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Just thought I'd stop by to say "Wow". I haven't been so active in recent months, but when I come back from time to tine I see all your great work on historical football topics. It is great to see someone relatively new working so diligently in this area and generating quality work. Cbl62 ( talk) 16:55, 3 August 2021 (UTC) reply

Thanks. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 17:07, 3 August 2021 (UTC) reply

		The College football Barnstar
		For creating and expanding high-quality content on college football players and teams and for diligent research and advocacy in saving many notable articles from deletion. In a relatively short period since 2021, the 823 articles you created have received more than 3.7 million page views! These contributions include 21 college football biographies with more than 25,000 views: Spencer Webb - 475,944 views Sam Hartman - 229,142 views Josh Sills - 131,480 views Britain Covey - 111,227 views Frank Gore Jr. - 110,607 views Reed Blankenship - 108,971 views Vinny Papale - 56,539 views Jack Stoll - 48,702 views Ledarius Mack - 46,757 views Maurice Drayton - 46,469 views Nick Rallis - 44,719 views Dicaprio Bootle - 37,674 views Christian Saulsberry - 35,272 views Tom Flacco - 34,467 views Chris Naggar - 31,753 views Amen Ogbongbemiga - 30,137 Caleb Huntley - 29,824 Christian Elliss - 29,218 Matt Leo - 28,929 Josh Pederson - 28,642 Lester Cotton - 26,159 I look forward to your next contributions. Cbl62 ( talk) 17:08, 9 July 2023 (UTC) reply

• Thank you very much, Cbl62 - this means a lot coming from you! And wow, I'm surprised my creations have received that many views - when I joined back in November 2020 (initially only to write two things), I would never have guessed I would go on to create things read by millions! BeanieFan11 ( talk) 17:19, 9 July 2023 (UTC) reply

Page views are an indication that people care for the subjects about which you are writing. You garnered 3.7 million views in just two-and-a-half years. That total will continue to grow in the years (and decades) ahead. Keep it up! Cbl62 ( talk) 17:25, 9 July 2023 (UTC) reply

I respectfully ask you to please strike the personal attack at the AfD for the 1901 Wilmington Conference Academy football team article. If you have an issue with my AfD nominations, you are welcome to take me to ANI. Let'srun ( talk) 20:12, 19 January 2024 (UTC) reply

• All I said was that it felt excessive for you to nominate an article written by me for deletion at an average of one every ~3 days. I do not see how that is a personal attack. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 20:24, 19 January 2024 (UTC) reply

  It comes with the inherent accusation that I am targeting your articles for deletion, which I am not. I am targeting articles which do not meet the criteria met by WP:NSEASONS, some of which were created by you, and many more which were not. Once again, I ask for you to strike that part of your post. Let'srun ( talk) 23:43, 22 January 2024 (UTC) reply

  If you are not targeting my articles, then I truly wonder how you found to tag for notability Marshall Edwards, Pete Swanson, Frank Robinson and Joe Rowe – four completely unrelated football players who are listed as my creations mostly in that order from the same month – all in a span of four minutes? Or how did you find the 1916 Tusculum Pioneers football team – an article outside your NSEASONS-deletion focus of the 1800s-1900s but related to an article I wrote? Or how did you find six consecutive of my unrelated season creations all to be ones you thought worthy of AFD nomination in that order? BeanieFan11 ( talk) 00:17, 23 January 2024 (UTC) reply

  Using categories created for the respective teams, and the early college football seasons. I also nominated season articles from the 1920s [ [1]] so I'm confused how the 1916 article is outside that focus of the first roughly 50 seasons of plainly non-notable "season" articles. For the last time, I ask you to strike that comment. Let'srun ( talk) 02:41, 24 January 2024 (UTC) reply

  And about Edwards, Swanson, Robinson and Rowe? BeanieFan11 ( talk) 02:50, 24 January 2024 (UTC) reply

  @ Let'srun: And quite interesting that immediately after this, you mass maintenance tag for notability many of the season articles by me for three different programs, with no others not related to me; no, one does not randomly come across so many programs created by me when there's at least ten times as many similar articles from different programs in the same shape and state. And even if that's all random, I still ask: what about Edwards, Swanson, Robinson and Rowe? BeanieFan11 ( talk) 03:10, 24 January 2024 (UTC) reply

