "I have no strong opinions here", when asked to reevaluate. Was it stil the case that you don't have a strong opinion? And I'd be interested if my and others' opinion on certain arguments needing to be discounted had any merit or not, and why. Thanks. —Bagumba (talk) 10:55, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
The "I have no strong opinions" was about reverting the closure - if anyone was willing to do another evaluation, they were welcome. But not much has changed since. I don't want to go into the case-by-case basis here. Again, feel free to revert the closure but I doubt there will be another outcome. Tone 10:59, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
I wouldn't revert without first trying to understand your rationale. In any event, I !voted.—Bagumba (talk) 15:27, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

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music today: the regional festival - DYK of 13 years ago ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:44, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
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Congratulations! - What I came for, however is that you "kicked" a name off the Recent deaths that was there only for a few hours (21:xx). Various solutions: revert - make blurb instead - restore the last one additionally. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:33, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

Hm, which one? I always remove the last one that has been around the longest. RDs tend to have a really various ITN time, with sometimes high overturn... Tone 12:45, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
Kenji Yonekura - on 21:38, off 7:08, on again next edit, off again 9:22, less than 12 hours, and the hours when Europe sleeps. To serve the world fairly, 24 hours should really be the minimum, imho. - I believe it's not asking too much to look at the history of the template, and when there are 6 edits to RD be suspicious and check when they began. I like the edit summaries best that say both who was added and who removed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:01, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
That is reasonable. I will keep this in mind in future. Tone 14:10, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

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Hi! I'm working on articles about writers and illustrators. You closed this AfD a few years ago. Would you mind draftifying the old article to me? I intend to write an article about the subject and working from what existed before could save me some time. Thank you. DiamondRemley39 (talk) 18:34, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

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I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Rebecca Green for deletion, because it's a redirect from an article title to a namespace that's not for articles.

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Luba Drozd

I'm currently working on WIR articles. I noticed you closed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Luba Drozd as delete almost three years ago. However, since then she meets WP:ANYBIO 1 as a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow and I found a review of her art. So I would like this drafitfied so I can work on it for this month's CEE meetup. ミラP@Miraclepine 23:25, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

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David Yang (entrepreneur)

Dear Tone, 3 years ago you deleted the David Yang (entrepreneur) article as a result of the discussion Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Yang (entrepreneur). As it follows from the discussion, the article was created more than 10 years ago and has never been significantly changed.

I now see many reliable secondary sources demonstrating the encyclopedic notability of this Silicon Valley entrepreneur currently working on artificial consciousness.

Please restore the article in my private space or in the draft space, so I can elaborate it. Perohanych (talk) 18:24, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Drafted. As you will see, the article had serious issues when it was deleted so I suggest you start it from scratch instead. Good luck! --Tone 21:37, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
Thank you, Tone. Yes, I see the issues and will start creating the article from scratch. When I finish, I will ask to delete the draft. --Perohanych (talk) 07:20, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

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List of sumo trophies

Hello! I was looking for some list presentation tips for a draft I wrote about the trophies awarded to the winners of the sumo top division tournament. I noticed that you were submitting some lists for the Featured quality level. I'd like to have your opinion on the list I've written. Thanks for the help and sorry for the inconvenience :) - OtharLuin (talk) 16:17, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi! At a quick glance, this already look really nice and well structured. I'd use the formal table style with row syntax (look at some of the WHS lists for example). Perhaps it is better to start the first column with the name and then the picture? Also, it is advisable to use the alt text for pictures, even though this will typically be "a large metallic trophy cup with two handles" or similar. Another possible hint, maybe you could shade the name of the trophy field instead of using a separate column, it will save some space. In the new layout, horizontal space now comes at premium. I'll look at the text more in detail another time. Hope that helps :) Tone 13:41, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
Hi thanks for the feedback! On the question of the images, I had made the choice to put them first since the names of the trophies are not stated at the awards ceremony, so I think most people will look for the trophy by its appearance. As for the rest, I think I'll have to do some research and refine the presentation. Thanks again! - OtharLuin (talk) 15:03, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

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I am glad you like it :) Tone 14:56, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

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I removed the forced widths in two tables of List of World Heritage Sites in India, because they created almost empty cells for no apparent reason. You've reverted these edits without giving a reason in your edit summary. Could you please clarify why you've reverted my edits? – Editør (talk) 10:59, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

This is the style we are using in a series of featured lists about WHS. The aim is to have consistent style over all these articles. While I understand your reasoning, the existing approach has been time-tested. But thank you for your interest in the list ;) Tone 11:08, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
If you don't have any other reason for the fixed widths than consistency, I think you should consider removing them from all the lists. – Editør (talk) 11:11, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

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Inconsistency in "List of World Heritage Sites in Ukraine"

Hello! I noticed that on July 29, 2023, you undid my revision of the page List of World Heritage Sites in Ukraine, with the reason being that "the standard style in these lists is to use regions/districts, not exact cities." And yet, the current page clearly does not follow this style: some sites are listed as located in individual cities (Historic Centre of Lviv, Historic Centre of Odesa, etc), some in second-level divisions (Bakhchysarai Palace, Sudak Fortress, etc), and others in first-level divisions. One site doesn't have a location at all - it just says "several sites." So, for the sake of consistency, which of these should be used? Shwabb1 (talk) 15:37, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Good point. I guess I started following a more strict standard later. Usually I go with the first-level division, such as state or province, whichever is higher. For Ukraine, that would be Oblast. Feel free to modify on this front, otherwise I will have a look when I find some time :) Tone 16:04, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
Alright, I will edit right away. Thank you for the quick response. Shwabb1 (talk) 16:09, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

