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Today you closed this AfD: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ratheesh Ambat. The "keep" result is valid but you apparently did not read the entire discussion. Keeping the article requires a page move by an Admin, because of an old block on the subject's true name. Read the nomination and the following comment. --- DOOMSDAYER520 ( TALK| CONTRIBS) 14:45, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello Sir i will try to improve the article can u please move the article to draft space 70mmreels ( talk) 17:38, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi you closed this AfD: /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Aish_Divine. The page actually meets both WP:MUSICBIO and WP:SIGCOV guidelines, has more than 20 references in publications such as Rolling Stone, Vice etc which are independent 3rd party mainstream global publications. None of the delete votes cited the Wiki criteria for notoriety correctly. Please advise exactly how this article doesn't meet the wiki criteria and I'll be happy to update. Thank you. Teagleman ( talk) 13:32, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, should the delete be overturned as both the nominator and participant have been blocked as sockpuppets? regards, Atlantic306 ( talk) 01:34, 30 October 2021 (UTC)
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An editor has asked for a deletion review of Marissa Lenti. 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. Canadianerk ( talk) 13:18, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
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It looks like there are some associated pages in the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of book-based war films (wars before 1775) nomination that weren't automatically deleted when you closed this discussion. Thought I'd give you a head's up. Liz Read! Talk! 04:28, 28 November 2021 (UTC)
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Hi MBisanz. So, not exactly a big complaint, but regarding your close at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Dellwoods, I mean it was a contentious and contended AfD, but you did a four word close, which kind of leaves us hanging as to what factors you considered and how. I don't personally agree with the close, but it's not a big deal (as a merge the material is retained), and of course it's not a Deletion Review case or anything, but still, I wish I knew more. I'm not asking for more now or anything, but, while four-word closes are fine for slam-dunks, I wish contended AfDs had more detailed closes. Just saying. Cheers, Herostratus ( talk) 20:30, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
What happened to the Broadside Electric page? It looks like it has been deleted, and now other orphaned content is being deleted as a result.
I did see one comment elsewhere in a deletion discussion that mentioned the band isn't noteable. About all I can offer in response is this link to a number of mentions elsewhere on Wikipedia. Various songs by them are considered notable in the folk music community. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdandrea ( talk • contribs) 21:16, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
Hey MBisanz, I just noticed your close of Coat of arms of Christmas Island, and I don't think it matches consensus. Out of four participants, only one supported retargeting to Flag of Christmas Island#Creation, and that !vote was admittedly "weak". On the other hand, two participants (myself and Hut 8.5) noted consideration of Flag of Christmas Island, but were opposed to it. Two participants explicitly wanted deletion, and I am also not opposed to deletion myself, so consensus should be "delete". -- Tavix ( talk) 02:49, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
Hi, could you change your closing statement at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lucas, British Columbia to reflect that the result for Lucas was 'delete', the result for Taft was 'keep'? That was evidently the outcome but your statement makes it seem like they were both deleted. Lennart97 ( talk) 10:01, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
Also, when closing Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Race Against Time (novel series) you missed the following redirects: Journey to Atlantis (1985 novel), Evil in paradise and Escape from raven castle. Lennart97 ( talk) 10:14, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
As I see, the FFD discussion was closed as "no consensus", defaulting to keeping the sample in three articles. Is it the right decision? -- George Ho ( talk) 21:21, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
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May I have the reason why the Article Dr. Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management and Research was deleted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ghsimr1995 ( talk • contribs)
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Hi, Would you mind undoing the closure at [1] and allowing a longer discussion? The only delete !vote came just hours before the closure and I pretty strongly disagree with some of the reasoning in that !vote. In particular, being a non-profit site has nothing to do with reliability and the site in question appears to have strong editorial control. Not saying that this is a clearly wrong !vote, merely that there should be some time to discuss it. Thanks. Hobit ( talk) 04:40, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
As I see, you closed two FFD discussions on File:Hands All Over (Soundgarden song - sample).ogg and File:Jesus Christ Pose (Soundgarden song - sample).ogg as "kept". Should the conclusion have been kept in their respective song articles and removed from all others, or must I be bold and do what was suggested there? George Ho ( talk) 02:08, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
