User talk:Fastily/Archive 7
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Champion (League of Legends)
Fastily, respectfully, I am asking if you would reverse the G7 on Champion (League of Legends) and reopen the AFD. The history around this particular article and List of League of Legends champions and the article creator's use of processes in regards to them, leads me to believe that this AFD needs to have a proper close in regards notability and independence from the parent topic League of Legends. @Zxcvbnm: As info, I understand your close was essentially procedural but I believe this needs to run the course. -- ferret (talk) 12:31, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
- I ask that the AFD not be reopened because the article was mainspaced by an earnest mistake, and, given that the consensus appears to be a clear delete at the moment, the nominating parties and their supporters will abuse the discussion to bully and insult anyone working on the page in retribution for a past dispute.—Prisencolin (talk) 19:19, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
- Agreed. I IAR-deleted it to save the community some time; a principal contributor has advocated for deletion and there was already a pretty strong consensus to delete. @Ferret: If you insist I'll reopen it, but I don't see how this will change the eventual outcome (delete). -FASTILY 21:06, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
- Not really seeking to change the outcome, but the reason behind it. The G7 provides no further indication of community consensus other than the author requested it. The AFD was likely to declare the topic non-notable. I fear we'll be back at this for round 6 (following 3 AFDs and 2 DRVs, both endorsed) within months. But I suppose it's just as fair to wait till then and point out the AFD's clearly developing consensus, if and when it's submitted to AFC again. -- ferret (talk) 22:51, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
- Agreed. I IAR-deleted it to save the community some time; a principal contributor has advocated for deletion and there was already a pretty strong consensus to delete. @Ferret: If you insist I'll reopen it, but I don't see how this will change the eventual outcome (delete). -FASTILY 21:06, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
- Fastily, will you restore it to draft space though? An admin at WP:REFUND just told me to take to DRV if you decline, and I don't think that's a discussion we want to have again now do we...--Prisencolin (talk) 02:59, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
- No, because there were editors who were specifically opposed to this at AfD. Best I can do is offer you a copy of the deleted text. A word of advice: if you want this article to have a future on Wikipedia, then I suggest you take some time to first improve it offline before republishing. -FASTILY 06:26, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
- Isn’t that entirely outside the scope of AFD to decide what can exist outside of mainspace? In any case I have little interest in improving the draft at the moment, so I’d like for it to be maintained in a public space for others to work on for the time being.—Prisencolin (talk) 07:49, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, but it could be seen as trying to skirt the result of the AfD. Like I said, I don't have any issues with reopening the AfD if you wish to continue this discussion, but fair warning, the result is likely to be a very permanent delete. -FASTILY 08:40, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
- Considering that deleted articles are regularly restored to draft space after deletion all the time, and that I could easily just copy and paste the raw text from the paste-bin you linked, I don’t see how this is considered an attempt to skirt AFD result. Seeing as it is highly probably that the topic becomes more notable in the coming year or so, seeing as Riot Games has been heavily invested in the IP of the media franchise, I see no reason for other editors to keep opposing any content at all.—Prisencolin (talk) 16:12, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
- Sorry, but moving the article to draft space simply isn't an option. I've already described your available options above. How would you like to proceed? -FASTILY 21:18, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
- I’ll probably just wait a bit to proceed. Is the pastebin document going to be permanently on the web? Thanks for your time.—Prisencolin (talk) 17:21, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
- I see that you've restored it under your own userpage. From the sound of it, this will have been somewhere in the neighborhood of the sixth attempt you've made to create this close variant of this subject matter. If you push it through again, it could be interpreted as disruptive behavior and lead to disciplinary action. DÅRTHBØTTØ (T•C) 19:54, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
- Well you have your wish it’s gone.—-Prisencolin (talk) 02:28, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
- Sounds good. The pastebin expires in a few days, you can view the time left here -FASTILY 01:37, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
- I see that you've restored it under your own userpage. From the sound of it, this will have been somewhere in the neighborhood of the sixth attempt you've made to create this close variant of this subject matter. If you push it through again, it could be interpreted as disruptive behavior and lead to disciplinary action. DÅRTHBØTTØ (T•C) 19:54, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
- I’ll probably just wait a bit to proceed. Is the pastebin document going to be permanently on the web? Thanks for your time.—Prisencolin (talk) 17:21, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
- Sorry, but moving the article to draft space simply isn't an option. I've already described your available options above. How would you like to proceed? -FASTILY 21:18, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
- Considering that deleted articles are regularly restored to draft space after deletion all the time, and that I could easily just copy and paste the raw text from the paste-bin you linked, I don’t see how this is considered an attempt to skirt AFD result. Seeing as it is highly probably that the topic becomes more notable in the coming year or so, seeing as Riot Games has been heavily invested in the IP of the media franchise, I see no reason for other editors to keep opposing any content at all.—Prisencolin (talk) 16:12, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, but it could be seen as trying to skirt the result of the AfD. Like I said, I don't have any issues with reopening the AfD if you wish to continue this discussion, but fair warning, the result is likely to be a very permanent delete. -FASTILY 08:40, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
- Isn’t that entirely outside the scope of AFD to decide what can exist outside of mainspace? In any case I have little interest in improving the draft at the moment, so I’d like for it to be maintained in a public space for others to work on for the time being.—Prisencolin (talk) 07:49, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
- No, because there were editors who were specifically opposed to this at AfD. Best I can do is offer you a copy of the deleted text. A word of advice: if you want this article to have a future on Wikipedia, then I suggest you take some time to first improve it offline before republishing. -FASTILY 06:26, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
FFDs from August 14th
First of all, what consensus did you see to delete this? Second, you may wish to read Wikipedia talk:Files for discussion#Mass FFD nom before you delete other files with no participation. There's some discussion there about relisting files with low/no participation for the next week due to the sheer number of files nominated. schetm (talk) 02:11, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Schetm. Thanks for pointing that out, I did not mean to delete that and have re-opened the discussion -FASTILY 07:39, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
- Some relevant discussion about this can be found at WT:FFD#Mass FFD nom. — Marchjuly (talk) 17:07, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
- Some of the other files in this nomination are being discussed here at ANI - Ymblanter gave you a courtesy ping in the discussion, but as Jonteemil seems to expressly be passing some of the blame at the closing admin (you) I thought it's worth an actual talk page notification if you do wish to participate! Cheers ~ mazca talk 21:32, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
Vanity article/User Page
Hi Fastily, I CSD'd and you deleted User:Thekapildev here, twice in the last two days and this morning it appears again with similar content, together with an almost idential draft in their sandbox. Perhaps you might take another look and advise if there is there anything further we can do as it seems pointless to continue CSD/Delete every few days while they are determined to get their promotional links/autobiography up and running. Thank you and best wishes JW 1961 Talk 09:37, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Joseywales1961. I've issued the user a warning. If they do it again, report them to WP:AIV. Thanks, FASTILY 03:44, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi Fastily, thanks for all your hard work on speedy deletions ... but you acted too seen in deleting Category:Navseasoncats with decades below year without multiple unnamed parameters.
I had tagged it specifically as a G7 (because I created it, but with a note saying delete-when-empty, so I was surprised to see it immediately deleted. It still contains over 180,000 pages. From previous experience, it will probably take several days for the templates to purge ... and in the meantime, this will swamp some of the tools for monitoring Special:WantedCategories. Please can you restore the category page? --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 05:43, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
- thanks for the undeletion, and for [1]. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 05:48, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) Hi BrownHairedGirl. My apologies, I've restored the page. I was confused by presence of
{{Db-author}}, which implies that the page is ready for deletion. I've removed the speedy tag from the category so we can wait for the job queue to catch up. Regards, FASTILY 05:49, 24 August 2020 (UTC) - No prob, and thanks again for doing everything so speedily. Your live up to your username!
- I left a big note on the page instead:[2] "Admins: please delete this category when it is empty". --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 06:09, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) Hi BrownHairedGirl. My apologies, I've restored the page. I was confused by presence of
I'm curious, why was this image not eligible for speedy deletion as an obvious copyright violation? I guess the Portsmouth logos aren't exactly the same, but the elements are there, and the Southampton logo is exactly the same just scaled down. – PeeJay 06:12, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
- Hi PeeJay. Files tagged non-free are not eligible for deletion as copyright violations. Your nomination statement appeared to be challenging the file's compliance with WP:NFCC, so I have forwarded the matter to appropriate venue (Ffd). -FASTILY 06:17, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
Why did you delete my sandbox?
Obviously, if you had actually read anything in it, you would see that it's historical in nature, showing the history of a company... Almost exactly, in fact, as the Moog Music Wiki? I wanted to include the company and Allen Foote, the inventor. It's notable. It's completely unique, and also completely deleted even though accurate and harmless? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChristopherGeissler (talk • contribs) 14:43, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
- Hi ChristopherGeissler. This has already been explained to you on your talk page. Please be advised that you may not use Wikipedia to promote your business/services. Repeated violations of this rule will lead to suspension of your editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 23:27, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
Can you help me with How to add Govt. Website Image on Wikipedia ?
I want to add a photo for Dwarka Sharada Peetham article on Wikipedia. The photo is on the tourism website of Govt of India. Please help which licence tag is appropriate for its fair use on Wikipedia. Thank you. hindustanam (talk) 06:44, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Hi Includents.h. If Dwarka Sharada Peetham is a building, which a monestary would be, and there are photos of it appearing on a tourism website as you say, then a non-free photo of it will most likely never be allowed per WP:FREER. According to c:COM:FOP India, India's copyright laws recognize freedom of panorama for architectural structures such as buildings; so, in principle, pretty much anyone could visit the monestary, take a photo of it and then upload that photo to Wikimedia Commons much like was most likely done in the case of the photos seen in c:Category:Hindu monasteries in India. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:01, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
My Sandbox
Hi Fastily, I was using my sandbox to practice making a Wikipedia page, it was not intended to misinform anybody and I was not using Wikipedia as a web host. Could I have the page back or at least what was on it because that was my only copy of the information. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Greenwood-Declan (talk • contribs) 14:06, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
- Hi, Greenwood-Declan. Sure, here is a copy of the text at time of deletion. -FASTILY 02:39, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
Dräger Ray
Hi Fastily, I assume you will not object if I restore Dräger Ray for a merge and redirect. Cheers,· · · Peter Southwood (talk): 11:59, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
- PS, same for Viper (rebreather). (restore, for merge and redirect) · · · Peter Southwood (talk): 13:08, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Pbsouthwood. Sure, please feel free to do so! Best, FASTILY 02:43, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
Deletion review for User:Gitanjali-JB
User:Gitanjali-JB has asked for a deletion review of User:Gitanjali-JB. 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. —Cryptic 04:56, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
Notification
I slapped a speedy tag on a file and the bot thought i was the uploader of the image diff. Is there something i should have done differently to avoid getting templated? lol. Thanks in advance. Zindor (talk) 16:52, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) You tried to tag a file that existed on Wikimedia Commons for deletion locally, which doesn't make sense. You need to add the appropriate deletion tag to the file's page on Commons in order to get the file deleted there. * Pppery * it has begun... 18:12, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
Why my editing page was deleted speedily? with (U5: Misuse of Wikipedia as a web host)
I was only editing the page and its not complete yet. I have lost my information written in it and the pictures I used previously cannot be uploaded again for my write up. Can I get my page back? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Balan Raj (talk • contribs) 03:41, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
I am new to Wikipedia and I was only editing the page which is not complete yet. I have lost my information written in it and the pictures I used previously cannot be uploaded again for my write up. Can I get my page back? Balan Raj (talk) 04:04, 29 August 2020 (UTC)BalanRaj
- Hi Balan Raj. Please refrain from using Wikipedia to promote yourself and/or your business/services. Repeat violations of this rule will result in removal of your editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 21:32, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
Nate Tinbite G7?
Hi, I saw the G7 deletion of Nate Tinbite on my watchlist and was a bit surprised, as it has been around for awhile, and I know I've made edits to it as have other editors (although I can't recall the extent of my edits). The article has recently been vandalized, so I just wanted to confirm that it was the original article creator who requested deletion? Schazjmd (talk) 22:55, 30 August 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Schazjmd. That is correct. I also note that there is a high likelihood the author was a COI/paid editor. -FASTILY 23:43, 30 August 2020 (UTC)
Why Speedy deletion nomination of User:Sahiljangid227/sandbox?
Dear user:Fastily
this is the new Wikipedia account of mine. I'm editing & creating Wikipedia articles for the last 5 years. I'm here to contribute ethically in Wikipedia. I respect & follow Wikipedia guidelines. I'm not here for promotion or spam. I genuinely want to help Wikipedia.
my User:Sahiljangid227/sandbox article doesn't promote a company, product, group, service, person. "Sandeep Maheshwari" is a noted & very famous personality of India. you can google & check about him. He is one of the top YouTubers & motivational speakers of India. He is CEO & founder of India's largest website of images & videos.
please undelete my page, it's a humble request from you.
Creating an article of a notable personality is not the wrong thing.
Sahiljangid227 (talk) 08:17, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Sahiljangid227. This was already explained to you here. Please do not recreate the page. -FASTILY 22:00, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
Fastily bot question
Hi Fastily. I'm wondering why Fastily bot added this notification when I'd already notified the uploader of the same thing the day before. Is there some way I should've tweaked the notification I added so that the bot basically doesn't make the same edit? -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:10, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I spot checked the bot's recent edits and didn't find any other occurrences of duplicated notifications. If I had to guess, it could be because the Wikipedia API (which FastilyBot uses) occasionally returns outdated data. Please do let me know if it happens again. -FASTILY 07:15, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
List of the most successful association football clubs by country–CONCACAF
Please can you close the related AFD? GiantSnowman 18:40, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
Delete the error message
Please remove the error message you've left after deleting my pic. It rather be empty Isaac Olek (talk) 15:04, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
Duilio Barnabè
Hello Fastily. I attempted to create a Duilio Barnabè article to replace one I had contributed to before it was moved to Draft space, apparently because the creator of the stub was a paid editor. A message here advised me to contact you first. Please advise on the next step. Ewulp (talk) 01:16, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Ewulp. There's no need to ask, please feel free :) -FASTILY 04:58, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
Rename & courtesy vanishing request
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Thank you for deleting my user page. I was wondering if you could help me with a similar issue. I have chosen to ban myself from this website indefinitely due to an indiscretion that I made. The mistake was completely unintentional and not malevolent, but it doesn't seem like it was taken that way, and people's feelings seemed to have been hurt, so I will no longer edit. I completely misread the names of and mixed up two people that I shouldn't have. Before I do leave, I'd like for my name to be changed and my account to thereafter be vanished, please. I put in a request, but it's been a week since. Is there any way for you or another administrator to manually get this done or to look over my request? Factfanatic1 (talk) 05:45, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for deleting Seax Penz.
Can you delete the redirect at Draft:Seax Penz that I tagged for speedy deletion, move Draft Talk:Seax Penz over it, then if there is any recent useful content at all in the deleted page Talk:Seax Penz please move it to Draft Talk:Seax Penz? Useful content would be any comments that would be appropriate for either the draft version or for the final article. Thanks. By the way, I love the editnotice on your talk page. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 19:47, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Davidwr. I've moved Draft Talk:Seax Penz to Draft:Seax Penz. Talk:Seax Penz contained only one edit (from you) and this text. I'll let you decide if you want that restored. Yeah, sorry about the edit notice, it's obnoxious by design. Some people don't (or won't) read, and replying to the same low-quality, asinine queries from COI SPA's for the 1000th time really saps the joy out of this place. -FASTILY 23:15, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
File:Miami Dolphins wordmark 1997-2012.png
Did you mean to delete this file with G7 after a one-day relist with no additional comments made? schetm (talk) 16:50, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
- Yes. The uploader requested its deletion -FASTILY 01:17, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
Template deletion
Hi. Per my nom in TfD could you please substitute the usage at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Genetically modified organisms? ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 17:35, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hi ProcrastinatingReader.
Done, thanks for letting me know -FASTILY 01:17, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for doing inherently thankless tasks
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Mr. Destructoid |
Thanks for doing a job that, by its very nature, leaves little evidence it was done. Your userpage deletions are appreciated. Fred Gandt · talk · contribs 15:54, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
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- Thanks Fred Gandt! Glad I could help :) -FASTILY 21:32, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
Teahouse ping list
Hello Fastily (also talk page stalkers, as applicable)! I Usedtobecool and I hope this finds you well. I am currently compiling a list of editors willing to be pinged to the Teahouse, in an effort to make sure no queries there go unanswered. In my experience, image upload and copyright issues is one of the areas which could benefit most from this effort. Justlettersandnumbers suggested that you might be able to help. When you find the time, may I ask that you go through the list that I am drafting at User:Usedtobecool/Tea and see if it's something you'd be interested in joining? I came here following leads about image/file issues but if there are other areas you'd be able to help with in addition to or instead of that (bots, for one, for example), I would happily add you to them as well (you are free to add/remove yourself anytime, also). Being listed would not require you to be able/commit to answering all pings. The intention is to have a large pool of interested/capable editors, so that a Teahouse regular looking to ask for help would find at least one editor very recently active at the time of need. If you could suggest a few editors I could reach out to about the list, that would be great (I haven't been here very long; so haven't directly interacted with many, yet). Best, Usedtobecool ☎️ 10:47, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Usedtobecool. Great initiative! Please feel free to add me to the section for Image copyright. I'd also suggest reaching out to @Marchjuly, who is very knowledgable on this topic as well. -FASTILY 21:32, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
- I don't mind being added as well (as long as it doesn't mean I'm always obligated to respond when pinged). One alternative to pinging individual editors though (particularly about file copyrights) might be to add a {{Please see}} to either WP:MCQ or WT:NFCC since the editors who tend to watch those pages are ones who tend to work with files. In fact, it might even be preferable in some cases to refer someone asking about image licensing at the Teahouse to one of those two pages because it might allow for a more detailed response to be given that might be "too detailed" for the Teahouse.Finally, a word of caution about this in that while I think it's good to try and do a bit of matchmaking between Teahouse question askers and Teahouse hosts, you still have to remember it's the Teahouse where technically anyone is welcomed to help out. So, you need to be careful that this list doesn't not come across as trying to "exclude" or "discourage" others from trying to answer a particular question. Even though this list might be "unofficial", you might still have some people advocating to get their name on it as if it doing so implies some kind of official recognition or status. There's a lot of "itises" when it comes to editing where some editors are craving some form of formal recognition for their efforts and the Teahouse isn't immune to that. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:05, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you! I will add you both and also add a note about referring questions to WP:MCQ when appropriate. In my draft, I have limited editors with 6 months+2,000 edits to add themselves, and Teahouse regulars to add areas not already listed. I think that takes care of most hat-collectors. We'll see what positives and negatives it brings when it goes live. Best, Usedtobecool ☎️ 09:16, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
- I don't mind being added as well (as long as it doesn't mean I'm always obligated to respond when pinged). One alternative to pinging individual editors though (particularly about file copyrights) might be to add a {{Please see}} to either WP:MCQ or WT:NFCC since the editors who tend to watch those pages are ones who tend to work with files. In fact, it might even be preferable in some cases to refer someone asking about image licensing at the Teahouse to one of those two pages because it might allow for a more detailed response to be given that might be "too detailed" for the Teahouse.Finally, a word of caution about this in that while I think it's good to try and do a bit of matchmaking between Teahouse question askers and Teahouse hosts, you still have to remember it's the Teahouse where technically anyone is welcomed to help out. So, you need to be careful that this list doesn't not come across as trying to "exclude" or "discourage" others from trying to answer a particular question. Even though this list might be "unofficial", you might still have some people advocating to get their name on it as if it doing so implies some kind of official recognition or status. There's a lot of "itises" when it comes to editing where some editors are craving some form of formal recognition for their efforts and the Teahouse isn't immune to that. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:05, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
CSD question
I noticed that you're the one deleting the articles I'm tagging, so thank you for that. However, I tagged it as G11 (spamuser version) but you deleted it as U5. Could you explain to me the difference between the two? They seem very similar to me? Bait30 Talk 2 me pls? 05:25, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Bait30. WP:CSD#U5 links WP:NOTWEBHOST, which under bullet point 5 links to WP:UPNOT, which explicitly prohibits promotional materials in the userspace. Could I have deleted the pages under WP:CSD#G11? Probably, as there's a lot of overlap here. I've written a number of tools to help me process spam, and it's easier to review offending pages as a batch than by individual criterion, considering how the end result (deletion) wouldn't change. Regards, FASTILY 09:36, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
Licensing of images
Hello! I've read in Wikipedia: fair use, that when the sufficient and succinct templates are added in a photo (ergo no copyright infringement and fair use only), the author, wouldn't need to know that you used that particular image. Thanks! Ice bear johny (talk) 03:18, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Ice bear johny. Generally speaking, yes. Obviously this varies on a case-by-case basis, so if you have any questions about the suitability of a specific image, you're welcome to ask me or at WP:MCQ -FASTILY 04:21, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
Ok thanks. My two most recent uploads for chemistry (hehehe u can find them in my page as idk how to tag them here), got tagged by your bot to be removed on Sunday. Yet i put all necessary templates: {{PD-chem}} {{non free fair use}} and {{non free use rationale}}. Well, in my sentiment, I've haven't made any copyright infringements. Nonetheless, it your last judgement is to remove the pictures... well, can't do anything about it but to accept it's coup de grace ┐(‘～`;)┌. Thanks for your time! Ice bear johny (talk) 13:33, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher)@Ice bear johny: Please stop uploading non-free files if you're not going to immediately add the file to any articles. Non-free content is required to be used in at least one article per WP:NFCC#7 and those which aren't are eligible for speedy deletion per WP:F5. Adding
none at the moment
for the|article=parameter isn't acceptable and is just creating unnecessary cleanup work for others to do. So, figure out where you want to use the image and whether that use complies with WP:NFCC first and then upload the file; don't do things the other way around. In addition, many of the images you've been uploading seem like they fail WP:FREER since it's not clear why you need to upload a non-free image if the chemical formula itself is {{PD-chem}}.Your user talk page is starting to look like one big long wall of image related notications, which is not a good sign, especially since you were previously advised here by another administrator to be a little more careful about uploading files. Moreover, while I understand that you're enthusiastic, you might want to cut back on using expressions such ashehehe
andbruh
(like you did here to a WP:BOT nonetheless) when you respond to posts left by others because it might make it that much harder for some others to take you serlously and less likely to want to try and help you. Being a WP:YOUNG editor will already make (perhaps unfairly) some older more experienced editors a bit more wary of your edits; so, how you interact with them may further affect their assessment of you as an editor. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:10, 15 September 2020 (UTC)- Actually i used it in ionization energies, but a fellow editor figured that my argument was wrong and hence i removed it. Ice bear johny (talk) 03:37, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
- If you added the files to an article, then you should add the article's name to the "article" parameter in the files' non-free use rationales. Adding "none at the moment" isn't helpful and just creates confusion. Why did you add {{OTRS pending}} to File:LeadAndBismuth'sLatticeStructure.png? Are you the copyright holder of that image or did you contact that copyright holder of that image and ask them for their WP:CONSENT? Have you or the copyright holder emailed WP:OTRS? The "OTRS pending" template should only be used when a CONSENT email has been sent to OTRS. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:32, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
- Actually i used it in ionization energies, but a fellow editor figured that my argument was wrong and hence i removed it. Ice bear johny (talk) 03:37, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
Hello fastily. Can I request for you to immediately already removed the two recent pictures i added? I never figured that it would be this hard with copyright. Like I added necessary details but forgot the "minor" ones. Regardless, I don't think i would still be able to fix those pictures. Thanks for answering, and have a nice day! Ice bear johny (talk) 03:59, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
PROD Tags
I just want to make sure I have this clear - some of those images I marked with a PROD tag aren't used anywhere in the main wiki space, only appearing on talk page archives from a decade ago, or only appear on userpages in a gallery of "I uploaded this!", or are personal pictures from users who haven't been seen in 10+ years. These should still be uploaded to Commons, even though they have no encyclopedic value and will likely never be used anywhere?
I haven't been around for a while, and I don't do much of anything in the Commons space, so I won't pretend to be an expert on it all. I just don't want anybody wondering why I'm wasting Commons' time with junk images while I try and attack the backlog on a category that is nearly 160,000 files strong. --fuzzy510 (talk) 02:30, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Fuzzy510. The files aren't unused per se. Editors are permitted to upload images/media for decorative use within their own user space, see c:Category:User page images. Similarly, files that were used on talk pages and/or the Wikipedia namespace should be preserved in order to keep page histories/archives intact. -FASTILY 02:55, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
A kitten for you!
Thanks for deleting that old outdated time gallery, it wasn't worth keeping it.
Catfurball (talk) 20:54, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks Catfurball, happy to help :) -FASTILY 21:34, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
Would I be able to ask you a question regarding non-free image and images moved to Commons or on Commons?
Flags and coat of arms show up on the Puerto Rico government website: Puerto Rico government website:
On the pr.gov website each municipality page, which is like a county or district.... has a copyright at the bottom stating the items on the page are copyright protected.
Yet, there are image files for most of the 78 municipality flags and coat of arms all over commons. Here is the List of municipal flags of Puerto Rico with the images.
A few of the flag / coa have been marked non-free. ie. Adjuntas coa is non-free.
Why the inconsistency? The licenses for the use of the PR symbols vary greatly on wikipedia / wiki commons. Yet it seems clear on the gov't site that they are copyright protected.
Also on the lexjuris site, which hosts the laws of Puerto Rico, each of the 78 municipality description pages
hosts a very blurry, low resolution of the flag and coat of arms (seen at the top of the pages). To protect the copyright?
Here are 3 examples of what I'm talking about:
May I have your opinion on this and on how maybe I can help.
Regards, --The Eloquent Peasant (talk) 16:50, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hi The Eloquent Peasant. A quick search suggests that Puerto Rico government works fall under
{{PD-USGov}}(see also: 1). Full disclosure: I haven't researched this topic in-depth, so there may be subtleties I'm missing. You may wish to ask at WP:MCQ in case someone else knows the answer. Best, FASTILY 21:34, 17 September 2020 (UTC)- Thank you for the links and suggestions. Have a nice weekend. --The Eloquent Peasant (talk) 22:27, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
Frank Southgate
Hi Fastily,
sorry that I forgot about Frank Southgate. I have put the text in my sandbox, but now that it is deleted, I can no longer see the history, of the original article, and I don't remember who did put it in the Draft-namespace, and if there were other friends who thought that it was not yet notable enough for the main namespace.
I'll try to find some time soon, to enhance the quality of the text. But it's difficult to find information about this painter, who certainly was notable (according to my view).
Could you please let me know who put it in the Draft-namespace, and if there were other editors, who made remarks to it?
Thanks a lot, and many greetings from the Netherlands, --Dick Bos (talk) 08:52, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Dick Bos. The draft was moved by @DGG, edited by @Kuru, and tagged for G13 by @Nnadigoodluck. You're welcome to request restoration if you're planning to work on it soon. Regards, FASTILY 21:34, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
- Dick Bos, I have restored it as Draft:Frank Southgate I agree with you that he is quite possibly notable, but I think your need a compressive reference on his work; it would also help if you can show that any of his works are in major museum collections. DGG ( talk ) 21:53, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
Thank you
I tagged the pages as G5 as I had seen others do similar before. When I realised I mistagged it, you had already deleted under U5. Thank you for cleaning that up! Thepenguin9 (talk) 15:38, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Thepenguin9, glad I could help! -FASTILY 06:19, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
A Barnstar for you!
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| Thank you for helping clearing out a lot of my speedy nominations while I've been going through the Stale userspace drafts. Keep up the good work! :) MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 19:05, 20 September 2020 (UTC) |
- Thanks, MrLinkinPark333! :) -FASTILY 06:19, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
Deletion of Draft:Kim Sa-i (Poet)
Could you restore it? See Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Korea#A_lot_of_drafts_to_tweak_and_publish. I have a feeling most if not all of those are notable and should be moved to mainspace, with any deletion dealt by through AfD. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:46, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Piotrus, Done – as a draft or Articles for creation submission deleted under CSD G13, the page has been restored upon request. Drafts and Articles for creation are not for the indefinite hosting of material found to be unsuitable for inclusion in the encyclopedia. -FASTILY 06:45, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
Discussion at WP:THQ § Fair Use Image & Deletion Request
You are invited to join the discussion at WP:THQ § Fair Use Image & Deletion Request. -- Marchjuly (talk) 09:54, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Fastily. Since you're the one who started the DR about this Commons file, perhaps you can clarify why to the uploader. I don't think this person realizes that Commons and Wikipedia are different projects and I also don't think they understand c:COM:FAIR. It's possible that all that's need here is OTRS verification, but I'm not sure what the uploader's relationship is to Litman. There seems to be at least an WP:APPARENTCOI, but it could just be a fan who asked for a photo for Wikipedia. -- Marchjuly (talk) 09:58, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
- You can ignore this is you want. The account who uploaded the file and the account who asked the question at the Teahouse are not the same. It was quite silly for me not to notice such a thing and I apologize if I caused some confusion. -- Marchjuly (talk) 14:14, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
Image undeletion
Hi Fastily, long time!! Can you please address this Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion#File:Milroy Goes, September 2020.jpg OTRS undeletion request for me? Thanks ww2censor (talk) 22:16, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Ww2censor, Done -FASTILY 22:38, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
Bill Adler
Fastily,
I just stumbled on your notice that my draft of an article about the French photographer Sophie Bramly was deleted because it had been "abandoned." That doesn't reflect my understanding of events. I wrote the piece in good faith, waited for months for some news about whether or not it had been accepted, and then wrote an inquiry about its status. As best as I can tell, I never received a reply. And now, all of a sudden, the piece has been deleted. If indeed there was a request for revisions, it never appeared on my Submissions page. If you have access to any of the messages that were purportedly sent to me prior to your decision to delete my submission, would you kindly direct me to them? I have not abandoned the piece.
Thanks, illbadlerIllbadler (talk) 14:02, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Illbadler. You never submitted Draft:Sophie Bramly for review; this is done by adding the text
{{subst:Submit}}anywhere on the page in question. I've restored the page for you, but please be advised that if you don't touch it for another 6 months, it will be deleted again. -FASTILY 21:19, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
Fasily, Thanks for your advice. I believe I've now correctly submitted the draft of the Sophie Bramly article for review. Would you kindly confirm that for me?
Thanks again, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Illbadler (talk • contribs) 13:35, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, looks good to me. Regards, FASTILY 21:21, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
Deletion of user Ireneangelico
Hi Fastily,
I am a new user and just learning how to use wikipedia. You deleted my user page for misuse and I would like to make another go of it. I have studied the guidelines and examples more closely and am convinced I can meet the standards required. I would also like o revise the pages I already started.
i am able to contribute to many area including film production, Holocaust studies, mental illness, racism and prejudice, woman's studies, and more. What do I need to do to be reinstated?
Be well,
Irene
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Ireneangelico (talk • contribs) 14:29, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Hi Ireneangelico. Let me try to answer your question since Fastily might not be online at the moment. You don't need to be reinstated. As far as I can see, you're still considered to be an editor in good standing. You made a mistake that many editors often make by trying to add inappropriate information to your user page. As long as you avoid some of the things listed in WP:UP#NOT, you can create another user page and it should be fine. However, a user page is not a requirement for editing, and many editors have edited for years without having one. Your status as an editor will be assessed by the quality of your edits. If your edits are in accordance with relevant policies and guidelines, you'll be fine; if not, you'll find yourself having problems, perhaps rather quickly. So, just do your best to be WP:BOLD and make good edits. If you make some good faith mistakes, then that's OK. Just try to learn from your mistakes and avoid repeating them over and over again. -- Marchjuly (talk) 15:19, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
Hello Fastily, I wanted to work on Article Paras Gola, I checked and found Draft:Paras Gola. I have done some work in that, I just wanted to confirm that since the article was rejected earlier, can editing the rejected draft make it possible to move this into main space someday or do I need to create another draft for this. Also if possible you can move the deleted article to my user page draft. Thank you. -- Pratyush.shrivastava (talk) 20:39, 29 September 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Pratyush.shrivastava. You do not need to create a new draft. Here is the copy of the article as created by Priyankasharmaas: [3]. -FASTILY 04:30, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
I also would like to work in Draft:Anjali Tatrari, the article notice looks same as that of Paras Gola. So I hope I can work in that too, Thank you for asisting me. Pratyush.shrivastava (talk) 07:04, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
Missouri Valley Football Conference logo question
The logo on this page has an FFD notice on it, but when I clicked I noticed it was a 2018 discussion, which you closed as F8. Would you happen to know why the FFD information is still showing? I know there's a Commons file now coming through, but that doesn't seem to explain it. Thanks, and let me know if I should take this to Help Desk. I'm not well versed in images. StarM 14:27, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Star Mississippi. I've removed
{{FFDC}}from the page. If you encounter this situation in the future, feel free to remove the template. -FASTILY 00:12, 8 October 2020 (UTC)- Thanks! Wasn't even sure where to start with it and was slightly confused too by the appended April 2020 date. Have a good evening. StarM 00:44, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
Could you restore Draft:Choe Dooseok?
I am in the process of reviewing the entire batch at WT:KOREA. I just haven't gotten around to the top of the list yet. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 01:31, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Piotrus, no problem, Done -FASTILY 02:55, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 September 28
Greetings, did you mean to delete File:Alice de Janzé.jpg? I listed the file because if the Commons file had been kept this one would have warranted deletion per WP:NFCC#1, but instead the Commons file was deleted and the local one should probably be kept. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 12:35, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Jo-Jo Eumerus. Sorry, I meant to close as keep/resolved. Thanks for letting me know, I've restored the file. -FASTILY 18:34, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
- @Fastily and Jo-Jo Eumerus. While that file may no longer have any F8 issues, I really don't see how it meets NFCC#1 or NFCC#8 given the way it's being used in the article. The same applies to File:AliceFred.jpg, File:Sarahmiles.jpg and File:HappyValley.jpg. There are freely licensed images of Janzé being used in the article; so non-free ones are not needed for identification purposes; moreover, I don't think two non-free newspaper clippings, an alleged WP:ITSHISTORIC non-free group photo of Janzé and three others, and a non-free screenshot of an actress protraying Janzé in some film are needed or justified per WP:FREER or WP:NFC#CS. I'm thinking about starting a discussion about these files FFD, unless either feel strongly that the files are NFCC compliant. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:43, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
- I think a followup FfD to examine NFCC compliance makes sense, given that the discussion I just closed was only concerned with the file's suitability for Commons. -FASTILY 03:00, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
- Honestly, I was wondering about this aspect too, but the main concern when filing that FFD was the Commons file. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 09:22, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
- I think a followup FfD to examine NFCC compliance makes sense, given that the discussion I just closed was only concerned with the file's suitability for Commons. -FASTILY 03:00, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
- @Fastily and Jo-Jo Eumerus. While that file may no longer have any F8 issues, I really don't see how it meets NFCC#1 or NFCC#8 given the way it's being used in the article. The same applies to File:AliceFred.jpg, File:Sarahmiles.jpg and File:HappyValley.jpg. There are freely licensed images of Janzé being used in the article; so non-free ones are not needed for identification purposes; moreover, I don't think two non-free newspaper clippings, an alleged WP:ITSHISTORIC non-free group photo of Janzé and three others, and a non-free screenshot of an actress protraying Janzé in some film are needed or justified per WP:FREER or WP:NFC#CS. I'm thinking about starting a discussion about these files FFD, unless either feel strongly that the files are NFCC compliant. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:43, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
A beer for you!
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- Thanks, ARegularWisconsinite! Happy I could help. Best, FASTILY 00:17, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
Editnotice deletions
Hi. Re Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2020_September_30#Blanked,_expired,_and_otherwise_no_longer_relevant_editnotices would you be able to also delete the following, as G6?
Template:Editnotices/Page/2017 Shayrat missile strike, Template:Editnotices/Page/2017 dismissal of U.S. attorneys, Template:Editnotices/Page/2018 State of the Union Address, Template:Editnotices/Page/2018 Women's March, Template:Editnotices/Page/Air Jamaica, Template:Editnotices/Page/American Bank Note Company Printing Plant, Template:Editnotices/Page/Argentina, Template:Editnotices/Page/Artpop, Template:Editnotices/Page/Bernard Finnigan, Template:Editnotices/Page/Black Panther (film), Template:Editnotices/Page/Black Veil Brides, Template:Editnotices/Page/Blue Lives Matter, Template:Editnotices/Page/Breast cancer awareness, Template:Editnotices/Page/Broadband.gov, Template:Editnotices/Page/Business projects of Donald Trump in Russia, Template:Editnotices/Page/Cabinet of Donald Trump, Template:Editnotices/Page/Canada lynx, Template:Editnotices/Page/Cash Money Records, Template:Editnotices/Page/Centre (geometry), Template:Editnotices/Page/China, Template:Editnotices/Page/Clinton Foundation, Template:Editnotices/Page/Disappearance of Natalee Holloway, Template:Editnotices/Page/Donald Trump's disclosures of classified information, Template:Editnotices/Page/Donkey Kong Country, Template:Editnotices/Page/Duarte, Template:Editnotices/Page/Duluth High School, Template:Editnotices/Page/Erik Prince, Template:Editnotices/Page/European Defence League, Template:Editnotices/Page/Fake News Awards, Template:Editnotices/Page/Fake news websites in the United States, Template:Editnotices/Page/Fertilisation, Template:Editnotices/Page/Fire and Fury, Template:Editnotices/Page/First 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency, Template:Editnotices/Page/Gurgaon, Template:Editnotices/Page/Haemophilia, Template:Editnotices/Page/Help:Cite errors/Cite error group refs without references, Template:Editnotices/Page/Human hair color, Template:Editnotices/Page/IOS jailbreaking, Template:Editnotices/Page/Ibn Saud, Template:Editnotices/Page/Iceland, Template:Editnotices/Page/Indian Institute of Planning and Management, Template:Editnotices/Page/Iran, Template:Editnotices/Page/Jordan, Template:Editnotices/Page/Kermit Gosnell, Template:Editnotices/Page/LeBron James, Template:Editnotices/Page/Lebanon, Template:Editnotices/Page/Lee Zeldin, Template:Editnotices/Page/List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes, Template:Editnotices/Page/List of aircraft accidents and incidents resulting in at least 50 fatalities, Template:Editnotices/Page/List of banks in India, Template:Editnotices/Page/List of hospitals in India, Template:Editnotices/Page/Lists of atheists, Template:Editnotices/Page/Masculism, Template:Editnotices/Page/Men's movement, Template:Editnotices/Page/Men's rights movement, Template:Editnotices/Page/Men's rights movement in India, Template:Editnotices/Page/Meng Jie, Template:Editnotices/Page/Niqqud, Template:Editnotices/Page/North Macedonia, Template:Editnotices/Page/Orange (colour), Template:Editnotices/Page/Orbital hybridisation, Template:Editnotices/Page/Perfect Dark Zero, Template:Editnotices/Page/Portal:Current events/2016 November 10, Template:Editnotices/Page/Portal:Current events/2016 November 11, Template:Editnotices/Page/Portal:Current events/2016 November 12, Template:Editnotices/Page/Portal:Current events/2016 November 13, Template:Editnotices/Page/Portal:Current events/2016 November 14, Template:Editnotices/Page/Portal:Current events/2016 November 15, Template:Editnotices/Page/Portal:Current events/2016 November 16, Template:Editnotices/Page/Portal:Current events/2016 November 9, Template:Editnotices/Page/Raven-Symoné, Template:Editnotices/Page/Rebel News, Template:Editnotices/Page/Russian–Syrian hospital bombing campaign, Template:Editnotices/Page/Sarah Palin, Template:Editnotices/Page/Saudi Arabia, Template:Editnotices/Page/Save Indian Family Foundation, Template:Editnotices/Page/Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour, Template:Editnotices/Page/State of the Union, Template:Editnotices/Page/Takashi Watanabe, Template:Editnotices/Page/Talk:111th United States Congress, Template:Editnotices/Page/Talk:2012 Atlantic hurricane season, Template:Editnotices/Page/Talk:Anatoly Karatsuba, Template:Editnotices/Page/Talk:California Gurls, Template:Editnotices/Page/Talk:Jesus, Template:Editnotices/Page/Talk:Libra Scale, Template:Editnotices/Page/Talk:Myanmar, Template:Editnotices/Page/Talk:Ride (Ciara song), Template:Editnotices/Page/Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Template:Editnotices/Page/Teenage Dream (Katy Perry album), Template:Editnotices/Page/Template:AFC submission/Substdraft, Template:Editnotices/Page/Template:AFC submission/comments, Template:Editnotices/Page/Template:Drugs for peptic ulcer and GORD, Template:Editnotices/Page/Template:Taxonomy, Template:Editnotices/Page/Template:Taxonomy/Placentalia, Template:Editnotices/Page/Template:Taxonomy/Sauria, Template:Editnotices/Page/Template:Year nav topic5, Template:Editnotices/Page/The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Template:Editnotices/Page/Trade-to-GDP ratio, Template:Editnotices/Page/Trump Tower wiretapping allegations, Template:Editnotices/Page/Verbalisation, Template:Editnotices/Page/Walter Reed Middle School, Template:Editnotices/Page/Wikipedia:Abuse response/Nominate, Template:Editnotices/Page/Wikipedia:Abuse response/Volunteers, Template:Editnotices/Page/Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents/Rich Farmbrough/October 2010, Template:Editnotices/Page/Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Female privilege, Template:Editnotices/Page/Wikipedia:Manual of Style, Template:Editnotices/Page/Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Participants, Template:Editnotices/Page/Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/March 2011 backlog reduction drive, Template:Editnotices/Page/Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/March 2011 backlog reduction drive/Worklists, Template:Editnotices/Page/Wikipedia talk:Contact us, Template:Editnotices/Page/Wikipedia talk:Shortcut, Template:Editnotices/Page/Yu Quan, Template:Editnotices/Page/Zhang Heng
Thank you, ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 15:39, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
- In addition, there's all these redirect editnotices which should've been suppressed per WP:PMRC#8 / can be deleted per G6. I've checked a handful and none are applicable to the target article. Can these be deleted under that TfD's reasoning / G6 as well? ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 16:15, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
- Edit: Looking closer, a couple are applicable (like Template:Editnotices/Page/ISO 3166-2) - I can check over and trim down the list. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 16:17, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
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- Hi ProcrastinatingReader, Done. I think I got them all, but let me know if I missed anything. Regards, FASTILY 00:17, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks Fastily! Got them, but got a couple too many haha (my bad -- my layout above is a total mess). I was intending to convey the second collapsed content (list #3) to replace the first collapsed content (list #2), to narrow down the redirect list for some manual selection. So basically, the 2nd collapse is a subset of the 1st collapse. For slight correction, it would mean undeleting the entries in list 1 which are NOT in list 2. So that'd be the following list:
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Mistaken deletion?