  I'm confused, were you/are you MisterCake? That is who created the Lewisburg articles I tagged. Let'srun ( talk) 03:15, 24 January 2024 (UTC) reply

  @ Let'srun: One season after the 1883 Lewisburg football team – 1887 Bucknell football team – an article I created. Also avoiding Edwards, Swanson, Robinson and Rowe... BeanieFan11 ( talk) 03:58, 24 January 2024 (UTC) reply

  I already answered that above. Categories.... Let'srun ( talk) 03:59, 24 January 2024 (UTC) reply

  @ Let'srun: Pete Swanson and Marshall Edwards literally have no categories in common... how could you possibly find them both in the span of a minute, aside from looking at my user page, where they are listed directly next to each other as some of my earliest work? BeanieFan11 ( talk) 04:09, 24 January 2024 (UTC) reply

  Because there are ways to switch queries beyond who created the article? Let'srun ( talk) 04:15, 24 January 2024 (UTC) reply

  @ Let'srun: I'm finding your response difficult to understand; but the only place these articles (Swanson, Edwards) are connected are at my userpage, where they are listed next to each other. There are no "categories" that connect them; considering the thousands of NFL stubs, how could your "queries" come across only mine? BeanieFan11 ( talk) 04:28, 24 January 2024 (UTC) reply

  They don't. You just picked 4 articles that I have tagged which were created by you through searching multiple categories of NFL teams (and you have hundreds of articles). I don't have any issue with the vast majority of your articles, just because I maybe disagree with 1-2% of your creations (if that) does not mean I am single-handedly targeting them. Let'srun ( talk) 00:43, 25 January 2024 (UTC) reply

  @ Let'srun: You're avoiding the question; tell me exactly how you found those four completely unrelated articles in a span of four minutes. Also interesting how immediately after my comment at 4:28 you voted "delete" at two AFDs I contributed inclusion-leaning comments to ( Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hussain Ali Nasayyif, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tirioro Willie) in rapid succession with no others for a good 10+ minutes, then immediately after your response here you find another of them in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Karl Schwegler. Quite interesting. But aside from that, answer the question: tell me, exactly, how you came across Swanson, Edwards, Robinson and Rowe in four minutes. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 00:59, 25 January 2024 (UTC) reply

  I'll repeat myself: searching multiple categories of NFL teams. Let'srun ( talk) 01:04, 25 January 2024 (UTC) reply

  @ Let'srun: OK - so in four minutes, you randomly searched Category:Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players, completely randomly came across, out of over 200 others, Marshall Edwards which I happened to create, found it to tag for notability; one minute later, randomly searched Category:Los Angeles Rams players, containing over 1,000, and randomly choose to tag for notability Pete Swanson, the article I created right after Edwards; then one minute later randomly searched Category:St. Louis Rams players, a category of over 800, randomly found Joe Rowe, which I coincidentally created right after Swanson; and then one minute later, searched Category:Denver Broncos players, a category of ~1,600, and randomly found to tag for notability Frank Robinson, whom I also coincidentally happened to create right around the time of Rowe? If so, that is the most amazing coincidence I have heard of in my life. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 01:09, 25 January 2024 (UTC) reply

  @ Let'srun: How about this: why don't you tell me, exactly, how you came across these articles (Swanson, Edwards, Robinson, Rowe), and we can end this discussion? BeanieFan11 ( talk) 04:49, 24 January 2024 (UTC) reply

... that Keshawn Banks' only NFL appearance came in the playoffs?

Hope you take it to DYK! Could be a good hook about his only game being in the playoffs :) « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 01:28, 22 January 2024 (UTC) reply

• Thanks for the message! I hadn't thought of that as a potential DYK hook, but will nominate it soon. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 21:53, 22 January 2024 (UTC) reply
  • A few interesting WP:PACKERS ones to consider for the Wikicup: John Martinkovic, Clyde Van Sickle, Hank Bruder, Joe Laws, George Svendsen, Charley Brock, Bob Monnett and Red Dunn. All short stubs on interesting players who were in the early years of the NFL and played a lot of seasons! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 21:56, 27 January 2024 (UTC) reply
    • Thanks - probably will do most of the work in the later rounds of the competition - also newspapers.com seems to be down so I can't do any currently - but thanks for the list :) BeanieFan11 ( talk) 21:58, 27 January 2024 (UTC) reply