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Yesterday, 24 February, you concluded my RfD to delete the redirect "Kylie Cantrall" as a delete. This page appears to have been recreated: Kylie Cantrall. Embarrassingly I placed a speedy-delete template not knowing I needed to be administrator, which I self-reverted. However I'd like you to consider taking action on this matter. I'm a bit miffed I have to bring this up at all, it's not something I'd consider consequential enough to take to the global admin noticeboard for example, but it is unusual and ought to be flagged up. JAYFAX ( talk) 18:14, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
Hi! Do you think you might be able to reopen this RfD? I had just been looking at it and was about to comment when you closed it. Also, I'm a bit perplexed by the close itself: nobody that I can see was arguing for keeping all of the redirects, and the one explicit "keep" was based on an argument (potential for an article) that at RfD is more commonly used to justify deletion per WP:REDLINK. There was only one other comment that wasn't completely supportive of the nomination, but that editor still said they'd be fine with the deletion of most of them, and the nominator's argument (that the redirects don't help searches) hasn't been countered by anyone. – Uanfala (talk) 01:50, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
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Can you please userfy this article for me. /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Emelio_Bruno BlackAmerican ( talk) 17:29, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
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Hello Matthew, can you write the closure report for WP:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 March 15#North-South divide in Scotland? Jay (talk) 05:58, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
I agree that it was a close call but the individuals who reviewed the content asserted with confidence that this was the best location in light of the history of the article. It had been delisted already and I felt that it was clear enough to avoid a “no consensus.” MBisanz talk 00:11, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
It would be a perfect target as it would allow people to end up at the right place.While that is the definition of what an ideal redirect is, there was no explanation to that opinion. Another vote gave the history, and suggested a target (ostensibly related to the history's explanation, but not mentioned in the explanation). From the closure statement, I intended to find out if the closer had got the justification for the target that I missed, and which I had asked for in the discussion.
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Just a heads up, XFD Closer has a bug right now where it does not always carry out the closure (at RfD at least, I'm not sure about elsewhere). You'll need to go through the closes you just made and make sure that they are carried out (which is a good idea to double check anyway). -- Tavix ( talk) 20:22, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
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I saw your close of Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2022_April_21#Harry_Potter's as retarget. Tavix did suggest retargeting, but the article at the base name Harry Potter is about the novel series; it would seem to me this redirect is much more likely to be used in reference to Harry Potter (character), as in Tavix's example, which was why I agreed with Tavix's reasoning but not the suggested target. In any case, I don't think the consensus was to retarget to Harry Potter. Can you take another look, or provide further explanation? Cheers, Mdewman6 ( talk) 01:27, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
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Hello, I see that the Thomas Milo article was deleted after a discussion. This guy is a giant of Arabic typography. I was going to make an article about him, but I'm wondering if you could undelete the article or if I could have access to the deleted text so I don't have to start from scratch.
I have plenty of sources. There's virtually an entire chapter about his work at DecoType in the book Nemeth, Titus (2017). Arabic type-making in the Machine Age. The influence of technology on the form of Arabic type, 1908-1993. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-30377-5. OCLC 993032900. and he's probably the most cited figure in the book as well. I will develop the article and provide reliable sources. إيان ( talk) 05:09, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
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In February 2018 you deleted an article on the boxing match between two YouTubers and amateur boxers, Joe Weller and KSI. At the time this was after a vote deemed that it was not noteworthy, which was probably the correct call at the time, however I think circumstances have changed as this is now considered the event (specifically due to KSI and what he has gone on to do, including proffesional bouts) that 'kickstarted' the current trend of influencer boxing events which now recieve a lot of coverage and are often streamed on reputable TV channels and sports streaming services like DAZN.
I was wondering if it would be possible to revert the deletion of this article with that new information in light. Or, if you think it would be more apropriate, the article could be reinstated in draft space or my user space and I would happily edit it and bring it up to date.
Thanks in advance and sorry for the ramble, haha TripleJayDoubleYou ( talk) 06:29, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
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I requested an undeletion of the Siobhan Flynn biography here, and I was told to contact the administrator who deleted the page - Yunshui. Yunshui does not appear to be editing for Wikipedia anymore, and as listed on the discussion page you are the administrator who marked the page with result delete, here.