Why did you delete Template:Editnotices/Page/Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour? ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 00:20, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- They just deleted hundreds of them, Justin, and they apparently were never individually tagged for deletion or discussion. Liz Read! Talk!
- Liz Yes but most of them were expired or had the underlying page moved. This one was neither. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 00:52, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)To clarify on the lists I produced above, assuming these are the ones you mean in this comment too, the two sets (list #1, not collapsed; and list #3, the 2nd collapsed one) are the following, respectively: editnotices with <= 1 byte of content (i.e. blanked), and non-intended redirecting editnotices where the underlying page is also a redirect (i.e. WP:PMRC#8 leftovers). The TfD consensus explicitly, as well as WP:PMRC#8 / general G6s in the past support speedy deletion of these types as G6. So I think the deletions of these two lists is proper, unless I messed up creating those two lists somehow. The only error I can see here is due to my
productionmiscommunication by iffy formatting over list #2 (which contains some excess entries), see my response below to Anomie and comments above.Template:Editnotices/Page/Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour fell on my "list of editnotices with <= 1 byte of content" -- are you saying it had more, Koavf? ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 00:56, 14 October 2020 (UTC)- ProcrastinatingReader, I don't know what was in it for sure but it was likely a English variant editnotice: that is typical of the types of editnotices I have created in the past. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 00:58, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- (edit conflict × 3) @Koavf, Liz, and ProcrastinatingReader: I see two revisions at that title: it was created 2012-04-04 by User:Koavf with content "{{American English editnotice}}", and blanked by User:MSGJ on 2014-09-25 with summary "blank pending discussion". I see an attempt at discussion at Talk:Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour#American English? which was never replied to. Anomie⚔ 01:00, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- Anomie, Please undelete and revert the blanking. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 01:03, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)Koavf, my guess is that it was blanked as of time of deletion. This is assuming (a) my data collection hasn't screwed up; and (b) that there is no possible way of turning a 1-byte editnotice into an English variant editnotice that I've forgotten. I'm unable to see the content of the page, however. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 01:02, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- For the record, also see discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Editnotice#What_to_do_about_expired_editnotices?. I've explained there, in response to Liz's comment, why I believe both lists are included under G6, and are proper deletions. The only error I see here is what Anomie pointed out, and I've expanded on above, which is a small subset (the diffs of list #2 and #3) due to miscommunication and my iffy formatting. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 01:18, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) As Template:Editnotices/Page/Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour was deleted under G6, I've restored it per Koavf's request. Also, courtesy ping for @MSGJ -FASTILY 01:21, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- (edit conflict × 3) @Koavf, Liz, and ProcrastinatingReader: I see two revisions at that title: it was created 2012-04-04 by User:Koavf with content "{{American English editnotice}}", and blanked by User:MSGJ on 2014-09-25 with summary "blank pending discussion". I see an attempt at discussion at Talk:Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour#American English? which was never replied to. Anomie⚔ 01:00, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- ProcrastinatingReader, I don't know what was in it for sure but it was likely a English variant editnotice: that is typical of the types of editnotices I have created in the past. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 00:58, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
FYI: I've reverted some incorrect deletions you performed
You deleted Template:Editnotices/Page/ISO 3166-1 alpha-3, Template:Editnotices/Page/ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, and Template:Editnotices/Page/List of ISO 3166 country codes with a rationale pointing to a TFD about "Blanked, expired, and otherwise no longer relevant editnotices", but these were not blanked, were not expired, and are still relevant. They were merely using redirection to use the same message for multiple related pages that all needed the same notice. You may wish to check any other mass deletions you performed with that rationale for similar problems. Anomie⚔ 00:48, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- Anomie, those few are my bad for the confusion in the lists above. See above for the "Undeletion list (diff of the two lists)", all those templates appear on there. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 00:50, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- These pages were not tagged for deletion and should have each been included in this discussion. This was a mass deletion of hundreds of pages. Liz Read! Talk! 00:52, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- @ProcrastinatingReader: Glad to see you're on top of the situation! (: Anomie⚔ 00:54, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- Hi all, I've restored the pages in the new list provided by ProcrastinatingReader. Hopefully I got it right this time :) -FASTILY 01:21, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks :) ! I have two more (for undeletion): Template:Editnotices/Page/Za'atar and Template:Editnotices/Page/Zhao Lei. Other than that, all LGTM now. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 01:37, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- Sure thing, and thanks for putting together that new list so quickly! Just restored the two you linked, let me know if you find any others. Best, FASTILY 01:40, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks :) ! I have two more (for undeletion): Template:Editnotices/Page/Za'atar and Template:Editnotices/Page/Zhao Lei. Other than that, all LGTM now. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 01:37, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- Hi all, I've restored the pages in the new list provided by ProcrastinatingReader. Hopefully I got it right this time :) -FASTILY 01:21, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
I've just restored Template talk:Editnotices/Page/Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour where there was a discussion relating to the edit notice. I don't know if it's needed anymore, but if the edit notice is restored then the talk page probably should be too. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 08:54, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
Lrola89
Can user:Lrola89 please be blocked ASAP. CLCStudent (talk) 23:37, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- Hi CLCStudent.
Not done This user has only received a level 1 warning. Please leave incrementing warnings before reporting the user for vandalism. Thanks, FASTILY 00:09, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
See also User:Santana MontanaReal
You recently took care of deleting User:RealSantana Montana due to a U5 violation (which had been recreated numerous times). Please also see the page User:Santana MontanaReal which a sock of that user also has continuously tried to create. Thanks. --ZimZalaBim talk 01:53, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
- Hi ZimZalaBim. Thanks for letting me know, I've deleted the page and indef blocked the sock. -FASTILY 04:43, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
request for instructions
Dear Fastily, I created a page that you (or your bot) recently deleted. I believe I followed the "neutral" guidelines, but maybe I did not read carefully. Could you please guide me on how to do it properly? Best regards David
DFR 09:24, 23 October 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidpillo (talk • contribs)
- Hi Davidpillo. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself and/or your business/services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will lead to removal of your editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 19:57, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
Need speedy-deleted user page history-merged into live article for attribution
See Bangalore Sisters (permalink) and User talk:ShravanthiRK#Bangalore Sisters for details. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 17:40, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
- Courtesy "FYI only" ping to the editor requesting deletion, @Captain Calm: (found in his CSD log via what links here). davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 17:42, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Davidwr. Done -FASTILY 19:57, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Davidwr.
Hi, it looks the the photo on soundcloud has been deleted, so I think there is no copyright anymore, can you upload the photo again? Alex1981march (talk) 14:50, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Alex1981march. No, removing the image from soundcloud does not change its copyright status. Also, what is your relationship to Obada Adnan? -FASTILY 01:30, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
Just a fan, u know?... Alex1981march (talk) 09:44, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
By the way if you don’t mind, how can I know if an image has a copyright status? Alex1981march (talk) 09:46, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
- All images are automatically copyrighted, unless the author/creator has explicitly stated otherwise. See Wikipedia:Copyrights for more information. -FASTILY 22:57, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
Something strange you might want to deal with
You deleted this guy's userpage and now he said some really nasty things about you. The last section. Didn't know of a place to report this, decided to hand it off to you. Ghinga7 (talk) 19:03, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Ghinga7. Thanks for letting me know, I've blocked the user. Regards, FASTILY 22:57, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
Michael De Leon
Can you also delete the Michael De Leon re-direct? Thanks.-- Yankees10 01:25, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Yankees10, Done -FASTILY 02:59, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
Solhanspor page
Can you please take a look! Draft:Solhanspor You cannot delete a club page 46.155.92.59 (talk) 15:20, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi, I'm not sure what you mean. The page has not been deleted. -FASTILY 21:26, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
should not be a draft. 178.247.1.214 (talk) 09:00, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
Hailey Nicole Ralston
Why did you delete my clients page for no reason?! She just landed the lead role on a major Netflix series and I want her to have a wikipedia page. I wrote nothing wrong on the page, it is just information for the public! I am her manager and she has been credited on wikipedia so many times she needs to have her own page now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Officialhaileynicole (talk • contribs) 02:07, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Officialhaileynicole. You may not use Wikipedia to promote your business, clients, and/or services. Please be advised that repeat violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 23:54, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Edobo page
Hello Fastly can u help me make understand what exactly namespace is mean and why the page was deleted — Preceding unsigned comment added by RaviJadhwani (talk • contribs) 08:07, 7 November 2020 (UTC)
Khalil Berro
Hi, you may be interested in Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Khalil Berro. DuncanHill (talk) 19:27, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
FFD discussion
Hi Fastily. Would you mind taking a look at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 November 11#File:Madame X Deluxe.jpg? I think the nomination of the file is sound, but I don't think nominating a file for discussion at FFD (i.e. asking for opinions on its use) and then immediately removing the file from the only article where it was being used was probably the best thing to do. -- Marchjuly (talk) 14:14, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. Yes, I agree. I've reverted the removal. Regards, FASTILY 22:00, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
AnomieBOT not working?
Hello. I thought about discussing "Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 November 4" with you since you deleted the file (and rightfully so), but then I found out that AnomieBOT (BRFA · contribs · actions log · block log · flag log · user rights) was supposed to automatically close FFD discussions at around 01:00 UTC as usual. Furthermore, "Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 November 12" is not yet created (as of date). Then I read "User talk:AnomieBOT/Archive 12#Template subster error", and I found out also that the bot operator, whom I want to contact, is taking a wikibreak. What can be done about these things? --George Ho (talk) 02:18, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi George Ho. I believe the bot was confused by the section header which was using an HTML character reference. I've fixed this and manually closed the discussion. Best, FASTILY 08:43, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
Hello, our page was deleted because it said we are not published.
We've been in the business very long and it is not personal promotion as wikipedia does not promote. It's only a way to have information out there.
Please review this and reactivate the page again. Thanks
https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2016/07/18/the-sneakerheads-guide-to-sneaker-hunting-in-shibuya-japan.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by KickLabs (talk • contribs) 19:03, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi KickLabs. You may not use Wikipedia to promote your business and/or services. Please be advised that repeat violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 23:41, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
Repeated U5
Agonz1057 has reposted U5 content to their userpage for the third time, ignoring all the messages left so far. Would you agree that a block is now necessary? --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 12:50, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Drm310. I think this user is a student editor and is probaly just unfamiliar with the way we do things. @Ian (Wiki Ed): Could you please follow up with them in case they need help? -FASTILY 22:16, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
- I've been in contact with them and their instructor by email. Hopefully we can get this sorted out. I'm sorry about the repeated problems Drm310. I'm happy to use my volunteer account to do any admin-related clean-up of student work. Let me know if it's needed. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:14, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
Sweeney Todd film poster
Could you please revert your deletion of the Sweeney Todd film poster? I just made an edit back to the film poster and noticed you had deleted it one minute prior. The editor who was trying to change the film poster, reverted my edit that removed the orphaned fair use template and placed it in a deleted fair use category. If you look at the edit history of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film), you will see that the file was orphaned for six days, was not placed in the correct category and would not be eligible for deletion for another day. Thank you, Aspects (talk) 23:12, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Aspects. Sure, Done -FASTILY 23:15, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
Requesting to know why a page sent to draft space was immediately deleted by you without reason
Hello Sir, I kindly request to know why my page I submitted to the Wikipedia main page that was moved to draft space for proper editing and resubmission was suddenly deleted by you. Was exactly was it that I did that was so wrong ? This was 3 straight weeks of Hard work as I was trying so hard to have my first page and an article on the Wikipedia namespace. Be kind enough to point out my errors and reason for deletion from draft space without giving me a chance. BennyCapricorn (talk) 16:53, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
- BennyCapricorn, It was not deleted, see Draft:Jos Carnival —moonythedwarf (Braden N.) 16:54, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you so much moonythedwarf I just really need help with knowing exactly where the errors are so I can correct them and resubmit and avoid such mistakes for future articles. Would you be kind enough to help ? I really want to be a better Wikipedian.BennyCapricorn (talk) 17:04, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
- @BennyCapricorn: It was me that moved the article to draft, and I would be happy to explain the reasons and help you improve it. I will contact you on your talk page, rather than here. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 17:41, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you so much moonythedwarf I just really need help with knowing exactly where the errors are so I can correct them and resubmit and avoid such mistakes for future articles. Would you be kind enough to help ? I really want to be a better Wikipedian.BennyCapricorn (talk) 17:04, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
Page mover
Thanks for deleting Creating Herd and 10 Podcast (A Buffalo Bills Podcast) after I moved it into draft space. I think I've done "draftify page and db-r2 the mainspace leftover redirect" more than a handful of times in the last few months. If not more than a handful, it's close.
If having another person with WP:Page mover access would help free the project, let me know and I'll request the permission. If there is never a backlog, then I won't bother.
Sidebar: Just form a "principle of least privileges" standpoint, I wish there was a way to get just the "suppressredirect" and maybe "tboverride" user-rights, I don't need the others right now and I don't see myself ever doing more than 8 page moves a minute. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 18:26, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Davidwr. I've added the page mover right to your account. If you don't want it or need it anymore, let me know and I can remove it for you. Best, FASTILY 00:29, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
U5 pre-post error
Dear colleague Fastily, this week I wrote an article about a local company that has been making headlines in my country recently. I am an independent journalist from Nigeria, I usually write articles related to the tech, financial and real estate sectors as well as cryptocurrency and write for Wikipedia as a hobby. The company in question about which I wrote is named Landwey, it is a well known Nigerian company and its CEO already has a wikipedia page. They're playing quite a big role in the development of real estate in Lagos, the economic capital of Nigeria. Recently my article has been deleted under the mention of U5. I find this quite offensive and slightly disrespectful as I am often praised by my readerbase for writing unbiased articles even about controversial topics such as cryptocurrency. By reading the article carefully, one can easily see that the article is unbiased and factually accurate, all of what is written in the article is backed by the various reputable sources mentioned in the reference section and that I put great effort into making the article neutral. However, I believe that my article has been deleted by mistake as it has been deleted under U-5 before I even posted it as it was still saved as a draft and I therefore think that it should be restored. If however, you can find at least one legitimately biased sentence or paragraph, I will make sure to adjust it so as to make it more neutral. In the opposite case, I think that the article should be brought back.Kha Erl (talk) 19:01, 17 November 2020 (UTC)Kha Erl.
- Hi Kha Erl. What is your relationship to Landwey? -FASTILY 23:06, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
Hi, the page Furniture And Choice was deleted because "A page with this title has previously been moved or deleted." The page was deleted before because it needed improvements. Improvements were then made, but it was just flagged for deletion straight away without those changes being considered. There was a note saying "If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator" and I believe this is you? Please could I retrieve the deleted material? Chickabiddybex (talk) 11:30, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Chickabiddybex. That is incorrect, the page was deleted by @David Gerard; I see you've already contacted David, who declined your request. Please do not badger other administrators to restore content AFTER one administrator declines your original request to do so. This behavior is disruptive to the project and may result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 03:21, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
Professional Softball Images
I saw your note regarding rationale for various images of professional softball teams. I continue to be confused by the notifications for several image files. I find comparable images on other files and this notification is focused on criteria 8 and, again, I find the rationale used similar to other allowed images on Wikipedia. Any suggestions for how I can improve and rectify this matter?! It's exhausting trying to figure this out without heading back to law school. I've made several modifications to the rationales that I would think address the need. Any help is appreciated. Nbeeker (talk) 18:46, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Nbeeker. I operate a notification service which informs editors when their files have been flagged for deletion. I did not tag these files for deletion, and cannot speak to the merits of the deletion nominations. The editor who tagged these files is @JJMC89, so I suggest you contact them. -FASTILY 23:03, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
- Appreciate it.Nbeeker (talk) 01:21, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
203.122.228.123
Can user:203.122.228.123 please be block ASAP for vandalism. CLCStudent (talk) 23:17, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
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No can do
You are deleting important files. Howdoesitgo1 (talk) 03:43, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
- Sounds great, enjoy your block :) -FASTILY 03:46, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
User's edits before one's own block
Hey again. What can you do about the user Howdoesitgo1's votes on the following:
- Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 November 19#Alternative cover arts of Pump Up the Jam (album)
- Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 November 17#Re-releases of Finally (CeCe Peniston song)
Furthermore, what can you do about his copying-and-pasting one of my deleted subpages: diff (my attempted ANEW report on him). --George Ho (talk) 08:24, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
Ah... forgot this: Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 November 18#File:No Limit file.ogg. George Ho (talk) 08:26, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi George. Thanks for letting me know, I've removed the disruptive !votes in the linked discussions. I'm not familiar with the standard procedures for handling copy+pasted contents of deleted pages as I seldom perform revision deletions. You may want to ask one of the admins in this category for guidance. -FASTILY 01:15, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
Thank you!
Thank you for deleting the pages I made in error earlier. I didn't know how to fix my mistakes and I'm glad you did! Nathan43 (talk) 19:57, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Nathan43. Glad I could help! Best, FASTILY 01:15, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
Draft:Doraemon broadcast in India
Draft:Doraemon broadcast in India has now been sent to MFD with even more notes around why this should be deleted. Your thoughts would be appreciated. Ravensfire (talk) 15:47, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
U5 pre-post error
Dear colleague Fastily, I have posted a reply to your question last thursday but I haven't received a reply yet, despite this, many other users have contacted you with much more complex requests and have already received replies, some on the same day. I do not know if you have not been notified of the message and if this is a mistake but I feel treated as a second class wikipedia user having to wait for so long so I would want to attract your attention and I am therefore contacting you again.
Best regards,Kha Erl — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kha Erl (talk 17:50, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
- You really have some nerve coming here after baselessly accusing me of bigotry and racism not once, but twice. Yeah, I'm going to excuse myself from providing you with any further assistance. Please never contact me again. -FASTILY 01:15, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hello, my claims are not baseless, I had to wait an entire week for a reply whilst many users have contacted you in the meantime with much more complex requests and have received replies,
many of them were answered on the same day they wrote the request, I really tried to assume good intentions and motives but this is evidence of a second class treatment that I am facing, you deserve to be held accountable for unfairness and I would have the nerve to pursue the matter but do not have the time to, if you claim otherwise then provide at least one logiacal reason for processing more complex requests in as little as 5 hours while processing a simpler one for 7 days. Either way, I'll leave this on your conscience. I will not contact you again, do not contact me either and stay away from trying to influence me and my contributions, all the best.Kha Erl — Preceding undated comment added 16:38, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
Alfie Whiteman
You might want to review the history on Alfie Whiteman, that's why I tagged that draft for speedy. Or am I allowed the draft to redirect to my draft?? Govvy (talk) 12:03, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Govvy. There is no speedy deletion criterion for duplicate drafts; I've forwarded your request to MfD. @Maile66: Please don't delete drafts as "duplicates", there is no consensus for this. Regards, FASTILY 23:49, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
- Fastily thank you for pinging me on this. For the record this request is what I responded to. If I understand what you did, it looks like it should have been at AFD, rather than a request on my talk page. I guess. I've never run across this before, so hope it is now handled as it should have been. — Maile (talk) 00:05, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
Something amiss on a deletion page
Yo, I'm going through Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 November 1 and every entry on there says that the respective discussion has concluded and you deleted the nominated images. Not all of these deletion requests have been fulfilled/concluded; and clicking onto the respective discussions on Commons I can see that, for at least a couple of the requests, users other than you were the ones who ended up deleting the respective images. Thought I'd let you know, because it looks like something was entered incorrectly and it pertains to your username. Cheers. —I'llbeyourbeach (talk) 12:10, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi I'llbeyourbeach. Commons is a separate project, and enwp admins don't have any jurisdiction over there. Files occasionally get uploaded to both enwp and Commons, so while we can delete our copy, we still have to wait for Commons to delete theirs. -FASTILY 23:49, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
- Oh damn, so my file was deleted. Thanks for clearing it out for me; I'm newish. —I'llbeyourbeach (talk) 16:34, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
On WT:DRV
A user has asked for a deletion review of File:The March of the Black Queen.mp3, but they haven't contacted you for an explanation. Would you reach out to them please and explain your decision?—S Marshall T/C 13:17, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
- @S Marshall: The user Howdoesitgo1 is blocked for making similar inadequate, invalid arguments at FFD (history (partial)), and that user was doing the same thing at WT:DRV. Most of his votes were reverted. I don't think his rationale for undeletion would hold much water. --George Ho (talk) 21:15, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
- Oh, sorry. I've been here about a dozen years and I'm still unaccustomed to digging around in people's contributions and talk pages before I act. I'd make a terrible sysop...—S Marshall T/C 23:24, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
WP:A5 question
Hi Fastily. Do you think hobnobbing qualifies for speedy per WP:A5? It seems to be pretty much a combination of wikt:hobnob, wikt:hobnobbing and wikt:hobnobber and is completely unsourced. Unless it’s some sort of sociological concept, I’m not sure about an article will ever be anything more than a quasi dictionary entry. I’m also not sure about the change in the target articles made for the redirects Hobnob and Hobnobs. I reverted the latter, but maybe that was too bold on my part. It seems like the “hobnobbing” article might’ve just been created to add it as a link to Talk:Sam Sloan#Taxi driver stories. — Marchjuly (talk) 13:25, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I'm probably not the best person to get advice from on this matter; A-series CSD are not my area of expertise. Generally speaking, opt for AfD/PROD when in doubt and save CSD tags for unambiguous cases. Best, FASTILY 21:19, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks for taking a look. I also asked about this at WT:SOCIOLOGY and one person who responded seemed to feel that this might have potential as an article: so, I think I wait a bit to see if it's developed further since speedy (and prod) likely would be a bit contentious. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:19, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
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- Thanks Scorpions13256! -FASTILY 21:14, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| Thanks for constantly taking care of my TfD G6 laundry lists, plus all your other work in deletion. Much appreciated! ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 16:01, 2 December 2020 (UTC) |
- Thanks, ProcrastinatingReader! Happy I could help :) -FASTILY 02:31, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
my page was deleted
I'm unsure whats going on? My page was tagged for deletion, and when I tried to appeal it asking why- it was deleted without telling me why? I am so confused what I did wrong here, as I wasn't using my page as a "webhost" All I had in my page was a link to a wallet people could donate to if they felt my future additions on Wikipedia helped them enough to warrant that. Are donation links just not allowed on Wikipedia profiles? If so, I am terribly sorry and won't do it again- although it would have been nice to at least know the exact reason so I could have fixed it. Handshakeuser420 (talk) 18:13, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Handshakeuser420. You answered your own question. This has also already been explained to you by @C.Fred on your talk page. -FASTILY 02:31, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
Asian Pop Channel etc.
I can't see the deleted version, but a user page you deleted earlier has been re-created. I have no idea if the content is similar or not.
Several different new editors have created pages in Wikipedia with "ASIAN POP CHANNEL" in them. I'm wondering if this is a good faith school project or other good-faith editing, or if it is something that falls in the category of a group of WP:NOTHERE editors. It's too early to start an SPI based on non-deleted edits, but my spidey senses are starting to tingle. I really hope this is a false alarm, good-faith editors who happen to look like socks are a lot easier to work with than non-good-faith editors. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 00:38, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Davidwr. Here's the text of ABM1123 (as of 2 December 2020, at 05:01) prior to deletion: [4]. Filing an SPI report and requesting a checkuser review is reasonable imo. -FASTILY 02:31, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for deleting my page
Thanks for deleting my fake user page. I was really confused about it. I just realized the problem and how it got created. CosmicBear (talk) 03:58, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
Anonymous872020
Can you please block user:Anonymous872020 ASAP. CLCStudent (talk) 19:01, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi CLCStudent.
Already done by Materialscientist -FASTILY 02:27, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
My Page was deleted
Thats my channel what is th need of sources. YasharthSinhaOfficial896 (talk) 15:53, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
- @YasharthSinhaOfficial896:, every single thing in the main Wikipedia articles must have sources. You cannot simply declare that there is no need for sources. Editing without sources amounts to original research, which is strictly disallowed on this encyclopaedia. You and your channel are simply not notable enough. YouTube is not a source. A source is something like a famous and reliable magazine, newspaper, website or scientific journal. Only if you or your channel have appeared enough times in such reliable sources are you eligible to have an article - additionally, you are also required to identify yourself as a person with a conflict of interest with the articles, as you are their subject.
- Additionally, Wikipedia is not a holding page for biographies - you cannot just create an article in the mainspace about yourself. That is what your user page is for.
- I request you click on all the links I have provided in this message so that you get to know where you went wrong. Wikipedia welcomes contributions, so long as they are within policy. Kind regards, Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI converse | fings wot i hav dun 16:23, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
Stunned
If there is anything else I should about that user, please let me know. You should not have to deal with their accusations and I find their behaviour here abhorrent. S0091 (talk) 18:20, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi S0091. Thanks for your message. I don't think there's anything left for me to say, as this individual's poor behavior speaks for itself. The block is serving its purpose well, and I'm pleased they can longer do things to harm the encyclopedia. Regards, FASTILY 22:22, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
- That was a mess of WP:NOTTHEM among other things. That hole that editor was digging just kept getting deeper and deeper until it was so deep that there no possible way to get out. The fact that they thought it would be OK to buy admin accounts just to sort of keep them warm while they weren't being used completely shows a lack of understanding about things Wikipedia. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:57, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
File:SaintDismas.png
Hi Fastily. Quick question about Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 November 19#File:SaintDismas.png. The file started as non-free content, but I converted to PD-logo a few years back. I did so because I thought the file met c:COM:TOO United States, but about a month ago another editor converted it back to non-free. That's fine, but the problem is that the file's use almost certainly doesn't meet WP:NFCCP in either of the articles where it's currently being used.
Back when I converted the file's licensing, it was being used for primary identification purposes in the main infobox of Saint Dismas Prison Ministry; so, even as non-free it would've likely been seen as meeting the NFCCP. Since that time, however, the stand-alone article was redirected the section of a more general article and then that section was transcluded by template into another more general article. Neither of these two uses meet NFCC#8 and the transcuded one clearly fails NFCC#10c too.
For sure, everything will be sorted if the Commmons file is kept, but the problem is that most people are arguing that the Commons file shouldn't be kept because the file isn't being used anywhere (that's because of the shadowing created by the non-free one). If the non-free is deleted, the shadowing will be resolved. If the Commons file is keep, a non-free won't be needed per F8; at the same time, if the Commons file is deleted, the non-free mostly like should be deleted per the NFCCP. So, it seems that the non-free should be deleted regardless. Does any of that make sense? -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:52, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. Thanks for your message. I must have missed the part where you brought up the NFCC #8 violation; this is definitely the case. I've deleted the file and amended my closing rationale. Regards, FASTILY 02:04, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
Possible sock check
Can you see if the recent revisions of Talk:Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: shirei dai hachigo · ( logs | links | watch ) · [revisions] are similar enough to the previous ones to warrant adding to an open SPI and/or creating a new one for the same puppet-master? User log for user who created it today is here. Still-open SPI which includes edits by an IP address to the same page less than a week ago is here. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 17:57, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Davidwr:
- The version of the page prior to deletion as of 14:10, 3 December 2020 (created by User:174.20.92.185)
- The version of the page prior to deletion as of 14:34, 8 December 2020 (created by User:Detectivebureau2-3)
- Without commenting on any similarities between these two versions, I'll leave the conclusion-forming to you. Regards, FASTILY 00:36, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| For fastily deleting pages, makes things very convienient a gd fan (talk) 18:58, 9 December 2020 (UTC) |
- Thanks, GeometryDashFan12! -FASTILY 23:12, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Time to update that MFD?
Regarding this, see this. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 🎄 02:33, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
- Davidwr, I was going to mention the same thing, but looks like Fastily already noticed. Bait30 Talk 2 me pls? 03:20, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
New message from Drm310
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File:AUS_Alphanumeric_Route_A46.svg and File:AUS Alphanumeric Route B8.svg
Hi, you deleted File:AUS_Alphanumeric_Route_A46.svg as G5 as created by blocked user, but it was myself that created that one back on 15 August 2020. Also File:AUS Alphanumeric Route B8.svg for the same reason but that one was also in use and had been created back in 2013 not by Jermboy27 or there socks. Cheers KylieTastic (talk) 13:20, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi KylieTastic. Sorry about that, I've restored both files. Thanks for letting me know. -FASTILY 01:27, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks KylieTastic (talk) 10:43, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Help
Hello, I was creating some pages using the translation feature, however, the option to publish as a personal draft only sends to a different user page mine (as User:A.WagnerC/UNIRB Futebol Clube). After the motion, I am forced to request the user page for the elimination. Is there no way to send the translation directly to my test page (other than manually)? Best regards. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 01:56, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi A.WagnerC. I'm not familiar with the technical details of the content translation tool, I recommend inquiring at WT:CXT. Regards, FASTILY 02:44, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
85.255.236.233
Cana user:85.255.236.233 please be blocked ASAP. CLCStudent (talk) 00:08, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi CLCStudent. Done -FASTILY 00:13, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Palota
Miért törölted, te pocsojás köcsög, hogy szakadjál meg, tetű. Jageroi (talk) 19:59, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
A spasso nel tempo
Hello! I noticed that the page A spasso nel tempo, a notable film with a notable cast by a notable director, has been deleted without a discussion. May I ask you the reason? Was it for copyviol or other motivations I don't know not related to notability? Thanks.--Alienautic (talk) 21:54, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Alienautic. The reason is stated in the deletion log, "G7: One author who has requested deletion or blanked the page – to retrieve it, see WP:REFUND" -FASTILY 23:49, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
- Well, I read the deletion log, but before asking to refund the page I need to know why "one author has requested deletion" and which was the actual reason behind it.--Alienautic (talk) 10:55, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
2000 orphaned file talk pages
Hello, I ran this script earlier and it came up with about 2000 orphaned talk pages, all of them can be deleted via G8. I've looked through a lot of these pages, and the reason seems to be that the associated files on Commons have been deleted. So I thought instead of tagging them all manually with G8, I'd just write to you directly (since you always delete my G8-noms).--TheImaCow (talk) 11:41, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi TheImaCow. Thanks for sharing, I'll check them out later. Best, FASTILY 02:26, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks again
I wanted to say "thanks" again for the "page mover" user-right. It came in very handy yesterday and early today with a pair of Canadian editors who were a bit to eager to get a bunch of not-ready-for-prime-time drafts into mainspace (log). Having the "don't leave a redirect" check-box available saved some poor admin having to do a slew of {{db-r2}} deletions.
As a sidebar, the two new editors are currently blocked. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 🎄 14:55, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Davidwr. That's great, I'm glad you've been able to put the tool to good use! Regards, FASTILY 02:26, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
Missed Speedy Deletion
Hi Fastily, I have a quick question: I've noticed you typically delete userspace promotional material as U5 as opposed to G11 (which I usually mark them as), such as in this article, despite it being copyvio (and reported as such). Is there a reason to prefer U5 over other criteria that I should be aware of? Perryprog (talk) 18:39, 21 December 2020 (UTC) (Edited 21:15, 21 December 2020 (UTC) to remove no longer current info.)
- Hi Perryprog. I use a self-created tool to help me list and review obvious CSD candidates. Given the volume of inappropriate user pages (correctly) tagged for CSD, I find it easier to process them as a set. WP:CSD#U5 references WP:NOTWEBHOST, which under bullet 5 points to examples of inappropriate user pages (spam/advertising is mentioned). I could edit the exact reasons, but that wouldn't change the end result (pages are still deleted). Regards, FASTILY 00:01, 22 December 2020 (UTC)
Viva Las Nowhere deletion
Hi there, a page related to the film "Viva Las Nowhere" was deleted by you. Could it be undeleted? It's referenced elsewhere (eg. Franchise Pictures) Thanks. WikiMane11 (ThunderPeel) (talk) 04:37, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
- Same goes for If... Dog... Rabbit... (aka "One Last Score" directed by Matthew Modine). Thanks! WikiMane11 (ThunderPeel) (talk) 04:39, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi ThunderPeel2001, Done -FASTILY 00:08, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi ThunderPeel2001,
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- Thank you Donner60, Happy Holidays to you and your family too! -FASTILY 10:48, 25 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for dealing with User:Hog Farm/wastebasket
I've recently been granted page mover, and have been cleaning up one-entry dab pages by performing round robin moves, and I can never quite remember to suppress the redirect on that last step yet ... Thanks for patience in deleting that error twice in a short time span. Hog Farm Bacon 07:26, 25 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Hog Farm. No worries, glad I could help :) -FASTILY 10:48, 25 December 2020 (UTC)
"Talk:Tajiks (redirects)/Comments" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Talk:Tajiks (redirects)/Comments. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 December 26#Talk:Tajiks (redirects)/Comments until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 19:26, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
Merry Christmas Fastily!
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Hello Fastily: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Jerm (talk) 15:53, 25 December 2020 (UTC)
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- Thanks Jerm, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well! -FASTILY 10:32, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
Undeletion of my sandbox
Hi there,
Could I please retrieve my info from my sandbox. I had just read the policies and I throughly understand what I did was a violation of WP policies but I really want to retrieve the info and I will not use WP as a web host again. I just want to know what I wrote, that's all.
Thanks, List of alphanumeric road routes in Western Australia (talk) 08:50, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi List of alphanumeric road routes in Western Australia. Here is the text at the time of deletion. -FASTILY 10:32, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
Symbol support vote (code update)
Messaging you, as the person who protected the File:Symbol support vote.svg page. I'm developing valid code, due to the fact the current code is invalid. When the w3c svg validator service stops throwing 503 errors so I can validate it, would you implement the new, valid code version? ~Gwennie🐈｟💬 📋｠ 23:14, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Gwennie-nyan. Sure, I can help you with that. It looks like the version on Commons does not have any errors; would this be a satisfactory replacement? -FASTILY 10:37, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
Joseph Andre (music director)
Hello there Fastily, I'm CDPorter, Thanks for deleting the page. What happened was that I was creating it, and while doing so, the site randomly put it as a draft, making a full new draft page for it, and gutting the original page entirely. I could not put the original material back from the draft, and it wouldn't even let me edit the actual page. So now that it's deleted. I'm going to start over again, since as far as the rules go, there's nothing stating that I cant restart because I accidentally somehow FUBAR'd the page. So please do not delete the new one I'm making. More edits will be done to it until it is a full length page.
-CDPorter — Preceding unsigned comment added by CDPorter (talk • contribs) 00:54, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
- Hi CDPorter. The page has not been deleted: Draft:Joseph Andre (music director) -FASTILY 01:34, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
Deletion
Hi ! Recently you had deleted the category of Lanka Premier League related articles.I understand your mentioned about G7.Can i create this same article when the second season of LPL is start that is ok or not?Can i create the Category Called Category:Start-class Lanka Premier League articles? Best Regards!(Fade258 (talk) 02:51, 31 December 2020 (UTC))
- Hi Fade258. Yes, and there is no need to ask me for permission :) -FASTILY 00:14, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
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I wish you a prosperous 2021! Starzoner (talk) 15:17, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks Starzoner, Happy New Year to you as well! -FASTILY 00:14, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
Happy New Year!
Empire AS Talk! — is wishing you a Happy New Year! It's the last day of 2020 and tomorrow will be 2025. Hope the coming year brings pleasures for you. Have a prosperous, enjoyable and a productive 2025. This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year!
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- Thanks Empire AS, Happy New Year to you as well! -FASTILY 00:14, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
Happy New Year
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- Thanks TimothyBlue, Happy New Year to you as well! -FASTILY 00:14, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
Happy New Year
This is wishing you a happy new year. I pray it shall be a good one for you and yours. Stay safe. Celestina007 (talk) 17:08, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks Celestina007, Happy New Year to you as well! -FASTILY 00:14, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
on King's Hand picture
Hi, I saw that you twice-deleted File:Kings_Hand.jpeg , but I'm fairly sure the second deletion was erroneous, as the person who took the image gave permission here: https://twitter.com/thatfrood/status/1339445222288355328?s=20 Would you be able to restore the image? Thanks, Yitz (talk) 07:46, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Yitzilitt. There was no error. The photographer specified a non-commercial & no-derivatives license which is forbidden on Wikipedia. Also, given that there are legal implications here, the photographer should be making this formal declaration of consent via OTRS. -FASTILY 23:29, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
SP:Random
Please could you explain why you speedily deleted SP:RANDOM under criterion WP:CSD#R2 when there was a clear consensus at the discussion that it does not apply? Thryduulf (talk) 14:47, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
- I share Thryduulf's curiosity. (note for clarity: SP:Random was subsequently restored and re-deleted under G7) — Godsy (TALKCONT) 16:02, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Thryduulf and Godsy. I agree that R2 does not apply. The original author had requested deletion, which I honored. If you strongly feel the redirect should be reinstated, then well, there's nothing stopping you from doing so. -FASTILY 22:25, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
- That's my main issue with leaving things in the current state; given Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 December 28#SP:Random, it shouldn't be eligible for WP:REFUND. Would you mind restoring it and re-deleting it per the discussion and then amending the close? That way, if anyone comes along to see what happened to the page in the future then they will be led to the place where consensus regarding it was determined. — Godsy (TALKCONT) 21:43, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Thryduulf and Godsy. I agree that R2 does not apply. The original author had requested deletion, which I honored. If you strongly feel the redirect should be reinstated, then well, there's nothing stopping you from doing so. -FASTILY 22:25, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
Baroda Football Academy
You have deleted this page - please can you close the associated AFD? GiantSnowman 19:21, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi GiantSnowman. The page was disruptively moved to Draft:Baroda Football Academy. I've moved the page back to Baroda Football Academy and warned the offending editor so that the AfD may continue. Regards, FASTILY 23:50, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
thx
Thanks for mythe many, recent speedy deletion requests [I made] you took care of.
