This AfD was relisted specifically with the reason to gain better consensus for deletion or merge. the subsequent !votes established clear consensus for delete not merge as the closing admin has performed.
LibStar (
talk) 03:10, 18 July 2014 (UTC)reply
actually I will withdraw this as the closing admin deleted then redirected.
LibStar (
talk) 07:53, 18 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Hmm, as the closing admin I've had a bit of a closer look at this one since LibStar has drawn attention to it. The withdrawn comment above is not entirely accurate; the article was moved during the discussion, which I didn't catch, and my close simply moved the redirect from one target to another. The original history is still at
Cameroon v England (1990 FIFA World Cup). I had intended that the close would essentially be "delete, but without the need for someone to request userification if they want to merge", but upon further thought the article is unsourced and not something we want merged. Now that this is at DRV, I'd be happy to suggest overturning my own close and moving to delete the redirect, but there may be alternative views on this. But I'm not sure what the done thing is here where the closing admin themselves changes their mind.
Lankiveil(
speak to me) 09:34, 18 July 2014 (UTC).reply
I reckon just do it. I think closing admins in these circumstances have quite a bit of discretion as to what to do below the redirect, and that discretion includes changing your mind. Your change of mind would be within the consensus. --
Mkativerata (
talk) 10:56, 18 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Sounds good enough for me, so done. Happy for someone else to come along and close discussion.
Lankiveil(
speak to me) 12:38, 18 July 2014 (UTC).reply
The above is an archive of the
deletion review of the page listed in the heading. Please do not modify it.
This AfD was relisted specifically with the reason to gain better consensus for deletion or merge. the subsequent !votes established clear consensus for delete not merge as the closing admin has performed.
LibStar (
talk) 03:10, 18 July 2014 (UTC)reply
actually I will withdraw this as the closing admin deleted then redirected.
LibStar (
talk) 07:53, 18 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Hmm, as the closing admin I've had a bit of a closer look at this one since LibStar has drawn attention to it. The withdrawn comment above is not entirely accurate; the article was moved during the discussion, which I didn't catch, and my close simply moved the redirect from one target to another. The original history is still at
Cameroon v England (1990 FIFA World Cup). I had intended that the close would essentially be "delete, but without the need for someone to request userification if they want to merge", but upon further thought the article is unsourced and not something we want merged. Now that this is at DRV, I'd be happy to suggest overturning my own close and moving to delete the redirect, but there may be alternative views on this. But I'm not sure what the done thing is here where the closing admin themselves changes their mind.
Lankiveil(
speak to me) 09:34, 18 July 2014 (UTC).reply
I reckon just do it. I think closing admins in these circumstances have quite a bit of discretion as to what to do below the redirect, and that discretion includes changing your mind. Your change of mind would be within the consensus. --
Mkativerata (
talk) 10:56, 18 July 2014 (UTC)reply
Sounds good enough for me, so done. Happy for someone else to come along and close discussion.
Lankiveil(
speak to me) 12:38, 18 July 2014 (UTC).reply
The above is an archive of the
deletion review of the page listed in the heading. Please do not modify it.