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The article for Francis Lucille was deleted. However, he is an important contemporary non-duality/advaita teacher, direct follower of Jean Klein and teacher of Rupert Spira. http://www.advaita.org.uk/teachers/direct_path.htm There is a French article for him. Michaelmross ( talk) 16:21, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
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Hello friend, I only recently became aware of the deletion request for the article on Megalon which has concluded with the consensus of merging it with Godzilla vs. Megalon. I just thought I would give you a heads up, I was working on expanding it in a separate userspace before transferring it over to the main article, but have sort of put that project in hiatus while I am working on the multitude of other articles. Anyways, you are welcome to make edits on that userspace if you wish because I won't be able to to any major edits to it for a while. Good luck on your endeavors and happy editing! Paleface Jack ( talk) 18:55, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
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Today you closed this AfD: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ratheesh Ambat. The "keep" result is valid but you apparently did not read the entire discussion. Keeping the article requires a page move by an Admin, because of an old block on the subject's true name. Read the nomination and the following comment. --- DOOMSDAYER520 ( TALK| CONTRIBS) 14:45, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello Sir i will try to improve the article can u please move the article to draft space 70mmreels ( talk) 17:38, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi you closed this AfD: /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Aish_Divine. The page actually meets both WP:MUSICBIO and WP:SIGCOV guidelines, has more than 20 references in publications such as Rolling Stone, Vice etc which are independent 3rd party mainstream global publications. None of the delete votes cited the Wiki criteria for notoriety correctly. Please advise exactly how this article doesn't meet the wiki criteria and I'll be happy to update. Thank you. Teagleman ( talk) 13:32, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, should the delete be overturned as both the nominator and participant have been blocked as sockpuppets? regards, Atlantic306 ( talk) 01:34, 30 October 2021 (UTC)
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Hello, there, MBisanz,
It looks like there are some associated pages in the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of book-based war films (wars before 1775) nomination that weren't automatically deleted when you closed this discussion. Thought I'd give you a head's up. Liz Read! Talk! 04:28, 28 November 2021 (UTC)
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Hi MBisanz. So, not exactly a big complaint, but regarding your close at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Dellwoods, I mean it was a contentious and contended AfD, but you did a four word close, which kind of leaves us hanging as to what factors you considered and how. I don't personally agree with the close, but it's not a big deal (as a merge the material is retained), and of course it's not a Deletion Review case or anything, but still, I wish I knew more. I'm not asking for more now or anything, but, while four-word closes are fine for slam-dunks, I wish contended AfDs had more detailed closes. Just saying. Cheers, Herostratus ( talk) 20:30, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
What happened to the Broadside Electric page? It looks like it has been deleted, and now other orphaned content is being deleted as a result.
I did see one comment elsewhere in a deletion discussion that mentioned the band isn't noteable. About all I can offer in response is this link to a number of mentions elsewhere on Wikipedia. Various songs by them are considered notable in the folk music community. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdandrea ( talk • contribs) 21:16, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
Hey MBisanz, I just noticed your close of Coat of arms of Christmas Island, and I don't think it matches consensus. Out of four participants, only one supported retargeting to Flag of Christmas Island#Creation, and that !vote was admittedly "weak". On the other hand, two participants (myself and Hut 8.5) noted consideration of Flag of Christmas Island, but were opposed to it. Two participants explicitly wanted deletion, and I am also not opposed to deletion myself, so consensus should be "delete". -- Tavix ( talk) 02:49, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
Hi, could you change your closing statement at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lucas, British Columbia to reflect that the result for Lucas was 'delete', the result for Taft was 'keep'? That was evidently the outcome but your statement makes it seem like they were both deleted. Lennart97 ( talk) 10:01, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
Also, when closing Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Race Against Time (novel series) you missed the following redirects: Journey to Atlantis (1985 novel), Evil in paradise and Escape from raven castle. Lennart97 ( talk) 10:14, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
As I see, the FFD discussion was closed as "no consensus", defaulting to keeping the sample in three articles. Is it the right decision? -- George Ho ( talk) 21:21, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
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May I have the reason why the Article Dr. Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management and Research was deleted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ghsimr1995 ( talk • contribs)
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Hi, Would you mind undoing the closure at [1] and allowing a longer discussion? The only delete !vote came just hours before the closure and I pretty strongly disagree with some of the reasoning in that !vote. In particular, being a non-profit site has nothing to do with reliability and the site in question appears to have strong editorial control. Not saying that this is a clearly wrong !vote, merely that there should be some time to discuss it. Thanks. Hobit ( talk) 04:40, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
As I see, you closed two FFD discussions on File:Hands All Over (Soundgarden song - sample).ogg and File:Jesus Christ Pose (Soundgarden song - sample).ogg as "kept". Should the conclusion have been kept in their respective song articles and removed from all others, or must I be bold and do what was suggested there? George Ho ( talk) 02:08, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