Have a nice edit, -DePiep (talk) 00:33, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi DePiep. Of course, glad I could help! Best, FASTILY 00:38, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
Hi, the creator has again moved the 'article' back to draft despite your 'only warning' message on their talk page on 6 January. I am reluctant to move it back to main so the AfD can continue as it becomes move-warring. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 12:21, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
- I've reverted the move, but will leave it to Fastily to determine whether further action is required. --Paul_012 (talk) 15:19, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
Histories lost due to R2 deletions following cut-&-paste moves
Hi. You recently deleted the pages Jakkajan Wanwisa, Kat Rattikarn and Praewa Patcharee as CSD#R2. However, the pages had substantial edit history and were redirected following improper cut-&-paste moves. Please restore the histories and hist-merge to Draft:Jakkajan Wanwisa, Draft:Kat Rattikarn and Draft:Praewa Patcharee, respectively (or wherever the pages' material currently is). Thanks. --Paul_012 (talk) 15:05, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Paul 012. I had a look at the histories, and they just appear to be automatically generated edits created post-page move. It's quite possible I'm missing something; I don't consider myself an expert at fixing this sort of thing. I recommend asking about this at Wikipedia:Requests for history merge so someone more experienced can have a look. Regards, FASTILY 22:11, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
- What a mess. I've cleaned this up, well mostly. The articles are back where they were and the irrelevant cut and paste stuff is deleted in drafts. I've also revoked NPR from the responsible patroller because this isn't the first time I've seen them doing this. — JJMC89 (T·C) 09:16, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
File:Kim Hyun-soo.jpg
@Fastily: Hi admin, I have contested the deletion but why was it still delete without any reply for the contest. The website is the artist agency website and all the way at the end of the page, it mentioned that if any users whom would like to use the images, we have to include the source which I have done so. Is there something, I'm missing here? Maybe the permission template is wrong, however could be corrected isn't it? Btw, I did quick view through the REFUND pages. – Paper9oll (📣 • 📝) 15:24, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Paper9oll. I believe this was explained to you here. Regards, FASTILY 04:49, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Thank you
Thank you for reenabling rollback on my account. I'm glad to see you trust me.
The interface seems much as I remembered it, though I needed to play with the CSS for a while to make the link easier to see without it being distracting. I promise I will not cause any problems with misclicks or with aggressive patrolling, since I will only be using it in situations where I know the content of the edit before I revert it.
Best regards, —Soap— 14:50, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Soap. Glad I could flip the bit for you! Rollback is no big deal, and I'm sure you'll put it to good use. Best, FASTILY 02:20, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
Hi,
I am quite disappointed that your bot has twice deleted Category Talk:Dam failures in Europe.
Would you kindly please create Category:Dam failures in Europe (which I am not able to do) with the content of Category Talk:Dam failures in Europe before deletion?
As the Talk page is the only namespace I can create, I have put the content for Category:Dam failures in Europe there. Which makes it frustrating that I had twice to look up which categories Category:Dam failures in Europe is to be a sub-category of.
You can see my Edits in Carlo Semenza (engineer), Vajont Dam and Malpasset Dam, if you want to verify whether I am a vandal or troll. --2003:C8:4714:600:49CE:C61F:D371:4268 (talk) 10:28, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) I'm not Fastily, but you might be interested in Wikipedia:Articles for creation#Creating Redirects, adding Categories or uploading Files. By using the "Category wizard" your request will be added to queue that is monitored by a lot of people, not just Fastily. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 17:31, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you for the hint, I added it on Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/Redirects_and_categories#Category_request:_Category:Dam_failures_in_Europe.
- It is, however, very frustrating to have worked hard for >~6 improving articles that quite clearly were substantial improvements, with one "Thank you", two "vandalism warnings" and four bot auto-deletes or exclusions of a redlinked category with 10 member articles without any comment or reaction on my request to create the page for me; every time deleting my draught of what should be on the page.
- I have decided to delete my account and only work improving articles when I want to, so of course I don't know the - quite cumbersome, it seems to me - bureaucratic procedures of en.wikipedia. It is sad I got this hint just now, and you aren't even the one making it more difficult for me to work in the first place. :-(
- --2003:C8:4714:600:49CE:C61F:D371:4268 (talk) 22:00, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
Help?
On the WLSD page, I have to damn near identical citebook references and one is messing up BAD! I've looked it 10 times, can't figure it out. Currently it's showing an error message, I don't know why. I'm not seeing it. Can you help? - Neutralhomer • Talk • 05:04 on January 13, 2021 (UTC) • #WearAMask • #BlackLivesMatter
- Neutralhomer,
|access-date=only works when|url=is used. (link) — JJMC89 (T·C) 05:25, 13 January 2021 (UTC)- OK, 2020 must have caused some serious dumb. I read that as it needed something in the accessdate field. Cause I had another error come up with the url error and it wasn't asking for a url, but it needed something in a field. So, yeah. Oops! Thanks! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 05:30 on January 13, 2021 (UTC)
Happy First Edit Day!
Have a very happy first edit anniversary!
From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 00:00, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks, CAPTAIN RAJU! -FASTILY 00:51, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
Please Remove Edit Summary
Could you please remove the edit summary from this edit [[5]]. CLCStudent (talk) 21:46, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
Please delete Draft:Yuvanshree dhayanithi
Hi Fastily, could you please delete Draft:Yuvanshree dhayanithi. The writer of the article (himself) is promoting himself and removed a speedy deletion tag twice. AussieCoinCollector (talk) wish the entire world's COVID-19 status was like WA, 275+ days of no local cases :) 07:21, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
"CAT:MTC" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect CAT:MTC. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 January 17#CAT:MTC until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 11:48, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
Please restore the page; it should have been moved to Talk:Constituency PP-286 (Rahimyar Khan-I) instead. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 15:11, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
- Sorry, it seems the page was actually Help talk:Constituency PP-286 (Rahimyar Khan-I). 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 19:36, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi 1234qwer1234qwer4. Help talk:Constituency PP-286 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II) has no meaningful history, just a couple of automatically generated edits that were created post-page move. Are you sure this is actually the page you want restored? -FASTILY 23:08, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
- As I said, I confused two pages as apparently a user was very disoriented moving pages. I'm sorry. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 23:10, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
- If there's something here that needs fixing, I'm not seeing it. Then again, I don't consider myself an expert at fixing (copy/paste?) moves. I recommend asking about it at Wikipedia:Requests for history merge so someone more experienced can have a look. -FASTILY 23:18, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
- I have already said that this post was a mistake; sorry again if I was not clear enough. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 23:21, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
- If there's something here that needs fixing, I'm not seeing it. Then again, I don't consider myself an expert at fixing (copy/paste?) moves. I recommend asking about it at Wikipedia:Requests for history merge so someone more experienced can have a look. -FASTILY 23:18, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
- As I said, I confused two pages as apparently a user was very disoriented moving pages. I'm sorry. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 23:10, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi 1234qwer1234qwer4. Help talk:Constituency PP-286 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II) has no meaningful history, just a couple of automatically generated edits that were created post-page move. Are you sure this is actually the page you want restored? -FASTILY 23:08, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
Removal of page
Hey There,
I was attempting (per wikipedia's initial recommendations/instructions) to create my very first article using my sandbox, since this is my first attempt at creating a page. This was going to be edited and then published to create a page about the 2016 cryptocurrency project PIVX.
I realize that the page was removed for U5: Misuse of Wikipedia as a web host - however, this was not my intent.
Can the page be restored in order to reclaim that data, and create a page to describe this project (similar to bitcoin, zcash, ethereum, etc)?
Magus369 (talk) 19:47, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Magus369, if a page was removed for web host reasons, it's likely that it wasn't WP:NOTABLE enough to keep as an article. ~Gwennie🐈｟💬 📋｠ 22:46, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
Review for an Article
Hello Fastily, Can your please review the page Draft:Suresh Chakravarthy TamilWikia (talk) 03:12, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
Why always delete my pages? User: Big Ayeh 15:35, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
AfC
I just restored Draft:Rick Griffith from deletion. You seem to have deleted it at G13 in its previous form [[:User::Shastio/sandbox]], probably not ntoicing that it apparently mets creave as having works in multiple major museums,.It needs some work, of course, so I'm leaving it i n draft space for now. DGG ( talk ) 17:43, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
Request
Can you please delete User:Chompy Ace/common.js, User:Chompy Ace/sandbox, and User:Chompy Ace/minerva.js? I do not like to use it, such as mobileundo. Those does not work on CSD U1. Chompy Ace 21:32, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Chompy Ace, Done -FASTILY 21:49, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
CSD
How are you deleting pages I tag so quickly? Adam9007 (talk) 22:41, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Adam9007. I use several self-written tools to help me review and process simple speedy deletion nominations. -FASTILY 00:33, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Wow, that was fast
Living up to your name again.[6] davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 01:22, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks, just glad I could help! -FASTILY 06:09, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
Amraj Lally
You speedier this article - please can you close the ongoing AFD? GiantSnowman 20:18, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi GiantSnowman, Done -FASTILY 23:25, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
Repeated userpage recreation
Hello there, I noticed you deleted the sandbox and userpage (twice) of User:鲸鲮科技. Well, they're at it again and recreated the page. No communication on TP or anything. Should this be brought to ANI or should the userpage just be CSD'd again? Zupotachyon (talk) 01:58, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
- Ah, nevermind, I dug around a bit and reported them at UAA. In the future, for reference, if a user repeatedly recreates a page that has been CSD'd without acknowledging receipt of any messages on their talk page, what should I do? Zupotachyon (talk) 02:02, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Zupotachyon. I've indefinitely blocked the account. For future reference, please report spammers to WP:AIV. Thanks, FASTILY 02:18, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
- Okay, will do. Thanks! Zupotachyon (talk) 02:35, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Zupotachyon. I've indefinitely blocked the account. For future reference, please report spammers to WP:AIV. Thanks, FASTILY 02:18, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
Yacine Hadji
You speedied this article, please can you close the related AFD. I am concerned that you are not adequately checking the article histories before speedying the articles. GiantSnowman 21:56, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
- Sorry, but could you explain why you think this deletion was inappropriate? From what I can see there was no substantial history, unanimous !votes to delete, and the author also agreed. I believe it's pointless to continue wasting more of the community's time with an effectively moot discussion. -FASTILY 23:25, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| Hello admin, I just wanted to drop by and thank you for tirelessly deleting spam pages. This is to let you know that it is very much appreciated. :) Ashleyyoursmile! 16:52, 29 January 2021 (UTC) |
- Thanks, Ashleyyoursmile! -FASTILY 21:56, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
Orphaned subpages
There are a lot of these, it seems. Category:United States political party color templates They were apparently superseded by a new scheme. Elizium23 (talk) 16:18, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
Template:Constitution Party (US)/meta/color
Can you please restore Template:Constitution Party (US)/meta/color? Deleting this template, negatively impacted Constitution Party (United States). Banana Republic (talk) 16:23, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
- Banana Republic, I think there needs to be some kind of justification or notice to other editors that these templates are orphaned by design. Elizium23 (talk) 16:24, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
- Seconded. Hundreds of pages and tables are all messed up now because of this deletion. Thegayfrenchbullie123 (talk contribs) 20:06, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
- I restored the page with some contents, not sure what it was before though. This was breaking too much. The original should still be restored, ofc. Elliot321 (talk | contribs) 20:12, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
- I strongly suggest that this be prevented from happening again by populating the parent and grandparent pages. I suggest placing {{List subpages}} and an explanatory note at the top-level Template page for each color involved here. Elizium23 (talk) 21:07, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
- I have created Template:Constitution Party (US) as an example for a bot or AWB request. Elizium23 (talk) 02:32, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
- I restored the page with some contents, not sure what it was before though. This was breaking too much. The original should still be restored, ofc. Elliot321 (talk | contribs) 20:12, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
Speedy Deletion Criteria
Hi, I saw you recently changed the speedy deletion F1 template I put on File:Orphan's Benefit (1941).jpg; I'm wondering if it would alternatively qualify for G7, as the original uploader had requested deletion here. Brambleclawx 03:25, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Brambleclawx. Sure, looks good to me, I've G7'd the file. Regards, FASTILY 03:29, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
I am confused why you deleted this redirect after I had declined it. Per WP:G7, for redirects created as a result of a page move, the mover must also have been the only substantive contributor to the pages before the move.
The redirect was created because Avilich moved the page to Gaius Caninius Rebilus (consul 37), so we need to check that page to see if the mover was also the page creator. There, we can see that Llywrch is the author of that page. Since these are different editors, G7 does not apply. Therefore, I ask that you please revert your deletion. -- Tavix (talk) 23:17, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
- Alright, fine. 'suffect' is a largely useless term, I figured Llywrch, whom I know, wouldn't mind. Avilich (talk) 23:23, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
- Fastily, I went ahead and struck my request since Avilich recreated it (although I did restore the rest of the edit history so we have the full context). Just take this as a reminder to be more careful with G7 requests that are {{R from page move}}s. :) Avilich, you're welcome to make your case for the deletion of the redirect at WP:RFD, or if Llywrch agrees that it should be deleted, then G7 actually would be valid. While I'm here, I noticed that you made a pretty pointless redirect move there, which WP:MOVEREDIRECT frowns against. In the future, if you want a redirect from Gaius Caninius Rebilus (consul 37), it'd be better to just create it yourself. -- Tavix (talk) 23:30, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| Hello Fastily, here's an admin barnstar for tirelessly patrolling speedy deletion categories and living up to your name. Your work is appreciated very much :-) Pahunkat (talk) 22:22, 6 February 2021 (UTC) |
- Thanks, Pahunkat! Glad I could help :) -FASTILY 01:51, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi Fastily. This file's licenseing has been verified by OTRS which would seem to mean that it's OK for Commons. I tagged the file for just such a thing, but FastilyBot removed the tag. Is there some reason why this file needs to stay local? The file was originally uploaded under a non-free license, but was converted to its current license about a week ago by an editor who added a {{OTRS pending}} template which was then subsequently verified by an OTRS volunteer the other day. Perhaps in the process of doing all of this somebody forgot to tick some box, etc. in the Wikidata which is still telling FastilyBot that this file is non-free? -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:22, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly.
{{Better source requested}}was translcuded on the description page, which triggers FastilyBot to remove{{Copy to Wikimedia Commons}}. I've gone ahead and moved the file to Commons. Regards, FASTILY 08:11, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
Sincere Appeal to Understand
Hi, Fastily. I promise I’m not trying to be belligerent—I’m just confused and am reaching out directly to you first, as the help pages regarding this recommended. This is (was) my first article, but I wasn't under the impression that my User Page was considered anything other than a page that allowed other folks here in the community to understand who I was. This article, like Wikipedia itself, was an ongoing process of development which started with a draft that I'd not yet completed. The details I listed about myself were not designed to be advertising or promotion, but rather to add some context and credibility regarding my experience and interests. All of which, I presumed, would be helpful in directing me to where certain articles or projects might need attention or assistance. And there appears to be a fair amount of need for that, no? Now, all of the time and energy I put into learning on my own user page has been swiftly marked for deletion and then actually deleted without first giving me the benefit of doubt or the opportunity to learn how to improve my draft. Would it not be more productive and less deflating to point out to us new users what specifically could be corrected before issuing a recommendation for deletion? I'm sure there are plenty who nefariously violate the policies here, but there are also plenty of us who are genuinely interested and simply wish to help.
As for my sandbox, I’d not asked for a review of my sandbox and was using it for what I understood it to be: a place for me to test out features and concepts before attempting to go live—in short, a sandbox. So, I wasn’t aware that I was disrupting anyone. What I devised in my sandbox was designed to be “draft material” to learn the features and capabilities of Wikipedia in a safe space, with a subject that I know. Until it is moved into the live environment or a review is requested, I understood that this was precisely the purpose of the space. As for the actual content, before I would edit an article that violates the policies of Wikipedia, I would have began a discussion on that article’s talk page. My interest in the article in my sandbox stems from recognizing that this page needs a bit of structural work and some assistance in improving it’s quality. I believe it’s natural for us to recognize this initially in matters we are most familiar with. I would help by offering references in the article’s talk page to assist others in making these edits. It has been my intention to be a fruitful and valuable member of this community—I’d hoped that I’d be given the benefit of the doubt in that. Mister Hollis Cash (talk) 11:35, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Mister Hollis Cash. This has already been explained to you on your talk page. Thanks, FASTILY 02:27, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
What do think about this file? Even if it's license is OK, it's not being used anywhere so it's encyclopedic value is questionable at best and not sure if it's worth moving to Commons. Moreover, the uploader has been blocked as a spam-only account and there apparently was some SOCKs like GALAKRI created as well; so, it's unlikely anyone else is going to find a use for it. Same goes for File:Spring Stalin.jpg, File:Dragot 5.jpg, File:Dragot.5.jpg, and File:Dragot.jpg. My guess is that uploader might've been trying to create an WP:AUTO and uploaded the images to use in it, but got blocked and the images have just gone unused since then. Do you think these should go to FFD for discussion? -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:09, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I recommend just PRODing these. These are unused personal files which qualify for deletion per WP:NOTWEBHOST bullet 2. -FASTILY 07:13, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- @Marchjuly: To my surprise, there's more to it than meets the eye: sq:Robert Aliaj Dragot, Dance with me Albania, Ora News (a regional and online television news channel based in Tirana, Albania), TedX Tirana, Balkanweb (see News 24 (Albanian TV channel)), Gazeta Express (see Gazeta Express). And there's more. I can't actually read most of these sources, but he seems notable. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 07:54, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- @Alexis Jazz: If you or someone else wants to create an article about this person and use these files in it, then they probably should be moved to Commons (assuming their licensing checks out). I was only asking about the files. For reference, I only came across one of them indirectly while trying to help out another editor at WP:MCQ#Photo copyright. I was going to ask the uploader about it, but saw that he was blocked. I found the other files after checking the uploader's contributions history. I got here after noticing that some of the files were tagged by FastilyBot and also because I remembered that Fastily has set up FastilyBot to look for files like this. So, to make a long story short, I wasn't looking for anything related to Robert Aliaj Dragot. Since Fastily is an admin, maybe he can see if there's anything in User:Krise that's related to Dragot and whether it's worth a refund if you want to work on it. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:27, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- @Marchjuly: The main issue is probably that OTRS permission is likely needed here unless we can verify some other way that User:Krise is Dragot. I was just saying that these appear to be more than "unused personal files" (what Fastily said) as the uploader (assuming the uploader is indeed Dragot) appears to be notable. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 08:39, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- If they aren't being used on any pages at all, then there's really no reason for them to be hosted by Wikipedia. If they can't be moved to Commons because they need OTRS verifcation, then again there's really no need to host them in perpetuity on Wikipedia because they still would need OTRS verification. Since the uploader is blocked and appears to be long gone, tagging them with {{npd}} seems like it would just be a deletion by default even if someone creates an article about Dragot. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:53, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- @Marchjuly: Not saying I disagree, I was really only commenting on the "personal file" thing. The files could be used in an article (if one is written, I might create a stub at some point but don't count on it), they would be in scope for Commons (so they're not just "personal files") but permission is an issue so deletion is a likely outcome. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 10:17, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- If they aren't being used on any pages at all, then there's really no reason for them to be hosted by Wikipedia. If they can't be moved to Commons because they need OTRS verifcation, then again there's really no need to host them in perpetuity on Wikipedia because they still would need OTRS verification. Since the uploader is blocked and appears to be long gone, tagging them with {{npd}} seems like it would just be a deletion by default even if someone creates an article about Dragot. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:53, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- @Marchjuly: The main issue is probably that OTRS permission is likely needed here unless we can verify some other way that User:Krise is Dragot. I was just saying that these appear to be more than "unused personal files" (what Fastily said) as the uploader (assuming the uploader is indeed Dragot) appears to be notable. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 08:39, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- @Alexis Jazz: If you or someone else wants to create an article about this person and use these files in it, then they probably should be moved to Commons (assuming their licensing checks out). I was only asking about the files. For reference, I only came across one of them indirectly while trying to help out another editor at WP:MCQ#Photo copyright. I was going to ask the uploader about it, but saw that he was blocked. I found the other files after checking the uploader's contributions history. I got here after noticing that some of the files were tagged by FastilyBot and also because I remembered that Fastily has set up FastilyBot to look for files like this. So, to make a long story short, I wasn't looking for anything related to Robert Aliaj Dragot. Since Fastily is an admin, maybe he can see if there's anything in User:Krise that's related to Dragot and whether it's worth a refund if you want to work on it. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:27, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- @Marchjuly: To my surprise, there's more to it than meets the eye: sq:Robert Aliaj Dragot, Dance with me Albania, Ora News (a regional and online television news channel based in Tirana, Albania), TedX Tirana, Balkanweb (see News 24 (Albanian TV channel)), Gazeta Express (see Gazeta Express). And there's more. I can't actually read most of these sources, but he seems notable. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 07:54, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
Request for Pending changes reviewer rights
Hi @Fastily: Good evening, I hope you are good, I Need a help from you i have placed one request for PCR rights in before 4 days in page Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Pending changes reviewer, but still no one has review my request, so if you dont mind then can you review my request and please tell me that i am eligible or not?, I left a message in your talk page because i saw that you are the admin of this wikipedia, Thanks Have A Good and Safe Day. Thanks BubblySnow 💬 16:30, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| For all your activities pertaining to G13 deletions. Thank you for your good works. Celestina007 (talk) 18:18, 9 February 2021 (UTC) |
- Thanks Celestina007! Glad I could help :) -FASTILY 23:27, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
can you help me please
for page Gate of Cyrus please can you help me make a good, acceptable, and complete page because I have no idea — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kamran Tetra (talk • contribs) 18:07, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
I think Twinkle was a bit too "helpful" there. That page is actually the correct archive for WT:Edit filter. :-) Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 20:09, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Suffusion of Yellow. Restored, thanks for letting me know. -FASTILY 20:28, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
List of Indian winners and nominees of the Academy Awards
I think you have deleted a page which is nominated at WP:FLC.
See Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Indian Academy Award winners and nominees/archive1 - I suggested to move the page to "List of Indian winners and nominees of the Academy Awards"; the nominator tried to move it and the result is pure mess. At the moment the nominated page is nowhere to find. Shahid • Talk2me 15:52, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- Oof, I guess this might have been an error on my part as well; I had nominated the page for CSD per R2. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 16:20, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- Wow, what a mess. I've combed through the history and fixed all the bad/broken moves by Yashthepunisher. Thanks Shshshsh for brining this to our attention. Regards, FASTILY 23:27, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- As a last step, these redirects deleted by Liz should be restored. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 07:56, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
- @Liz: Can you do this? 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 14:36, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
- As a last step, these redirects deleted by Liz should be restored. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 07:56, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
- Wow, what a mess. I've combed through the history and fixed all the bad/broken moves by Yashthepunisher. Thanks Shshshsh for brining this to our attention. Regards, FASTILY 23:27, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2021 February 15 § Orphaned files uploaded by Krise. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:01, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Bureaucratic detail
Not that it's much of a bother, but Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of international goals scored by Sergio Ramos should have been closed when the page was deleted (as a check through page history would have revealed its existence, though I assume you did that and just forgot to close the Afd)... No worries, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 23:04, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Page name change
@Fastily: The page Kanglei mythology has a redirect Meitei mythology. Actually the name of the page deserves to be called Meitei mythology, as per the references cited as well as reasonably, the mythology is for the Meitei people. Could you please change the redirected name into the main name? Haoreima (talk) 11:43, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Haoreima. I'm not your typical go-to admin for performing round-robin moves. May I suggest making a new request at Wikipedia:Requested moves? -FASTILY 04:26, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello Fastily, I have made a request in the talk page of Kanglei mythology. If there is any error, could you please check? Please help me to overcome the task, please! Haoreima (talk) 10:11, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
36.255.62.220
Can user:36.255.62.220 and user:75.109.76.165 please be blocked. CLCStudent (talk) 16:09, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Please restore redirects to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Samoan Islands
The page The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Samoan Islands was restored. Therefore the removed redirect pages needs to be restored:
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Samoa
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in American Samoa
Dmm1169 (talk) 04:21, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
G6
Hi @Fastily: I noted that you removed the G6 tag at Draft:Samuel Perry Animashaun citing that having a draft of an article already in mainspace is not a reason to delete anything. I had noted a comment on the talk page of the draft for it to be merged or deleted. I was unable to find any guiding policy and the G6 seemed like the best fit. Sorry about that. --TheSokks (talk) 06:27, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
I wish to delete my page.
I wish to delete my page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eric6596255162 (talk • contribs) 17:08, 26 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi Fastily. Could you look at this file? You deleted it per Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 August 14#File:CFN-CNBC logo.png (which I personally think was the right thing to do), but it was restored (by mistake in my opinion) per Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2020 September 5. This file ended up at FFD as part of a mass file deletion nomination spree by Jonteemil, which subsequently resulted in an ANI discussion and then a DRV discussion. There were lots of files nominated that probably didn't really need to be deleted (they probably just needed to be relicensed), but there were others (like this one) which probably needed to be deleted. I only came across this file by chance while looking at something else, but my guess is that there might be more (like File:Chicago Blackhawks logo (1937-1955).png) that were restored after they had been deleted by FFD. Just from looking at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 August 14, there are lots of blue links for files that were deleted and most of the closes appear to have been made by you. Not sure what to do here since some of the FFD discussions actually did receive "delete" !votes from other editors; so, it seems that the blanket restore of them all might have went too far the other way. FWIW, some of the files like this particular CFN-CNBC logo would've been better off being prodded given the way they're being used, but that's not really an option now. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:21, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. In the closing statement at DRV, RoySmith wrote "Feel free to re-nominate any of these files, but dumping them all back onto WP:FfD in one batch would not be cool". The problem with Jonteemil was that they nominated so many files at once; it should be fine to send these to FfD in small batches. Regards, FASTILY 07:22, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
- I saw that part of the DRV close, but am still not sure why a "new" FFD is necessary for one that was properly closed by another administrator. While Jonteemil's approach was unwise, the comments in that DRV that proper FFD process wasn't followed weren't really correct and showed a bit of a misunderstanding as to how FFD is supposed to work. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:45, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
Can you undelete some files for me?
Yesterday I added seven undeletion requests at WP:REFUND from Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion#File:ProcessionOfAnts.JPG on. Can you possibly do them for me when you get some time? Then I don't have to remember them for too long and can insert them in their appropriate articles. TIA ww2censor (talk) 14:05, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Ww2censor. Certainly, I've restored all except for File:"Chimney" Front.jpg (please see my reply at Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion). Regards, FASTILY 23:07, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
Ira V. Hiscock
Hello, I am still learning how to claim the correct copyright status. As with my file I uploaded of Kristaps Keggi, I can have the copyright holder of the image of Ira V. Hiscock write an email attesting to the wish to claim a Creative Commons license. I am in need of assistance. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cczollo (talk • contribs) 02:05, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Cczollo. Please have the copyright holder follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. Thanks, FASTILY 02:35, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
Userpage, again
Hi - could you please look at Tundenny Origina's userpage again? It's been deleted three times as WP:U5, two of those times by you from my nomination. It looks like it's straying into that territory again... I think this is just a WP:SPA whose only interest is a vanity page. The account has no other contributions except to the userpage. Thanks. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 20:56, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Drm310. Thanks for letting me know, I've indef'd the account. Regards, FASTILY 22:35, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
Question
Hoping you can clarify this for me. A pair articles is being repeatedly disrupted by multiple IPs (up to 10 now) and you declined protection? The same edits were at first made by a new user, but now it's just one ip after another. You advised I "Warn the user appropriately then report them to AIV or ANI
". I have already posted multiple notices on the talk page of the registered account, and tried repeatedly to engage on the article tp, but they refuse to respond on either page. (And surely you don't expect me "warn" all these IPs?) Meanwhile, why pass it off to AIV? I'm not looking to have a bah-zillion IPs blocked, I would just like to have to the pages protected from further disruption. Besides, won't they just tell me to go to RPP? And why would I take this to ANI? To have the community debate what? That an uncooperative new user and a dozen IPs have disrupted the page with repeated unsourced changes? Again, won't they just tell me to go to RPP? If the page is locked, the disruption ends, which is what I thought RPP was for. (Plus hopefully the editor(s) would start to engage.) I'm not as experienced in all this as you, so as I said, hopefully you can clarify this for me. Thank you - wolf 23:48, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Thewolfchild. I'm not seeing a level of disruption that warrants page protection. There is a very high potential for collateral damage when semi-protecting pages, and as such it is only applied sparingly. This is why I've pointed you to AIV, blocks are surgical in nature and are effective at stopping most disruptive users. Anyways I've indef'd the sockmaster (DrunkMilitary) and blocked the IPs (2601:643:8200:10D0:0:0:0:0/64, 2600:387:6:80D:0:0:0:1B). -FASTILY 00:24, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
- Ok, well hopefully that'll do it. I'll keep an on the pages. - wolf 04:12, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
Modeling a Wikipedia entry after an existing page
The page I created was loosely modeled after this Wikipedia entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Italiana_Zerilli-Marimò although flagged and deleted for U5 and potentially G11 infractions. The goal was not to promote but to inform, although the reasons for deletion were vaguely specific as nothing specific was called out.
My question is...if a new page is created, following the aforementioned Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo wiki page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Italiana_Zerilli-Marimò...omitting the original external links entered (with exception of existing wiki page links), official website external link and omission of the Institute's mark, will that satisfy the criteria and enable the page to be published without deletion?
Thank you Marc Z 16:49, 5 March 2021 (UTC)16:49, 5 March 2021 (UTC)~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by MarcZayas (talk • contribs)
- Hi MarcZayas. You may not use Wikipedia to promote your business, organization, and/or services. Please be advised that repeat violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. -FASTILY 22:00, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
Draft:Wave Farm (New York)
Hi Fastily. Could you delete Draft:Wave Farm (New York)? The creator, who had COI , disclosed it on their user page, but that is gone now and they have also been vanished. The also blanked the draft before leaving. I did some editing on the draft but have no objections to deletion. --- Possibly (talk) 18:45, 7 March 2021 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| For efficiently deleting pages and helping to keep the wiki ad free. Skingo12 (talk) 16:19, 9 March 2021 (UTC) |
- Thanks Skingo12, glad I could help! -FASTILY 22:38, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
Deletion request
Hello, can you please delete this file/page? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hiscock.tif
- Hi Cczollo. Done -FASTILY 23:46, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
Deletion restore
Is it okay to restore the page Christopher Saul, which you deleted back in June or at least return it to draftspace. I feel it can be worked on further.2A00:23C6:D884:6401:F023:51F4:3AFB:8744 (talk) 13:50, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
- Hi, the page you're referring to is a redirect and contains no content. The actual page can be found at Draft:Christopher Saul, and it was deleted by another administrator (@Liz). Please get in touch with them for next steps. Thanks, FASTILY 05:37, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar |
| Thanks for your contributions. Dam222 🌋 (talk) 06:58, 16 March 2021 (UTC) |
- Thanks, Dam222! -FASTILY 21:45, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
"DiskOSB" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect DiskOSB. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 March 17#DiskOSB until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Dominicmgm (talk) 18:32, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
CSD of promotional userpage under promotional username
Hello Fastily, I have a concern about some of your speedy deletion of promotional userspace pages that are under promotional username. As I understand, such pages are to be tagged as {{db-spamuser}}. The page is supposed to be deleted and the user blocked for violating the username policy as a promotional username. This way the burdern on WP:UAA can be reduced by avoiding obvious reports. I had tagged some pages as db-spamuser and checked them to see how they were handled. I noticed that you deleted those as U5 and did not block the user. These are some examples -
- User:Kent Reliance/Sample page was deleted as U5. The user was blocked by another Admin after UAA report.
- User:GTN Site Of Knowledge same case.
- User:UOfreedom
- User:Team Management Services was deleted as U5 twice. Userpage was recreated after first deletion and tagged by someone else and deleted again as U5. The user then went on to create Draft:Team Management Services and was finally blocked.
This extra work could have been avoided if they were blocked for username violation right after page deletion. I hope you will consider this. Thank you. AVSmalnad77 talk 06:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
- Hi AVSmalnad77. Regarding I noticed that you deleted those as U5 and did not block the user, yes, that was deliberate. Barring extreme circumstances, I will not block users whose userpages I have deleted, and vice versa. This allows for a second admin to review the situation and correct possible errors. While spammers are irritating, they certainly don't represent an imminent threat to Wikipedia's bottom line (there are many, many technical measures in place to limit their harm), so there's no real rush to deal with them. -FASTILY 21:40, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
The Midnight Club
Hi Fastily, I would like you to help me by deleting The Midnight Club so that I can move my draft there since, as indicated there, the filming of the series has already begun. I ask you here because two days ago the mark for deletion but no one has attended my request. Greetings. Bruno Rene Vargas (talk) 19:12, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Bruno Rene Vargas. Already done by Liz. For future reference, you can also use Wikipedia:Requested moves. Regards, FASTILY 21:40, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
Recover the 1958 McDonnell Company logo
Greetings! I've discovered a material for the history of McDonnell Douglas logo, which was scanned from a newspaper and then published on the Internet, from which you can know about the actual use of the logos. I've uploaded a 1958 McDonnell logo, but it was later deleted due to no enough sourced information, so is it possible to recover it back now?
This is accessible here: McDonnell Douglas Logo Heritage
-- Great Brightstar (talk) 05:57, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Great Brightstar. Regarding "it was later deleted due to no enough sourced information", that is incorrect. The file was deleted per this discussion, as a clear-cut violation of WP:NFCC#1. -FASTILY 08:56, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
R3 is not eligible for redirects created by page move
I'm confused. This criterion does not apply to redirects created as a result of a page move,[4] unless the moved page was also recently created. The file was uploaded 19 March. Not recent enough? — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 00:30, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
Same question for File:Album cover of Nepi the Polynesian man.jpg, also uploaded 19 March. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 00:53, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Alexis Jazz. I've actually been screamed at for performing an R3 deletion on a redirect just shy of a day old, so yes, I'd rather err on the side of caution. I've kicked these over to RfD, please make your case there. Thanks, FASTILY 02:59, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
Raghvendra0620
Hello Fastily, I've noticed that Raghvendra0620 (talk · contribs) has been persistently attempting to "publish their biodata" on their userpage, and as a result it has been deleted about 8 times (and their sandbox once). Is a sitewide block/one from their userpage needed here? Thanks, Pahunkat (talk) 19:25, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Pahunkat. Yes, I think so; I've blocked the account. Regards, FASTILY 19:43, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
Malformed SPI Cases
Wikipedia:Database reports/Malformed SPI Cases was edited to remove content (diff) and I'm confused if this is intentional or just another vandal-edit. Don't quite get what's going on, but thought you should know. Zupotachyon (talk) 02:16, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Zupotachyon. Yes, it's vandalism. Thanks for letting me know. Regards, FASTILY 02:24, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
Old TFD that could use a irregular regular
The couple of admins who are regulars at TFD have commented in Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2021_February_16#Template:Members_of_the_First_Legislative_Yuan and I'm pretty sure NAC for this case would get some questioning eyes. Could you or Plastikspork look in and give that a close? Izno (talk) 06:31, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
Me as an Endingsesame sockpuppet
My account (Ssjhowarthisawesome) was previously blocked as Endingsesame, Gromitetoes, Thing in the tree and other sockpuppets according to my brain. Do you need to block my Ssjhowarthisawesome account?Ssjhowarthisawesome (talk) 22:24, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
- Fastily, this is clear as mud. The account was of course never blocked, but they added the "suspected sock" on their own user page, God knows why. Maybe this is another call for attention or whatever. They do share a number of similarities with Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Endingsesame/Archive, including geolocation, but there is no CU check that would compare, and I don't know if it's worth the trouble in the first place--I wasted ten minutes of my life on this already. Take care, Drmies (talk) 22:33, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
- Just indef'd, thanks for the info. Best, FASTILY 22:50, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
Please change {{sock|Endingsesame}} to {{sock|Endingsesame|blocked}} on the User:Ssjhowarthisawesome page
2601:584:180:3D80:D0EA:83E0:11DF:BE9 (talk) 12:47, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
Fastily, what are you doing? Drmies (talk) 01:16, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
- Now I'm not sure who's responsible, you or -noah-, but it sure is a waste of time. Drmies (talk) 01:18, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
- I deleted a cross-wiki redirect from mainspace to draftspace; this is a textbook instance of WP:CSD#R2. No comment on merits of the move, that's a question for @-noah- -FASTILY 01:20, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
- Fastily, as much as I appreciate the good work you do, this is one of those occasions where I think you should have looked to see what was happening--you would have seen that I moved the article from draft space and was actively working on it, and that -noah- had no business reverting that. Drmies (talk) 01:33, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
- I deleted a cross-wiki redirect from mainspace to draftspace; this is a textbook instance of WP:CSD#R2. No comment on merits of the move, that's a question for @-noah- -FASTILY 01:20, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
Socks redux
Hi, a few weeks back, after filing a request for assistance, you gave me some help with a persistent block-evader socking via multi IPs, on a pair of milhist pages ([8] & [9]). Seems he returned today. Only made a few edits. I've reverted, and added the IPs to a list I'm keeping. Is there anything else I can do? Or you can do? Eg; (In order of preference→)RPP? AIV? SPI? TP warnings? ANI? I would like a more long-term solution if possible. Thanks - wolf 05:19, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Thewolfchild. I've just blocked both IPs, thanks for letting me know. I'll give you a choice: I can either a) semi both pages for a year, or b) since there isn't a lot of disruption, we can leave both pages unprotected so as to honeypot future socks. -FASTILY 05:37, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
- Just happened again today. Thanks for the reply. As much as I'd like to nab future socks, (I didn't realize 'honey-potting' was a thing here), I think option 1 - page protection, would be preferable. It will provide stability to those articles, and since it's seems to be just the one person, hopefully push him to create an account at some point and follow the content guidelines. If a new, registered account suddenly starts to cause the same problem, I'll let you know. Thanks again for your assistance with this, it is appreciated. Cheers - wolf 11:45, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
Retag Ssjhowarthisawesome
Please change {{Sock|Endingsesame}} to {{blockedsock|Endingsesame}} on the User:Ssjhowarthisawesome page because the Ssjhowarthisawesome account has been blocked by you for being claimed as an alternative account of Endingsesame. 2601:584:180:3D80:9D99:5097:AF74:78DC (talk) 21:40, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
I moved the article to draft space, but the creator just moved it back to into main space after you deleted the R2, are you able to sort it out, warn the person why it's wrong? Cheers. Govvy (talk) 20:14, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Govvy. The appropriate way of dealing with this is to warn the user and report them to WP:AIV/WP:ANI if disruption continues. Anyways, I've deleted the redirect at the draft title so you can move it back. Regards, FASTILY 23:12, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
Hello, Fastily,
It looked like your bot was updating this page on Mondays starting last month. But it didn't update today so I thought I'd ask if the updating was going to be a regular thing. Thanks! Liz Read! Talk! 05:05, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Liz. The WMF recently made some breaking changes to the way the toolforge database replicas work. I started updating my bot to work with the new changes, but it's not quite ready yet, so I do apologize for the downtime. I'll trigger the reports manually later this week. -FASTILY 09:31, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
Can you help me to make a own wikipedia page??
(Redacted) Bijoy B K Official (talk) 17:49, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
Is it required to go through the Article Wizard in order to create articles?