Hi BeanieFan11, I hope you are doing well. Whenever you have some free time, could you please help me find additional sources for Anthony Tieku, aside from the ones I have already cited in the article? Also, I noticed some references on Newspapers.com, but I do not have the subscription for it! Jeraxmoira🐉 ( talk) 19:35, 22 January 2024 (UTC) reply

• I can take a look at some point soon. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 21:53, 22 January 2024 (UTC) reply
  • @ Jeraxmoira: Apologies for taking so long to get to this. I took a quick look myself and wasn't able to find that much besides what's already listed in the article; Newspapers.com just had one box score mention it seems. There appear to be a few mentions of Tieku in the archives of Modern Ghana but I'm not sure its enough. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 23:22, 26 February 2024 (UTC) reply

Thanks for your contributions to 1893 Western Maryland Green Terror football team. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because per request at Liz's Talk. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Star Mississippi 13:28, 24 January 2024 (UTC) reply

• Thanks for restoring and draftifiying. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 23:15, 24 January 2024 (UTC) reply

  Any time. Clearly the script knew your record-keeping preferences better than I :D

  Happy editing. Star Mississippi 03:12, 25 January 2024 (UTC) reply

Category:UC San Diego Tritons football seasons has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Let'srun ( talk) 23:53, 25 January 2024 (UTC) reply

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Georgetown football, pre–1890 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/Georgetown football, pre–1890 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 until the discussion has finished.

Let'srun ( talk) 19:16, 26 January 2024 (UTC) reply

adjacent AfD

assume you're watching, but since I forgot to ping you, I draftified 1881 Georgetown football team for you per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/1881 Georgetown football team until this discussion is resolved and the target can be sorted. Not watching the draft, so just ping me if you need anything. Star Mississippi 02:43, 28 January 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Star Mississippi: Thanks, but as you can see in my last comment there I created Georgetown football, 1874–1889 so that draftification wouldn't be needed; its pretty much figured out that it (1881) only needs to be redirected to that page now (which looks like its heading towards keep, as the AFD for it was a bit silly). Thanks, and sorry if I am creating any extra work for you. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 03:05, 28 January 2024 (UTC) reply

No worries. I'll be honest, I was a little confused by the end of the discussion (not your fault, just the volume) and the subsequent AfD. Didn't want to do the redirect and then have it lost as a G8 if the AfD didn't close as retained.

Want me to redirect the draft or you'll do so when it closes? No preference on my end. It's just a few clicks, so less work than if you needed to ask for it. Star Mississippi 03:22, 28 January 2024 (UTC) reply

I'll just redirect it myself once the AFD is closed. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 03:37, 28 January 2024 (UTC) reply

BTW @ Star Mississippi: would you be willing to restore the AFD-deleted List of current National Football League staffs to something like Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League/List of current National Football League staffs? I've found it useful in the past for editing purposes and it seems there's others who did as well. Thanks, BeanieFan11 ( talk) 21:35, 30 January 2024 (UTC) reply

Hi @ BeanieFan11. I'm going to decline this one. Given there was a clear consensus against that article continuing to exist (vs the others where the material is fine, it's just a question of where it should live and you creating the requisite merger targets, etc.) I feel restoring it would overrule community consensus. I have a feeling it will land at DRV, which I'm OK with. I feel like this information should probably live somewhere, it just probably isnt on Wiki. Let me know if you need more info. Star Mississippi 03:06, 31 January 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Star Mississippi: Just to be clear, I'm not asking for it to be part of mainspace again; the list is useful for editors in making changes relating to NFL team staffs and coaches, etc. so I think it would be good in projectspace like you did before with Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of National Football League players with unidentified given names. If you don't think the community consensus supports such an action, I may bring it to DRV to check if you're alright with that (not exactly disagreeing with the closure, which I think was correct, just I think it would serve purpose in projectspace to assist editors like myself in contributing). BeanieFan11 ( talk) 03:15, 31 January 2024 (UTC) reply