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Yesterday, 24 February, you concluded my RfD to delete the redirect "Kylie Cantrall" as a delete. This page appears to have been recreated: Kylie Cantrall. Embarrassingly I placed a speedy-delete template not knowing I needed to be administrator, which I self-reverted. However I'd like you to consider taking action on this matter. I'm a bit miffed I have to bring this up at all, it's not something I'd consider consequential enough to take to the global admin noticeboard for example, but it is unusual and ought to be flagged up. JAYFAX ( talk) 18:14, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
Hi! Do you think you might be able to reopen this RfD? I had just been looking at it and was about to comment when you closed it. Also, I'm a bit perplexed by the close itself: nobody that I can see was arguing for keeping all of the redirects, and the one explicit "keep" was based on an argument (potential for an article) that at RfD is more commonly used to justify deletion per WP:REDLINK. There was only one other comment that wasn't completely supportive of the nomination, but that editor still said they'd be fine with the deletion of most of them, and the nominator's argument (that the redirects don't help searches) hasn't been countered by anyone. – Uanfala (talk) 01:50, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
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Hello Matthew, can you write the closure report for WP:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 March 15#North-South divide in Scotland? Jay (talk) 05:58, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
I agree that it was a close call but the individuals who reviewed the content asserted with confidence that this was the best location in light of the history of the article. It had been delisted already and I felt that it was clear enough to avoid a “no consensus.” MBisanz talk 00:11, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
It would be a perfect target as it would allow people to end up at the right place.While that is the definition of what an ideal redirect is, there was no explanation to that opinion. Another vote gave the history, and suggested a target (ostensibly related to the history's explanation, but not mentioned in the explanation). From the closure statement, I intended to find out if the closer had got the justification for the target that I missed, and which I had asked for in the discussion.
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Just a heads up, XFD Closer has a bug right now where it does not always carry out the closure (at RfD at least, I'm not sure about elsewhere). You'll need to go through the closes you just made and make sure that they are carried out (which is a good idea to double check anyway). -- Tavix ( talk) 20:22, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
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I saw your close of Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2022_April_21#Harry_Potter's as retarget. Tavix did suggest retargeting, but the article at the base name Harry Potter is about the novel series; it would seem to me this redirect is much more likely to be used in reference to Harry Potter (character), as in Tavix's example, which was why I agreed with Tavix's reasoning but not the suggested target. In any case, I don't think the consensus was to retarget to Harry Potter. Can you take another look, or provide further explanation? Cheers, Mdewman6 ( talk) 01:27, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
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Hello, I see that the Thomas Milo article was deleted after a discussion. This guy is a giant of Arabic typography. I was going to make an article about him, but I'm wondering if you could undelete the article or if I could have access to the deleted text so I don't have to start from scratch.
I have plenty of sources. There's virtually an entire chapter about his work at DecoType in the book Nemeth, Titus (2017). Arabic type-making in the Machine Age. The influence of technology on the form of Arabic type, 1908-1993. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-30377-5. OCLC 993032900. and he's probably the most cited figure in the book as well. I will develop the article and provide reliable sources. إيان ( talk) 05:09, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
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In February 2018 you deleted an article on the boxing match between two YouTubers and amateur boxers, Joe Weller and KSI. At the time this was after a vote deemed that it was not noteworthy, which was probably the correct call at the time, however I think circumstances have changed as this is now considered the event (specifically due to KSI and what he has gone on to do, including proffesional bouts) that 'kickstarted' the current trend of influencer boxing events which now recieve a lot of coverage and are often streamed on reputable TV channels and sports streaming services like DAZN.
I was wondering if it would be possible to revert the deletion of this article with that new information in light. Or, if you think it would be more apropriate, the article could be reinstated in draft space or my user space and I would happily edit it and bring it up to date.
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I requested an undeletion of the Siobhan Flynn biography here, and I was told to contact the administrator who deleted the page - Yunshui. Yunshui does not appear to be editing for Wikipedia anymore, and as listed on the discussion page you are the administrator who marked the page with result delete, here.
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The article for Francis Lucille was deleted. However, he is an important contemporary non-duality/advaita teacher, direct follower of Jean Klein and teacher of Rupert Spira. http://www.advaita.org.uk/teachers/direct_path.htm There is a French article for him. Michaelmross ( talk) 16:21, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
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Hello friend, I only recently became aware of the deletion request for the article on Megalon which has concluded with the consensus of merging it with Godzilla vs. Megalon. I just thought I would give you a heads up, I was working on expanding it in a separate userspace before transferring it over to the main article, but have sort of put that project in hiatus while I am working on the multitude of other articles. Anyways, you are welcome to make edits on that userspace if you wish because I won't be able to to any major edits to it for a while. Good luck on your endeavors and happy editing! Paleface Jack ( talk) 18:55, 12 January 2024 (UTC)