I'm sort of new to Wikipedia, and started moving pages that weren't created through the Article Wizard from the mainspace to the draft space. Then, one user whose page I moved got mad at me. Do you have to use the AW to create pages? ---Zai- (talk) 23:28, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
- Hi -Zai-. There is no requirement to use Article Wizard, but this is the preferred route for new users to take. -FASTILY 23:30, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
Harold Earls IV
That was way too fast. I didn't even see a delete notice. Anyways thank you Fastily. --Gpkp [u • t • c] 07:12, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Gpkp. Sure thing, glad I could help! -FASTILY 04:41, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
G11/U5 and promotional user pages
Hi, Fastily. I noticed you deleted User:Slaying Queen as a U5 when I had nominated it as a G11. Just wanted a little clarification on that: would you consider the both to be interchangeable when it's a promotional page in userspace? Many thanks, Sdrqaz (talk) 02:19, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Sdrqaz. WP:CSD#U5 links WP:NOTWEBHOST, which under bullet point 5 links to WP:UPNOT, which explicitly prohibits promotional materials in the userspace. Could I have deleted the pages under WP:CSD#G11? Probably, as there's a lot of overlap here. I've written a number of tools to help me process spam, and it's easier to review offending pages as a batch than by individual criterion, considering how the end result (deletion) wouldn't change. Regards, FASTILY 04:38, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
Precious anniversary
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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:07, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks! :) -FASTILY 01:36, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
File restoration request
Please undelete File:LASheriffsEndorsement.pdf and File:Jones congress record.pdf since they are being used at Ilario Pantano#Support in a way that doesn't show up as a file link and therefore did not meet WP:CSD#F10. See User talk:Cloudbound/Archive 5#File:JonesPantanoMemoir.pdf * Pppery * it has begun... 13:28, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Pppery. Both restored, thanks for letting me know. -FASTILY 01:36, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
- Please restore File:Oxford Newspaper Clipping1934.pdf for the same reason (it's linked to by URL at Alfred Brotherston Emden#References, which is tagged as permanently dead). * Pppery * it has begun... 21:01, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
- Done. Can I ask how you are finding these? Assuming there are more I can restore these in one fell swoop -FASTILY 04:11, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
- The first two files were found incidentally while browsing elsewhere. Once I found them, I wondered whether there were more such cases, and did a search for all articles containing upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en URLS. There ended up being hundreds of them, so I restricted the search to articles that had tagged dead and not archived links. Most of the results were either false positives or files that were deleted for copyright rather than scope reasons, but I found this one and repaired four other such links (three where the relevant file was moved to Commons, and one by finding an off-Wikimedia URL to what I think is the same file). I could probably write a query to find all F10-deleted files that are referenced in this way (since they were technically improperly deleted), but I don't think I'll find any more of these worth asking an admin to restore otherwise. * Pppery * it has begun... 04:35, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
- Please restore File:Oxford Newspaper Clipping1934.pdf for the same reason (it's linked to by URL at Alfred Brotherston Emden#References, which is tagged as permanently dead). * Pppery * it has begun... 21:01, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
Request FFD close
Hi,
Could you please close the FFD for File:Olympia Dukakis still at Pride Parade, from film Olympia by Harry Marvomichalis.jpg? I've withdrawn the nomination, and the OTRS ticket has confirmed the licensing. Thanks,. -- Whpq (talk) 12:59, 22 April 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Whpq. Sure, Done -FASTILY 23:42, 22 April 2021 (UTC)
A Barnstar for you
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| For your prompt U1s. NotReallySoroka (talk) (formerly DePlume) 04:55, 23 April 2021 (UTC) |
- Thanks, NotReallySoroka! -FASTILY 05:12, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
Undeletion request
Hi Fastily: You recently deleted two pages per WP:G7.
However, looking at the page's Revision histories, the user that posted the G7 template was not the original author of the page. As such, these pages did not qualify for G7 deletion at all. Therefore, I am requesting undeletion of these pages. Part of the reason I am doing so is because these are presently being discussed at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Unfunny AfDs from April Fools 2021. North America1000 03:11, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Northamerica1000. @MainPeanut !voted for deletion in the MfD. As far as I can tell, that's a valid G7 request. Assuming you feel strongly about restoring these pages, there's nothing stopping you from performing the deed. Also, courtesy ping for @NotReallySoroka -FASTILY 03:19, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
- I was the author of those pages because @NotReallySoroka was operating as an IP during April Fools Day, so he couldn't create them himself. I am ok with the deletion of those pages, so proceed. MainPeanut (talk) 03:23, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
- Indeed. NotReallySoroka (talk) (formerly DePlume) 03:42, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
- Fastily: Aah, my bad, I missed that the creator !voted to delete all at the MfD. Easy enough to miss, but I missed that. Struck some stuff above. Thanks for your prompt reply here! North America1000 03:32, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
- I was the author of those pages because @NotReallySoroka was operating as an IP during April Fools Day, so he couldn't create them himself. I am ok with the deletion of those pages, so proceed. MainPeanut (talk) 03:23, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
Some baklava for you!
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Hey! Just wanted to say a big thank you for all you do across Wikipedia, especially quick handling of U1s. Keep being awesome! Bsoyka🗣️ 00:16, 27 April 2021 (UTC) |
- Thanks Bsoyka, glad I could help! -FASTILY 00:47, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
Sir, can you understand the reason why this page was deleted last year? PA12194 (talk) 14:52, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
- Hi PA12194. Drafts are eligible for deletion after 6 months of inactivity. See Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion/G13 for details -FASTILY 22:34, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
Tools for moving to Commons
Noticed you moved File:Our Lady of Heliopolis Co-Cathedral in 2005.jpg to Commons using Wikipedia:MTC!. Now that I read that page I think I understand why this might be since you're the developer, but I wonder why it can be preferable to FileImporter? If it can do things that FileImporter cannot I'll add that to Wikipedia:Moving files to Commons#Tools. I also wonder if it would be possible for MTC! to preserve page history, but I'm guessing that stuff maybe isn't exposed with an API? — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 10:38, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Alexis Jazz:
- I wonder why it can be preferable to FileImporter
- To name a few: flexible batch transfers, automatic filtering of inappropriate files, flexible wikitext generation, the ability to delete post-transfer. Obviously this is a non-exhaustive list; if you want to learn more, I recommend trying both tools.
- that stuff maybe isn't exposed with an API
- It is not. However I do note there is no Commons policy requiring "page history" for transferred files. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to include this in MTC!, but convincing the WMF devs to do anything is metaphorically equivalent to pulling teeth sans painkillers.
- By the way, regarding this edit, I don't think it is fair to characterize FtCG "Abandoned"; it's still being maintained :) -FASTILY 03:57, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
- The table said it wasn't actively maintained, I only changed the wording to narrow the column and make it easier to read. I personally can't try either tool, but I'll try to describe this better on the page in question. I know there's no policy requirement, but I've always found the "Original upload log" sections to be aesthetically unappealing and it feels like a workaround. I also noticed with File:Assault Craft Unit ONE Medals 2013.jpg that only the most recent revision was imported. FileImporter is the work of WMDE's tech team, I wonder if maybe they would be more responsive than the WMF in general. I share your "pulling teeth" experience.. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 16:43, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
- I wonder why it can be preferable to FileImporter
Another user interested in polymers
File:Jace 03876 fu1.jpg (local) / c:File:Jace 03876 fu1.jpg. (Commons) Maybe Thatonewikiguy is back? — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 18:58, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
- I can't say I'm familiar with Thatonewikiguy. I do note that these images were uploaded by someone enrolled in a WikiEdu course, so it seems unlikely that they are a sock. -FASTILY 00:24, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
Removing transclusions of deleted template?
Is there a bot that will delete the remaining transclusions of Template:Add colon minutes? – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:05, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Jonesey95. I'm not sure I understand.
{{Add colon minutes}}only has 3 transclusions, and it doesn't seem like a bot needs to get involved. -FASTILY 02:39, 5 May 2021 (UTC)- I don't know much about how deletion works. I had assumed that the deleting editor is responsible for cleaning up transclusions so that WP:REDNOT is not violated, or that a bot would do it, but the transclusions are still around. Does a bot take care of them, or is it the deleting editor's responsibility, or is someone else expected to finish the cleanup work? I really don't know, so I am asking. – Jonesey95 (talk) 03:38, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
- Mainspace transclusions are removed as a courtesy (there are several bots/tools that can assist with this). As far as I know there's no actual requirement to remove translcusions on talk pages and in the userspace (I avoid these because some people get very upset when you touch their "stuff"). -FASTILY 04:23, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
- I don't know much about how deletion works. I had assumed that the deleting editor is responsible for cleaning up transclusions so that WP:REDNOT is not violated, or that a bot would do it, but the transclusions are still around. Does a bot take care of them, or is it the deleting editor's responsibility, or is someone else expected to finish the cleanup work? I really don't know, so I am asking. – Jonesey95 (talk) 03:38, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
The template you deleted is referred in 176 pages
I just redirected it to {{hexadecimal}} to avoid the red links. — 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚 (talk) 09:56, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
Protected mainspace title
Hey @Fastily, Hope you're well. Actually I came across a draft named Emiway which has been submitted for the review. The subject is notable and can pass the review. However, the orginal name Emiway Bantai has been protected so that only administrators can create it. I want to know what to do in this situation, if I want to accept the draft. Is it ok to accept it. signed, Iflaq (talk) 15:48, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Iflaq. The procedure is described at WP:RFPU. tl;dr please contact protecting admin @Discospinster first. Thanks, FASTILY 21:01, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
Questions
Why did you delete the page "Attempted assassination of Mohamed Nasheed" that I created? Wiki N Islam (talk) 18:29, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Wiki N Islam. The page has not been deleted. In fact, this was explained to you here, did you not read the message? -FASTILY 21:01, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
I noticed that you deleted the sandbox for User:Nregier23 due to U5. Based on the context (a link from Greater Sudbury) I suspect that this is a new user who was attempting to create a draft of a new article but needs help understanding how to write NPOV articles & how to request a review of a draft, rather than linking directly to their sandbox page. This is a learning opportunity for a potential new contributor, and I'm worried that immediate deletion rather than engagement will prevent them from pursuing Wikipedia in the future. Could it be restored? Dan Scott (talk) 15:32, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Dan scott. This reads like a promotional piece (in addition to violating NOTWEBHOST). I don't mind restoring it, however I will be nominating it for deletion at MfD. Let me know how you'd like to proceed. For reference, the text of the deleted page. Courtesy ping for @Aspening -FASTILY 22:09, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| Thank you for deleting the file I have requested. Black Canary (talk) 23:08, 10 May 2021 (UTC) |
- Thanks, Girl Mystique! Glad I could help -FASTILY 23:27, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
- File:David Anderle.png · ( talk | logs | history | links | watch ) · [revisions]
- File:Beatles August 1969.jpg · ( talk | logs | links | watch ) · [revisions]
- File:Beach Boys Maharishi.jpg · ( talk | logs | history | links | watch ) · [revisions]
I'm requesting that these files be restored since no consensus was actually reached. I had objected to the removal, and no one apart from the nominator and myself ever contributed to the discussion. I really don't understand why you would have prematurely closed the discussion after the nominator had explicitly asked for further opinions on the potential issue, which was clearly a gray area of WP:NFCI #8. Thanks. ili (talk) 07:06, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
- Relisted. If you object to deletion, then please invest some effort in your !vote to make it obvious. Thanks, FASTILY 07:20, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
Deletion of article about Bryan Cressey
Hello, I wanted to see if you can help me restore an article about Bryan Cressey I was working on in PSComm/Sandbox, as I had not yet added all my attributions. This is my first article, and in editing it originally, I had cited approximately 20 references (and still needed to add some more), but when I returned the next day to edit, the things in the sandbox had gone away. Yesterday, I recreated most of the work I had previously done, and wanted to make sure the information in the sandbox did not go away again, so I thought I saved it, but it published.
I am seeking your help to help me restore a draft and also find out where to get help in writing in a more encyclopedic fashion so as to not violate Section G11. I tried to model the article after those of some of Cressey's contemporaries on Wikipedia such as Stanley Golder, Henry Kravis and Ray Dalio.
Thank you kindly for any help you may be able to provide.
PSComm (talk) 13:43, 11 May 2021 (UTC)PSComm
- Hi PSComm. What is your relationship to Bryan Cressey? -FASTILY 21:03, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
Kim Michele Richardson
Hi Fastily, please see my comment at WP:COIN on this one - the apparent "disclosure" on the user page was added not by that user, but by the editor whose edits they keep removing. I'm not sure how to untangle the mess, but hopefully you might have some ideas? Thanks Melcous (talk) 00:03, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Melcous. I wasn't entirely sure how to deal with it either, hence the report at COIN. Hopefully someone more familiar with this kind of thing can resolve it. Regards, FASTILY 06:10, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
Speedy Deletion Rejection
Hello Fastily, you recently declined the speedy deletion of this redirect page [10] because the target page still exists. I nominated the page because although the target page exists, the section which it is pointing to does not exist, and there is no relevant content in the target article. Can you explain your rationale for declining speedy deletion? Thank you! Apollo1203 (talk) 22:25, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Apollo1203. The text of criterion G8 contains no mention of deleted sections. Please note that CSD is only to be used for obvious, clear-cut cases which are explicitly covered by policy. Everything else belongs at XfD -FASTILY 22:39, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
Created again for the third time. Maybe salt or block? ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 16:45, 19 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi ScottishFinnishRadish. I see you've left them a warning; if they do it again, let me know and I'll indef the account. Regards, FASTILY 00:16, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
User:Ramsvidor deletion
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Ramsvidor (talk • contribs) 06:59, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
Hi Fastily. I recently listed this page at RFPP and sought pending changes protection. You blocked the IP instead (thanks for that!), but the disruptive editor is on a dynamic IP. Their incessant removals in August-September of last year resulted in the previous protection. You can see in the page history that, since the block of the IP you performed, they've vandalized the page six further times. Oshwah blocked the most recent iteration, but the editing pattern from 2020 (as well as the fact that they've now returned after six months) suggests they will be persistent, either returning as soon as the block is up or just switching IPs. Any chance you might reconsider the protection? Thanks. Grandpallama (talk) 14:27, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Grandpallama. I just blocked the /49. If they're still vandalizing, I'll be happy to reconsider protecting the page. Regards, FASTILY 21:59, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| Thanks for helping delete the spam/self promo I find in Stale userspace drafts. Your help is greatly appreciated! Keep up the great work :) MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 02:05, 24 May 2021 (UTC) |
- Thanks MrLinkinPark333, glad I could help! Best, FASTILY 09:31, 26 May 2021 (UTC)
delete it Draft
Hello dear management, I had created Ariana Nabaey article, but after checking the sources, I realized that I had made a mistake and asked to delete it, and you deleted it. I want you to delete his draft as well. Thanks.--Parizad (talk) 16:10, 26 May 2021 (UTC)
Talk Page deletions
Hi! I've generally been creating article talk pages to accompany articles that I've created (so that they don't have to be created by someone else). Is this a bad practice? I've noticed that you have deleted a few of them today. — Mikehawk10 (talk) 23:29, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Mikehawk10. I assume you're referring to pages such as Talk:The Irish Rover (newspaper). If so, then yes; please do not create empty pages for the sake of creating them. If applicable, you may create talk pages with the appropriate WikiProject banner. -FASTILY 23:34, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
- Understood. Thank you! — Mikehawk10 (talk) 23:56, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
Too hot to code
Ack, I note your deletion of Wikipedia:WikiProject Malaysia/Hot articles. The creation was not a mistake, it was intended to be updated by User:HotArticlesBot (see User:HotArticlesBot/Config.json). Could you restore it, and I'll take another look at the HotArticles config. CMD (talk) 02:38, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Chipmunkdavis. The page has exactly one edit, from you, and contains no content whatsoever. According to the bot's source code, it is unnecessary for this page to exist (i.e. it will be automatically created by the bot). I do note that the configuration for WikiProject Malaysia contains an error; the maximum number of articles that can be listed is 10, but you (or someone else) specified 20, so you may want to fix this :) -FASTILY 06:26, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
F7
RE: this edit: So just for my knowledge, what about that image did not meet WP:F7? —Locke Cole • t • c 03:47, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Locke Cole. As stated at F7, item b: " Non-free images or media from a commercial source (e.g., Associated Press, Getty), where the file itself is not the subject of sourced commentary, are considered an invalid claim of fair use and fail the strict requirements of Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria; and may be deleted immediately". Apple is not a press agency... -FASTILY 05:09, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for the explanation, I guess I interpreted "commercial source" a bit too broadly. Thank you for clearing up my misunderstanding. —Locke Cole • t • c 05:29, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
Template:Qonja
How does "the parent article for the template does not exist" not qualify for a G8? What benefit is there in not speedily deleting it when there's clearly no reason for it to exist, nor any article that it can possibly depend on? Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:15, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi TenPoundHammer. Regarding "How does "the parent article for the template does not exist" not qualify for a G8?": under G8 in the "Examples include:" bulleted list, I see no matching examples that would qualify this page for speedy deletion. In comparison to my peers, I take a very liberal interpretation of CSD, and what you're asking for is a stretch, even for me. -FASTILY 03:11, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
Requesting a copy of the deleted user page - User:Drak's Social Bio
Hello, My user page was deleted due to it being not related to Wikipedia's goals, and now I am requesting a copy of the user page, please let me know how I can obtain the copy of the deleted user page, thank you, Drak's Social Bio (talk) 21:34, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Drak's Social Bio. Please see my reply to you here -FASTILY 06:58, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you, Drak's Social Bio (talk) 11:58, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
A bowl of strawberries for you!
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Thank you for deleting pages so quickly! You're like on top of it! Awesome! Jack Reynolds (talk to me | email me) 16:22, 1 June 2021 (UTC) |
- Thanks JackReynoldsADogOwner, glad I could help! Best, FASTILY 22:10, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Ria Health
Hello, just trying to figure out why the Ria Health page was tagged for "speedy deletion." Yes, it is a company (apparently flagged for the U5 reason above). But there are other companies listed on Wiki. Help, please! (And thank you.)
Creased Bough (talk) 16:50, 2 June 2021 (UTC)Creased Bough
- Hi Creased Bough. You may not use Wikipedia to promote/advertise your business/services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privedlges. Thanks, FASTILY 23:16, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
United Bible Studies
Hi, I wanted advice on the page you deleted please. I was trying to create a page to chart the history of the band that is now 20 years old this year. I meant it to be historical rather than promotional. How can I do this? Could you create? I understand that involvement in the band may give me a conflict of interest, but I was trying to be factul using article sources. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dom ubs (talk • contribs) 13:57, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Dom ubs. You may not use Wikipedia to promote/advertise your band. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privedlges. -FASTILY 20:40, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
Babak Khorramdin (director)
Hi Fastily. Someone might want to look at Babak Khorramdin (director) as well. It hasn't been tagged for G5 yet, but there might be some mitigating circumstances and it does seem as if other editors were more heavily involved in this page. I can't, however, say whether this too at least started out as a machine translation from Persian Wikipedia that might require some after-the-fact attribution or revdeleting if kept. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:01, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I looked over the history and agree that this page is not eligible for G5. However, I don't normally conduct revision deletions, so it may be best to ask someone more experienced to review. Regards, FASTILY 00:29, 6 June 2021 (UTC)
Hello, if you could copy the article to the draft page, I would make new sources and additions. The person is one of the famous actors of Azerbaijan.
- https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/4030527/
- https://kino.fm/ru/name/nijat-rahimov
- https://www.kinofilms.ua/star/2543735/
- https://ru.kinorium.com/name/3560857/ The link here has the main roles in 5 films.
- I think if we correctly indicate each source on the article page, we can improve it even more. If it is restored i can start working on the draft page.--Elshad Iman (Elşad İman) (talk) 11:10, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
- I deleted a redirect to the page, and not the actual page content itself. Not that it matters of course. It's already been explained to you that this page is inappropriate for Wikipedia. Please refrain from pestering other editors about it, thanks. -FASTILY 22:27, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
Please let other editors edit the article Igboanugo Chukwunonso (talk) 21:42, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
Images of the Poloc Cricket Club
Copies at Commons have been deleted per DR discussion. Local copies of File:Poloc Cricket Club logo.jpg and File:TV tower at Poloc Cricket Club.jpg should be un-deleted and then tagged as non-free. --George Ho (talk) 21:23, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
- Hi George Ho. Sounds good, Done. -FASTILY 04:08, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
Josh York founder of GYMGUYZ-Removed
Hello Fastily,
I am very new at Wikipedia. I do understand somewhat about the commercial content to which is not looked upon well. The writer for my article who is not affiliated with the company tried her best to create an article as fair as any other commercial based article on Wiki. She was trying to emulate other Wiki articles that were similar by adding as much published information as possible. GYMGUYZ's founder Josh York is a interesting entrepreneur who inspires many people. He has a podcast that brings energy to those who listen to him. He had written a book about his extraordinary DRIVE. I just need to understand what the difference is with what we had in my Sandbox, unpublished, and others that have been published. I would like a second chance, please, to correct the issues you may have with this article. Here are some examples that we tried to emulate:
Founder of Trader Joe’s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Coulombe
Clean juice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Juice Jimmy John’s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_John%27s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_John_Liautaud
Please let me know if this process can be obtainable. I really appreciate your help with my situation. Frankly, Fastily, I'm still trying to figure out if this is the correct place to talk about this situation. I have already sent a contest when my page was deleted but did not get hear anything. I'm hoping this letter will help resolve any issues with the article so we can move forward in the right direction.
Thank you very much, JSPHJCJAND — Preceding unsigned comment added by JSPHJCJAND (talk • contribs) 19:53, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
- Hi JSPHJCJAND. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself or advertise a business/service; I note that this has already been explained to you here. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. If the person you paid to write your article has told you otherwise, then I suggest you ask them for a refund. -FASTILY 22:43, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
Advice appriciated
Hi! I hope you can help me. I made a proposal at Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#Restricting_GFDL-licensed_uploads and reading Wikipedia:Closure requests I’m not sure how to proceed.
The text at “Closure requests” say that the default length of a formal request for comment is 30 days but it is possible to close earlier if consensus becomes clear. I made the proposal at 10 May 2021 so we are past 30 days. I also see consensus (both including and excluding votes by IP-users) but obvious I may be biased since I made the proposal.
The tricky part is that some think the proposal is to hard and some to soft and some make other comments. So I do not see a way to get more consensus by modifying the proposal.
My question for you is what should I do now? Wait? Ask for a closure? Would it be a problem if we pass the cut off date 1 July 2021 that I made in my proposal?
I asked you because you have not commented so I think that you meet the requirements of being uninvolved. --MGA73 (talk) 08:32, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
- Hi MGA73. My suggestion would be to request closure at Wikipedia:Closure requests. Generally speaking, there's no hard requirement for RfC's to be closed at the 30-day mark, and we often allow them to run longer if discussion is still ongoing. Regards, FASTILY 22:43, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
Contesting
Hi, Fastily - where do I contest this deletion? It's clearly fair use as an historic photo that was published by API marking a milestone in history. Perhaps I filled out the form incorrectly? The form actually doesn't provide enough options that actually do cover "fair use" - like historic significance. Atsme 💬 📧 15:46, 16 June 2021 (UTC) This is what I was referring to re: fair use. I pinged you to the CSD nom's UTP. 17:19, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
DealStreetAsia Page
Hi @Fastily:,
I've made changes to the DealStreetAsia page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dealstreetasia Can you have a look and confirm the notability banner can be removed? Sagekreyol (talk) 08:19, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
Just because
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Page deletion inquiry
15:36, 4 October 2020 Fastily talk contribs deleted page Shauna Brooks (R2: Cross-namespace redirect from mainspace) (thank)
' hello Fastily, question. I was working on creating an article of creation for 'Shauna Brooks' in which as you can see when you type her into google news many many publications are there. Could you help me in trying to get the wiki up ?
Kendollb3 (talk) 20:26, 21 June 2021 (UTC) ken
- Hi Kendollb3. The page has not been deleted, see Draft:Shauna Brooks -FASTILY 21:36, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
Apologies
Hi Fastily. My apologies for pinging you in my latest post in that discussion. I know you’re aware of the thread and can comment if you want. I did so out of habit and without out much thought until after I hit “Publish changes”. — Marchjuly (talk) 23:10, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. No worries, I don't mind. -FASTILY 23:27, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
Hello, Fastily,
Since you actively patrol CSD categories, could you take a look at this tagged page? I'm entering into an edit war with a new editor who insists that article CSD criteria also apply to drafts. Thank you. Liz Read! Talk! 23:54, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Liz. I've blocked the user for 31h, hope that helps. Best, FASTILY 00:01, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks, Fastily. I have no idea why he was so stubborn about a CSD tag on a random draft article, it didn't seem like an important edit to be so insistent about. He says he's been editing Wikipedia for 15 years so it makes me wonder if this was as an IP editor or he had another account. Thank you for your help as I clearly was involved. Liz Read! Talk! 00:21, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
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Draft:Sofpironium bromide
I have recently created the new article sofpironium bromide. I notice that one point you deleted Draft:Sofpironium bromide. I understand that this deletion can be reversed. Could you do that please, so I can see if there is any worthwhile content that could be merged from that old draft into the new article. Thank you. Innerstream (talk) 20:46, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Innerstream. Here is the text at time of deletion. Let me know if you still would like for it to be restored. -FASTILY 01:51, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
- Got it, thank you. Innerstream (talk) 12:05, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
Earth.nullschool.net
Hi Fastily, as a contributor to the Dutch Wikipedia I am currently working on an article about a weather event that took place in my country last weekend. I stumbled upon earth.nullschool.net where I found an image that shows the CAPE values in Europe at almost the exact time when a town got hit by a downburst. I noticed that back in 2017 you uploaded two images taken from earth.nullschool.net to either the English Wikipedia or to Commons, namely Dust2017.png and SulufrDioxide2017.png. Could you tell me how I would go about getting the image on Commons? The images you uploaded were released into the public domain, but here it says that one should contact earth.nullschool.net about licensing questions. This leads me to believe that I cannot just assume public domain. Hiro (talk) 11:59, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Hiro. It seems I transferred the files from enwp to Commons but unfortunately I have no recollection of doing so. I can't speak to the copyright status of these images, and it does seem suspicious that the website is requesting that reusers contact them. May I suggest doing that? If it turns out that the images are not freely licensed, then I see no problems with deleting them. Regards, FASTILY 22:41, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
Bot edit
Hi Fastily, in Special:Diff/1028511189 your bot tagged the file as an orphan, however the file is on Commons so it does not really have anything to do with maintenance on enwiki and the instructions on the tag are thus not relevant either. If possible, the bot should check whether the file is stored locally or on Commons when performing enwiki specific actions to avoid this kind of edit. Dylsss(talk contribs) 00:47, 27 June 2021 (UTC)
Deletion Request
Hi, i hope you are having a great day. I Noticed that you are an administrator and i would very appreciate if you look into this case Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/N4 Axis Centre. Thanks Brascoian (talk to me) 16:46, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
Please permanently delete my this Wikipedia account Biswajit Pal (Pagla) (talk) 05:59, 27 June 2021 (UTC)
Please remove this Wikipedia account to Google search please quek Biswajit Pal (Pagla) (talk) 06:00, 27 June 2021 (UTC)
draft of article Gordon Skalleberg deleted
My draft of an article "Gordon Skalleberg" was moved into the review space by error (I barely got started). It was then moved to Drafts and then Deleted. I would like to start again, but am being prevented because it was Deleted. Can you help? Thank you very much.Spfsfnm (talk) 22:42, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Spfsfnm. The page has not been deleted: Draft:Gordon Skalleberg -FASTILY 10:09, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
Max Palmerstone
Hey, you haven't deleted the Max Palmerstone template which resulted in delete during the Tfd for June 23 nor is it in the holding cell. Just reminding you in case you forgot. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 18:05, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
- Hi WikiCleanerMan. The page was inappropriately recreated by Max Palmerstone. The page has since been deleted and I've left the editor a warning. Thanks for letting me know. -FASTILY 00:25, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ghana/Parliament of Ghana/Members of the 2nd Parliament of Gold Coast
Hello Fastily, you deleted this page on the basis that it might have been a mistake. The page was supposed to be a resource base for wikidata workshop we will be having tomorrow. For this reason I will be creating the page like it was earlier. I hope you understand. Regards Kinvidia (talk) 22:27, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
Deletion review for File:Dalai Lama with Abdulqadir Nooruddin, CDMW, 2019.jpg
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Blatant webhosting - see also...
Thanks for your deletion just now. You may also want to look at the guy's same self-promotion in draft space - Draft:Lalit_Hundalani:_India's_Leading_Transformation_Coach 10mmsocket (talk) 17:07, 4 July 2021 (UTC)
Speedy deletion of User:Sagar10km/sandbox
Hello Fastily, I noticed that you deleted a page, User:Sagar10km/sandbox under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. I however nominated this page for deletion under section G5 of the criteria for speedy deletion since it was created by a sockpuppet of the blocked user Bikram L malati. Why did you delete this sandbox under criterion U5 instead of G5? Hayleez (talk) 17:51, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Hayleez. By convention, criterion G5 is applied to content pages (i.e. articles and files) created by blocked/banned users. While G5 technically could apply to user pages, the more specific criterion in this case is U5. -FASTILY 21:15, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
FYI
Perhaps you are aware of this. --- Possibly ☎ 05:22, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Possibly. That's news to me. I don't believe there is any policy that prohibits links like that, but I am definitely not associated with this individual. Regards, FASTILY 20:14, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
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Question about Draft:We Plug Good Music
Hi Fastily, I hope this finds you well. I wanted to ask please if you could help share why our new edit for Draft:We Plug Good Music was deleted, as we tried to make all the changes requested from us. Could I retrieve the page? What would be the best way forward? Sorry if this is the wrong recourseAyo wpgm (talk) 10:15, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
PD-Self and no Commons
Since you are one of the admins that cares about files and Commons I wonder if you have any input for Template_talk:PD-self#No_Commons. If my suggest was perfect it would probably have been implemented. So I guess we could use some input. :-) --MGA73 (talk) 13:59, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
Question
A few minutes ago you removed the text from my profile for no reason, I wonder now what is the main reason for all this, because there was no promotional content at all. I was just working on a site for a client who founded a fashion brand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Letterwriter2021 (talk • contribs)
- Asked and answered at Teahouse - Letterwriter2021 told that User page is wrong place to create a draft. David notMD (talk) 01:37, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
Refund of Draft:Liza May Post
Hi Fastily. I wonder if I might get a look at Draft:Liza_May_Post? I am working on a newer version at Draft:Liza_May_Post2. Thanks. --- Possibly ☎ 04:48, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Possibly. Sure, here is a copy of the text at the time of deletion -FASTILY 02:25, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
Hi Fastily. Would you mind taking a look at File:Photo of Chinese actress Rayza.png? In addition to the problems with WP:NFCC#1, the file's description also states the image comes from "GettyImages VCG" which would be a WP:NFCC#2 violation and which means the file can be immediately deleted per WP:F7. I was going to tag the file with {{Db-f7}} instead of {{rfu}}, but the url given as a source is a direct link to the image and I can't figure out how it's connected to Getty. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:15, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I performed a reverse Google image search on the image and found it on Getty's website; I've deleted the file under WP:CSD#F7. Regards, FASTILY 10:40, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you for checking on this. You might also want to take a look at this as well. Perhaps this would be an interesting discussion to have though I think it might be hard to establish a blanket exemption to NFCC#1 for the citizens of a particular country. -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:01, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
Photo of Alexander Vladimirovich Varlamov
Hey! Thank you for your diligence and taking down the photo. I was wondering what you would suggest about finding a replacement? Do you have any suggestions, as there are not many photos of the composer available for public usage? @Fastily Gongfong2021 (talk) 05:09, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Gongfong2021. Why did you indicate that the copyright holder has only allowed this work to be used for non-commercial or educational purposes? -FASTILY 06:49, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
- I had marked it as so because on the Russian google that were the stipulations granted to the sharing of the photograph on Wikipedia.Gongfong2021 (talk) 17:02, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
Recreator
Howdy, Fastily. I see User:Mohammed Khan Chowdhury has recreated his promotional user page a fourth time, though this time he hasn't added his autobio content yet. Shall I nom it again? Thanks as always. ----
- Hi Jusdafax. No need, I've just indef'd the account and re-deleted the userpage. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Regards, FASTILY 04:25, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
Further questions
Greetings again. Could you please review this Userpage template deletion? The edit summary of "completely excessive, contesting nomination" seems misleading, since as nominator I was not notified of this by ping or Talk page. Contesting how? Or is just saying that in the edit summary enough? Indeed, can another editor beside the Userpage creator contest my nomination? Since the Userpage creator, User:Buttman34 has not edited since 2008, and since his "drawing" has nothing to do with the purpose of Wikipedia or a Userpage, and his Username is arguably offensive and blockable, my nom would seem to be a no-brainer. Am I wrong, and must Wikipedia host this in perpetuity?
Normally I'd contact the contestor on their Talk page, but as I find my incredulity to be considerable and my questions several, I seek clarification from an experienced Admin. What course would you recommend? Thanks once again. Jusdafax (talk) 09:43, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Jusdafax. I've deleted the page as vandalism. I'm guessing Sdrqaz didn't understand the various obscene references in the username and on the user page. -FASTILY 21:27, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
Hi, any chance the OTRS ticket for File:Adam Bruce Thomson - Scottish borders mountains.jpg covered the other uploads relating to Adam Bruce Thomson by User:AndrewHall1953 (1, 2, 3, 4). Just need to know if I should change the self portrait artwork over to fair use. I think that's the only one that can be saved assuming they all failed the OTRS process. Thanks, Salavat (talk) 14:52, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Salavat. It would appear so. We're still working on the ticket though, so I'd suggest holding off on converting the files to fair use for now. -FASTILY 21:27, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
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Hey, could I just clarify why this image was deleted? The subject has died and so far as I’m aware there isn’t any chance of a freer image. I am currently doing a GA review and the fair use rationale seemed solid (at least when I checked). Is there something I’m missing? - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 20:15, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
- Sorry, I was going off memory. So it was claimed as PD, but not actually PD? Bummer. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 20:18, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
Can I get a refund?
Hey Fastily! Hoping you're willing to restore the file discussed here when you get a chance so that I can create a non-free claim for it. ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 17:33, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Ezlev. Sure, Done. Courtesy pings for @Marchjuly, @Magog the Ogre -FASTILY 07:20, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
Hi -- page deleted as U5
I'm really confused. I wanted to create a page for a computer scientist I admire (and have learned from), and as instructed did it in my sandbox, so I could figure out how it looks etc.
You now deleted it as U5. I'm not using Wikipedia as a web host! :(
Can you help me understand what I did wrong? Should I just suggest it as a proper page and not do it in my sandbox? The instructions on Wikipedia were to start there, so I'm really suprised that it's being deleted?
- Hi Deep-learning-fan. I disagree. This content reads like a resume and looks like an attempt at SEO optimization. What is your relationship to Laurence Moroney? -FASTILY 01:01, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
I was his student at Coursera, and he was immensely helpful. I saw that he doesn't have a Wikipedia page when many people in his field (who are less notable) do, figured I could create one, and thought the point of a sandbox was to test out how to create a page? If not, what's the point of the sandbox?
- Oh, I never said it wasn't. But you may not use your sandbox to promote/advertise an individual and/or engage in SEO-related activities. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. -FASTILY 07:20, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
Thanks...but that's not the point here. I was working on drafting a page in my sandbox with a view to submitting it as a page for that person on wikipedia, and not to promote/advertise. Is that not what the sandbox is for? Also, when going through the user flow of creating a new page, that's what Wikipedia told me to do -- draft it in my sandbox. You're telling me otherwise, which leaves me at a loss. If not in my sandbox, where can I draft the article?? Deep-learning-fan (talk) 15:30, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
please delete NaveedAhMir (talk) 22:28, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
Removal of KeepLocal
This appears to be faulty behaviour by Fastilybot. SpinningSpark 19:08, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks, looking into it. -FASTILY 22:28, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
Deletion of my page
hi , i was working on a page of H.H Aditya Narayan Singh on which i was not done and was still working but you deleted it without giving proper reasons, would you care to explain ??Gaurav 3894 (talk) 10:25, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Gaurav 3894, the page has not deleted but as it is not fully formed, has been moved to draft space as Draft:Aditya Narayan Singh as noted on your talk page. You will have to submit it for review, but as it stands it will require a lot of work to be accepted. There are several links at the top of the page to guide you. ww2censor (talk) 11:02, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
Ww2censor ok thanksGaurav 3894 (talk) 13:14, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
Hari Singh's Dilemma
I am wondering where the page has vanished? It was hard work of three months, at least give it a chance to contest. At least give me a link to save my work.user page: Sanguine soldier stories Gandhian Activities (talk) 18:45, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Gandhian Activities. Is User:Sanguine soldier stories also your account? Also, any particular reason why you're using another account's userpage instead of Article wizard|creating a new draft? -FASTILY 00:36, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
- Oh, I didn't know that you can have more than one user pages. I had submitted user page of Gandhian studies and was waiting for approval while an administrator reverted my edits on ' Hari Singh' and suggested me to create new draft instead of editing on regular 'Hari Singh' page. Sanguine soldier stories (talk) 02:07, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) This User:Soldier stories looks like it is another account being used by the same editor. ww2censor (talk) 10:26, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
- Oh, I didn't know that you can have more than one user pages. I had submitted user page of Gandhian studies and was waiting for approval while an administrator reverted my edits on ' Hari Singh' and suggested me to create new draft instead of editing on regular 'Hari Singh' page. Sanguine soldier stories (talk) 02:07, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
I apologise for any confusion due to creation of accounts: Soldier stories, Sanguine soldier stories, Gandhian Activities. As the name suggests they were meant for three different subjects in which articles were being drafted. I didn't know that you can develop there articles simultaneously under one account/sandbox. Kindly help me out. Soldier stories (talk) 11:11, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
I am creating three drafts by using three different names. If it is possible to create/work simultaneously, let me know 'how to' through one name. Sanguine soldier stories (talk) 17:58, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
Famous Photographer Biography Deleted
Dear Concern.
I have seen page was deleted with notified a common reason about advertising or marketing. Let me show the material I used there for marketing purpose or any other content that violates any policy.
I hyperlinked all internal Wikipedia pages by followed the guidelines. Its origial photographer biography, even I can share a ebook with you about him.
Kindly review your decision and restore my page, or help me to publish it. Since I'm ready to follow all guidelines.
- Hi Curtis William. You may not use Wikipedia to promote/advertise an individual and/or the services s/he offers. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 21:19, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
DuncanHill's user page
Hi Fastily, DuncanHill has been stalking me via the page you just deleted. Is it wise to delete it so he can hide the evidence? - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 23:46, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Aussie Article Writer. I assume you're referring to User:DuncanHill/Useful things; given that such pages tend to run afoul of WP:POLEMIC, I think leaving it deleted is for the best. -FASTILY 00:27, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
Delete
Why my page going deletion? Sheikh Habib Rahman (talk) 15:52, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Speedy Deletion
Since cross-namespace redirects arent that popular, do you think there could be a regular "Longest "Wikipedia article" article? Its a fairly popular thing to search and there should be some way to provide that information in an accessible format. jonas (talk) 22:04, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Jonas1015119. I invite you to familiarize yourself with Wikipedia:Cross-namespace redirects. The community frowns upon such redirects. If you still disagree, I'll be happy to restore it for an RfD (but don't say I didn't warn you). -FASTILY 23:01, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
My user page
Forgive me if I handled the deletions the wrong way, put could you restore the previous protections to User:BilCat? They were "[edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) [move=autoconfirmed] (indefinite)". Thanks. BilCat (talk) 22:18, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
- Hi BilCat. Sure, Done -FASTILY 22:30, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks!
what was the reason of deletng the page?
what was the reason of deletng the page?
please breif me and what should i do to correct it .