I'm absolutely fine with that DRV, @ BeanieFan11 and if you do so this evening please feel free to point to this discussion as my blessing to explore the target as I'm about to log off. I'll weigh in to support it when I log back on. I think in this case the DRV would be more productive to establish the new location than a restoration and move which I think would lead to MfD especially since the ANI requester's userpage version was speedied and the last thing we need is even more bureaucracy. It's similar to the so-called permission to allow recreation vs. a G4 that we sometimes see in DRV. I was hoping for an ATD but your position didn't seem to get much traction whereas I think in this request for Project space, it might once folks aren't looking at notability. FWIW if I'd participated as an editor, I probably would have !voted the same as you did. It's useful, but alas it isn't notable nor really could it ever be. Is that helpful? Star Mississippi 03:23, 31 January 2024 (UTC) reply

Thanks, I'll open one tomorrow. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 03:27, 31 January 2024 (UTC) reply

( talk page stalker) Eh, I didn't comment at that AfD because I couldn't come up with a guideline-based reason for keeping but I think it's a useful navigational aid. It's not everyday a reader complains about an article that was deleted. Not sure it's too different from the lists in Category:Lists of current team rosters. Also, technically you could just transclude the templates yourself in projectspace but that's not going to help readers. ~WikiOriginal-9~ ( talk) 03:45, 31 January 2024 (UTC) reply

Wasn't able to get to it today, but I'll make sure I do at some point soon. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 01:05, 1 February 2024 (UTC) reply

On 29 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ken Moore (American football), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "Cave Man Kenny" was a "fast-charging, hard-hitting" "ubiquitous" "obstreperous iron man" with "dependable shoulders"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ken Moore (American football). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Ken Moore (American football)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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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Category:Beacom College men's basketball coaches has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason ( talk) 19:37, 3 February 2024 (UTC) reply

Category:Beacom College football coaches has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason ( talk) 19:38, 3 February 2024 (UTC) reply

Category:Goldey–Beacom Lightning men's soccer coaches has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason ( talk) 19:43, 3 February 2024 (UTC) reply

On 4 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Twink Twining, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Dr.  Twink Twining was a Major League Baseball player? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Twink Twining. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Twink Twining), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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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On 7 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nick Whiteside, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Nick Whiteside overcame a torn Achilles tendon in 2021 and a broken foot in 2022 to play in the National Football League in 2023? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nick Whiteside. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Nick Whiteside), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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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If you do not want the page mover right anymore, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Thank you, and happy editing! Hey man im josh ( talk) 20:01, 7 February 2024 (UTC) reply

... that Ibraheim Campbell wore a different jersey number every year of his 7-year career. ~WikiOriginal-9~ ( talk) 18:54, 8 February 2024 (UTC)] reply

• That's a lot of different jersey numbers! The only one with more that I can think of off the top of my head is Cal Hubbard, with eight in eight years (although it wasn't a different one each year; one was for two seasons). BeanieFan11 ( talk) 18:58, 8 February 2024 (UTC) reply

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article 1903 Western Illinois Purple and Gold football team 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/1903 Western Illinois Purple and Gold football team 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.

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A tag has been placed on Category:Goldey–Beacom Lightning men's soccer indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. ✗ plicit 14:49, 13 February 2024 (UTC) reply

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I deleted the above empty categories early in order to link to the cause, Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_February_3#Category:Beacom_College_football_coaches. If you have any other material with which to repopulate them, I will happily undelete them. – Fayenatic London 18:22, 13 February 2024 (UTC) reply

On 15 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Keshawn Banks, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Keshawn Banks's only NFL appearance came in the playoffs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Keshawn Banks. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Keshawn Banks), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

Z1720 ( talk) 00:02, 15 February 2024 (UTC) reply

@ BeanieFan11 Patrol the page Fisayomi Abebi Thanks. Jutos222 ( talk) 22:53, 15 February 2024 (UTC) reply

• @ Jutos222: Sorry, I don't review pages on request. I am sure a NPP member will get to it at their earliest convenience. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 01:02, 16 February 2024 (UTC) reply