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Borman Closure

I gotta be real man, I can't believe you closed the Borman blurb nom with 9 votes after 14 hours. That's WAY too early. Why can't we let a discussion at ITN actually simmer? DarkSide830 (talk) 16:53, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

It seems all the arguments were used already and the discussion was moving nowhere. I see it is closed again. I would suggest to nominate it as TFA but I see it already appeared in 2019. Tone 07:34, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

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Deleted Article W. Christopher Waddell

W. Christopher Waddell

I see this page was deleted due to the bias's of the primary sources having connection to the LDS church, possibly worth taking another look considering the increased relevancy after being the primary interviewee for a 60 minutes episode: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mormon-whistleblower-ensign-peak-church-investment-fund-allegations-60-minutes-transcript-2023-05-14/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/15/mormon-church-whistleblower-taxes-hedge-fund added some additional recent articles https://www.fox13now.com/news/great-salt-lake-collaborative/lds-church-says-it-plans-more-great-salt-lake-water-conservation-measures https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/3901557-mormon-church-to-make-massive-water-contribution-to-great-salt-lake/

not sure if contacting you directly is how these requests are supposed to go, new to the whole wiki article review process ChrisPaulDryden (talk) 10:58, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi! Yes, the issue raised at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/W. Christopher Waddell was that all the sources were LDS-related, thus not independent. If there is better coverage, I am happy to restore the article and move it to WP:DRAFT space so you can work on it. Then, an uninvolved editor can have a look if it can be moved to main space. Cheers! Tone 16:13, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
Could we do that? Is that something I can request on my own or is that something that needs to be requested by an admin? ChrisPaulDryden (talk) 05:00, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
Draft:W. Christopher Waddell Here it is :) Good luck! Tone 11:14, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

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map name alignment

Hi, I saw you edited the content on "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_India", actually i entered the information from the below news site https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5920/.

Also, i wanted to have that area in the given map on that page, when i entered the name by having the location details, it is overlapped with the name "Chola temples" because that name is given in two lines. Can you please edit the name "Chola Temples" in the locator map on the page "List of World Heritage Sites in India" so that "Chettinad" and "Chola Temples" will be clearly visible for all on the map. Thanks in advance. Cvcs84 (talk) 15:44, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi, Chola Temples are clearly visible when I check, and Chettinad is on tentative list, so it should not show on the map. Cheers :) Tone 17:38, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
Thanks, where did you check the tentative list please? Cvcs84 (talk) 17:49, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
got it. Cvcs84 (talk) 17:51, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

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Trafalgore

Hi there, you deleted this one in 2008 and I'm trying to determine if this was an article for this game or something else. Please let me know. :) BOZ (talk) 21:17, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Hi, it seems that was the game. If you plan to work on the article, I suggest you start from scratch as the deleted article was not particularly useful. Tone 23:23, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
Got it, thanks for letting me know! I am not currently planning to work on it, but that could change. BOZ (talk) 00:13, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

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I would like to nominate User Tone for Editor of the Week for their prolific work on featured lists. An editor since 2005 and admin since 2006, they are a prolific content creator and Featured Lists creator about UNESCO World Heritage Sites with over 50 successful FLCs in total, which finds them in the 15th place on the List of Wikipedians by featured list nominations. Aside from FL's, they are also active on ITN/C as well. This nomination was seconded by UnexpectedSmoreInquisition, Olifanofmrtennant and BillHPike

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Thanks again for your efforts! Buster Seven Talk (UTC) 04:12, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

Thank you so much, what an honor! I am humbled. Tone 07:24, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

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Congratulations, editor of the week! Thank you for helping the composer to the Main page! (I wouldn't mind credit for us.) - I uploaded vacation pics (from back home), last day to come today. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:32, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Adding credit :) Tone 10:42, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

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Looks good! I fixed a typo. Tone 22:24, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

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Slovenia

Hi Tone. Can you please take a look at Slovenia and possibly protect it? There seems to be an edit war going on. I've restored the last stable version. --TadejM my talk 08:47, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Protected for a week. I suppose the current version is the last stable one? Tone 09:30, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. These changes have been done after my revert so if you consider anything needs to be fixed, please correct it or alternatively let me know and I will then implement it. --TadejM my talk 21:19, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Promotion of List of World Heritage Sites in Venezuela

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World heritage sites

Hey man! I see you promoting world heritage site FLs. I looked at a lot of them and they had,if I am not mistaken, the exact same lead. Would you be fine with me using this for another possible FLC and using you as a co-nom? Cheers, 48JCL • (📲/📝) 01:23, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

Sure, feel free :) I am trying to keep the lists consistent, that's why the intro is more or less always the same. Have a look at the rest of the style as well and ping me if you need any input :) Tone 05:54, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

Promotion of List of World Heritage Sites in Morocco

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