- Hi Pushhkar. The page has not been deleted: Draft:Hetal Yadav -FASTILY 22:27, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
File:Thomas Schoenberger.jpeg
Hi Fastily. What do you think about File:Thomas Schoenberger.jpeg having a credible claim of "own work"? It doesn't look like a typical selfie and there's no real EXIF data or source provided which might verify it's provenance. The uploader is also indefinitely blocked as sock which also doesn't help establish any credibility for the claim. A Google image search shows the file being used a couple of places other than Wikipedia, but it's not clear if they predate the uploading of the file to Wikipedia. The file can be seen here as of April 2015, which is after the file was uploaded, but there's no indication of a license. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:41, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I agree, the own-work claim is dubious, and there doesn't seem to be an obvious way to verify the copyright status. May I suggest nominating it for deletion at FfD? -FASTILY 23:09, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Please restore this file (which was deleted by PROD), as it is linked to by-URL at Baghdasar Arzoumanian (reference 1). * Pppery * it has begun... 01:36, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Pppery. Done, although it's probably a copyvio, so I'll be sending it to FfD. Regards, FASTILY 06:52, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
Help
I needn help with a file messup File:Logo of the International Practical Shooting Confederation.png I was marking a requested move and you can see what came out the other end. What happened (I hope you know) Sorry new keyboard :) - FlightTime (open channel) 07:12, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
- Hi FlightTime. It looks like a corrupt/empty image to me. If you're certain there was something present on the page before you moved it, then it might be good to let the WMF devs know. -FASTILY 08:05, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
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Talk page of AfD
Hi. I think you misunderstood. Renat717 posted same comment on both main & talk page. Shouldn't talk page be deleted? Because there is no discussion about AfD. NMW03 (talk) 23:58, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
- Hi NMW03. Yes, it should be. I was confused by the
{{Db-g7}}template you placed on the page, this template should only be used by page authors to request deletion of pages they have created. For future, reference, please use{{Db-g6}}for pages created in error/by accident. Thanks, FASTILY 00:04, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
Hi Fastily, I was wondering, is it was possible to have FastilyBot remove {{Now Commons}} from file description pages if it detects {{Keep local}}? Files requested to be kept local are not eligible for deletion under F8, which contradicts the Now Commons tag. It would help cut back on edits like this. ✗plicit 07:27, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Explicit. Great idea, I can definitely have FastilyBot perform this task. I've filed a BRFA, please feel free make any comments/suggestions there. Regards, FASTILY 09:56, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
Hi Fastily,
Thank you for acting on my request for speedy deletion of this user page. He's responded with this [[11]] charming tirade involving impending nuclear doom, owning WP, FB and others and having 20 billion followers... Not sure if this counts as a legal threat but it's definitely crossed the line of civility and NOTHERE.
Are you able to help or do I need to go to ANI?
Kind regards, Princess Persnickety (talk) 21:19, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
- Hi PrincessPersnickety. I've indef'd the user, thanks for letting me know. -FASTILY 21:53, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you :) Princess Persnickety (talk) 10:54, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
This was deleted per TFD, but @Stefan2: has raised a possible use case for it in some recent FFD comments. Would it be possible for it to be restored along with the relevant tracking category it uses? ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 13:49, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
- Hi ShakespeareFan00. No qualms with me, however for additional oversight, I'd prefer it if another admin performed the restoration. May I suggest making a request at Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion? -FASTILY 21:25, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
- Certainly, I thought I'd ask here first , because of standing orders of the wiki requiring me to ask the closing admin first.ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 07:13, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
Request
Can you please provide me the contents of this deleted userbox? Since I wanted to recreate it in my own userspace. ― C.Syde (talk | contribs) 05:18, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
User talk:KIng Pius
Hi Fastily. Would you mind deleting User talk:KIng Pius? I created the page by mistake while trying to add an FFD notification to the user talk page of King Pius. -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:20, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. Sure, Done -FASTILY 23:25, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
Page you deleted twice has been re-created for a third time. This user is clearly only on wikipedia for self-promotion, not here for any other reason. 10mmsocket (talk) 17:24, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
- Hi 10mmsocket. I see Liz has left the editor a warning. If they do it again, please feel free to report them to WP:AIV. Regards, FASTILY 23:25, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
Conflicted licensing between enwiki and Commons..
Based on the concern you expressed earlier, perhaps you could comment here, so that the issue can be settled once and for all:- Wikipedia_talk:Non-free_content#Free_at_Commons_,_but_non-free_locally..
And so that there is clear consensuses, that would give me the confidence and 'authority' to make the sort of edits you asserted would be trival in many cases. ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 08:39, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
Account Deletion
Hello! I want my WP account to be speedily deleted as I no longer wish to use it. I request for deletion at the soonest possible time. Thanks. Cebu 964 (talk) 16:08, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
I no longer would like to be part of WP and all its guild of editors. Please consider my decision. Thank you once again. Cebu 964 (talk) 16:09, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) @Cebu 964: User accounts can not be deleted. - FlightTime (open channel) 16:13, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
- FlightTime, Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Mark Maglasang — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 18:59, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Article
Why No Article still they announced the site for the game yesterday. 98.186.54.177 (talk) 19:28, 17 September 2021 (UTC)
Npd?
Hi Fastily. Do you think File:M. C. Levee 1979.jpg and File:John Levee 1976.jpg should be VRT verified? They're old photos claimed as "own work" which appear to have been re-photographed recently so that they can be uploaded to Wikipedia. -- Marchjuly (talk) 09:37, 20 September 2021 (UTC)
- File:Marcus Steinweg.jpg is another one. It's appears to be a scan of photograph taken a few months before it was uploaded to Commons. -- Marchjuly (talk) 10:09, 20 September 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. File:M. C. Levee 1979.jpg & File:John Levee 1976.jpg are definitely suspicious and should be tagged with
{{subst:Dw-nsd}},{{subst:Npd}}, and/or be sent to FfD. I'm not sure about File:Marcus Steinweg.jpg, do you have a link to the version that was uploaded to Commons? -FASTILY 23:32, 20 September 2021 (UTC)- My apologies Fastily. In my comment about the Marcus Steinweg file, I mistakenly posted "Commons" instead of "Wikipedia". According to the file's description, the photo was taken in December 2013 which is a few months before it was uploaded to Wikipedia. The EXIF data for the file seems to indicate that it's a scanned photograph that was Photoshopped tha day before it was uploaded to Wikipedia. Regarding the other two photo, maybe I7ll take them to FFD. I've already tagged a couple of other photos by this same uploader for rfu reasons and also prodded a few as well, but these could be their "own work" so mayBe an FFD would be better. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:52, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
- I've decided to try something different instead of adding another bolierplate notification to the uploader's page. Maybe it will pay off, but if not there's always the other options you mentioned above. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:07, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. File:M. C. Levee 1979.jpg & File:John Levee 1976.jpg are definitely suspicious and should be tagged with
Are active AfD pages really eligible for G7? What happens to the deletion now? pburka (talk) 18:39, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Pburka. It appears the nominator realized they were mistaken, so they requested deletion of the page. To answer your question: nothing, the article is no longer up for deletion. -FASTILY 22:08, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
Hi , Fastily How are you? You doesn't deleted User talk:Bhumana Kiran Kumar 275 because I've tagging speedy deletion for this Userpage and talkpage under CSD G11.Best Regards. Jiggyziz 🇮🇳Any Help🇮🇳? Contact Me. 06:38, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
Was this draft that you deleted last year about the Africana studies scholar, PhD in sociology from Northwestern, founder of the Cornell Africana Studies and Research Center? If so, I'd like to request undeletion, but since it's a common name, I thought I'd better ask before submitting at the request page. Yngvadottir (talk) 16:50, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Yngvadottir. No, it was not. The subject of this draft is a person with the occupation of Graphic designer -FASTILY 08:15, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you. It's weird that we've apparently never had a page on him. He's now emeritus, has a festschrift, and has attracted some press (including for an effort to endow a scholarship honoring him and his wife, who retired as an assistant dean IIRC, and including an article/interview in the Journal of African American Studies that's outside what JSTOR will let me read). He also apparently had a hand in the foundation of the Afroamerican studies program at Northwestern, so I suspect late-60s press coverage exists. I've left a couple of red-links to James Turner (Africana studies scholar), the best disambiguator I could think of. I hope someone who, unlike me, still creates new articles in mainspace will pick up the hint. I feel a bit bad about it. Yngvadottir (talk) 02:05, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
I don't think that G7 applies given the extensive edits I made to this. Despite the denial here it's very likely that the user's an undisclosed paid editor - look at their rapid minor edits to get autoconfirmed prior to publishing and they knew the subject's birthday. The subject is notable, so we should have an article about her. SmartSE (talk) 16:47, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Smartse. Pages deleted under G7 may be restored for any reason, so I have restored the page. May be worth opening a thread at ANI/COIN if you are certain of UPE. -FASTILY 21:36, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
Two questions
Hi Fastily.
Two quick questions.
- Do you think User:Dimi! is OK per WP:UPYES?
- Do you think File:Baidu.svg needs to be non-free?
The questions are related because the file is being used on Dimi!'s user page and a possible license conflict was created the other day with this edit, which is a change that now might impacts how the file can be used since it's going to be picked up by bots for NFCC#9 and NFCC#10c violations. The file's licensing was boldly changd to from non-free to {{PD-ineligible-USonly}} with this edit in 2017; so, perhaps this is a just a case of attempted BRD almost four years later. The user page question is only because that user no longer seems to be around and the gallery of logos seems a bit excessive. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:53, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
- Just going to add that a similar edit was made here as well and it might be due to a misunderstanding of the difference between {{PD-logo}} and {{PD-ineligible-USonly}} because the same user who's adding the rationales is also making edits like this. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:08, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
- While I was typing the above, you deleted the user page. So, I guess that answers my first question. Any opinions on the file's licensing? -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:10, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I've deleted User:Dimi! per U5. I also reverted the edits made by Chubit and issued them a warning. Hope that helps. -FASTILY 08:35, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for taking a look at this. Though, it might be a case where those two files should be non-free as opposed to "PD-ineligible-USonly".
Do you think this should go to FFD?-- Marchjuly (talk) 08:39, 1 October 2021 (UTC); [Note: Posted edited by Marchjuly to strike out part about FFD. -- 08:42, 1 October 2021 (UTC)] - My bad. I should’ve checked the post you left on Chubit's user talk page first. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:42, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
- Why do you think File:Baidu.svg & File:Huawei Standard logo.svg should be tagged non-free? As far as I can tell neither of these is clearly above US TOO. -FASTILY 21:36, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
- They do seem to be PD in the US in my opinion. My above comment was poorly worded. I was thinking "Though, it might be a case where this editor thinks those two files should be non-free (...)", but what I posted left the "this editor thinks" part out. I was trying to give them the benefit of the doubt that it wasn't just some random change, but related to the files being uploaded as non-free to Chinese Wikipedia. I think that's why they've been adding links to files on Chinese Wikipedia. They seem to be trying to show that Chinese Wikipedia is treating the files as non-free which means they think that English Wikipedia should also, therefore, treat them as non-free. That's what I meant when I posted they might be misunderstanding the difference between "PD-ineligible-USonly" and "PD-logo" and why I thought they might be better discussing their concerns as FFD. Anyway, my apologies for the confusion. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:06, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
- Ah no worries, thanks for clarifying -FASTILY 23:08, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
- They do seem to be PD in the US in my opinion. My above comment was poorly worded. I was thinking "Though, it might be a case where this editor thinks those two files should be non-free (...)", but what I posted left the "this editor thinks" part out. I was trying to give them the benefit of the doubt that it wasn't just some random change, but related to the files being uploaded as non-free to Chinese Wikipedia. I think that's why they've been adding links to files on Chinese Wikipedia. They seem to be trying to show that Chinese Wikipedia is treating the files as non-free which means they think that English Wikipedia should also, therefore, treat them as non-free. That's what I meant when I posted they might be misunderstanding the difference between "PD-ineligible-USonly" and "PD-logo" and why I thought they might be better discussing their concerns as FFD. Anyway, my apologies for the confusion. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:06, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
- Why do you think File:Baidu.svg & File:Huawei Standard logo.svg should be tagged non-free? As far as I can tell neither of these is clearly above US TOO. -FASTILY 21:36, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for taking a look at this. Though, it might be a case where those two files should be non-free as opposed to "PD-ineligible-USonly".
- Hi Marchjuly. I've deleted User:Dimi! per U5. I also reverted the edits made by Chubit and issued them a warning. Hope that helps. -FASTILY 08:35, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
Poly Medicure Limited page got deleted
Hi. I wanted to know, you have requested the page to get deleted. I have added a lot of citations from Forbes, Bloomberg and other sources for credibility. It is also listed as a big company by the National stock exchange. could you shine some light on the matter so I can improve it. Thanks. Rohitbucha (talk) 05:53, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Rohitbucha. The page was not deleted: Draft:Poly Medicure Limited -FASTILY 05:57, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
Lorin Anderson
I was granted permission by Professor Lorin Anderson to use the information and picture for my assignment. Please stop deleting my work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LokayaWC (talk • contribs) 16:44, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Relevant discussions at User talk:LokayaWC/sandbox in addition to User talk:LokayaWC. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 21:33, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
Deletion of Bryonn Bain article
Hi there! Hope this message finds you well. I've been working on an article about Bryonn Bain's work. I've been to the TeaHouse multiple times to write the article in a neutral voice and to strengthen it because it was "speedy deleted" a few months ago. I thought I had accomplished writing a legitimate article so obviously was saddened to see it deleted...especially because I didn't keep a copy this time! Can you tell me what I should do differently if I attempt to write it again? I may not because I feel a bit demoralized. But in case I can rally again, I'd love guidance. One editor told me that I should disclose my COI (they had assumed I wrote the article about myself) and as soon as I did disclose (the fact that I am a fan of BB's work and I've gotten the chance to know his work because he is one of 60,000 people I work with at my University), it feels like that information was held against the article. Almost as if all the research I'd done didn't matter because the wherewithal to pull it all together came from an interest in his work as opposed to...a "non-interest" in his work? I'd done a lot of legwork to find independent sources and to cite as much as possible and scoured publications for critiques of his work (I didn't find any). Anyway, I'd be so grateful if you (or anyone) could explain what made the article unworthy of publication. Thank you much! Iedit4life (talk) 23:55, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) @Iedit4life: have you tried Draft:Bryonn Bain(2) or Draft:Bryonn Bain? Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 01:32, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
File:MiguelSavageTerryPeck.jpg
Hi Fastily. Would you mind taking a look at File:MiguelSavageTerryPeck.jpg? It was recently tagged with {{npd}}, but the uploader seems to be claiming a permission email was sent into OTRS back in 2007. Perhaps all that is needed here is for a VRT volunteer to find that email and tag the file accordingly. FWIW, the image was never uploaded to Commons as far as I can tell (I checked the deletion log); so, there's no way to verify the licensing that way. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:23, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I found a ticket for this file, but the permission was delivered in a format that is unsuitable for verifying copyright status. I've explained this to the uploader, who will hopefully be able to resolve these issues. Regards, FASTILY 05:32, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
- I'm not proposing to upload this to Commons, in fact I stopped automatically loading stuff to Commons a long time ago as so much gets deleted. So I'm not understanding the reference to Commons in your email. I uploaded this and as you can see from the email trail forwarded the permission to do so back in 2007. It was accepted then, so I'm not understanding the need to ask the originator to jump through hoops now? WCMemail 06:54, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
- The release generator is simply hosted on Commons and is available for your convenience. There is no requirement to use this tool, or for you to upload to Commons. Also, I'm not seeing any indication in the system that this ticket was accepted; if there is another ticket I am unaware of (please provide the number), I'll be happy to double check. -FASTILY 07:02, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
- I'll see if I can find the acknowledgement, I'll get back to you. WCMemail 07:09, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
- 2007111410018396. WCMemail 07:21, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
- That's the same ticket number that Fastily linked to above in his first post. I'm not a VRT volunteer and only VRT volunteers and those sending in the emails are able to see their contents. I believe a ticket number is just an indication that an email has been received, but it doesn't mean an email has been verified. Typically what happens is that a VRT volunteer will tag a file with {{OTRS permission}} (VRT used to be called OTRS) once they've verified the information in the email, but that doesn't seem to have been done in this case. Fastily actually tagged the file with {{OTRS received}} instead which means an email has been received but therer are issues with it and the VRT volunteer is unable to verify the license. Did someone perhaps send in another email to OTRS? Is it possible to get the copyright holder to send another email to VRT? You don't need to respond to those things here since VRT volunteers are really supposed to discuss the details of the emails that they receive anywhere public (e.g. on Wikipedia pages), but you can clarify things with Fastily via email if you feel the need to provide extra details. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:49, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
- Indeed, ticket:2007111410018396 is the same ticket I initially referenced. -FASTILY 08:00, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
- OK so what do I need to do to sort this mess out? WCMemail 10:18, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
- The copyright holder of this image will need to email VRT with a declaration of consent. To learn more about this process, please refer to Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials -FASTILY 01:56, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
- OK so what do I need to do to sort this mess out? WCMemail 10:18, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
- Indeed, ticket:2007111410018396 is the same ticket I initially referenced. -FASTILY 08:00, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
- That's the same ticket number that Fastily linked to above in his first post. I'm not a VRT volunteer and only VRT volunteers and those sending in the emails are able to see their contents. I believe a ticket number is just an indication that an email has been received, but it doesn't mean an email has been verified. Typically what happens is that a VRT volunteer will tag a file with {{OTRS permission}} (VRT used to be called OTRS) once they've verified the information in the email, but that doesn't seem to have been done in this case. Fastily actually tagged the file with {{OTRS received}} instead which means an email has been received but therer are issues with it and the VRT volunteer is unable to verify the license. Did someone perhaps send in another email to OTRS? Is it possible to get the copyright holder to send another email to VRT? You don't need to respond to those things here since VRT volunteers are really supposed to discuss the details of the emails that they receive anywhere public (e.g. on Wikipedia pages), but you can clarify things with Fastily via email if you feel the need to provide extra details. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:49, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
- 2007111410018396. WCMemail 07:21, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
- I'll see if I can find the acknowledgement, I'll get back to you. WCMemail 07:09, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
- The release generator is simply hosted on Commons and is available for your convenience. There is no requirement to use this tool, or for you to upload to Commons. Also, I'm not seeing any indication in the system that this ticket was accepted; if there is another ticket I am unaware of (please provide the number), I'll be happy to double check. -FASTILY 07:02, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
- I'm not proposing to upload this to Commons, in fact I stopped automatically loading stuff to Commons a long time ago as so much gets deleted. So I'm not understanding the reference to Commons in your email. I uploaded this and as you can see from the email trail forwarded the permission to do so back in 2007. It was accepted then, so I'm not understanding the need to ask the originator to jump through hoops now? WCMemail 06:54, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
RfA 2021 review update
Thanks so much for participating in Phase 1 of the RfA 2021 review. 8 out of the 21 issues discussed were found to have consensus. Thanks to our closers of Phase 1, Primefac and Wugapodes.
The following had consensus support of participating editors:
- Corrosive RfA atmosphere
- The atmosphere at RfA is deeply unpleasant. This makes it so fewer candidates wish to run and also means that some members of our community don't comment/vote.
- Level of scrutiny
- Many editors believe it would be unpleasant to have so much attention focused on them. This includes being indirectly a part of watchlists and editors going through your edit history with the chance that some event, possibly a relatively trivial event, becomes the focus of editor discussion for up to a week.
- Standards needed to pass keep rising
- It used to be far easier to pass RfA however the standards necessary to pass have continued to rise such that only "perfect" candidates will pass now.
- Too few candidates
- There are too few candidates. This not only limits the number of new admin we get but also makes it harder to identify other RfA issues because we have such a small sample size.
- "No need for the tools" is a poor reason as we can find work for new admins
The following issues had a rough consensus of support from editors:
- Lifetime tenure (high stakes atmosphere)
Because RfA carries with it lifetime tenure, granting any given editor sysop feels incredibly important. This creates a risk adverse and high stakes atmosphere. - Admin permissions and unbundling
There is a large gap between the permissions an editor can obtain and the admin toolset. This brings increased scrutiny for RFA candidates, as editors evaluate their feasibility in lots of areas. - RfA should not be the only road to adminship
Right now, RfA is the only way we can get new admins, but it doesn't have to be.
Please consider joining the brainstorming which will last for the next 1-2 weeks. This will be followed by Phase 2, a 30 day discussion to consider solutions to the problems identified in Phase 1.
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Unexplained deletion of rationale
Why did you delete the rationale from file file:Golden Ticket Awards.jpg without explanation?—JlACEer (talk) 13:38, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Fastily did provide an explanation in their edit summary, which is that the discussion at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2021 September 19#Golden Ticket Awards logo was closed with a consensus to remove the logo from Amusement Today, and therefore it should not have a rationale for that article. * Pppery * it has begun... 15:25, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- Sorry, I did not notice the link in the edit summary. Perhaps expanding that into more than just two words would have been helpful.—JlACEer (talk) 16:10, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- Usually, {{Oldffdfull}} is added to the talk pages of files which end up being kept via an FFD discussion. Fastily probably just hasn't gotten around to doing so yet. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:15, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
- Sorry, I did not notice the link in the edit summary. Perhaps expanding that into more than just two words would have been helpful.—JlACEer (talk) 16:10, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
Need explain
Why you delete the page? Star user4 (talk) 08:06, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Star user4: The article is not currently suitable for Wikipedia mainspace, as it does not provide any reliable sources or indication of notability. It has been saved as a draft at Draft:St.Mary immaculate Heart of Church where you may work on addressing the issues that the article needs in order to be included on Wikipedia mainspace. ––FormalDude talk 08:27, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
ADNOC_Drilling
Hi I'm totally disillusioned as to why you simply deleted this article. I made sure it included secondary sources. I removed inappropriate or promotional language. What can I do to make it right? I'm really upset. I spent so much time writing and learning html tagging and believe this is a really unfair deletion. The company itself is responsible for drilling 3 percent of the world's oil and probably the largest company on the ADX (Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange). Bookman1977 (talk) 10:10, 11 October 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bookman1977 (talk • contribs) 07:22, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Bookman1977. The page was never deleted: Draft:ADNOC Drilling -FASTILY 10:44, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi thanks. That's a relief. So I made further modifications and am confident it's correct as according to best practice. How can I have it back online? thanks Bookman1977 (talk) 11:12, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Bookman1977: Submit the draft for review. ––FormalDude talk 08:32, 13 October 2021 (UTC) (talk page watcher)
File talk:Survey Results for Anthony McDonnell (AusMonarch).pdf
Hi Fastily,
Could you take a look at File talk:Survey Results for Anthony McDonnell (AusMonarch).pdf and User talk:Stefan2#Deleted File. The file's talk page may end up deleted per WP:G8 as part of some routine cleanup and the uploader probably wasn't aware of CLOSECHALLENGE. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:24, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I've deleted the orphaned talk page under G8. I see Stefan2 has already responded to this individual (with instructions to contact VRT), so I believe there's nothing left do here. Regards, FASTILY 07:01, 14 October 2021 (UTC)
Deletions
Again, you delete my uploads without much at all discussion? No outside users were allowed sufficient time or invited to join in the discussions. And NFCC 1 requires nonfree images to have an encyclopedic purpose beyond what free images can offer. And I more than proved this with both of them. Disheartening cold move in a bitter dispute, not encouraging to users to stay working here. ɱ (talk) 01:29, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
- Seems silly to have to explain this to you, but XfD discussions run for a week, after which any uninvolved party may close it. I weighed the arguments presented by both you and @Stefan2 in relation to established policy, and found the arguments to delete to be more compelling. FfD is not a vote, and I reckon you've been around long enough to know this. -FASTILY 01:46, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
- How on earth are the delete arguments more compelling, when an FfD robot who's barely written a single article quickly pans a photo as uncompelling in differences contrary to a dedicated Columbus historian, without noticing obvious huge, stark differences that were the entire reason for uploading? This is a huge disgrace. ɱ (talk) 01:53, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
Oliver Bearman
Hi Fastily.
I noticed you deleted the cross namespace redirect Ollie Bearman which pointed to the recently moved Draft:Ollie Bearman, but I wonder how appropriate is it for an article to be moved into draftspace while it is the subject of an active AFD? Surely it should be left as is until the conclusion of the AFD? Thanks. A7V2 (talk) 22:43, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
- Correction, the article was actually titled Oliver Bearman, with Ollie Bearman still a redirect to the draft at the moment. A7V2 (talk) 22:45, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
- I've seen your edits. Thanks. A7V2 (talk) 23:12, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
File:SKY-Q-Logo.png
Hi Fastily. I've got a question about your close of Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2021 October 11#File:SKY-Q-Logo.png. You stated that "No action" was needed, but the file is currently licensed as {{non-free logo}}, which means it's current usage would fail WP:NFC#cite_note-4 since it's no longer being used in the main infobox of Sky Q for primary identification purposes. Does this mean a new FFD is needed to determine whether that's truly the case or whether the file can be converted to {{PD-ineligible-USonly}}? -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:54, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. While I did not find strong consensus to convert the file to
{{PD-ineligible-USonly}}, I did not find any consensus against it either, hence "no action". Thanks for bringing this up though; I've moved the image back into the infobox and nominated the Commons version for deletion. This leaves us with two paths going forward: either a) update the file description page to use{{PD-ineligible-USonly}}(gradients generally fall below under US TOO), or b) leave it as-is. Regards, FASTILY 09:23, 19 October 2021 (UTC)- Thanks for the clarification Fastily. Since Alexis Jazz also mentioned "PD-USonly" in that FFD, perhaps he might have some comments. Personally, I think it should be OK to convert to such a license, but others might disagree. FWIW, it's techinically fine as non-free as long as it continues to be used in the main infobox. -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:40, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
- @Marchjuly: I was awaiting some further comments, mostly because it's a "broken" color gradient and the line that separates the gradients is not fully straight. (but you could only tell at a higher resolution) I'd still doubt that would make it eligible for US copyright, but I wanted to be sure. As Fastily now also commented on this I converted File:SKY-Q-Logo.png to PD-ineligible-USonly. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 12:47, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for the clarification Fastily. Since Alexis Jazz also mentioned "PD-USonly" in that FFD, perhaps he might have some comments. Personally, I think it should be OK to convert to such a license, but others might disagree. FWIW, it's techinically fine as non-free as long as it continues to be used in the main infobox. -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:40, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Speedy deletion
Please detail why my page has been removed from Wikipedia. I have worked tirelessly to put up all my work and references in there just so it gets taken down for no reason? I want a clear explanation why you think that was fair. Thank you! Mono Mode (talk) 06:02, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Mono Mode. You may not use your Wikipedia user page for self-promotion. Please be advised that repeat violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 07:16, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Deleted page recreated
The page User:Hulionelms has been recreated after you deleted it under CSD criterion U5. Not sure how you want to deal with it. TornadoLGS (talk) 01:58, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Question about deleted article
Hi Fastily, do you recall why this article deleted page Draft:AEye was deleted? I'm a former journalist they have hired through a comms firm to help them put up a page. I've fully disclosed the affiliation on my user page. I'm not sure they're aware of the previous page. Any light you could shed would be appreciated. Lynnmarieisme (talk) 19:40, 25 October 2021 (UTC)lynnmarieisme
- (talk page stalker) @Lynnmarieisme: the draft was deleted as it hadn't been edited in over six months (see WP:G13). It was never published as an article because the references didn't sufficiently establish notability according to Wikipedia's criteria, but that's not the reason it was deleted, so if you want to improve it, you can go to Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion/G13 and request that it be restored. After working on it, you can submit the draft through the WP:AFC process for review. I hope that helps. clpo13(talk) 20:01, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
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I noticed you recently deleted Neil H. Buchanan but it does not appear to qualify for G7. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 18:20, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Barkeep49. Indeed, thanks for letting me know. Best, FASTILY 00:05, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
FFD discussion still open, despite deletion
Hey there again. How long will the bot close this discussion: Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2021 October 19#Samples of I Heard It Through the Grapevine? --George Ho (talk) 03:22, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi George Ho. Not sure, so I've manually closed it. Regards, FASTILY 03:25, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Recommending blocking an IP address
Hello. I am not sure exactly how to approach this situation, but I believe that there is an IP on Wikipedia that should be blocked from editing. If you were to check this talk page, User talk:72.239.162.19, you would see lots of warnings and notices about vandalism and other editing wrongdoings. They have most recently interfered with an article regarding an upcoming election (I am not a Democrat or a liberal, but it seems biased against the Democrat, and any bias is an issue to me). Please review this user's contribution history as well. I would ask that you either make a decision regarding blocking this IP from editing, or let me know the correct person/place to raise this issue to. Thanks. –Aaronw1109 (talk) (contribs) 13:28, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Aaronw1109. I'm not seeing enough recent, sustained disruption from this IP to warrant a block. For future reference, you can report accounts/IPs who are engaged in active vandalism to AIV. Regards, FASTILY 02:18, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
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File:DingiriBandaWijetunga.jpg
Hi Fastily. Would you mind looking at File:DingiriBandaWijetunga.jpg? FastilyBot tagged it with {{Wrong license}}, but I can't check the source to see if this is the case because the website sends me to some other site when I click on the link. -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:59, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I performed a history split which puts the version uploaded by SSG123 at File:DingiriBandaWijetunga 1.jpg. Agreed that the source for File:DingiriBandaWijetunga 1.jpg is inaccurate, so I've removed it and tagged it
{{subst:Nsd}}. No comment on the file/description page currently at File:DingiriBandaWijetunga.jpg -FASTILY 01:24, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
Tiemko
Hello,
One must save what's good for humanity so I'd prepared a wiki page for Tiemko ( I've only got in touch with them more than 15 years after they'd disbanded so I'm not their mother etc, but it's a trio with three composers-players, an amazing alchemy ! and a lot for musicologists to discover and study, if not for fun and musical trips ), and it was deleted for copyright + references reasons.
Now I have this official source https://data.bnf.fr/fr/13924790/tiemko/
Would you delete a new attempt if I just present Tiemko with a single line:
"Tiemko was a french progressive rock band formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1996." And then I put a link to the aforementioned source and also a link to the website (which content was verified by ex-Tiemko members) I've created.
Thanks for reading,
Jean-Marie Tschanz--Machinechance (talk) 10:23, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Machinechance. The page has not been deleted: Draft:Tiemko -FASTILY 22:29, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
Promotional userpage + promotional username
Hi, Fastily. You frequently speedy delete the promotional userpages of users that also have promotional names. I've noticed because I patrol WP:UAA, and from that I sometimes arrive after your speedy and block the users with Twinkle (per "Promotional username, hard block"). Have you ever considered deleting and blocking together? That is what I do when the userpage has not yet been deleted. You can do it all with one click if you have the script User:MusikAnimal/spamublock-toolbox.js. Just a suggestion. Bishonen | tålk 08:31, 8 November 2021 (UTC).
File:EstadoNovoaddress.jpg
Hello. A few months ago, you closed a discussion on File:EstadoNovoaddress.jpg, transferred it to Wikimedia Commons, and licensed it as a government work, making it in the public domain. How did you conclude it was a government work? I was the uploader, and the licensing is currently being questioned in an FAC image review. Thanks! FredModulars (talk) 01:51, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
- Hi FredModulars. I had thought because it was nominated together with Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2021 June 25#File:SERGI004rob-2.jpg that the two were related. In hindsight, I should have confirmed this with you. If you cannot confirm that this was created by the Brazilian government either, then it is likely copyrighted in the US (until 1937+95=2032) and should be deleted from Commons -FASTILY 10:04, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
WT:FUR archives
Hi Fastily. Do you have any idea as to why Wikipedia talk:Non-free use rationale guideline/Archive 3 even exists? It seems since Wikipedia talk:Non-free use rationale guideline/Archive 2 is where the most recent posts are being archived. The content on the Archive 3 page seems to be nothing more than something randomly added by an IP back in 2009. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:43, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I've deleted it as a test page. Regards, FASTILY 08:32, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
I put up this file on Wikipedia:Files for discussion because it appeared to be a free file that was marked as non-free. To be specific, the file had a Creative Commons license on Flickr, and there is freedom of panorama in the country of origin. However, you deleted the file instead of relicensing it or moving it to Commons. Was there a specific reason for this?
I'm just curious because there didn't seem to be any obvious issues. At least I was able to transfer it from Flickr to Commons without problems. Ixfd64 (talk) 23:16, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Ixfd64. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, I must have misread the nomination statement. For future reference, if a file is obviously mistagged, there is no need to initiate a formal FfD. Be bold and fix it yourself :) -FASTILY 08:32, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
Restore
Hello. I saw that you deleted my page. Please restore my page, as I need it for Academic study. I know that I had told you to delete it, but I was rather morose last night. JohnDVandevert (talk) 13:17, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
No, duplicating the rationale does not resolve the issue. It must have separate and specific rationale for each use. Also, the stated purpose of use ("illustrate the subject in question") remains false, particularly for Boyd. — JJMC89 (T·C) 06:28, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
- Hi JJMC89. The choice of wording in my closing statement was deliberate. Assuming there are any other outstanding NFCC/NFC issues, I would encourage you to bring attention to them in a followup FfD. -FASTILY 09:39, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
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File:Comoros FA.png
Hi Fastily. Would you mind looking at File:Comoros FA.png? A file with the same name was previously discussed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 August 14#File:Comoros FA.png and deleted as a result. I can see whether this is the same file, but if it might be based upon Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2020 September 5. This file clearly fails WP:NFCC#8 and WP:NFC#Cite_note-4 in my opinion, and generally as such its deletion would be fairly non-controversial; however, I think that the ANI focused more on the way this and the other files were nominated rather than the reasons why some of them were nominated. Does this need to go FFD again or can it be resolved in some other way? -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:07, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. The DRV discussion outcome did not place any restrictions on individual renominations of problematic files, so I would recommend starting a fresh FfD. Regards, FASTILY 01:15, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
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I tried to create a new page from my draft page for Moira Smiley but there was a capitalization mistake so I moved to a new page with correct spelling which created a redirect. then it got an automatic quick flag and I don't know why, so I deleted it so I can start fresh. So I'm trying again and if it is a problem, you can move to draft and let me know in its talk page. thanks (I'm a relative newbie - I've made small edits before but never a brand new page - I read everything on writing a biography for living persons and looked at multiple musician pages for guidance). Thanks! Colliedog (talk) 17:45, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
File:ThaiLilaccat.jpg
Hi Fastily. I'm not sure what to do with respect to File:ThaiLilaccat.jpg. Another editor then came along a {{non-free fair use in}} license and an {{Information}} template, and tagged the file for speedy deletion per WP:F5 and WP:F6. They also added something about the file coming from Getty which means it's also eligible for speedy deletion per WP:F7. It's clearly replaceable non-free use as well which makes it eligible for deletion per F7 for that reason too. At this stage, it seems pointless to add another speedy deletion tag to the file's page, but if it's a Getty image it probably needs to go asap. Would you mind taking a look at this? -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:39, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
- File:WhiteOaksPublicSchool.jpg is another one with the same issues. Would you mind taking a look at this one as well? -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:44, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I have speedied File:ThaiLilaccat.jpg. I performed a reverse image search on File:WhiteOaksPublicSchool.jpg, but don't see any results which suggest it is a press photo? -FASTILY 08:04, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
- My last post about the school photo was a bit confusing. By “same issues”, I didn’t mean it was a Getty photo but instead meant the copyright license was added separately by a different editor who then tagged the file for speedy deletion per F5 and F6. This photo also seems like its eligible for speedy per F7 as well. Isn’t there a better way to deal with these photos than adding a non-free license and then immediately tagging for deletion? It seems better to simply tag for deletion per F4 instead and let that run it’s course. It’s the same seven days as F5 and F6, but I don’t get the point of adding a non-free license if there’s no clear way to way use the file for which a valid rationale can be written. — Marchjuly (talk) 10:05, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
- Ah, I see. While this is strange behavior (aimless busywork IMO), it's also worth noting that no policy prohibits this, and the end result (deletion) remains unchanged. So unless I'm missing something, this is not actionable. I suppose you could always ask Salavat to stop, but personally I'm feeling indifferent. -FASTILY 11:05, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
- I wasn't looking for any action to be taken against any editor in particular. I was just wondering whether there might some reason for doing this that I'm missing. I just noticed it because File:ThaiLilaccat.jpg got tagged for a NFFC#9 violation because it was only being used in a draft, but that was only because a non-free license had been added. Perhaps it would've taken longer for someone to notice it if it remained without a license? Either way, the end result is the same so I guess it really doesn't matter one way or the other. -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:39, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
- I've asked Salavat about this. Perhaps there's a reason why. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:05, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
- Ah, I see. While this is strange behavior (aimless busywork IMO), it's also worth noting that no policy prohibits this, and the end result (deletion) remains unchanged. So unless I'm missing something, this is not actionable. I suppose you could always ask Salavat to stop, but personally I'm feeling indifferent. -FASTILY 11:05, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
- My last post about the school photo was a bit confusing. By “same issues”, I didn’t mean it was a Getty photo but instead meant the copyright license was added separately by a different editor who then tagged the file for speedy deletion per F5 and F6. This photo also seems like its eligible for speedy per F7 as well. Isn’t there a better way to deal with these photos than adding a non-free license and then immediately tagging for deletion? It seems better to simply tag for deletion per F4 instead and let that run it’s course. It’s the same seven days as F5 and F6, but I don’t get the point of adding a non-free license if there’s no clear way to way use the file for which a valid rationale can be written. — Marchjuly (talk) 10:05, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I have speedied File:ThaiLilaccat.jpg. I performed a reverse image search on File:WhiteOaksPublicSchool.jpg, but don't see any results which suggest it is a press photo? -FASTILY 08:04, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
Is File:Thai Lilaccat.jpg the same as the file you deleted? — Marchjuly (talk) 13:51, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
- Yes, same file as File:ThaiLilaccat.jpg -FASTILY 06:23, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
- I've already tagged it for speedy deletion per F4, and left a message on the uploader's user talk page about it. It was Salavat who actually stated that the other file came from Getty, but I'm not sure whether that's true. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:41, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
- Yes, I believe you are correct. I originally accepted Salavat's claim at face value, but I just tried to verify (I looked for this image on Getty and performed a few reverse image search) and am seeing no results. I'll ask them how they made this determination. -FASTILY 00:36, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
- I've already tagged it for speedy deletion per F4, and left a message on the uploader's user talk page about it. It was Salavat who actually stated that the other file came from Getty, but I'm not sure whether that's true. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:41, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
Second Battle of St. Michaels
@Fastily:—I noticed the article Second Battle of St. Michaels was deleted. Why? What was wrong with it? The National Park Service says it was the "largest Eastern Shore battle of the war". The Maryland Historical Society calls it "The Second Defense of St. Michaels"—would that be a better name? If there is a problem with using Scott Sheads and Osprey Publishing as a source, I could re-write it without that source. However, he is a retired ranger-historian and Historic Weapons Officer at Fort McHenry National Historic Site and Shrine in Baltimore, and has been involved with the Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service. Let me know. This forgotten little skirmish deserves to be on Wikipedia. TwoScars (talk) 21:06, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hi TwoScars. You made an edit to remove all the content on the page, this is typically understood as a request for deletion. Any particular reason why you did that? -FASTILY 02:05, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
Rollback
Hello,
Can you review the page Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback? I reuqested rollback rights, and currently no one has answered. Can you review? Thank you! Severestorm28 (talk) 15:24, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
U5 subpage deletion
Hi, I saw that you have deleted User:Wikifurret/BezosSMP under U5. For the record, there are several still existing subpages of that page that should also be deleted as well (under U5 and now G8), though I didn't initially tag them (since it's rather annoying to on mobile), so I would appreciate it if you deleted those as well. Thanks, eviolite (talk) 05:36, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Eviolite. Sure, Done -FASTILY 06:56, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
Rollback permission request reviewing
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Your closure reverted
Hey again. Someone reverted your closure on one FFD listing. --George Ho (talk) 06:27, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hi George Ho. Thanks for letting me know. Regards, FASTILY 06:56, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
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Hello, Fastily,
I removed the CSD tag on this article. There is no way that G7 should apply to an article with this many different editors who contributed to it. They were not the sole contributor to this article. I advised the editor to try WP:PROD or WP:AFD. Liz Read! Talk! 01:43, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Liz. Thanks for letting me know, I've restored the page. -FASTILY 01:49, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
Reverend Dr. R.R. Wilkinson
Natedawggg84 (talk) 02:19, 15 December 2021 (UTC) Hello can you please retrieve my edit work that was deleted on the Dr. Rev. R.R. Wilkinson page? I did not know what I was doing. I made a mistake in trying to edit in sandbox when it was the user page instead. I would greatly appreciate it.