On 17 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Andy Dickerson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that offensive lineman Andy Dickerson is not to be confused with offensive lineman Andy Dickerson? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Andy Dickerson. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Andy Dickerson), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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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On 17 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Andy Dickerson (offensive lineman, born 1963), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that offensive lineman Andy Dickerson is not to be confused with offensive lineman Andy Dickerson? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Andy Dickerson. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Andy Dickerson (offensive lineman, born 1963)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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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Hello! Your submission of Brandon Coleman (offensive lineman) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! grungaloo ( talk) 17:14, 17 February 2024 (UTC) reply

On 21 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1892 Biddle vs. Livingstone football game, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1892 Biddle vs. Livingstone football game was the first college football game ever played between historically black schools? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1892 Biddle vs. Livingstone football game. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, 1892 Biddle vs. Livingstone football game), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 21 February 2024 (UTC) reply

The Special Barnstar

Beanie, you are one the one the best editors Wikipedia has because you are able and willing to do the hard work it takes to create and maintain this encyclopedia which is exemplified by not only creating articles, getting them to DYK, GA and even FA but also saving articles from AfD and helping along drafts that would otherwise be declined and possibly G13 deleted. Much respect! S0091 ( talk) 21:43, 22 February 2024 (UTC) reply

• Thank you – this means a lot coming from a prolific editor like you! BeanieFan11 ( talk) 22:19, 22 February 2024 (UTC) reply

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( t · c) buidhe 02:39, 23 February 2024 (UTC) reply

Hi!

I happened upon your proposal for a sports cleanup contest and I think it’s a cool idea. Any status updates about it?

Cheers, RadioactiveBoulevardier ( talk) 22:36, 26 February 2024 (UTC) reply

• @ RadioactiveBoulevardier: Unfortunately there hasn't been much progress recently, although I do still hope to eventually get it done. Currently waiting on @ BilledMammal: to provide several of the stub lists. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 22:57, 26 February 2024 (UTC) reply

  Cool :) RadioactiveBoulevardier ( talk) 23:06, 26 February 2024 (UTC) reply

On 27 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Brad Kragthorpe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that football player Brad Kragthorpe played in an exhibition game named after his grandfather? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Brad Kragthorpe. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Brad Kragthorpe), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

Z1720 ( talk) 00:03, 27 February 2024 (UTC) reply

Hello! Your submission of Georgetown football, 1874–1889 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! –  Muboshgu ( talk) 04:24, 27 February 2024 (UTC) reply

The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.

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In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to Vami_IV ( submissions), who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.

Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 00:40, 28 February 2024 (UTC) reply

Hello! Your submission of Canada All-Stars at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Narutolovehinata5 ( talk · contributions) 10:20, 3 March 2024 (UTC) reply

In regards to your message at Y10's page: Well, technically I did "Josh Allen". Josh Allen (offensive lineman) was the first Josh Allen and used to be titled "Josh Allen". ~WikiOriginal-9~ ( talk) 19:12, 7 March 2024 (UTC) reply

• Interesting :) BeanieFan11 ( talk) 20:07, 7 March 2024 (UTC) reply

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• Thanks! BeanieFan11 ( talk) 18:54, 8 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Hello! Your submission of Ray Walsh at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! PCN02WPS ( talk | contribs) 21:35, 8 March 2024 (UTC) reply

On 9 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Brandon Coleman (offensive lineman), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 320-pound (145 kg) Brandon Coleman runs at 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Brandon Coleman (offensive lineman). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Brandon Coleman (offensive lineman)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

Z1720 ( talk) 00:02, 9 March 2024 (UTC) reply

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 15,108 views (629.5 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2024 – nice work!

GalliumBot ( talk • contribs) (he/ it) 03:27, 10 March 2024 (UTC) reply

On 10 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article King Tornado football, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the King Tornado football team once won by a score of 206–0 – without even playing the full game? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/King Tornado football. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, King Tornado football), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 10 March 2024 (UTC) reply

On 10 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aaron Hertzman, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Aaron Hertzman paid $25 to have a team in the National Football League? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aaron Hertzman. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Aaron Hertzman), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 10 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Might I ask how you found my PROD of Lists of starting quarterbacks in the XFL so quickly? And did you do a BEFORE? Let'srun ( talk) 19:23, 10 March 2024 (UTC) reply