- Fastily, this was clearly a very long article draft so I have restored it and moved it to Draft space. It should not have been tagged for deletion simply for being on a User page instead of a Draft page or Sandbox. Thanks. Liz Read! Talk! 02:40, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Liz. I completely disagree. Have you taken a moment to read the text you restored? I'll summarize for you: this is an obvious promotional piece about a non-notable individual, by an editor with a clear COI. Furthermore, I note that they didn't give you a clear answer when you asked about their relationship to the subject. I don't know what you're hoping to achieve here, but I'm fairly certain you're wasting your time. Also, courtesy ping for @Kaseng55. -FASTILY 03:32, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
Declined My Rollback Permission Request
Hello. Could you kindly tell me how could I improve my editing? This will help me in the future. Thank You. Kpddg (talk) 04:17, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Kpddg. Please refer to this Teahouse thread. I would encourage you to avoid this sort of behavior in the future. -FASTILY 04:32, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
Article's ready!
Hi FASTILY,
I'm disappointed that the Barbie: Princess Adventure article is deleted. DMySon draftifyed it, but it is now ready with whatever is expected of a live WP article. Can you please get it to the live WP article namespace? Polygork (talk) 21:05, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Polygork. I see that someone (maybe you?) has submitted the draft for review. There are many drafts in the review queue, so please be patient. Thanks, FASTILY 00:28, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
Deletion review for File:Pepsi targeted ad 1940s.jpg
An editor has asked for a deletion review of File:Pepsi targeted ad 1940s.jpg. 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. — JJMC89 (T·C) 01:53, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
You deleted a page but its AFD is still open
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steelray Dream Focus 23:24, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Dream Focus. Closed, thanks for letting me know. Regards, FASTILY 04:01, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
File:Wizard of Oz 01.jpg
Hi Fastily. Would you mind taking a look at File:Wizard of Oz 01.jpg? FastilyBot tagged it with {{Wrong license}}, but that seems to be the result of a good-faith but mistaken attempt to relicense the file as {{PD-US-no notice}} as pointed out here. That MCQ discussion led to c:Commons:Village pump/Copyright/Archive/2021/10#PD-US-no notice usage which in turn led to some of the files being relicensed and some being deleted. All of this has led back to User talk:Marchjuly#You bear some responsibility for this contretemps, comrade., but I'm not sure what more can be said to this user or than what has already been said. Anyway, if the "wrong license" template is no longer applicable, perhaps you can remove because it seems to because its purpose and why it was added to the Wizard of Oz photo seems to be being completely misunderstood. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:05, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
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File:Wana Decrypt0r screenshot.png
Hi Fastily, happy holidays. I'm confused by your decision to delete File:Wana Decrypt0r screenshot.png. Nowhere in the discussion is there any indication that anyone is in support of deleting the file. The screenshot was deleted off Commons, and if it was indeed determined that it was not PD, I expected the outcome of the discussion to be simply reverting back to the fair use tag present when it was uploaded in 2017. Anarchyte (talk) 03:50, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Anarchyte. Happy Holidays to you as well! By convention, an FfD which links to a Commons DR as the primary reason for nomination is understood as a request for deletion (especially if the target file was deleted). Since uncontested/no quorum FfDs default to delete, I deleted the file. For future reference, if you object to deletion, please bold your !vote and make your rationale clear; I don't read minds, and your comment doesn't stand out to me as an obvious !vote to keep. As far as next steps go, I won't object if you wish to restore the file and make the suggested fixes. Regards, FASTILY 05:14, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks. Apologies for not making my comment more obvious at the FfD. I was hoping more people would chime in as they did at the previous discussion for the file. Regardless, I've reverted the file back to how it was licensed when it was uploaded to hopefully avoid any confusion with the Commons deletion in the future. Regards, Anarchyte (talk) 06:42, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
- Anarchyte, interesting case, just ping me if you find something again. I don't visit FfD on a regular basis. My 2 cents here: definitely not PD. The country of origin appears to be unknown, so for PD-ineligible on Commons you'd have to assume the worst case: the UK or Australia. Nearly anything is copyrightable there, so PD-ineligible is never going to apply here. One might argue for {{PD-ineligible-USonly}} on Wikipedia, but I'd have to disagree. If these were very bare instructions, maybe, but they're not. These words convey meaning, they attempt to scare and coerce the reader. That involves creativity, so any form of PD-ineligible is off the table. I'm not buying the Ex turpi causa non oritur actio argument either. It makes for a strong fair use case but it's unrelated to that concept. If memory serves me right, it prevents people from suing over the consequences of something they shouldn't have been doing in the first place. If a burglar breaks into a house and injures themselves falling down a flight of stairs because the stair railings just broke off they can't sue over the faulty stair railings. They were never supposed to be in the house in the first place. But it's not a free pass to deny criminals their rights. The creation of the work was not an illegal act: one could have made this program/text for a movie, as a proof of concept or for a practical joke. It was used and intended for an illegal act, but the creation itself was not an illegal act. Ex turpi causa non oritur actio just might apply if one tried to capitalize on the copyright of photos of goods they stole as one should have never been able to take those photos, but this is very much speculation on my part. But as for the FfD: WP:JUSTFIXIT applies. If you had reverted the file description to the fair use rationale it probably wouldn't have been deleted. For what it's worth, I used the "but they're criminals!" defense once. For a photo taken by a terrorist group that denied the existence of their country and claimed they were living in their own state. By their own logic, they had no copyright law. (which would make for {{PD-author}} in a roundabout way I guess) And in hindsight, ex turpi causa non oritur actio probably would have applied there considering the subject of the photo was killed shortly after.. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 08:03, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks. Apologies for not making my comment more obvious at the FfD. I was hoping more people would chime in as they did at the previous discussion for the file. Regardless, I've reverted the file back to how it was licensed when it was uploaded to hopefully avoid any confusion with the Commons deletion in the future. Regards, Anarchyte (talk) 06:42, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
A page I'm creating was deleted
Please can you be kind enough to tell me why the page I was creating was deleted. Thanks Peculiar Ugochi (talk) 22:55, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Peculiar Ugochi. Please link the page in question. Also, what other username(s) are you editing Wikipedia with? -FASTILY 23:48, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
FastilyBot
Hello, Fastily,
I noticed that your bot leaves courtesy notices to file uploaders who were not notified when their files were tagged for proposed deletion. Any chance that your bot could do this with page creators who are not notified when their articles are PROD'd? This lack of notification seems to be fairly common.
I also asked SD0001 about doing this as their bot SDZeroBot does the same for page creators who are not notified about AFD nominations but they never responded to my message. I have asked some editors who tag pages with PROD tags to please notify page creators but it's hard to break habits of long-time editors who don't want to use Twinkle or tools that will post notifications automatically. Thanks for considering my request. Liz Read! Talk! 20:20, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Liz. Yes, it should be possible to have FastilyBot do this. I wrote the code with the file namespace in mind, so it may require a number of changes to support article prod. I can't promise I'll get around to it immediately, but I'll add it to my todo list. Will ping you when the BRFA goes live. Regards, FASTILY 12:13, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
- @Liz: fyi - Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/FastilyBot 16 -FASTILY 23:58, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
Hey again. Is File:AmericanLandVideoScreen.jpg supposed to be deleted? --George Ho (talk) 04:15, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hi George Ho. Yes it is. Thanks for letting me know. Best, FASTILY 04:19, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
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- Removal of autopatrol from the administrator's toolkit. Special thanks to Wugapodes and Seddon for their help with implementation.
The following proposals were identified by the closers as having the potential to gain consensus with some further discussion and iteration:
- An option for people to run for temporary adminship (proposal, discussion, & close)
- An optional election process (proposal & discussion and close review & re-close)
Editors who wish to discuss these ideas or other ideas on how to try to address any of the six issues identified during phase 1 for which no proposal gained are encouraged to do so at RFA's talk page or an appropriate village pump.
A final and huge thanks all those who participated in this effort to improve our RFA process over the last 4 months.
This is the final update with no further talk page messages planned.
01:46, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
Hi Fastily, this is a paid article. in the entry history I have noticed that the reviewer who acccepted the entry is banned from editing, do you think the draft deserves inclusion in the namespace ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:ED0:5FCC:B700:E8C9:7A47:EE3C:450D (talk) 13:42, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hi, thanks for letting me know. I've referred the article to AfD. Regards, FASTILY 08:51, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
Orphan image
Hello!
Files in Category:All Wikipedia files with a different name on Wikimedia Commons should probably be excluded from FastilyBot 10. Example: File:Vissel Kobe.svg.Jonteemil (talk) 05:36, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Jonteemil. Great suggestion, I've added the moved to Commons categories to the ignore list for FastilyBot Task 10. -FASTILY 08:51, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
Merchandise giveaway nomination
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A token of thanks
Hi Fastily! I've nominated you (along with all other active admins) to receive a solstice season gift from the WMF. Talk page stalkers are invited to comment at the nomination. Enjoy! Cheers, {{u|Sdkb}} talk ~~~~~
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Advice needed, regarding rollback permission
Hello, I would like some advice from you as I have noticed that you seem to be active on WP:PERM/Rollback. I'm often on RC patrol, and am looking to get rollback enabled on my account. I primarily want to improve my speed of reversion on Redwarn, and be able to use the tools like RC Patrol script and Huggle that require rollback rights. I have a good understanding of what vandalism is and isn't, and have got (in my opinion at least) a very high threshold of what I consider vandalism, and usually prefer to revert as something else, unless it could be nothing but vandalism. My use of standard rollback would be limited to popping off VOA/IP's edits while I am waiting for a block, to revert block evasion, or where the edit summary makes it painfully obvious (like "F**K WIKIPEDIA" or similar). I don't like to get involved in content disputes, unless it becomes a full scale edit war, in which case I would avoid reverting anyone, warn the involved parties, report if it continues, then clean up any messes left behind, once the users have either lost interest or been blocked. My account however is relatively new, so this could be a barrier. Could I have some advice on whether I should bother applying at this stage, or if I should get more experience? Mako001 (C) (T) (The Alternate Mako) 05:59, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hi The Alternate Mako. Account age and experience typically go hand-in-hand, although the former isn't necessarily a precursor for latter. I sampled your recent reverts & warnings and everything looks great. If you were to make a request now, I'd be inclined to grant it. A bit of constructive criticism: I noticed you made a number of requests to RFPP where the amount of vandalism does not meet the threshold to warrant page protection. As a rule of thumb, you should only request page protection if the article is actively under attack by by an overwhelming number of dynamic IP and/or sock puppets (e.g. > 10 reverts/hr is a good metric to use). Regards, FASTILY 08:51, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for the advice. I wasn't quite sure what the level of recent disruption was before protection was appropriate, that's very helpful. For some background, those pages have been the site of socking by at least two masters in the last month or two, Jellywings19 and Sarah Carvalho. Fortunately, one (sarah) actually fights the other, so it is less of an issue than it could be. However it has never really got to the level of 10 RV per hour, and I doubt it ever would. Thanks again for the advice. Mako001 (C) (T) (The Alternate Mako) 06:41, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
Notifying uploaders about rfu
Hey again. Why hasn't your bot notified uploaders whose uploads were tagged with {{di-replaceable fair use}}? Is this something to consider? --George Ho (talk) 08:05, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Isn't it the responsibility of the editor tagging a file with {{rfu}} to notify the uploader? -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:31, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi George Ho & Marchjuly. George Ho: There's no FastilyBot configuration for
{{subst:Rfu}}. I'll look into adding one, but it's not straightforward because Rfu tags resolve in 2 days whereas other daily deletion tags resolve in 7. Marchjuly: Yes, but to my knowledge, it's not required by policy. Some folks like using the bot to deliver notifications, and that is one of the reasons I created it. -FASTILY 02:44, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi George Ho & Marchjuly. George Ho: There's no FastilyBot configuration for
How we will see unregistered users
Hi!
You get this message because you are an admin on a Wikimedia wiki.
When someone edits a Wikimedia wiki without being logged in today, we show their IP address. As you may already know, we will not be able to do this in the future. This is a decision by the Wikimedia Foundation Legal department, because norms and regulations for privacy online have changed.
Instead of the IP we will show a masked identity. You as an admin will still be able to access the IP. There will also be a new user right for those who need to see the full IPs of unregistered users to fight vandalism, harassment and spam without being admins. Patrollers will also see part of the IP even without this user right. We are also working on better tools to help.
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We have two suggested ways this identity could work. We would appreciate your feedback on which way you think would work best for you and your wiki, now and in the future. You can let us know on the talk page. You can write in your language. The suggestions were posted in October and we will decide after 17 January.
Thank you. /Johan (WMF)
18:14, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
IP vandalism
How can I warn and get a user blocked if they keep moving inbetween IP addresses? LittleJerry (talk) 03:18, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi LittleJerry. I assume you're referring to the edits made by this IP range. Are the edits this individual made to The Secret of NIMH vandalism? If so, could you please explain? I could be missing something, but it looks like a content dispute to me. -FASTILY 11:59, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- It was brought up in the talk page here and the person refuses to explain their edits and make any engagements. They even made an account which ended up being banned. LittleJerry (talk) 13:08, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the clarification, I've blocked the range for a year. -FASTILY 07:48, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
- It was brought up in the talk page here and the person refuses to explain their edits and make any engagements. They even made an account which ended up being banned. LittleJerry (talk) 13:08, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
Rollback
Hi, I gotten more experience, now I have more than 200 main space edits, and I counter more vandalism. Am I a fit now? Regards, Yodas henchman (talk) 17:53, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Yodas henchman. I asked you to spend a few months gaining experience before reapplying. Could you please do that? Thanks, FASTILY 07:48, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
Deleted Image from the page -
Hi Fastly
Hope you're well. You moved my image submission at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Sipah_Salar_e_Aqeeda_e_Tajdar_e_Khatam_e_Nabuwat_Haq_Khatteb_Hussain_Ali.jpeg&action=edit&redlink=1 for speedy deletion, it's deleted now. I had spoken to the Facebook page admins and they allowed the use, but I can see how that would still appear to be a copyright violation in your review. In any case, I reviewed the Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials and reached out to the Facebook Page admins again, they pointed me to a page on their website with an image that has a copy left notice put up. (https://haqkhattebhussain.com/gallery/)
Is this ok to put up on the wiki page now? I don't want my account getting blocked. Thanks and have a great day.
Light truth 1985 (talk) 23:51, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Light truth 1985. Looks good to me. When you re-upload the file, could you please do so at our central media repository? Thanks, FASTILY 11:59, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi, thanks. I've uploaded it at the central media repo as you mentioned. It loses connection with the server quite often, did you know? attaching the image here as well; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sipah_Salar_e_Aqeeda_e_Tajdar_e_Khatam_e_Nabuwat_Haq_Khatteb_Hussain_Ali.jpg. Have a good day. Light truth 1985 (talk) 01:09, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
Shouldn't the FFD discussion result in "delete" instead of "resolved" instead? As I fear, the image would be reinserted and then de-orphaned. --George Ho (talk) 01:14, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi George Ho. Thanks for the message. I missed the part where you merged Gimme Little Sign#Danielle Brisebois version into Gimme Little Sign#Cover versions. I'll amend the closing statement accordingly. -FASTILY 01:38, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
File:Chelsea FC.svg
Hi Fastily. Would you mind looking at the wikicode for this file? For some reason, someone has added several interlanguage Wikilinks right below the category link. These links don't seem to be being displayed anywhere on the file's page; so, I'm not sure why someone added them. Was this how the same file appearing on different WMF projects used to be linked together? -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:37, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. These are Interlanguage links. They're typically used in the mainspace, but were deprecated in favor of using Wikidata. It's probably safe to remove them, given that files don't really benefit from this feature. -FASTILY 10:15, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
Looking for Feedback
Hi, Zippybonzo here, is there any chance I could have some feedback on my rollback WP:PERM requests to give me an idea of when to reapply, Thanks Zippy (talk) 13:28, 9 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Zippybonzo. As I explained to you here and here, please spend a month or two establishing a track record of reverting vandalism/good contributions (i.e. don't get blocked, generate complaints from other editors). To be clear, there are no tricks or shortcuts involved, I'd just like to see you spend some time gaining experience/learning how Wikipedia works behind the scenes before granting you advanced permissions. -FASTILY 00:34, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
Happy New Year!
Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia, and a Happy New Year to you and yours! ItcouldbepossibleTalk 03:33, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
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- – Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year}} to user talk pages.
ItcouldbepossibleTalk 03:33, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks, Itcouldbepossible. Happy New Year to you as well! -FASTILY 04:01, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
The Userpage Barnstar
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I love the design of your userpage! It's clear, concise, and beautiful at the same time! Hope you don't mind that I've loosely based my user page on it  🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 04:11, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
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- Thanks, EpicPupper! Certainly, please feel free :) -FASTILY 04:39, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
Request for undeletion
Hi Fastily, I noticed that you deleted User:Crb43 as it was 'misuse of Wikipedia as a web host'. The page was being prepared by a student as a live document and they would have integrated feedback to improve the article. Please could you restore the content, and I'll make sure it's moved to the user's sandbox. Thanks, Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 13:28, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Richard. Thanks for letting me know, I've restored the page. Regards, FASTILY 02:22, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Hi Richard Nevell (WMUK). Just going to add that the page Fastily deleted was tagged by a different editor who probably wasn't aware that this was a page the student was working on as part of a class project. You might want to tell your students to do this kind of thing in their user sandboxes instead so as to avoid a further misunderstandings like this. User pages like this can be seen as being WP:FAKEARTICLEs, which is something that is technically not really in accordance with relevant Wikipeida policy for user pages. If the students are participating in a Wikipedia:Education program class, there is a special template (Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org student editor) they can add to their user pages. Someitmes it's hard for editors to know they're dealing with a student editor and thus might mistakenly assume the worst. -- Marchjuly (talk) 03:22, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you, Fastily, that's very much appreciated. I don't think there was anything on the userpage to indicate they were part of a classroom assignment, so no doubt the page looked odd without context. In future, we'll definitely be asking students to work in sandboxes rather than user pages (that point was made, but I think it might not have been clear enough). Thanks again for sorting this out and the advice :) Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 15:02, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
Undelete request
Hi Fastily, I noticed you're somewhat active at the moment, I have an undelete request, I never saw the page before, so I don't know if it's worth actioning, but if you think the information is somewhat of a start, I like to see whats there. I guess theres a chance I might ask you to re-delete it and I'll start anew. Thanx for what you do. Cheers, - FlightTime (open channel) 04:50, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi FlightTime. Done -FASTILY 04:54, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you! - FlightTime (open channel) 16:53, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
Happy First Edit Day!
Have a very happy first edit anniversary!
From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 23:51, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks, CAPTAIN RAJ! -FASTILY 03:30, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
6th Florida Infantry
I wanted to create an article for the 6th Florida Infantry Regiment and received a note that you deleted it on 31 March 2020. Please let me know the back story on this (briefly). Thanks. For right now, I was planning to create a stub article based on data from: https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CFL0006RI and Battles & Leaders of the Civil War. Djmaschek (talk) 03:16, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Djmaschek. There's not much of a story, the author (and main contributor) the article requested its deletion. If you're asking me though, it's extremely verbose, and I'm not certain how much of this content is actually suitable for the encyclopedia. If you'd like to work on it, let me know and I can restore it for you. -FASTILY 03:30, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
Clarification on what full protection for content disputes is for
Hello, can you clarify for me your explanation for declining my request for protection on Uranian? Twinkle offers a full protection option called Full protection / "Content dispute/edit warring (full)". The boilerplate language added to Wikipedia:Requests for page protection/Increase when that option is chosen from Twinkle reads "Temporary full protection: Content dispute/edit warring ". But then your rationale for declining protection was "Declined – Content dispute"—in other words, you declined protection precisely because the situation did meet a criterion that Wikipedia provides for granting protection. You do see why this is confusing, don't you? By the way, in case it wasn't clear, I wasn't involved in the dispute and had nothing to contribute to it. It isn't as though I was one of the combattants and I was trying to use page protection as a tool to get my way. Largoplazo (talk) 21:24, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Largoplazo. At the time of your request, there had been no edits to Uranian for nearly 3 days. Page protection is only used to prevent immediate disruption. If disruption has ceased, then protection is not necessary, hence the decline. -FASTILY 00:11, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
- That makes sense. So ... it seems strange that that wasn't the reason you gave. Well, anyway ...! Largoplazo (talk) 01:36, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
PWN identifiers
Hi, what's the deal with Category:Articles with PWN identifiers? I don't even know what a PWN idenfier is, but it seems strange that a category populated by 7,000 articles was deleted. All I can find out is that you and EvergreenFir have deleted it in the past few days. Lennart97 (talk) 14:36, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
- @Lennart97: It's a category repeatedly created by socks of Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Agustin_Sepulveda_Venegas_2004_Fan. The one I deleted was created by Special:Contributions/Sasquashes. EvergreenFir (talk) 19:16, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Apparently they didn't like getting that page deleted, so now we have a bit of childish behaviour going on... Special:Contributions/MojosLand. Mako001 (C) (T) 03:39, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Mako001. Thanks for letting me know, I've indef'd the account. Regards, FASTILY 03:46, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Accidental main space move
I accidentally moved the UK Intergovernmental Relations article to the WP:MAINSPACE while correcting a title error, then acted to rectify the error. Thank you for fixing the double redirect, once the article is complete I will either move it or request a move.ChefBear01 (talk)
- Hi ChefBear01. Certainly, glad I could help. Regards, FASTILY 07:37, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
- I need a second opinion on the structure and wording within the article, I would appreciate any help you can give (see article talk page, website and citations on article as it gives information regarding the new UK intergovernmental relations. ChefBear01 (talk) 17:29, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Protection request for Hollow Knight: Silksong denied
Hollow Knight: Silksong was requested for page protection, but you denied it with an explanation that makes no sense. Here is the request and your response:
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Reason: Many vandalistic rumors of it being cancelled. Lionsleeps26 (talk) 01:58, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
- Lmao I already requested that the article be protected, I guess that just supports even more how many people vandalize the article. 2600:1009:B006:6772:C5:504B:5429:2E82 (talk) 02:02, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Declined – Warn the user appropriately then report them to AIV or ANI if they continue. See other request above. Lectonar (talk) 10:18, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
What the request meant was that many rumours have been spreading online (not specifically on Wikipedia and not from any specific user or IP) and that people where adding information according to those rumours. This isn't the only thing too, many people have been making joke edits on the article because they think it is funny. I have made another request for the protection of the page and I hope it is accepted because of the amount of vandalism that has had to be reverted on the Hollow Knight: Silksong page is too much.
- Hello. I suggested warning and reporting disruptive users to AIV. To be clear, this is standard operating procedure. Any particular reason why you're refusing to do that? -FASTILY 02:23, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
- It's not that the Hollow Knight: Silksong Wikipedia page is not trying to stop them, it's just that everytime we get rid of the vandalizers more come and the page still gets vandalized no matter how many people we get rid of. It would be much more convient to just protect the page so that it doesn't get vandalized at all, rather than to repeatedly block users just for the page to still get vandalized anyway. (Also sorry for the misunderstanding, I thought when you said to report the vandalizers you thought that it was only one person.) 2600:1009:B016:4D08:10FE:FC5:3A57:31B7 (talk) 03:17, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
- Indeed, however, Wikipedia *is* still the encyclopedia that anyone can edit. With that goal in mind, protection is only applied as a last resort (during instances of severe disruption), when warning & blocking disruptive users is no longer an effective measure. As far as I can see, this is currently not the case with Hollow Knight: Silksong. -FASTILY 03:53, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
- It's not that the Hollow Knight: Silksong Wikipedia page is not trying to stop them, it's just that everytime we get rid of the vandalizers more come and the page still gets vandalized no matter how many people we get rid of. It would be much more convient to just protect the page so that it doesn't get vandalized at all, rather than to repeatedly block users just for the page to still get vandalized anyway. (Also sorry for the misunderstanding, I thought when you said to report the vandalizers you thought that it was only one person.) 2600:1009:B016:4D08:10FE:FC5:3A57:31B7 (talk) 03:17, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Rita Ora
In this case blocks are useless as that person has access to multiple ranges. (CC) Tbhotch™ 02:08, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
- Except the fact "that person" just provides correct and precise info and a random dude keeps on undoing them without even providing an explanation at comment section. 62.74.6.83
- Don't forget to mention that you were explained in simple terms the differences between English and British people and that you should stop evading blocks here. Yet, you continue doing it over and over again. Like here. Your IPs were blocked like three times today and you still evading your blocks. (CC) Tbhotch™ 04:16, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
- Irrelevant tho, in the lead nationality is the thing referred and when we talk about people from the UK we use the term English (Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Adele, all 1D members except Niall some of the countless examples sb can name). Plus we can also talk about ur disruptive edits at Fustani and Armenian singer that violated good comprehension when reading and mos overlink. But seems like u evade giving an answer at those since it obviously comes against ur interest. 62.74.6.83
- Block evasion by User:LefterisApos using Greek IPs. By this point we're looking at a long-term abuse case. Binksternet (talk) 04:25, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
- Irrelevant tho, in the lead nationality is the thing referred and when we talk about people from the UK we use the term English (Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Adele, all 1D members except Niall some of the countless examples sb can name). Plus we can also talk about ur disruptive edits at Fustani and Armenian singer that violated good comprehension when reading and mos overlink. But seems like u evade giving an answer at those since it obviously comes against ur interest. 62.74.6.83
- Don't forget to mention that you were explained in simple terms the differences between English and British people and that you should stop evading blocks here. Yet, you continue doing it over and over again. Like here. Your IPs were blocked like three times today and you still evading your blocks. (CC) Tbhotch™ 04:16, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
Page deleted - Pilar Corrias
I was researching a few London artists and went to the List of contemporary art galleries. I clicked through to the page for the UK gallery Pilar Corrias and discovered that the page was deleted on 28 March 2020. Can't see any detail and just wanted to check if there's a reason the page was deleted. I'd be happy create a new page and add a bit of detail about exhibitions by Rachel Rose and other artists that I've been researching, but wanted to check in first to be sure. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dansalmon (talk • contribs) 10:16, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Dansalmon. There was no content at Pilar Corrias. As indicated by the logs, the page was moved to Draft:Pilar Corrias. Regards, FASTILY 23:45, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Fastily. Thanks. Just wanted to check first, but I'll go ahead and start work on the page. Cheers, Dansalmon — Preceding undated comment added 13:35, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
You deleted their user page
And now we have [13]. For some reason my iPad let me copy the link but not the text for a link. Not sure what to do about it. Doug Weller talk 18:53, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Doug Weller. Thanks for letting me know, I've deleted the page. Regards, FASTILY 03:07, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
deletion of sandbox
could I have what was written on the sandbox page, I dont have it written anywhere else Polish1056 (talk) 22:06, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
Aquinas College (University of Adelaide)
In creating the stub Aquinas College, Adelaide I found that a page on the same subject Aquinas College (University of Adelaide) or similar, was once deleted. Is it, and its AfD debate, available for perusal? Thank you for your mighty service. Doug butler (talk) 21:41, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Doug butler. For reference, here's the text of the deleted page; it was deleted via PROD, so you're in the clear. -FASTILY 03:07, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
- Deletionism gone mad. Thanks Fastily.Doug butler (talk) 03:20, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
Mount Kigali article was deleted
You deleted the Mount Kigali article. It is a perfectly fine article and was still a work in progress. Here is a link to the the article in French https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Kigali (not created by me). Please consider undeleting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stratogan (talk • contribs) 17:43, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Stratogan. The page was not deleted: Draft:Mount Kigali -FASTILY 00:16, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
User; Dr. Ruby Tandon Page Deleted
Hi,
This page was deleted under U5. Please be advised that the page was still under construction and would be supplemented with relevant information, reference links, and citations. Furthermore, I do not have the content that was published, elsewhere, to recreate the page. Please restore the page so that I can provide complete information.
Thank you!
Dr. Ruby Tandon (talk) 09:08, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Dr. Ruby Tandon. You may not use Wikipedia to promote/advertise your business/services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 10:10, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
Please restore this file. It is linked to by-URL at Nat LaCour, and therefore did not qualify for WP:CSD#F10. * Pppery * it has begun... 02:12, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Pppery. I'm fairly certain this is a non-free file. I'll mirror it to IA and update the external link in the article, but this shouldn't stay on Wikipedia. Regards, FASTILY 02:18, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
- Works for me. For what it's worth, if the deletion summary had referred to copyright rather than scope issues, I would have just removed the link per WP:ELDEAD and moved on. * Pppery * it has begun... 04:12, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
Disclosure
Hello Fastily, the article was deleted here but the paid edtitor doesnt give disclosure properly
- Hi, thanks for letting me know. I've contacted the author about this. Regards, FASTILY 08:15, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
- Furthermore, he used two sock-puppet/ single purpose accounts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/WaterLord1980 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Philippe1226 maybe there are more and I haven't noticed — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:14F:1FF:A030:0:0:2FBB:CF3 (talk) 16:08, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the report! We're looking into it. Regards, FASTILY 00:18, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you, you can see also that user:ovedc ask his friends who are rarely editing in english wikipedia to participate in the discussions pertaining the paid entries he wrote (check the "keep" voices), here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Raviv_Zoller and here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Alon_Korngreen — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:14F:2:FE7A:0:0:0:1 (talk) 19:40, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for pointing that out, it is concerning. It may not be appropriate for me to action this given that I nominated Alon Korngreen for deletion. However, if you see it happening again, please do let me know. Regards, FASTILY 01:18, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you, you can see also that user:ovedc ask his friends who are rarely editing in english wikipedia to participate in the discussions pertaining the paid entries he wrote (check the "keep" voices), here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Raviv_Zoller and here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Alon_Korngreen — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:14F:2:FE7A:0:0:0:1 (talk) 19:40, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the report! We're looking into it. Regards, FASTILY 00:18, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
- Furthermore, he used two sock-puppet/ single purpose accounts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/WaterLord1980 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Philippe1226 maybe there are more and I haven't noticed — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:14F:1FF:A030:0:0:2FBB:CF3 (talk) 16:08, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
Sonic speeds
Tagged at :50, deleted at :51. That's fast. I'm impressed! WhoAteMyButter (📨talk│📝contribs) 03:53, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks, I try my best :) -FASTILY 03:58, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
Bot report blanked
The bot appears to have blanked a report that should not be blank. There are always a few persistent items on this report, even if humans have been diligent about cleaning up actual errors. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:28, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Jonesey95. Thanks for letting me know. The bot copies the results of SQL queries from toolforge:fastilybot-reports (see #14), and it looks like a toolforge error occurred during yesterday's run. I'll keep an eye on today's run. Regards, FASTILY 01:18, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
Was just observing. User creates his user page with the only content being {{db-author}}? Seems to me like he wanted to delete his account. Anyway, there's no substantial contributions so a courtesy vanishing is unnecessary. Cheers. -- Ϫ 08:36, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
Weisfeld
Hi Fastily, in this discussion, between the keep partisans we can see two sock-puppet, one paid-editor (the creator) and a few editors that are rarely edits in wikipedia.
- Hi, thanks for the report. This happened over a year ago, and there isn't anything immediately actionable about it from an administrative perspective. Regards, FASTILY 09:29, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
February 2022
Thanks for deleting User:Dineo, it would be great if you did the same with the talk page please
Neoinsession (talk) 04:16, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Neoinsession. If you would like to change your username, then please refer to Wikipedia:Changing username#Request pages. Thanks, FASTILY 09:29, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
Oh no! My beans!
Hey, Fastily. Might I query you about File:Spilled Coffee Beans 1 2021-08-27.jpeg? It isn't my first instinct when I spill my coffee beans to think, "Oh yeah, this is going on Commons." Panini!🥪 17:48, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Panini!. It isn't mine either. I sort through my photos every few weeks and batch uploads; I introduced a bit of (poor) humor to break up the monotony :) -FASTILY 22:45, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
Deletion review for File:10 Commandments in Ilocano.jpg
An editor has asked for a deletion review of File:10 Commandments in Ilocano.jpg. 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. JWilz12345 (Talk|Contrib's.) 06:47, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
Deletion review for File:Tour Majunga.jpeg
An editor has asked for a deletion review of File:Tour Majunga.jpeg. 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. JWilz12345 (Talk|Contrib's.) 18:22, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
Possible to link the commons file as well? --Minorax«¦talk¦» 12:18, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Minorax. Yes, it is possible, however I believe GreenC bot is also capable of this. @GreenC: is the task still active? -FASTILY 22:28, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
- Well it does example. (I am not confident it is finding them all.) Is Minorax asking your report page contain a link to both the enwiki and commons file? Currently it links the Enwiki file. -- GreenC 22:46, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, however I thought I'd loop you in since you already support similar functionality with your bot. Would it be possible to have your bot also tag the files in this database report? -FASTILY 22:55, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
- Well it does example. (I am not confident it is finding them all.) Is Minorax asking your report page contain a link to both the enwiki and commons file? Currently it links the Enwiki file. -- GreenC 22:46, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
Requesting to delete a version
Hello, can you delete Special:Diff/1028574039 please. Here the user used extremely abusive language which is vandalism. -- Afeef (talk) 08:56, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
- Please delete Special:Diff/1024595697, Special:Diff/1024596008 and Special:Diff/1024596401 also. -- Afeef (talk) 09:04, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Afeef. Done for the last 3, but it's not clear to me why the first diff meets any of the criteria for redaction. -FASTILY 00:14, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
Question about rollback
Hi there, I'm someone you recently granted rollback rights to. I'm very pleased with it. I just have one question to ask, as per WP:ROLLBACKUSE, in it's standard use, it is intended for reverting obvious vandalism and cases in which not leaving an edit summary would suffice. Now, my question is, is it appropriate to use rollback to revert non-'obvious vandalism' if an appropriate edit summary is used? The page states "it is considered inappropriate to use it in situations where an explanatory edit summary would normally be expected", if I use a tool such as RedWarn that generates an edit summary message, would that make it allowable for reverting edits that are not obvious vandalism?
I ask this not so that I can try to use rollback whenever I can and abuse it, no. I still manually revert and leave hand written messages (esp. when templates do not exist). I just ask this because as I understand it, the main reason rollbacking is discouraged in the cases talked about in the article, is due to the fact that no edit summary is generated. So if used with obvious vandalism, it's not as if the vandal (or others looking at the page history) needs to be told in an edit summary exactly why it was reverted. But whereas with other cases (ie. inappropriate external links), if rollbacked, the user would surely be like "huh? why was that removed!?", however, if rollbacked with a descriptive edit summary, would this not solve the issue?
If you'd like an example, here is a recent diff of mine.
I apologize for this rather long question. I just want to make sure I'm using rollback as it is intended to be used. Thanks! Satricious (talk) 12:07, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Satricious. RedWarn is using a bit of special technical magic which the button provided by the rollback right does not have. In other words, the example diff is fine. Your excerpt from WP:ROLLBACKABUSE is referring to the button provided by the rollback right; it is never okay to use this button to revert edits that are not vandalism. If you want a sane user experience, I do recommend using the rollback functionality provided by Twinkle/RedWarn in lieu of the button provided by the rollback right. -FASTILY 00:14, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for clarifying! Rest assured, whenever I use the 'normal' rollback functionality (non-TW/RW) it is only for obvious vandalism. In most cases I use tools such as TW/RW. Thanks again! Satricious (talk) 06:06, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
Speed
Hi Fastily, You recently completed a "speedy deletion" my article suggestion Meal Train. I fully disclose that I am the owner of this company and I disclose that the page was written from a neutral point of view, accurate, multiple citations, not an advertisement, and the company is notable and in the format suggested by Wikipedia. We have been featured on NBC, Jimmy Fallon, etc. The page was written to mirror GoFundMe and Evite (to similar companies that have such pages). I look forward to any suggestions you have for getting the page published. Thanks Mike Mealtrain (talk) 23:07, 18 February 2022 (UTC) Mealtrain (talk) 23:15, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Mealtrain. You may not use Wikipedia to promote/advertise your business/services. Please be advised that repeat violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 06:59, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
Hi. Could you restore the history of this template? I'd like to copy the Overlay template to another wiki, but it requires this subtemplate to function. Thanks. — kwami (talk) 01:43, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Kwamikagami. Template:Overlay/Packagemain was a redirect (with no content in its history) to Template:Overlay/sandbox/packagemain. Will the text of Template:Overlay/sandbox/packagemain suffice or does the page need to be restored? -FASTILY 04:54, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
Going to re-request
Hi there! I'm going to re-request the Rollbacks tho, is it okay to re-request bytheway? Cornerstone2.0 (talk) 17:17, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Cornerstone2.0. I'd advise against it. I declined your previous request roughly 2 weeks ago, and it looks like you've only made a handful of edits since then. I'd like to see you spend a few weeks patrolling Special:RecentChanges before granting you the right. -FASTILY 04:54, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
- Aight okay then! Thanks for your response!
Cornerstone2.0 (talk) 10:50, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
- Aight okay then! Thanks for your response!
Draft:Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo
I am curious as to why Draft:Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo was deleted. I am the editor with the most edits on it, & I did not see any speedy delete tags on it this afternoon. Peaceray (talk) 23:02, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
- I see that the original author has recreated it. Please supply an alternate draft, or restore it. Consider that the original author has about ten edits on enwiki, & I am approaching 58,000. Peaceray (talk) 23:05, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
Advise on a rollback request
Hi, I am asking you since you are an active admin in WP:PERM/R, you may remember me, I was wondering if I should re-apply for rollback rights to use with either SWViewer and or Huggle as they are significantly faster than undo/RedWarn/Twinkle, I have currently 1,800 ish edits, the majority of which are made with either AWB or RedWarn. Anyway, back to my point, should I apply for Rollback rights? Thanks, Zippybonzo (talk) 19:25, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Zippybonzo. I don't understand why you felt it was appropriate to make hundreds of edits to various archive pages. All of these changes could have been accomplished in a single edit, or by configuring User:Lowercase sigmabot III appropriately. I'll be blunt with you, creating pages like Wikipedia:WikiProject Archive demonstrate a lack of familiarity with Wikipedia's processes and priorities. I recommend you get some experience creating content pages or engaging in other aspects of the project before requesting advanced permissions. Kind Regards, FASTILY 01:04, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, in hindsight, I should have just configured Lowercase sigmabot or ClueBot and the reason I made many edits was because I am not that familiar with WikiText yet, next time I will just not create the WikiProject if there is one that was abandoned, I thought that at the time and I completely do regret making the page, the reason I 1CAed the talk pages was I knew that Sigmabot or ClueBot would take time to archive it, so next time I will not. Either way, I will just spend a couple of months doing Anti-Vandalism and/or typo fixing before requesting rollback again, Hopefully you understand my message, Zippybonzo (talk) 17:02, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
Question
Hello Fastily, do you think Ruth Plato-Shinar deserve an entry ? here in Google Scholar and the writer is Noam Furer, a PR man: this is the entry creator — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:14F:81:5967:0:0:0:1 (talk) 20:06, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
- Hi, thanks for the tip. I've listed the article at AfD. Regards, FASTILY 22:33, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
The Page Nveliev has been speedily deleted.
I want to claim that there should be no reasons for that, sine the text does not provide any data of a promotional type nor does it serve as an ad platform. The only purpose of the page is an information source, and, as can be seen in the text, contains only raw data about the aesthetic clinic. If needed, I will add relevant sources and the links to them at the end of the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nveliev (talk • contribs) 08:43, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Nveliev. You may not use Wikipedia to promote/advertise your business and/or services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 22:33, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
WP:REFUND
Hello, Fastily! Would you restore Talk:List of Negro league baseball players/test? I see the article was moved to Talk:Lists of Negro league baseball players (plural lists) & this sub page was missed in the move. Once restored, I can move it to the plural title. Additionally, you may not have realized it, but you are more than slightly INVOLVED with this page (User talk:Fastily/Archive 5#Talk:List of Negro league baseball players/test). Rgrds. --Bison X (talk) 20:52, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
- Talk page stalker here: I oppose this restoration. It is a redirect from the talkspace to the user talkspace, which is not a normal crossnamespace redirect that we allow, for good reason, priamarily lack of control/monitoring of the user talkspace target. (and note: the subpage move was not "missed": it did not exist when the article move took place). UnitedStatesian (talk) 22:27, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
- It has existed since 13:28, 4 February 2012. It was missed. Rgrds. --Bison X (talk) 22:33, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
- Fastily, you just deleted Talk:List of Negro league baseball players/2012 proposed revision despite your heavy WP:INVOLVEment in it which led to you handing in your sysop bit in 2012. Please reconsider. Rgrds. --Bison X (talk) 22:39, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
- Lol, I'd feel more inclined to help you if you didn't lead with a bad faith involvement accusation, especially given that this is an entirely different page from what it was 10 years ago. Restored and listed at RfD. -FASTILY 00:28, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
Hi
Hi Fastily, I would like you to remove my rollback access, because I don't use it often. I would have liked to patrol recent changes, to use this access, but I only use mobile, so it's hard to do. For now, it is enough to have PCR access, because I use it more often. I'll just tell you if I want to use rollback access again. Thanks. —Ctrlwiki (talk) 05:24, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Ctrlwiki. Sounds good, Done -FASTILY 07:01, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
User:Farid gorgin as U5
Greetings,
isn't User:Farid gorgin a bit too short to qualify as a NOTWEBHOST violation? Wikipedia:User pages#What may I have in my user pages? does allow some personal information on userpages, so as long as they are not too long. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 16:45, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Jo-Jo Eumerus. Normally, I'd agree with you, however this account is being used exclusively for self-promotion and is probably going to end up blocked at some point. Courtesy ping for @Drm310 -FASTILY 23:46, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
A kitten for you!