• @ Let'srun: I had put that page on my watchlist when it was first created. As for why I deproded it, it's just that I think it might be best to have a discussion on it, as there's similar lists for other leagues. Not necessarily calling it notable, just requesting that you take that and the USFL list to AFD rather than PROD. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 19:26, 10 March 2024 (UTC) reply

  I found some possible articles for the USFL list and think that one meets the WP:NLIST, thus I don't think a bundle makes sense. However, I will be taking the XFL list to AfD shortly as I respectfully disagree with the WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS argument. Let'srun ( talk) 19:29, 10 March 2024 (UTC) reply

  OK – since the leagues are combined now I thought it'd make sense. We'll see how the AfD goes. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 19:31, 10 March 2024 (UTC) reply

On 13 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fran Foley, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after being named the general manager of the Minnesota Vikings for three years, Fran Foley served in the position for just three months? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fran Foley. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Fran Foley), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

theleekycauldron ( talk • she/her) 04:33, 13 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Hello! Your submission of Francis Fogarty (American football) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! — Bagumba ( talk) 10:02, 13 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Hello! Your submission of Millard Naylor at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! — Bagumba ( talk) 11:04, 13 March 2024 (UTC) reply

On 14 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Georgetown football, 1874–1889, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first game in Georgetown football history was never played? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Georgetown football, 1874–1889. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Georgetown football, 1874–1889), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:10, 14 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Hey there! This is to let you know that phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship (RfA) review is now no longer accepting new proposals. Lots of proposals remain open for discussion, and the current round of review looks to be on a good track towards making significant progress towards improving RfA's structure and environment. I'd like to give my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has given us their idea for change to make RfA better, and the same to everyone who has given the necessary feedback to improve those ideas. The following proposals remain open for discussion:

• Proposal 2, initiated by HouseBlaster, provides for the addition of a text box at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship reminding all editors of our policies and enforcement mechanisms around decorum.
• Proposals 3 and 3b, initiated by Barkeep49 and Usedtobecool, respectively, provide for trials of discussion-only periods at RfA. The first would add three extra discussion-only days to the beginning, while the second would convert the first two days to discussion-only.
• Proposal 5, initiated by SilkTork, provides for a trial of RfAs without threaded discussion in the voting sections.
• Proposals 6c and 6d, initiated by BilledMammal, provide for allowing users to be selected as provisional admins for a limited time through various concrete selection criteria and smaller-scale vetting.
• Proposal 7, initiated by Lee Vilenski, provides for the "General discussion" section being broken up with section headings.
• Proposal 9b, initiated by Reaper Eternal, provides for the requirement that allegations of policy violation be substantiated with appropriate links to where the alleged misconduct occured.
• Proposals 12c, 21, and 21b, initiated by City of Silver, Ritchie333, and HouseBlaster, respectively, provide for reducing the discretionary zone, which currently extends from 65% to 75%. The first would reduce it 65%–70%, the second would reduce it to 50%–66%, and the third would reduce it to 60%–70%.
• Proposal 13, initiated by Novem Lingaue, provides for periodic, privately balloted admin elections.
• Proposal 14, initiated by Kusma, provides for the creation of some minimum suffrage requirements to cast a vote.
• Proposals 16 and 16c, initiated by Thebiguglyalien and Soni, respectively, provide for community-based admin desysop procedures. 16 would desysop where consensus is established in favor at the administrators' noticeboard; 16c would allow a petition to force reconfirmation.
• Proposal 16e, initiated by BilledMammal, would extend the recall procedures of 16 to bureaucrats.
• Proposal 17, initiated by SchroCat, provides for "on-call" admins and 'crats to monitor RfAs for decorum.
• Proposal 18, initiated by theleekycauldron, provides for lowering the RfB target from 85% to 75%.
• Proposal 24, initiated by SportingFlyer, provides for a more robust alternate version of the optional candidate poll.
• Proposal 25, initiated by Femke, provides for the requirement that nominees be extended-confirmed in addition to their nominators.
• Proposal 27, initiated by WereSpielChequers, provides for the creation of a training course for admin hopefuls, as well as periodic retraining to keep admins from drifting out of sync with community norms.
• Proposal 28, initiated by HouseBlaster, tightens restrictions on multi-part questions.

To read proposals that were closed as unsuccessful, please see Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I/Closed proposals. You are cordially invited once again to participate in the open discussions; when phase I ends, phase II will review the outcomes of trial proposals and refine the implementation details of other proposals. Another notification will be sent out when this phase begins, likely with the first successful close of a major proposal. Happy editing! theleekycauldron ( talk • she/her), via:

MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 10:52, 14 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Sorry but on the page you said I "made the grammar worse" on, you're wrong, the grammar was better than you! -- 174.233.17.11 ( talk) 18:27, 14 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Calling someone Karen is entirely inappropriate and violates WP:CIVIL IP so I suggest you retract that. S0091 ( talk) 18:31, 14 March 2024 (UTC) reply

You're inappropriate for saying that. In fact, you're a Karen too. Strike that, A Dork! 174.233.17.11 ( talk) 18:32, 14 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Hey Beanie. I stumbled upon Fred Davis (defensive lineman) today while while working on adding more details to List of Chicago Bears first-round draft picks. I noticed his article is seriously lacking and, after doing a bit of research, I saw a lot of potential for expansion and possible DYK in its future if you're interested in taking it on. He was listed as having one Pro Bowl, but I found that he was selected to two, he was missing an AP2 for 1948, and it didn't include any mention of the fact he was a tackle for more games than a defensive lineman. So, based on him switching sides of the ball, the accolades, and the fact that I found multiple sources stating he was traded from the Rams to the Bears ( 1, 2), which there's no mention of, I think there's enough SIGCOV out there to make something of this. Was he signed by the Rams and traded before he could even play a game? What happened there? The trade was announced in July! Anyways, I just thought I'd share what I found with you because I thought you might also find it interesting. Hey man im josh ( talk) 13:18, 15 March 2024 (UTC) reply

• Been busy recently (challenged myself to do an article every day this month, something I've never accomplished before), but I'm sure I'll have enough time at some point to check it out. Thanks! BeanieFan11 ( talk) 16:11, 15 March 2024 (UTC) reply

  No worries or pressure! I just know you like your stub to promoted content pipeline and interesting players :P Hey man im josh ( talk) 22:25, 15 March 2024 (UTC) reply

On 21 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Frank Fitzgerald (American football), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Frank Fitzgerald was the general manager of an NFL team that played under four names in five years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Frank Fitzgerald (American football). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Frank Fitzgerald (American football)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

 —  Amakuru ( talk) 00:03, 21 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Hi there BeanieFan11. There's still a QPQ outstanding for Template:Did you know nominations/Millard Naylor. In light of DYK's current backlog, and given that over a week has elapsed since the nomination was made, can you provide a QPQ, even if you're still working on the other issues there? Thanks. — Bagumba ( talk) 16:36, 22 March 2024 (UTC) reply

• @ Bagumba: Doesn't it say Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/KARE (TV) at the nomination? The double QPQ due to the backlog only applies to nominations after March 8. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 16:38, 22 March 2024 (UTC) reply

  Oops, I saw the big red X to remind me, and you didnt specifically mention the QPQ, and I didn't notice. Sorry. Carry on.— Bagumba ( talk) 16:44, 22 March 2024 (UTC) reply

  You did mention. My heads just up my ass.— Bagumba ( talk) 16:49, 22 March 2024 (UTC) reply

On 23 March 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Steve Tensi, 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) 13:01, 23 March 2024 (UTC) reply

On 24 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Blackinger, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that John Blackinger quit his job as the general manager of a professional football team to work in the dairy business? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Blackinger. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, John Blackinger), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

— Ganesha811 ( talk) 00:03, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply

On 27 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Francis Fogarty (American football), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Francis Fogarty, who went on to manage an NFL franchise for nearly two decades, was taken prisoner by the Nazis in World War II but managed to escape while wounded? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Francis Fogarty (American football). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Francis Fogarty (American football)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

Z1720 ( talk) 12:04, 27 March 2024 (UTC) reply

BF, at WP:RMTR you wrote "An undiscussed controversial draft move by Dicklyon. There's an RM taking place at Talk:CFL Draft." True, but it seems to imply that the move was controversial because of that RM taking place, or that the move was done while the RM was taking place, neither of which is true or sensible. So I'm wondering why you thought it was controversial to move an obviously generic plural to lowercase. Dicklyon ( talk) 09:04, 29 March 2024 (UTC) reply