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I heard you like cats, eh?
Trulio Drulio (talk) 19:38, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks! Well, who doesn't? :) -FASTILY 23:46, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| For doing admin duties that are practically your namesake, speedy deletions. I almost always associate your username with speedy deletions because of the similarity between "fastily" and "speedily". Keep up the good work! ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 02:01, 4 March 2022 (UTC) |
- Thanks, Blaze Wolf! -FASTILY 02:21, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
Hey again. Since you changed the other image's status at one FFD discussion, I have also changed this image's (File:Baby Let Me Take You Home Animals label.jpg) status the same way. I wonder whether you can unhide the revisions. I tried asking at WP:REFUND, but no one replied there. --George Ho (talk) 18:59, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
- Hi George Ho. Sure, Done -FASTILY 05:42, 5 March 2022 (UTC)
Huggle
Have you ever used the "huggle" tool? can it be used by a mobile user? and is the style of using it the same as other patrolling tools like Twinkle and Rollback. TIV. —Ctrlwiki (talk) 08:23, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
- @Ctrlwiki: No, you can't use huggle in mobile and it's not like Twinkle, it can only be used by those who have rollback rights. Happy editing. — B203GTB • (talk) • 09:53, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
Weisfeld
Hello Fastily, look in this doscussion for the keep votes: 2 are legitimate, the others are 1 sockpuppey, 1 block indefinitely, one paid editor and the others are hardly in wikipedia, maybe there are more sock-puppets / paid editors or at least canvassing ? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Tzahi_(Zack)_Weisfeld — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:14F:82:27C3:0:0:0:1 (talk) 19:59, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
- Hi, thanks for the report. Unfortunately this occurred over a year ago, so there's not much I can do about it today. If you see other ongoing instances of disruption, please let me know. Thanks, FASTILY 04:55, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
Deletion of my page for Misuse of Wikipedia as a web host
Good day Sir/ma
I am Edyola My article was deleted on the wiki by you and I was asked to contact you before starting the reedit.
Thank you for the guidance and for helping out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Edyola (talk • contribs) 14:00, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Edyola. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself and/or your services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 04:55, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
Your password strength estimator, mentioned at AN
I got boggled down a bit with reply link, and didn't address you by name, sorry, my error....
"Thanks for this. I tried some well-known song lyric phrases: rock, hymns, folk music. Very easy for me to remember, but perhaps because they were sentences, they were considered to be unguessable, even though they were comprised of common words. Did not insert any symbols or unnecessary capitalization. Try some well-known verses from Led Zeppelin, and you will see my point. Is this because the sentence is long, or because a machine is unable to parse human speech?"
Anyway, thanks for supplying this estimator, very helpful. My WP password has always been tricky enough (16 characters) but experimenting with your "device" has shown me me that I should alter my other passwords (for other sites) in an easy to remember, but hard to break, long password. Thanks, my friend! Tribe of Tiger Let's Purrfect! 23:50, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Tribe of Tiger. That's great to hear, I'm glad you found it useful! Regards, FASTILY 08:35, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
Denial of pending changes reviewer request
Hello, if it is convenient, I would like to have a conversation about your decision to deny my application for pending changes reviewer as seen here special:diff/1074876877 . Thanks. Constant314 (talk) 01:54, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Constant314. Sure, how can I help? Also, courtesy ping for @Ctrlwiki & @IAmChaos -FASTILY 04:55, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the courtesy ping. I don't think I'll have anything to say, Ctrlwiki raised the point, I just made a
{{Peanut}}. but I have subscribed to this section. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 04:59, 8 March 2022 (UTC)- As I look at the interchange, it appears that the only issues identified was that the number of warnings that I issue was considered to be low. Was the decision based on that issue only? Constant314 (talk) 06:09, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- @Constant314: Since I was mentioned in this discussion, I forced myself to review your contribution again. This year, I’ve only seen five vandalism rollbacks which you have done, these are those:1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and you have not given warnings to these users. I may be wrong, but you often use Twinkle rollback good faith, and you rarely use the standard rollback permission you have. It just means, you rarely encounter real vandalisms, and if I'm the only one to follow, there's no reason for you to have rollback permission any longer. you can request PCR again, but it is also important to make an anti-vandalism track record, which is none of your contribution. I haven't seen a change in your contribution, since an admin declined your request. And you still continue to revert good-faith edits, without leaving a warning, please improve this. —Ctrlwiki (talk) 06:46, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- To be fair, I request Fastily to remove my pending changes permission, I have no reason to use this permission. I now focus more on recent changes patrolling, though hard to do on mobile. —Ctrlwiki (talk) 06:50, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- The last time you used the standard rollback, was in October 2021. I don't know if Wikipedia has a policy, whether a permission should be removed from a user, because it is no longer in use. —Ctrlwiki (talk) 06:56, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, I would like to explore that. If I might explore a bit of a tangent, I notice that @Ctrlwiki: issues numerous warnings to IP editors. My impression had been, perhaps incorrectly, that in light of the dynamic IP addresses that it was counter-product to issue warnings to IP editors. The person using the IP address tomorrow is rarely the person receiving the warning today. The person using the IP address tomorrow may, in fact, be a highly experienced editor in good standing. I do occasionally issue a warning to an IP editor, if they continue disruptive behavior. It is hard to know who is out there, but I see most of these IP vandals as bored kids looking for a reaction. When nothing happens except that they get reverted, they get bored and move onto something else. Constant314 (talk) 07:23, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- I took a (admittedly quick) look, I don't see anything that says you shouldn't, and honestly, I can't see a solid argument for NOT warning for unconstructive edits. As easily as it could be that kid, it could be someone trying to make an edit, and misunderstanding policy, or maybe its a legitimate vandal and then admins can't easily see that they should be blocked because it looks like they werent warned. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 07:43, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- If you don’t mind, I would like to focus on the issue of dynamic IP. IP addresses only stick for a few hours, maybe a day. Are we not making unnecessary work for admins by issuing warnings to IP editors on what is essentially a hair trigger?Constant314 (talk) 08:01, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- Earlier today I went to browse wikipedia from a public computer, and there was a ClueBot message from a few months ago about the page of the location I was in. I'm not saying that all IP addresses are static, but to be honest, without welcome messages and warning messages, how do people learn about policies? Talk pages? why would they no to go to talk pages? Because they were taught how to from their talk page. Its why people are mad about WP:THEYCANTHEARYOUand the issue has been pinned at VPWMF for over a year now. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 08:08, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- If you don’t mind, I would like to focus on the issue of dynamic IP. IP addresses only stick for a few hours, maybe a day. Are we not making unnecessary work for admins by issuing warnings to IP editors on what is essentially a hair trigger?Constant314 (talk) 08:01, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- I took a (admittedly quick) look, I don't see anything that says you shouldn't, and honestly, I can't see a solid argument for NOT warning for unconstructive edits. As easily as it could be that kid, it could be someone trying to make an edit, and misunderstanding policy, or maybe its a legitimate vandal and then admins can't easily see that they should be blocked because it looks like they werent warned. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 07:43, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, I would like to explore that. If I might explore a bit of a tangent, I notice that @Ctrlwiki: issues numerous warnings to IP editors. My impression had been, perhaps incorrectly, that in light of the dynamic IP addresses that it was counter-product to issue warnings to IP editors. The person using the IP address tomorrow is rarely the person receiving the warning today. The person using the IP address tomorrow may, in fact, be a highly experienced editor in good standing. I do occasionally issue a warning to an IP editor, if they continue disruptive behavior. It is hard to know who is out there, but I see most of these IP vandals as bored kids looking for a reaction. When nothing happens except that they get reverted, they get bored and move onto something else. Constant314 (talk) 07:23, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- As I look at the interchange, it appears that the only issues identified was that the number of warnings that I issue was considered to be low. Was the decision based on that issue only? Constant314 (talk) 06:09, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the courtesy ping. I don't think I'll have anything to say, Ctrlwiki raised the point, I just made a
- I also know that one personal experience doesnt justify an entire system on a project this large, but I'm sure others have seen this same thing. I logged into an IP at my college campus last week and saw that IP had updated a key figure in the infobox YEARS prior
- I may incorrect, but it is my impression that almost all IP’s are dynamic. I get a different IP every time I turn on my computer.Constant314 (talk) 08:19, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- I also know that one personal experience doesnt justify an entire system on a project this large, but I'm sure others have seen this same thing. I logged into an IP at my college campus last week and saw that IP had updated a key figure in the infobox YEARS prior
- Trivial reason. Just out of fear, you no longer leave warnings on IP users. Not because they were warned, would block them immediately, that’s not how the policy works. It is not wrong to leave a first level warning on an IP user, just for fear that someone else is controlling it. And if the user is blocked, he or she even contributes constructive edits, they can create an account. If IP user reaches the 4th level warning, and he needs to be banned from Wikipedia, it can be blocked, and if you're worried that the current IP controller isn't the controller that committed the vandal, it's no longer the admin's fault. So there is no fear of leaving a warning on an IP user. —Ctrlwiki (talk) 08:22, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- And I don't care about the warning issue. I just wonder, you are not active in reverting obvious vandalisms, and you no longer use standard rollback, you no longer have the right to use it. If you are really sincere to use the PCR permission, first show that you are worthy of this permission by reverting obvious vandalisms more often. —Ctrlwiki (talk) 08:22, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- Since you have stopped using standard rollback, I am right to assume that maybe over time you will no longer use PCR as well. —Ctrlwiki (talk) 08:22, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- You have opened three new issues there, which was why I wanted to deal with the issue of dynamic IP first, because that was the simplest. It is getting late here, and I will get back to you tomorrow. Constant314 (talk) 08:42, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- You are the one looking for the answer as to why you were not given PCR permission, I am just answering you. Your issue with the Dynamic IP address is very nonsense, this should not be a problem because every wanings has affiliate notices for the issue of Dynamic IP address. —Ctrlwiki (talk) 09:20, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
Note: this would be the {{subst:Shared IP advice}}. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 14:33, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- You are the one looking for the answer as to why you were not given PCR permission, I am just answering you. Your issue with the Dynamic IP address is very nonsense, this should not be a problem because every wanings has affiliate notices for the issue of Dynamic IP address. —Ctrlwiki (talk) 09:20, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
- You have opened three new issues there, which was why I wanted to deal with the issue of dynamic IP first, because that was the simplest. It is getting late here, and I will get back to you tomorrow. Constant314 (talk) 08:42, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
@IAmChaos:, @Ctrlwiki: I wasn’t actually asking for an answer, rather I was asking for a conversation. That is, I was asking for an exchange of ideas in order to learn from my fellow editors who have some different ideas from me. Thanks for that.
Vandalism is a problem on Wikipedia, and I am glad that there are editors who are vigorously fighting it. It is true that I did not request permission to approve pending changes for the purpose of fighting vandalism. My purpose is to encourage constructive editing. This particular tool happens to be suitable for both purposes. I guess I’m more of a nurturer than a disciplinarian.
Slow-to-warn is the norm for the community in which I collaborate. We have more disruption from good faith editors than vandals. My goal is to convert good faith but misguided editors into better editors. Constructive engagement is a better tool than the notice/caution/warn mechanism. It is a mentoring process that takes a lot of one-on-one interaction. An act of kindness can have more long-term benefit to Wikipedia than a dozen warnings. I usually only resort to cautions and warnings when they won’t take a hint. I am somewhat more intolerant of spam. I hope that explains my record for a low warning count. I am not insensitive to disruptive editing, but I prefer a softer initial touch. You will not be able to assess my efforts by merely reviewing my edit summaries.
Never-the-less, I recognize that in the role of pending change reviewer I could come across many other communities where I would not be able to utilize constructive engagement. In that situation, I see that a more aggressive use of warnings, including to IP editors, is appropriate in that case.
I guess that I am ready to wrap this up. Thanks to everybody for your comments. Perhaps @Fastily:, the closing admin, might have some final comments? Constant314 (talk) 01:17, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
- @Constant314: I apreciate this, and I wasn't planning on getting involved in this much of a convo. I can see you have good ideas, and can probably share them with the project. I (personally in my own mind and from a quick policy skim) don't see any reason you should lose RB, and I apreciate that you are looking from another side of WP than I do. I don't do a lot of content (which I know doesn't score me a lot of points with certain editors), but I do work to preserve what we have, and I see everything from good faith to legitimate vandals. I just pulled up my own xtools page, and about 78% of my pages created are User talk, from welcoming committee and user warnings; and my second most edited projectspace page is UAA. I personally think you are a good editor, and I agf, and I don't think you fail WP:1Q in the question of the right, but I'm glad that you were able to sum up this conversation with understanding of both points of view, and show respect particularly to ctrlwiki. Good evening, Happy Editing--IAmChaos 04:05, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
- @Constant314: If you are sure that you have met all the PCR permission requirements, although one of the requirements is you must have experience in anti-vandalism work, You can request PCR again at WP: PERM, and you will no longer receive any comments from me, thanks. —Ctrlwiki (talk) 05:27, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
- Others have already given you the feedback I was going to give you, so I'll keep my comments brief. The crux of the issue is that you haven't demonstrated an obvious need for PCR. This flag is assigned on an as-needed basis, but I have seen no indication that this is a significant blocker in the areas of the project you contribute to. I reviewed your contributions anyways and found little to no recent anti-vandalism work (this is normally a precursor to granting PCR). Of the few reverts you have made, you almost never warn the editor you revert. Admins use warnings to track/block disruptive users, so it's very important to leave them for every revert you make. Moving forward, if you want the right, please spend a few weeks patrolling RecentChanges (Twinkle & RedWarn can help with that) before reapplying. Thanks, FASTILY 08:35, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
- I agree. It is not a significant blocker. I had a look at RecentChanges; it was like getting a drink from a fire hydrant. My hat's off to editors who deal with that. Thanks for your time. Constant314 (talk) 12:26, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
VRT stuff
Hi Fastily. Would you mind taking a look at User talk:Itsjustjody#Image uploads and make sure I didn't get anything wrong (particularly about the VRT stuff). My last post was quite long and may have gone into to much detail. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:07, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. Looks good to me. Best, FASTILY 07:03, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
A question, hope you don't mind
Hey there! I've got a question I wanted to bounce off an admin, and saw you active, so I hope you don't mind me pinging you like this. I've just come back from a few (not necessarily planned) years off from editing, and am working on getting to know some of the things that changed while I was away. One area I'm not sure how to handle in RC patrol et al is the Draft namespace. Do they get additional leeway compared to articles in the main namespace, when it comes to deletion? Or if I see a draft that I would have immediately speedied on sight when I had the tools, does it get tagged as such still? I read some of the documentation for draft namespace, but wasn't totally sure, so I figured I'd ask a handy admin. Thanks! Tony Fox (arf!) 02:29, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Tony Fox. Yes, pages in the draft namespace get additional leeway compared to pages in the main namespace. Drafts are culled after 6 months of inactivity, so unless you encounter something particularly evil, there's no good reason to be speedy deleting such pages. Regards, FASTILY 07:03, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
Deletion of my page Mike Garska or Michael Garska
Hello, I just recieved notice that my page was deleted. I'm not sure why. I am not using this as a web page or social media thing. It was simply an about me page and describes some of my works, specifically; an important Human interaction process that people need to know about. What can I do to change it so its not deleted or so it meets the criteria? Thank you for your response.
Mike — Preceding unsigned comment added by Michael Garska (talk • contribs) 16:10, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Michael Garska. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself and/or your services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 00:51, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
New message from Drmies
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback. Your attention is appreciated. I'm thinking of revoking a rollback permission. Drmies (talk) 22:23, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| For your contributions in all areas generally. Keep it going! Volten001 ☎ 13:55, 31 March 2022 (UTC) |
- Thanks, Volten001! -FASTILY 02:45, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
You're most welcome Volten001 ☎ 06:15, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
Ply.T
So as well as operating a bot or script - given what their request said, I decided to get a CU to look at the account to see if I could figure out which second account he was operating so it could be locked if needed, turns out - they had strong connections to JRM2018 and Aryankhodakarami and a weaker connection to Nate Speed. Any thoughts? Zippybonzo | talk 05:22, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Zippybonzo. Thanks for the tip, I've put in request for a global lock. Regards, FASTILY 07:09, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
Thanks Zippybonzo | talk 07:15, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
Might be worth closing the permission request for confirmed as not done so the bot archives it. Zippybonzo | talk 07:22, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
- Over at the SPI - Ply.T made a statement - you might want to check it out. Zippybonzo | talk 09:03, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
Deletion review for File:Columbus Developmental Center.jpg
An editor has asked for a deletion review of File:Columbus Developmental Center.jpg. 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. ɱ (talk) 21:31, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
Deletion review for File:Columbus Railway, Power & Light office.jpg
An editor has asked for a deletion review of File:Columbus Railway, Power & Light office.jpg. 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. ɱ (talk) 21:31, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
My now deleted biography?
I've just noticed that the page "Laurence Reeves" was deleted last year. I've no idea what its content was, as I suspect one of the other members of the Sinclair QL community may have created it.
I have made occasional contributions to Wikipedia in the past, but I don't consider myself as much of an asset to it. :)
I'd like to know what the content of the page was before it was deleted. I'd be happy to reinstate it with citations if it was useful. (And, is there a template for an autobiography page?)
P.S. I am the "Laurence Reeves" in question. I'm also that person on OEIS.org and some other places. --Lauwr (talk) 09:36, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) No, it was just a redirect to your username, created by you. We don't permit such redirects, and it was speedily deleted. --Orange Mike | Talk 09:46, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
My rollback
I no longer need it, as I don't use Huggle anymore and all the other uses of rollback have been filled in by Twinkle. Could you please remove it? Thanks! interstatefive (talk) - just another roadgeek 17:20, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
Request withdrawn I actually may use Huggle again, now that I think about it. interstatefive (talk) - just another roadgeek 20:15, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
User:Plant987
Hi Fastily, I'm a newcomer and thought I was using my sandbox to practice making a Wikipedia page, but from the deletion it looks like I was accidentally using my User page. I was not intending to use Wikipedia as a web host. I have now created a sandbox - could I please have the content back as that was my only copy of the information? Thanks Plant987 (talk) 04:56, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
Rita gailey
Hi, Fastily. I saw the U5 nomination of Rita gailey by Bsoyka and was going to decline it, as it is excessive in my opinion – a name and date of birth is a stretch of NOTWEBHOST. Would you object to my restoration of it? Sdrqaz (talk) 00:14, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Sdrqaz. I have responded via email. Thanks, FASTILY 02:44, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
If possible, let me know how this resolves itself. I’d like to know if this is restored so I can keep it in mind when patrolling new user(page)s in the future. Thanks! Bsoyka (talk) 15:32, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
- @Bsoyka: The page has now been restored. As stated at Wikipedia:User pages § What may I have in my user pages?,
"Limited autobiographical content"
is allowed. I would hold that it is excessive to U5 userpages with a name and date of birth (unless it is one of a minor, in which case you should request suppression). Obviously, in this case opinions differed. Continuing to tag such userpages under U5 may result in deletions or declinations based on the reviewing administrator. As U5 is for"blatant"
cases, I would say it is best not to do so, but it is up to you. Sdrqaz (talk) 00:33, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
Rollback question
Hello Fastily! I'm sorry to clutter your talk page; I used my Rollback privilege in this edit, mainly because of the article subject, and the username of the user who made the edit. It seemed like an obvious disruptive edit, but I wanted to make sure an edit like that is what Rollback can be used for. I also left them a warning message on their talk page. My goal is to have the Rollback privilege after the one month trial, so I wanted to ask. I appreciate your help! SPF121188 (talk this way) (contribs) 15:38, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Spf121188. Looks good to me :) -FASTILY 21:40, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
Deletion review for Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mike Soroka
I have asked for a deletion review of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mike Soroka. 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. NotReallySoroka (talk) 07:00, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
New administrator activity requirement
The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.
Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:
- Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
- Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period
Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.
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User: Raju Rampa
My user page was placed for speedy deletion and seems to have been deleted. I just updated the contents on a page that was available for more than 10 years. Can it please be reviewed and restored? Thanks for your support. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Raju Rampa (talk • contribs) 02:39, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Raju Rampa. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself and/or your services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 23:58, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
Ryan Painter article deleted
Hi. Firstly, I am writing a Wikipedia page about myself and I thought that was okay? I used news articles to provide sources for all that I posted and spent hours on this. Why was my page deleted? RyanP1812 (talk) 03:58, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
- Hi RyanP1812. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself and/or your services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 09:26, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
Always precious
Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:59, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks, Gerda Arendt! :) -FASTILY 03:51, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
Request undeletion for Draft:Corey Fogelmanis
Hi. On August 2017 you deleted a draft for a Corey Fogelmanis article. I'd like to work on the draft, especially since he had just gotten another role on Netflix. Can you restore the draft page please? Thariqziyad (talk) 17:15, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Thariqziyad. Sure, restored -FASTILY 00:40, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks! Thariqziyad (talk) 03:00, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
Page delete
Hi, Why not possible to delete? Please delete this & this too under the criteria nonexistent user. Thanks. BiolysisBiologist (talk) 22:28, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
- Hi BiolysisBiologist. Done for the latter two. Your talk page is not eligible for deletion under speedy deletion criterion U1; please take a moment to re-read the text of that criterion. Thanks, FASTILY 22:38, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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Request for User:Dundunbiscuit deleted materials for review
Hello, firstly, sorry for the misuse of the user page. I was trying to practice making a page for a Taiwanese show I like to show my friends and didn't know how to show it on sandbox, so I thought I could make it on my user page first and show it to them for opinions before I put up an article for real. It's not for self-promotion and the show is noteworthy enough in Taiwan to get several manga adaptations. Is there a way to get access to deleted materials so I can keep editing it and make it into a better article? Thanks!
Dundunbiscuit (talk) 02:21, 21 April 2022 (UTC)Dundunbiscuit
- Hi Dundunbiscuit. No worries, I've made the content available at Draft:War of Dragons, where you can continue working on it. Regards, FASTILY 00:40, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
I was making a profile of myself first ...I don't see the reason of the deletion at all because the page clearly asks me to introduce myself to other editors and that's what I did YonafikaKA (talk) 05:34, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
- Hi YonafikaKA. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself, your business, and/or services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 23:31, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
Question
Hello Fastily, do you think David R. Elmaleh deserve an entry ? This a single purpose account, and the entry is very long and with a few references. Google Scholar results are marginal I presume, I'm not sure if he pass and he hardly mention in Google News— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:14F:3:AF3F:0:0:0:1 (talk) 17:08, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
- Hi, thanks for the tip, I've referred the article to AfD. Regards, FASTILY 23:31, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
Deletion review for File:Culturehall.JPG
An editor has asked for a deletion review of File:Culturehall.JPG. 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. JWilz12345 (Talk|Contrib's.) 03:58, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
Rollback question
Hi Fastily! Quick question; when my month-long trial with Rollback right comes up, do I request the right again on the requests page? I seem to be having success with it in fighting vandalism/disruptive edits and my goal is to keep the right after the trial is up :) Thank you again for all of your help! SPF121188 (talk this way) (contribs) 17:40, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Spf121188. Glad to hear you're putting the tool to good use! Yes, please re-request at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback. Regards, FASTILY 21:36, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
oppo find x5 deleted for no reason
why did u delete my page 'oppo find x5'? explain properly or else I will have to delete ur pages too.
- Hi Jemlim0108. The page has not been deleted: Draft:Oppo Find X5. Do not move the page back to the article space, as this page is not suitable for Wikipedia in its current state; please be advised that doing so again will result in loss of editing privileges. Courtesy ping for @HitroMilanese -FASTILY 21:36, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
- Oooh, this is interesting, as it's been moved back to article space. -Roxy the grumpy dog. wooF 11:26, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
Want to create an article on Subject "Rajiv Kumar"
Hi Fastily, it seems an article with the same title you deleted in 2020, but I can't check the page as it doesn't exist. Want to create a page with the same title but not sure whether the subject I'm going to cover relates to the same you deleted. My subject Rajiv Kumar is Managing Director, Microsoft India Development Center (IDC).
Hope you can guide.
Below is the message that I got when I tried to create the page.
A page with this title has previously been moved or deleted.
If you are creating a new page with different content, please continue. If you are recreating a page similar to the previously deleted page, or are unsure, please first contact the user(s) who performed the action(s) listed below.
14:23, 10 March 2020 Fastily talk contribs deleted page Draft:Rajiv Kumar (G13: Abandoned draft or AfC submission – If you wish to retrieve it, please see WP:REFUND/G13) (thank) 09:50, 31 December 2018 Materialscientist talk contribs deleted page Draft:Rajiv Kumar (G2: Test page) (thank)
Wisdomwiki 40 (talk) 15:12, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Wisdomwiki 40. There's no need to ask me for permission. The subjects are unrelated, please feel free to create the page. -FASTILY 03:49, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
Informal settlements
Hi, why did you delete "informal settlements"? This is the official term used by all international agencies. If you want to delete something, how about 'slums' (meaningless,rejected in housing studies from the 1920s as incapable of being defined) or 'shanty towns' (also meaningless).
Yes I am about to put up a number of articles on informal settlements, being expert in that area. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Redabyss1 (talk • contribs) 10:38, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Redabyss1. I'm assuming you're referring to the deleted edits of Informal housing; this was a redirect created by a sockpuppet of a blocked user. Curious, why the sudden interest this page? -FASTILY 20:18, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
Vanished user
You just performed a courtesy deletion for for this user (but I'm not sure if you did the vanishing as well). Just prior to requesting these changes to their account, they had added content to this article. I questioned the source, but they refused to engage. Once they declared they were "retired" and then vanished, I removed the disputed content, but they continue to make the same edit to the same article, and still refuse to engage. I know that for the most part, is a content dispute, but doesn't this basically go against RTV? Anyway, I'm not loooking for sanctions or to reverse their disappearence, (or anything else that can come from say, an ANI report, which can either blow up, or be a waste of time). I just thought perhaps if you were to encourage them to consider the relevant P&Gs, and to engage, it might be a quicker path to a resolution. Cheers - wolf 04:26, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Thewolfchild. Thanks for letting me know, I've just indef'd the user. Regards, FASTILY 05:00, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the quick response, it's appreciated. Cheers - wolf 07:05, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
Question re deletion
Hello, I don’t understand why my page was deleted. Is it possible for you to tell me what I am doing wrong?
I am already mentioned in Mirha Soliel Ross’s wiki page. I’m mentioned by name in the Ontario Human Rights Code, and my work is used in the government publication “Teaching Human Rights”. I’ve been featured in numerous news articles around the world, and in broadcast. I’ve set 2 human rights precedents that have changed the world, both pre and post transition. That’s something no one else has ever done. A web search of my name(s), will provide pages of hits. I’ve done many interviews, and won numerous awards for my work in helping since the 80’s in create the LGBTQ+ community as we have today.
Is it possible to tell me how to get this history recorded in Wikipedia? Thank you, Boyd Boyd Kodak (talk) 05:03, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
Hello, I don’t understand why my page was deleted, and how to fix it? I am already mentioned on Mirha Soliel Ross’s wiki page. A web search of my name will produce pages of hits. I’ve done many interviews in both press media and broadcast. I’ve done many things that have contributed to change that has impacted the world. I’ve set 2 human rights precedents, set both pre and post transition, never done by anyone else. I am mentioned by name in the OHRC code and my work is used in the government publication “Teaching Human Rights”. I’ve also won awards for my work. I have been created with helping to make the LGBTQ + community that we have today, and promoting awareness and understanding of all. Is it possible to explain how I can resolve this? Thanks, Boyd Boyd Kodak (talk) 05:19, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Boyd Kodak. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself and/or your services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 05:33, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
Question of Deletion of Page
Hi Fastily, I was wondering why the page Homeism was deleted for U5: misuse of Wikipedia as a web host? As well as, what can I do differently in the article to get it published? Thank you Homeism (talk) 23:07, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Homeism. Why are you creating hoax articles? Perhaps you can explain to me why I shouldn't remove your editing privileges. -FASTILY 01:45, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Fastily, My post should not be considered a hoax. I developed a new Wiki page defining and outlining a new term 'homeism' that has been used in the peer-reviewed research -- I cited and outlined this on the page created called Homeism. I have followed the proper conventions in citing research evidence and creating hyperlinks to the existing research evidence. These sources are legitimate and were fully outlined in the References section. I worked hard to ensure that there were no copyright violations and that the Homeism page was a unique contribution that cited other relevant Wiki pages. For these reasons, I would ask that you do not remove my editing privileges and approve the publication of the Homeism post. Homeism (talk) 13:32, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
Non-factual reversion
Hello Fastily,
Sorry to bother you, but I am uncertain how to exactly warn an editor with Twinkle when they publish incorrect factual information. Do I warn it as vandalism, or as a disruptive edit? I know WP:VAN says that I should report and warn all hoaxes, but how should I word my warning if the information might have been published by a misinformed editor? CollectiveSolidarity (talk) 14:19, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
Saw the section of what was not vandalism on WP:VAN. You are correct that I am not yet ready for Rollback, and I will try to deepen my experience by learning at the CVU. CollectiveSolidarity (talk) 16:58, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
FastilyBot
Hello, Fastily,
I just wanted to thank you for the work of your Bot. One of my daily tasks is to look over the daily PROD list and we have an IP editor who regularly PRODs articles about outdated software. He jumps around from IP to IP and all I know about them is that they are working out of Madrid, Spain and he's on Orange Espagne SA ISP network. If he was a registered account, I'd be able to ask him to post talk page notifications and use edit summaries when they PROD articles but because they seem to use a different IP address for each article they PROD, there is no possibility of communicating with them.
Any way, FastilyBot has really helped things by posting notifications on the talk pages of page creators for these PROD'd articles. Since many of these articles are about software from the 2000s, some of these editors are no longer active but some still are and I think it's very helpful that they receive a notification courtesy of your Bot when editors who tag pages for proposed deletion fail to do so. So, thank you for expanding its duties to care of this problem. It's appreciated! Liz Read! Talk! 22:04, 14 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Liz. That's great to hear, I'm glad you're finding the bot helpful! :) -FASTILY 22:40, 14 May 2022 (UTC)
NPD?
Hi Fastily. What do you think about File:Raymond A. Winbush.jpg? It was uploaded back in 2010 and the uploader might be the subject of the photo. It could be a selfie taken using a timer. The same uploader also is responsible for File:Tikari.jpg, but that one has a more polished look to it and ca also be seen here, though I'm not sure whether that use precedes the file's uploading to Commons. -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:32, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. Yes, definitely suspicious. I would tag it
{{subst:Npd}}or send it to FfD. Regards, FASTILY 21:53, 8 May 2022 (UTC) - Thank you. Maybe you could watch c:User talk:Rwinbush in case the uploader has any more questions or has problems with email they sent to VRT. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:26, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
- I see an open ticket (VRT members only) containing an email sent by the depicted individual. The photo seems to have been taken by someone else, so we will need permission from that person in order to keep it -FASTILY 06:28, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
- I tried explaining that to the uploader/subject, but they stated that they gave their camera to a friend and had the friend take the picture. -- Marchjuly (talk) 10:44, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Maybe quoting the U.S. Copyright Office (second to last parapgraph) could help convince them? I've thought that or something like it should be boilerplate given the general unfamiliarity with copyright law. VernoWhitney (talk) 18:43, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
- There may actually be something to the argument they're trying to make based on meta:Wikilegal/Authorship and Copyright Ownership#The Example of the Third Party Photographer. The fact the photo is also being used on the subject's publisher's website as a profile photo also seems to further complicate things, especially since it seems to be attributed to someone else and there's nothing to indicate it's not being covered by the publisher's copyright statement for its website's content. Those types of things are for VRT to sort out. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:52, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
- Ugh. I hadn't seen that page before, and I kind of wish I still hadn't (thanks for the link, though). There are quite a few photos from bystanders that have been kept on commons with similar arguments in deletion discussions, but that's not how VRT is instructed to handle them, and quite a few are speedily deleted also. No current consistency and the "most likely" comments in paragraphs 3-5 of that section without supporting court rulings don't help us out on the business end of things unless all parts of the Wikimedia community get on the same page somehow. VernoWhitney (talk) 15:15, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- That Wikilegal page might be outdated in a sense Wikilegal might not be aware of current VRT common practice. Actually, VRT might want to discuss this with Wikilegal and amongst itself just to make sure everyone is on the same page. I've seen the WikiLegal page referenced in Commons DRs and at COM:VPC as a reason why a file might be OK to keep. Since VRT discussions aren't really public in nature, deleting files for such reasons could be contentious. Personally, I've got no problem deferring to VRT or admins on things like this, but others can be suspicious when files end up deleted for no apparent reason (or at least no publicly discussable reason). -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:50, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
- Ugh. I hadn't seen that page before, and I kind of wish I still hadn't (thanks for the link, though). There are quite a few photos from bystanders that have been kept on commons with similar arguments in deletion discussions, but that's not how VRT is instructed to handle them, and quite a few are speedily deleted also. No current consistency and the "most likely" comments in paragraphs 3-5 of that section without supporting court rulings don't help us out on the business end of things unless all parts of the Wikimedia community get on the same page somehow. VernoWhitney (talk) 15:15, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- There may actually be something to the argument they're trying to make based on meta:Wikilegal/Authorship and Copyright Ownership#The Example of the Third Party Photographer. The fact the photo is also being used on the subject's publisher's website as a profile photo also seems to further complicate things, especially since it seems to be attributed to someone else and there's nothing to indicate it's not being covered by the publisher's copyright statement for its website's content. Those types of things are for VRT to sort out. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:52, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Maybe quoting the U.S. Copyright Office (second to last parapgraph) could help convince them? I've thought that or something like it should be boilerplate given the general unfamiliarity with copyright law. VernoWhitney (talk) 18:43, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
- I tried explaining that to the uploader/subject, but they stated that they gave their camera to a friend and had the friend take the picture. -- Marchjuly (talk) 10:44, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
- I see an open ticket (VRT members only) containing an email sent by the depicted individual. The photo seems to have been taken by someone else, so we will need permission from that person in order to keep it -FASTILY 06:28, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
User:Owais Al Qarni/01
Hi Fastily. Just want to ask a few questions about User:Owais Al Qarni/01. The user basically copied and pasted the content of that sandbox into Ghulam Nabi Kashmiri and then requested that the sandbox be deleted per WP:U1. The user has repeated this process a few times with other drafts, and I'm not sure why it's necessary to delete the sandbox as opposed to simply blanking it. Can it's just be blanked so that it can be reused again? Isn't it better to just create a WP:USD and then move that to the article namespace? At least that way the page history and any necessary attribution would be preserved. If all of the content is originally created by the user, then attribution isn't necessary per se; howevever, if some of it is coming from other existing articles, then perhaps attribution would be needed. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:42, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. Normally I would agree with you, however it appears that only editor who has ever made substantial content contributions to User:Owais Al Qarni/01 is Owais Al Qarni. It's not possible to violate one's own copyright, so Owais Al Qarni is free to copy + paste their own work however they wish. -FASTILY 03:15, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
- That's fine. I understand that self-attribution isn't required. The only possible concern along those lines would be if content was taken from existing articles and then used to create the new articles. It just seem odd for the user to request their user sandbox be deleted each time, they wanted to work on a new draft. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:38, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
Rollback request
Hello! I’m sorry if this is not the place to propose a rollback, I haven’t found anywhere. I’d like to ask you to see a recent discussion about a user who’s made hundreds of edits (in good faith) using a script without previewing the changes, which caused nearly all of the edits to be incorrect. Uanfala and I suggest using mass rollback to fix the changes. Since we aren’t rollbackers ourselves I kindly ask you to see the matter for yourself and use that tool if you also think it’s called for. Cheers! MichaelTheSlav (talk) 23:19, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi MichaelTheSlav. I sampled the edits, and while there are many errors, some of them are correcting legitimate typos. This incident should probably be reported to ANI so the community can decide whether a mass rollback is appropriate. In any case, I've warned the editor, informing them that continuing to use this script will result in a block. Regards, FASTILY 03:15, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you. I will report the incident to the noticeboard. Likewise regards, MichaelTheSlav (talk) 14:29, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
Stealth deletion of user talkpage
Hi, Fastily. It looks like, when you deleted User:Some Dude From North Carolina/sandbox, that in fact contained almost the full history of User talk:Some Dude From North Carolina. Any objection to me restoring and warning the user for gaming the system? (Cf. Explicit's comment here.) -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she/they) 19:16, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Tamzin. Thanks for the heads up, I'm currently looking into it. Regards, FASTILY 21:26, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
Since I have concerns about this indef block and you haven't responded to my request on his talk page, I have requested it be reviewed by other admins on AN. Nardog (talk) 21:20, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
Copyvio on Midwest hip hop
I have removed the infringing content but it needs a rev-del, https://hoosierhiphop.wordpress.com/2018/11/04/gary-hammond-indiana-rap/ is the copied source. Thanks, Zippybonzo | talk 06:15, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Zippybonzo. I don't usually perform revdels. Please follow this procedure to request a revdel. -FASTILY 06:05, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
Writing an Article
Dear Fastily,
Hope you are doing great. Thanks for the comments on the sandbox I shared. I was actually hoping to receive this as soon as I posted, as I hoped someone will mark the content for deletion so I could reach out to them for a more better text and context understanding on Wikipedia. This is my first time navigating the space and after reading through so many notes and different summaries on how to get started and stay within the context of the conversation, I decided to sway to get a more practical understanding on the process.
I am looking forward and hoping to write about someone who is actually doing some incredible work in terms of promoting and advancing volunteerism and meaningful youth engagement around the African continent, who has decided to remain under the curtain. I thought bringing some of his work to light through a wikipedia page will be a great way of sharing to the world his efforts and commitments so far.
Please kindly advise if this is something you can help me do or you could be more of a mentor to me within this space, so i can better understand what I am doing. It is so sad that I do not really know any wikipedian here in Cameroon, after conducting several online research to find one.
Looking forward to your reply,
Leregional10 (talk) 01:30, 20 May 2022 (UTC) Leregional10
- Hi Leregional10. What is your relationship to Emmanuel M. Ndabombi? -FASTILY 05:18, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
- I am one of the benefactors of his leadership and volunteerism program, thanks Leregional10 (talk) 06:04, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for confirming that. However, you may not use Wikipedia to promote your organization, its services, and/or members. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 06:05, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, that i am very much aware of, that is why i am tryna get someone who can do it on my behalf. Thanks Leregional10 (talk) 16:14, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for confirming that. However, you may not use Wikipedia to promote your organization, its services, and/or members. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 06:05, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
- I am one of the benefactors of his leadership and volunteerism program, thanks Leregional10 (talk) 06:04, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
Please undo your g7
Please undo the G7 of Shri Gopal Puri. It's disruptive on behalf of the creator who has been warned endlessly about paid editing and has repeatedly moved this into mainspace. There is an active AFD and it deserves the full 7 days so we don't have to go through this again in another few when they inevitably do this again. PRAXIDICAE💕 18:17, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
- Like clockwork, they proved me right with their transparent attempt to subvert the AFD and push their client on WP. PRAXIDICAE💕 18:23, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Praxidicae. Thanks for letting me know, I've restored the deleted revisions. Regards, FASTILY 03:18, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
Question
Good evening Fastily, I hope you are well. I wanted to ask a question about having pages in own userspace being deleted (you have deleted several of my old user pages in the past when I have decided I no longer wanted them). I am aware that user talk pages are not deleted due to notability and stuff but what about sandbox user talk pages? Is this the case for all talk pages regardless of namespace or is it only main user talk pages which almost never get deleted? Many thanks Blanchey (talk) 20:49, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Blanchey. Most admins won't delete sandbox user talk pages by default. If there are no substantial content contributions/messages from other editors, then you can request that these be deleted. -FASTILY 00:54, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
Thank you for letting me know Blanchey (talk) 07:35, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
Hello Fastily, I hope you’re having a good day. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions regarding my declined rollback permission request.