On 29 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Millard Naylor, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that due to segregation, coach Millard Naylor's high school football team needed to play out-of-state opponents for his first 19 seasons? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Millard Naylor. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Millard Naylor), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

 —  Amakuru ( talk) 12:03, 29 March 2024 (UTC) reply

On 31 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Arch Wolfe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one of Arch Wolfe's duties as an NFL general manager was to prevent his players from fighting the referees? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arch Wolfe. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Arch Wolfe), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

 —  Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 31 March 2024 (UTC) reply

ThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYou! The Ink Daddy! ( talk) 03:20, 31 March 2024 (UTC) reply

• Nice to know my work is appreciated :) BeanieFan11 ( talk) 15:11, 31 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Hello BeanieFan11,

Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to Schminnte, who led with over 2,300 points.

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MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 16:27, 2 April 2024 (UTC) reply

On 3 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Holahan, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that John Holahan recalled both being called a "lunatic" by his school's president for seeking a football game at night and being told afterward by the president, "I was the lunatic, not you"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Holahan. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, John Holahan), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

Schwede 66 00:55, 3 April 2024 (UTC) reply

On 3 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Canada All-Stars, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in one year, a team of Canadian All-Stars twice played against the U.S. college football national champion and came within one point of winning each game? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Canada All-Stars. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Canada All-Stars), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

Z1720 ( talk) 12:02, 3 April 2024 (UTC) reply

On 6 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article George Schollenberger, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that George Schollenberger was so well known as a high-school football coach that teams in the National Football League sometimes asked for his opinions? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/George Schollenberger. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, George Schollenberger), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

— Ganesha811 ( talk) 00:02, 6 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Hello! Your submission of Zhuan Zhu at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! — Bilorv ( talk) 19:34, 6 April 2024 (UTC) reply

Is the site working for you? I keep messages asking me to pay for it or do a trial. I know you know where to ask about this one, but I can't remember where to go. KatoKungLee ( talk) 17:00, 7 April 2024 (UTC) reply

• @ KatoKungLee: It should work as long as you are at https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/ and are logged in to an account. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 21:36, 7 April 2024 (UTC) reply

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On 9 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ray Walsh, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that football executive Ray Walsh also had a "murderous" forehand? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ray Walsh. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Ray Walsh), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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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Hi BeanieFan11. You did fantastic work at Elvio Porcel de Peralta – I love it! Kind regards, Robby.is.on ( talk) 09:48, 10 April 2024 (UTC) reply

On 11 April 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article O. J. Simpson, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Step hen 23:07, 11 April 2024 (UTC) reply

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On 13 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jack White (sports executive), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jack White worked for the New York Yankees – and for the New York Yankees? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jack White (sports executive). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Jack White (sports executive)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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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• Thanks :) BeanieFan11 ( talk) 15:24, 17 April 2024 (UTC) reply

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Your thoughts on this? Thanks. X ( talk) 10:32, 19 April 2024 (UTC) reply

• @ Xkalponik: Interesting idea; although I wonder exactly how it'd work in practice. E.g. say Fleur van Dooren had been deleted (looks like it won't be). If I was deleted, and I had it restored to draftspace, what would I need to do to get it returned to mainspace? BeanieFan11 ( talk) 16:55, 19 April 2024 (UTC) reply

  @ BeanieFan11, Not much. If the article is relatively well written, and sourcing is also unproblematic, then there's not much edit needed in the draft except attributing the OG. The reason I mentioned in the criteria that a refund has to come as a draft first is that a draft is a precondition for assessing the quality of the article and identifying and correcting or making adjustments. If a draft is nearly flawless, then be it, just attribute and move to mainspace. Nothing is final here. Please feel free to share your thoughts or edit the project page if you wish to insert your viewpoints. Nonetheless, I appreciate your interest in it. I hope I'll get more editors' opinions on this. Regards. X ( talk) 17:07, 19 April 2024 (UTC) reply

  @ BeanieFan11, For consistency, can we continue this discussion in the project's talkpage? I'm taking liberty in copying this discussion to the talk page of the project. X ( talk) 17:09, 19 April 2024 (UTC) reply