The first was that you told me that to be granted the permission, I needed to spend a few weeks patrolling recent changes. I did this although a lot of the time I didn’t really know what the articles were about so I wouldn’t have known whether something was true or unsourced, unless it was blatant vandalism. I did add a few tags such as ‘possible vandalism’ although nothing came through and everything that was had already been undone. What would you say is the best way to learn to patrol recent changes?
Also, what’s the difference between the permission rollback and the twinkle rollback function? Thank you Blanchey (talk) 10:35, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Blanchey. I recommend enrolling in Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism Unit/Academy where you'll be able to work with a trainer who will teach you everything you need to know. Regards, FASTILY 08:27, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
Thank you very much Blanchey (talk) 09:20, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
Creating a page for myself
Hi Fastly,
Ryan Painter here. I went through a considerable amount of time and effort to create a page for myself onky tonhavw it deleted (by you, i believe). I admit I'm not entirely familiar with Wikipedia and how pages are adjudicated, but I worked on this for a while and was disappointed to not have an opportunity to save the content or answer questions.
Before I restart this whole progress all over again, I'm hoping for some guidance on how to not have my effort and time deleted again.
Thanks, and be well. RyanP1812 (talk) 17:53, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi RyanP1812. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself, your business, and/or your services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 20:09, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
I have added more information about the quarters' designs and reception to American Women quarters. Three of these have not yet been released yet so limited reception information is expected, but I still believe they are needed visual elements to depict the article's subject. You pointed to NFCC#8 Contextual Significance. Wikipedia:Non-free_content#Meeting_the_contextual_significance_criterion explicity calls out "identification of specific coins and currency" as where the "front and back are normally used". WP:NFCI#3 explicitly says "Stamps and currency" are acceptable uses, and they are used in this article "For identification of the stamp or currency." At Wikipedia:Non-free_content_review/Archive_49#One_pound_(British_coin), discussing an article that used images in a table of coins similar to this one, there was a consensus that "removal [of coin images] would be detrimental to the article" and that we "should expect in an article about coins, one would see photos of these coins". The same applies here. The FfD nominator did not contest my indication that these images illustrate the article, an appropriate use for which they are needed. Because the table provides information about each quarter, this is not a mere gallery or montage and there is not an alternate form of presentation. I request that you please restore the images to improve this article, an appropriate fair use. Reywas92Talk 22:25, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
- Courtesy ping for @Mysterymanblue, any thoughts? -FASTILY 03:25, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the ping. I am generally skeptical that a table rises to the level of discussion that would make the designs allowable under fair use policies, but I'm not going to push too hard on that. Mysterymanblue 03:31, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- There is also discussion in the Design section. From the previous discussion on a series of coins in the UK, it is clear that this is relevant and appropriate content. Reywas92Talk 17:17, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
- I reviewed the content you added (thanks for doing that by the way), however I'm not convinced that a one-sentence blurb for each quarter rises to the level where non-free content may be used, as per WP:NFCC#8. I also don't think you should continue adding more text describing each quarter, as that would just be confusing/unwieldy for readers. Instead, what if you were to create a separate article for each quarter? -FASTILY 22:31, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
- Again, Wikipedia:Non-free_content#Images explicitly includes "Stamps and currency: For identification of the stamp or currency, not the subjects depicted on it" as a good use of non-free images. It says "identification" of the currency, with no indication of how much analysis of the design is needed: "critical commentary" is clearly pointed out as needed for cover art, for other promotional material, for video screenshots, for screenshots from software products, for paintings and other works of visual art, and for images with iconic status, but for currency, only identification is required. Wikipedia:Non-free_content#Meeting_the_contextual_significance_criterion says that "for identification of specific coins and currency, images of the front and back are normally used," not "are normally used when there is lengthy analysis of the design of each one." For coins, especially contemporaneous circulating coins, images of them are important context of the article, providing useful visual identification for the subject, further described with information about the subject, elements, release, mintage, and inspirations for the design. What is confusing to readers is why an article on coins wouldn't have images of the coins! I believe it is absolutely "detrimental to their understanding" for 15,000 monthly viewers not to see what the coins look like. These images are warranted for identification, including with this amount of description, though these blurbs are not all just one sentence and some are pending the coins' release and additional reviews.
- That would be silly to end up with 20 articles for the series, just as it would be silly to have 50 new articles for 50 State quarters and 56 articles for each of America the Beautiful quarters. Regardless of the notability of individual coins, this information – and their images – is better presented in a consolidated manner. Same for the discussion at Wikipedia:Non-free_content_review/Archive_49#One_pound_(British_coin), which found that even for a table of the denomination's designs (a table with further information about each one, not just a gallery), it was appropriate to include the images. That consensus should not have to be relitigated, as it is manifestly encyclopedic to have images of coins on an article about coins. Reywas92Talk 00:12, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
- I reviewed the content you added (thanks for doing that by the way), however I'm not convinced that a one-sentence blurb for each quarter rises to the level where non-free content may be used, as per WP:NFCC#8. I also don't think you should continue adding more text describing each quarter, as that would just be confusing/unwieldy for readers. Instead, what if you were to create a separate article for each quarter? -FASTILY 22:31, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
- There is also discussion in the Design section. From the previous discussion on a series of coins in the UK, it is clear that this is relevant and appropriate content. Reywas92Talk 17:17, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the ping. I am generally skeptical that a table rises to the level of discussion that would make the designs allowable under fair use policies, but I'm not going to push too hard on that. Mysterymanblue 03:31, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
Hey there! Your bot appears to have missed updating Wikipedia:Database reports/Transclusions of non-existent templates for a few days. There was some sort of database screwup about three days ago that caused various reports to fail to update, and it looks like this one may need a reboot. Thanks. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:18, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Jonesey95. I'm looking into it, thanks for letting me know. Regards, FASTILY 06:30, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
User-uploads tool
Hi,
I was trying to use your user-uploads tool to generate a list of files uploaded by Askarion, and it returns nothing. I tried it with my own user name, and your user name and both generated a list of files. Askarion definitely has uploaded files since they can be seen using his file space contributions. Is this a bug? Am I missing something obvious? Thanks. -- Whpq (talk) 17:32, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Whpq. My tool is only able to list files where the uploader uploaded the most recent version of the file (the same thing happens if you visit Special:ListFiles/Askarion). This unfortunately appears to be a limitation of MediaWiki, so I'm afraid there's no easy fix. Regards, FASTILY 03:13, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
Aerofly FS Article
Emery Cool21 (talk) 06:20, 5 June 2022 (UTC) Hi, my name is Emery. I want to make an article about Aerofly FS, but I see that you put the old article to AfD. So why you proposed the old article for deletion and can I make the new article about Aerofly FS?
- Hi Emery Cool21. It's not clear what you're referring to, could you please link the page in question? -FASTILY 02:19, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
Confusing bot behaviour
Hey! I was recently looking through the Nobots Hall of Shame, and I noticed your bot has, in quite a few database reports, tried to deny a bot called luckyrename (E.g. here). Thing is - no user with this username is even registered on the english wikipedia. Why is this denial here? It doesn't seem to be blocking much, and if it indeed isn't needed, could you please remove it? Thanks. Aidan9382 (talk) 20:06, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Aidan9382.
{{Bots|deny=luckyrename}}prevents anybody using LuckyRename from editing these database reports. I asked the script author about it here, and this was the remedy they suggested. Regards, FASTILY 22:31, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
Request
Hello Fastily, I hope you are well. I am contacting you today because I’d like to let you know that back in October when I requested my old user page deleted, I accidentally put U5 (Misuse of Wikipedia as a web host). I was relatively new at this point and didn’t really know the difference between all the CSD tags, I do now though. I was wondering if it would be possible for you to change the log U1 (User request to delete page in own namespace), since now it could look like I was misusing my user page and that could make me look bad since using your user page to promote yourself etc is a violation of Wikipedia’s policies. As you can see, it was a different deleting administrator although they do not seem to be active at the moment, and while most people probably think that this is minor, it matters to me. Any help would be much appreciated, thanks! Blanchey (talk) 14:56, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Blanchey. MediaWiki does not offer us any ability to amend the deletion log. However, the deleted revisions are visible to any administrator, and I highly doubt anybody is going to fault you for making an honest mistake. Regards, FASTILY 22:31, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Oh and as for the rollback, I now have access to a laptop, so can use twinkle far more easier when patrolling recent changes. I reverted several things today. Sometimes I don’t always revert since it could actually be correct and doing so even with good intention could be just as disruptive. I must say though I am really enjoying patrolling recent changes and making Wikipedia even better than it already is, and hopefully you will be able to grant me the permission when you feel is appropriate. Blanchey (talk) 10:07, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
- Oh and as for the rollback, I now have access to a laptop, so can use twinkle far more easier when patrolling recent changes. I reverted several things today. Sometimes I don’t always revert since it could actually be correct and doing so even with good intention could be just as disruptive. I must say though I am really enjoying patrolling recent changes and making Wikipedia even better than it already is, and hopefully you will be able to grant me the permission when you feel is appropriate.
Before making accusations...
Please take a look at the whole page history, including the edit summaries? And also apply a bit of common sense: how could somebody who started the original AfD, moved and cleaned-up the resulting merged page to mainspace, and is applying what seems like an obvious case of a CSD, be gaming the system
? I'd expect very much better from someone who is lecturing me on what they'd expect... RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 02:56, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi RandomCanadian. My apologies, I misread Liz's decline. However, I do note that there's no entry for "Dependent (as a navbox) on pages which have been merged per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dundee City Council wards" in the text of G8, so this is a matter for TfD. To be clear, I'm not opposed to deletion, which is why I referred it to TfD in the first place. Regards, FASTILY 01:11, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
- Are the CSD criteria exhaustive or not? To me, "Pages dependent on a non-existent or deleted page" clearly includes more than thew few examples given there (in the same way that I'm quite sure G6 also is not exhaustive); and well, a navbox which served to navigate between pages which are now all redirects to the same place after being merged to it was pretty much "dependent" on them... RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 02:30, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
- G8 may only be applied to pages matching the criteria specified in the bulleted list under "Examples include:". If you think the scope should be expanded, you're more than welcome to propose additions to the list at Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion. -FASTILY 05:43, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
- Are the CSD criteria exhaustive or not? To me, "Pages dependent on a non-existent or deleted page" clearly includes more than thew few examples given there (in the same way that I'm quite sure G6 also is not exhaustive); and well, a navbox which served to navigate between pages which are now all redirects to the same place after being merged to it was pretty much "dependent" on them... RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 02:30, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
Afd
Hello Fastily, the entry Ilana Belmaker doesn't meet GNG, she hardly Quoted in Google Scholar. Furthermore, it was written by אור פ who questions a few time for COI and many of the entries he wrote deleted. Some of the corresponding Hebrew entries he created disclosed as paid and written by User:Katvanit, a reknown israeli PR company the others corresponding Hebrew entries written by himself, probably for fee but without disclosure. אור פ is probably an employee of Katvanit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:14F:82:3A88:0:0:0:1 (talk) 16:46, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi, thanks for the tip. I've nominated the page for deletion. Regards, FASTILY 05:43, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
A request
Hello Fastily! I want my talk page to be deleted. It's because I want a fresh start in Wikipedia as I don't want the edit history of my talk page to be witnessed by anyone except admins. Admins can see anything even if it's deleted. Please delete my user talk page. I want a fresh start. Please! --Haoreima (talk) 02:41, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Haoreima. Unfortunately, talk pages with history are not eligible for deletion. You may leave the page blank however. Regards, FASTILY 05:43, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
A kitten for you!
Just noticed you deleted my userpage as per my request 3 years ago! Have a welcoming and supported kitten as an analogy.
Robotnick2 Messages? 22:22, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Robotnick2. Thanks, glad I could help! -FASTILY 06:20, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for the cleanup
NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 02:06, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi NewsAndEventsGuy. No problem, glad I could help! -FASTILY 06:20, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
Where i can publish my article ?
Hi,
I don't understand why i can't published my article, i made it on wizard but i can't find the url or the page... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ondine.scohier (talk • contribs) 12:56, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
Odd glitch
Hi Fastily, thanks for your help as always. Did you notice that the U5 template I placed showed up as Blatant Hoax instead of Misuse of Wikipedia as a web host? I checked to see if I had misclicked on Huggle but it looked ok. Strange. Anyway thanks again. Jusdafax (talk) 22:05, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
- Update: it appears another editor placed the template and the User in question has been blocked for hoaxing and socking. All good, cheers! Jusdafax (talk) 22:49, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
Help for humanity!!!
Please don't ignore.
If you had any humanity as an admin then please do review this admin's talk page: [16].
I think he is harassing small editors. Maybe I am wrong but this is a serious issue and do note his hateful replies to all questions.
I noticed him for several days, then I came here. I think he is misusing his powers as power corrupts anyone. His behavior is rude to everyone. I read his whole talk page. Everyone has complaints about him. Do a talk page review of him and find yourself.
If you think I made a blunder by opening this issue, please feel free to take "any" action against me. I am fully responsible as punishment is same for all. LängeBreitoben (talk) 17:56, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) @LängeBreitoben: The user you are reffering to (User:Praxidicae) is not an admin on the english wikipedia. You can see their active user groups here. I don't have the available time to comment on the matter at hand. Aidan9382 (talk) 18:07, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
@Aidan9382 But I bring this issue only to Fastily. I don't know who are you and why you replied but thanks for responding. LängeBreitoben (talk) 18:15, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
I am still waiting for fastily's response! LängeBreitoben (talk) 18:36, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi LängeBreitoben. If you have a behavioral concern regarding @Praxidicae, then the appropriate forum to make your report is at Administrators' noticeboard -FASTILY 03:04, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
Question on non-free license detection
Related to File:Littleprince.JPG, the bot picked this up as a non-free despite that it is PD image. My gut is that it is picking up that the first license template seen, {{Not-PD-US-URAA}} belongs in Category:Wikipedia non-free file copyright templates, though in reality, this specific template is not really a license file. I think the fix is more on fixing the categorization, but I want to make sure if that's how the bot is making the determination. --Masem (t) 00:14, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Hi Fastily. This is related to a discussion about the file that Masem and I were having at User talk:Masem#File:Littleprince.JPG. The file is licensed as {{PD-old-70}}, but someone boldly added {{Not-PD-US-URAA}} to the file's page the other day which seems to why Fastily bot, JJMC89 bot, and the old betacommand bot are suddenly treating it as non-free. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:20, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Masem & Marchjuly. My bot uses the category Category:All non-free media to determine whether a file is non-free. It appears that any transclusions of
{{Not-PD-US-URAA}}add this category. I can't speak to behavior of the other mentioned bots though. -FASTILY 03:04, 28 June 2022 (UTC)- Fastily and Masem: I asked JJMC89 about this at User talk:JJMC89#File:Littleprince.JPG licensing question and he responded. I guess what needs to be figured out is whether the adding of {{Not-PD-US-URAA}} was appropriate. I haven't queried the user who added the template yet, but their contributions indicate there a relatively new account and pretty much all their edits so far have been in the file namespace. Although I think it was done in good faith, I also think you should add a corresponding non-free license and non-free use rationale to a file's page if you're going to add the URAA template to the page. Right now, the file is lacking non-free license and non-free use rationale which means it can technically be deleted per F4 and F6 if the PD license is really invalid. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:44, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Masem & Marchjuly. My bot uses the category Category:All non-free media to determine whether a file is non-free. It appears that any transclusions of
Notabilty and not disclosure
Hi Fastily, the entry Uri de Beer was written by a single purpose account. The same username written the corresponding Hebrew entry at the Hebrew wiki and disclose he is a paid editor. But what is important is that I think Uri de Beer is not a notable art personality. The sources are mostly shreds of mentions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:14F:81:A8F6:0:0:0:1 (talk) 16:44, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi, thanks for the tip! I've nominated the page for deletion. Regards, FASTILY 02:09, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
Reporting a user and an article that has been deleted previous
Hello FASTILY. I want to make a complain, I was in the new page patrol section and I was reviewing some articles and I found out that a user is using multiple account to make edits and promote a page that has been deleted and I feel this user have removed deletion tags and notability tags serval times. This page Alabi Oyinkansola created by Sandysoil719 should be deleted and protected from creation. A major contributor to this article is giving an impression that his paid for editing and also for sockpupperty, I think he is Areara202. Please this is what I discovered, thanks Demiles224 (talk) 23:17, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Demiles224. This probably needs a formal investigation, I recommend filing a report at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations. Regards, FASTILY 23:35, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- For what it's worth, Demiles224 has been editing on Wikipedia a little over four hours, and I've found it necessary to revert maybe half their edits (unhelpful links, inappropriate article templates, etc), to the tune of giving them a level three warning for disruption. They ought to be familiarizing themselves with the guidelines and working on basic grammar, rather than attempting to chase down socks. 2601:19E:4180:6D50:0:0:0:3AA4 (talk) 23:43, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
Advice
Hey Fastily! I hope you are well. I am considering reapplying for the rollback right in a few days or so since it has been about a month since my last. I have really enjoyed patrolling recent changes with twinkle etc and have now made several reverts and warned editors who have made unhelpful contributions. Is there anything else you would suggest to improve the chance of my request being accepted? Kind Regards, Blanchey 💬 • 📝 12:23, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Blanchey. I haven't performed an in-depth review, but I did see a couple unusual things. First, what were you attempting to accomplish with this revert? It didn't remove any vandalism. Also, where are you archiving your talk page to? As far as I can tell, you're just deleting messages. Regards, FASTILY 02:09, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hi, thank you for bringing your concerns to my attention. In terms of the revert, I was trying to restore the content since someone had put emojis. I assumed it was a test edit although it seems that multiple users had been editing so it wouldn’t let me get back the the last good version. I will admit, I should have used ‘restore this revision’ instead on the last good version, so that was my fault. As for the talk page blanking, I archive messages after a few days, although I do this myself and not use lowercase sigma bot or anything like that. Is this problematic? Thanks Blanchey 💬 • 📝 08:36, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- Sorry I misread your question about the talk page, I am only archiving it in the page history although if it would be favourable to start an archive, I’d be more than happy to do so. Blanchey 💬 • 📝 08:42, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, if you could start a proper archive, that would be great. Thanks, FASTILY 22:40, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
- Sorry I misread your question about the talk page, I am only archiving it in the page history although if it would be favourable to start an archive, I’d be more than happy to do so. Blanchey 💬 • 📝 08:42, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
Craig Duffy(Snooker)
You deleted Craig Duffy(Snooker), which was a talk page probably accidentally moved to this title. The move can be reversed and the history restored. I have also tagged Talk:Craig F Duffy in case someone else does it earlier. Jay (talk) 07:07, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
Artist page deleted (VyruzBeatz)
Hello Fastily, I made an artist page for a music producer that goes by the name Vyruz Or VyruzBeatz. All legitimate sources and information were correct. VyruzBeatz (talk) 00:09, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
- (by talk reader) @VyruzBeatz: WP:NOTADVERTISING. Chris Troutman (talk) 00:31, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
- The page was was not intended for promotional uses as he already have a fanbase and has worked with major artists. VyruzBeatz (talk) 00:36, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
Happy Adminship Anniversary!
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Wishing Fastily a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Comr Melody Idoghor (talk) 11:17, 11 July 2022 (UTC) |
- Thanks, Idoghor Melody! -FASTILY 04:34, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
Sock Puppet
Hi Fastily, how are ? There is a user that blocked before and opened a new user. In this discussion the creator of the entry. That been blocked is this one and also this in hebrew and the same user in English. The Hebrew user has the same name or translated names in hebrew and english and wrote the same articles in both languages. as before he recreate a draft of the deleted entry about him and also wrote a draft about his own artifact and also another draft about other atifact <sml class="autosigned">— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:14F:17B:4630:0:0:1D27:F2C0 (talk) 12:12, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hello, thanks for the tip! I've opened a new SPI investigation. Regards, FASTILY 04:34, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you Fastily, I see that he created many drafts about himself and his art and even created three new articles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:4DF7:2:E403:0:0:0:1 (talk) 14:35, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Fastily, the SPI is inconclusive, Jonathan Kislev learned how to outsmart wikipedia technicaly, but as the investigator wrote : we should look for the behaviour, and if we do that, compare the Hebrew entries, and his chosen usernames it's very clear that this is Kislev.
Happy Adminship Anniversary!
| Happy adminship anniversary! Hi Fastily! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of your successful request for adminship. Enjoy this special day! CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 03:00, 11 July 2022 (UTC) |  |
- Thanks, CAPTAIN RAJU! -FASTILY 04:34, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
- I would like to second this. Happy anniversary Fastily! And thank you for your service. CollectiveSolidarity (talk) 03:26, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
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- Thanks, Andrevan! -FASTILY 07:08, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
Screen readers
Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2022 July 15 (Diff 1098734125)
Empty lines in lists are bad for screen readers. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Lists. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 15:02, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Alexis Jazz. I formatted the links with
{{Ffd2a}}, as certain bots/tools rely on this format to produce accurate results. I can't speak to the new lines. -FASTILY 22:41, 17 July 2022 (UTC)- What's wrong with what Twinkle produces? I only removed some signatures and headers. If a bot can't handle that I'm not sure it should be running at all.. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 23:11, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
- It's probably using the single nomination listing. -FASTILY 23:14, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
- What's wrong with what Twinkle produces? I only removed some signatures and headers. If a bot can't handle that I'm not sure it should be running at all.. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 23:11, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
Deleting image files
Hello, Fastily,
As you may be aware, Explicit typically takes care of the image deletion categories at 00:00 UTC each day. I'm not sure what's up with them but they are absent today. I took care of a category that seemed straight-forward but I was hoping that you could review other daily categories expiring July 16th that are in Category:Wikipedia non-free content to see which files are eligible for deletion as I'm not as familiar with image copyright guidelines as you and Explicit.
Thanks for looking these over if you have the time tonight. Liz Read! Talk! 00:34, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Liz. Thanks for letting me know, Done -FASTILY 02:14, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
I got a U5
Hello, how are you fastily.
I want to know why is my page a U5? is an about me considered a blog? what should i write to introduce myself then? all i wanted to do is a proper introductory page that ties to my experience in copywriting and journalism. i read the wiki guide and even checked some of the other users before making the user page.
Kyotwo (talk) 00:56, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Kyotwo. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself, your business, and/or your services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 02:14, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
Hello Dear
Hello Rockybhai3 (talk) 15:37, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
File:Signature of James Wesley, Rawles.jpg
Hi Fastily. Do you think File:Signature of James Wesley, Rawles.jpg needs to be treated as non-free per c:COM:SIG. Just going by the username of the uploader and the name of the article where this file is currently being used, the subject of the article may have uploaded their own signature. I can't see any justification for this non-free per FREER or NFCC#8, and the uploader claiming that it's unique really means nothing when it comes to non-free use. I was going to tag this for speedy deletion per F7 .If it can be kept and moved to Commons than that's fine too (I guess), but not sure whether others should be doing that for a still-living person. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:47, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. The author is from the USA, where there is no copyright protection for signatures.
{{PD-signature}}probably applies. Regards, FASTILY 06:51, 28 July 2022 (UTC)- I thought that was likely the case, but I'm wondering if they're are any WP:BLPPRIVACY issues at play here. Even if we assume that the uploader and subject are the same person, that person doesn't seem to have given the matter much thought given that they've upload a fairly good copy of their signature to one of the world's most accessed websites. The other side of the coin would be that someone pretending to be the subject uploaded the subject's signature. There seems to be almost zero encyclopedic value to keeping this, but it's the potential privacy issues that I'm most concerned about. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:43, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- Based on the talk page messages this user has sent (e.g. 1), it does seem plausible they are actually James Wesley Rawles (or at the very least, someone representing him). I couldn't tell you if BLPPRIVACY applies to signatures, and to be honest, I've never encountered a situation in which it could. Might be worth bringing this up at the appropriate community forum to get some other opinions. Regards, FASTILY 09:24, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- I'll post something about this at BLPN to see what some others might think. Perhaps I'm just overthinking things. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:12, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
- I've asked about this at WT:BLP#BLP and images of signatures. -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:06, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
- Based on the talk page messages this user has sent (e.g. 1), it does seem plausible they are actually James Wesley Rawles (or at the very least, someone representing him). I couldn't tell you if BLPPRIVACY applies to signatures, and to be honest, I've never encountered a situation in which it could. Might be worth bringing this up at the appropriate community forum to get some other opinions. Regards, FASTILY 09:24, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- I thought that was likely the case, but I'm wondering if they're are any WP:BLPPRIVACY issues at play here. Even if we assume that the uploader and subject are the same person, that person doesn't seem to have given the matter much thought given that they've upload a fairly good copy of their signature to one of the world's most accessed websites. The other side of the coin would be that someone pretending to be the subject uploaded the subject's signature. There seems to be almost zero encyclopedic value to keeping this, but it's the potential privacy issues that I'm most concerned about. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:43, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia Musician Page creation
Hello @Fastily , I was doing my best to create a wiki page but it was deleted. How can I go about getting one of the professionals to create a Wikipedia page for me?
I appreciate your time.
User:Leakz 2.0/sandbox
Leakz 2.0 (talk) 07:03, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Leakz 2.0. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself, your business, and/or your services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 20:24, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
Rollback vs RedWarn
Knowing that you regularly answer requests at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback, I want to ask: Is there a functional difference between the rollback tool and RedWarn? Thanks. NytharT.C 03:22, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) @Nythar: See the footnote I added recently at WP:RBK. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she|they|xe) 03:27, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
User:Bgh 31
Bgh 31 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
Can you please block him? He's making persistent test edits and vandalism, ignoring warnings. Possibly WP:NOTHERE? Kaseng55 (talk) 22:17, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
What the hell?
I created a user page, using other users' pages as a loose guideline. I didn't include any information about myself that wasn't relevant to my knowledge and abilities as a potential Wiki editor, and yet you removed my page 'for misuse of Wikipedia as a web host.' I looked at your 'edit notice' page and don't see how I violated terms. I wasn't promoting any business or product, I wasn't blogging and, as stated, included only that information which seemed relevant, and in keeping with the examples I studied prior to creating my page. What did I do wrong? Bill J. from Austin (talk) 07:50, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Bill J. from Austin. Why did you post a self-promotional fluff piece as your first edit, less than two hours after creating you account? Could you please disclose any accounts that you have previously used to edit Wikipedia? Thanks, FASTILY 08:15, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
Hello
I am Dina Al-Mahdy who wrote the article for Farouk Hosny Foundation, which is a non-profit organisation that has a huge impact on the cultural arena in Egypt. I think it is worth writing about on Wikipedia. I was wondering why you claimed that the article should be deleted. Dina Al-Mahdy (talk) 18:43, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Dina Al-Mahdy. You may not use Wikipedia to promote your business and/or services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 08:15, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
Apologies
Hey Fastily,
I was reviewing one of my user pages, and I realized that I should have apologized for this edit a long time ago [17]. In the off-chance that you read the edit summary, I sincerely apologize for making a personal attack against you. I know I could’ve ignored it, but I want to be accountable for this terrible remark. It’s just the morally right thing to do. Please hold me accountable in any way you see fit. CollectiveSolidarity (talk) 22:45, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
- Hi CollectiveSolidarity. No worries, I'm just glad to hear that this experience has helped you grow as an editor. Regards, FASTILY 08:15, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
Infobox image size being set as 3000px
Hi Fastily. Would you mind taking a look at User talk:Luthfi Nabil Ramadhan#Infobox image size? For some reason, Luthfi Nabil Ramadhan keeps setting the infobox image size for SMA Labschool Unsyiah at 3000px. The last time they did so, they left a non-English edit summary that Google translates as "Pleas, this is to make the HD logo on the page not broken/broken". I'm not sure what's broken, but perhaps this user is either a student or someone else connected with the school who's not familiar Wikipedia. For reference, I came across this via c:COM:HD#Copyright help regarding File:SMA LABSSCHOOL UNSYIAH LOGO.svg, but the user never responded. I've now tagged the file (as well as some other logo files uploaded by the same user) as copyvio, so it will most likely end up deleted in a few days. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:21, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. Thanks for letting me know, I've indef'd the user. Regards, FASTILY 08:15, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you for taking a look at this. I wasn't looking to get this user blocked, but they just seem unable to stop trying to use set that infobox to an excessively large size. Even after the file was deleted as a copyvio from Commons, they re-uploaded it and set it at 1000px, which was still way to big. Perhaps, they were post something on their user talk now that they've been blocked and at least try and explain why they think the image needs to be so big. -- Marchjuly (talk) 09:53, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
Deletion of Draft:Princess Omowunmi Agunbiade
Good wishes, writing to you because I was to create the draft page of a deleted Draft (Princess Omowunmi Agunbiade). It was deleted due to reviews of unambiguous advertising, and I would like to rewrite and develop the article further. Caramel2155 (talk) 14:01, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Caramel2155. I did not delete this page, however it seems like you already knew that. -FASTILY 08:42, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
New South Wales Police Force strip search scandal images
Would you also mind taking a look at File:Police Tent Splendour 2017 2.jpg and File:Police Minister Strip Search Comments.ogv since I can't see any justification for either in New South Wales Police Force strip search scandal per WP:FREER. The first one is an image being used in a 7-image montage in the main infobox in which all of the other images are freely licensed. I can't see any justification for using a non-free one like this in scuh a way. I asked about this before at Wikipedia talk:Non-free content/Archive 73#File:Police Tent Splendour 2017 2.jpg, but never got a response. JJMC89, however, did tag the file with either {{di-disputed non-free use rationale}} or {{rfu}} shortly after I posted about it at WT:NFCC and it was then deleted by Explicit on July 31. If you look at the log for the file, it's been deleted multiple times for F5 reasons and re-uploaded each time (see User talk:Explicit/Archive 45#File:Police Tent Splendour 2017 2.jpg for more on this). The last deletion was for F7 reasons, but it's been reuploaded yet again. The other ogv file is currently not being used, but it seems to fit the same pattern as the jpg. It likely will be tagged for deletion in a day or so per F5, and then deleted if it remains orphaned. Personally, I can't see how this file meets FREER since it's an 11-second video clip that supposed to allow give the reader "to interpret the comments in the context in which they were delivered". Since it's not being used in the article yet, it's not clear how it's going to be incorporated, but the a video of the press conference doesn't need to be seen by the reader to understand what was said. -- Marchjuly (talk) 10:16, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
- File:Police Commissioner Budget Estimates 2019.ogv is another example of what’s mentioned above. It’s currently not being used, but I can’t see any justification for this per FREER or NFCC#8 since there video itself can be cited as a source and the content of the video can be quoted. — Marchjuly (talk) 01:29, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I've warned the user. If they continue to re-upload files previously deleted under F7, then please let me know. Regards, FASTILY 08:42, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
- I didn't notice before, but they've also reuploaded File:Mick Fuller Daily Telegraph 2019.jpg and File:Lessons Learned Unit Screensaver.png. I think these were reuploaded a few hours before you issued your warning and they currently aren't being used yet, but I still can't see any justification for their non-free use in New South Wales Police Force strip search scandal if they're going to be used as they were being used before deleted the last time earlier this year. -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:12, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
- I've tagged these for deletion as well. Regards, FASTILY 20:37, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
- I didn't notice before, but they've also reuploaded File:Mick Fuller Daily Telegraph 2019.jpg and File:Lessons Learned Unit Screensaver.png. I think these were reuploaded a few hours before you issued your warning and they currently aren't being used yet, but I still can't see any justification for their non-free use in New South Wales Police Force strip search scandal if they're going to be used as they were being used before deleted the last time earlier this year. -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:12, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I've warned the user. If they continue to re-upload files previously deleted under F7, then please let me know. Regards, FASTILY 08:42, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
Noticeboard
Hello Fastily, how are you ? maybe you will be interested in this investigation. There is no problem of disclosure, the problem is that user Ovedc is flooding wikipedia with PR stuff and volunteers needs to invest a lot of effort to check and improve his bias contributions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:14F:17C:D136:0:0:4C55:75D (talk) 14:15, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
- Hi, thanks for letting me know, I'll take a look. Regards, FASTILY 21:08, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
Request for a dispute resolution in noting Violence committed using Guns in a gun article.
The talk page is at: Talk:O.F. Mossberg & Sons I am asking for your input as an active admin, if you know someone else who may be of help if you don't want to or can't please do ask them to participate in the discussion. Thanks. Notbrev (talk) 14:08, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Notbrev. Sorry, I don't normally get involved with dispute resolution. However, it's worth noting that we have Wikipedia:Third opinion & Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard for requesting mediation. Regards, FASTILY 04:12, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
"Pnetophyta" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Pnetophyta and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 August 29#Pnetophyta until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Plantdrew (talk) 01:52, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
Please undelete
Jordan Mosley was currently at an active AFD after the creator edit warred it nd other articles into mainspace, see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jordan Mosley. Please restore it to allow discussion to continue as the editor in question has already proven they are disruptive and are likely to just recreate it. PICKLEDICAE🥒 23:04, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Praxidicae. I amended the deletion reason to reference Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jordan Mosley, so this cannot be restored without going to Wikipedia:Deletion review. If they recreate the article, let me know and I'll indef them. Regards, FASTILY 06:14, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
Regarding your explanation of probable page deletion
Thank you for the input. I am new here and trying to learn. The page is for a company, but was meant to be informational. I wrote the website details, so I thought with my name in the references, it would be opk to take my words verbatum. I will read up more on policies and procedures. Please do not omit me from editing. Could you put it back in my sandbox as a draft yet to be published rather than straight deletion?
Thanks a bunch! Webanalytics (talk) 21:58, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Webanalytics. You may not use Wikipedia to promote your business and/or services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 08:39, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
CSD criteria
I've noticed that you speedy delete a number of pages under U5. I understand this for pages tagged with G11, since it overlaps a lot with U5. But I've also seen you do it for pages tagged under G3 or G10. Is there a reason for this? TornadoLGS (talk) 21:17, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
- Hi TornadoLGS. U5 references WP:NOTWEBHOST, which under bullet 5 points to examples of inappropriate user pages. Bottom line is that these are blatantly unacceptable pages which aren't going to be undeleted anytime soon. I'm using a script which makes it easier to process the CSD queue; I suppose I could spend the extra time to edit the exact reasons, but that wouldn't change the end result (pages are still deleted). -FASTILY 22:22, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
Correction!
Sir I saw your user page of Wikipedia showing that is a wikimedia page.
I urge for you to correct it thanks. 🙈🚶🧭 (talk) 21:00, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
Deletion of new page re: That's Life BBC TV programme
The entry I submitted was compiled in consultation with a number contributors to the TV programme and was supported by 42 references from neutral sources. It therefore complies with your policy and I do not understand why you have refused to publish it. Elizabeth Julia Mitchell (talk) 11:29, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Elizabeth Julia Mitchell. You may not use Wikipedia to promote your business/services or the business/services of a client. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 20:17, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
Coi
Dear Fastily the discussion was archived while no one handle this — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:14F:1:7CD:0:0:0:1 (talk) 15:41, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
- Hi, I've restored the report to the noticeboard. Regards, FASTILY 03:41, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
Deleted page
Dear Fastily why you deleted Horseed Media, Radio and new website in 2018?
Thanks Aumusse (talk) 12:25, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Aumusse. What is your relationship to Horseed media? -FASTILY 22:24, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
Undeletion request for Wikipedia:Requests for adminiship/Bassie f and deletion request for User:Bassie f/common.js
Hey Fastily, I know you deleted the Wikipedia:Requests for adminiship/Bassie f page but can you please undelete this page through WP:REFUND and can you delete the User:Bassie f/common.js page please as soon as possible. Thanks. From Bas. Bassie f (talk) 08:01, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Bassie f. User:Bassie f/common.js was never deleted, so there's nothing to restore. Also, why do you want Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Bassie f restored? Are you planning to run for adminship? -FASTILY 09:06, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
- 2 months run for adminship that’s my plan Bassie f (talk) 23:10, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
- Please take a moment to read Wikipedia:Advice for RfA candidates & Wikipedia:Not now. This is going to sound harsh, but you don't stand a chance at passing RfA anytime soon. Also, the deleted text of Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Bassie f contains a partial copy of the text of Template:Editnotices/Group/Wikipedia:Requests for adminship (you'll have to click edit this page in order to see the full text). Assuming you're trying to convince us that you're ready for adminship, this isn't going to do it. -FASTILY 01:35, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
- 2 months run for adminship that’s my plan Bassie f (talk) 23:10, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
File:George Robledo.jpg
Hi Fastily,
Would you mind taking a look at File:George Robledo.jpg? Way back in the day before VRT, it might've been common to copy-paste permission emails onto their corresponding file's page, but I don't think that such a practice is acceptable any longer. Moreover, it also seems highly likely that the claim of copyright ownership made in that email isn't valid and wouldn't be needed if it is since the file is licensed as non-free content. There's also something on the file's talk page about it being PD, but I've got no idea about that. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:57, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I agree with your assessment. Assuming England Football Online is indeed the copyright holder, the permission statement is still ambiguous, as it doesn't name a license or expand on what "free to use" actually means. If this statement was submitted to VRT, it would probably be rejected on those grounds. Anyways, I see nothing wrong with keeping the file as non-free. I haven't dug into whether it may be PD, but someone will need to provide a reliable source with the publication date & authorship information before we can consider this as an option. -FASTILY 22:17, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
Hey Fastily
Hey Fastily check my deleted edits and put a Pastebin of my deleted edits please Fastily. Thanks. From Bas. Bassie f (talk) 01:19, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Bassie f. Aside from Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Bassie f, which you should already have a copy of, there's only redirects from moves in your deleted history. -FASTILY 04:46, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
Dreamworks Animation logos re-uploaded?
As I found out, the following images may have been re-uploaded after being deleted per FFD discussion:
- File:DreamWorks Animation (2019-present).png
- File:DreamWorks Animation (2010-2017).png
- File:DreamWorks Animation (2004-2009).png
Or maybe they're not the same images? George Ho (talk) 10:44, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
- Hi George Ho. Yes, they're the same images. Thanks for letting me know. Regards, FASTILY 19:22, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
Hello. I would like to request that the DreamWorks logos be undeleted as all three of them show contextual significance to the logo section. ZX2006XZ (talk) 19:31, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
- Hi ZX2006XZ. Given that these were originally deleted via deletion discussion half a year ago, it would be inappropriate for me to be unilaterally undeleting anything. You can post an appeal at WP:DRV, however I do recommend familiarizing yourself with WP:NFG first; appeals regarding content that violates policy are unlikely to be successful. Courtesy ping for @Whpq -FASTILY 19:38, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
- @ZX2006XZ: What changes have you made to the article, and how do they meet WP:NFCC#8? -- Whpq (talk) 19:27, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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- Thanks, The Night Watch! Best, FASTILY 06:44, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
File:Cartoon of Fred O'Donovan by Grace Plunkett.jpg
Hi Fastily. File:Cartoon of Fred O'Donovan by Grace Plunkett.jpg wasn't one of the files I nominated for discussion at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2022 September 22#Fred O'Donovan (actor) images, but it was referred to later on in the discussion by its uploader (who also uploaded File:Cartoon of Fred O'Donovan 1917.jpg) as being also PD but also having a non-free use rationale. I'm assuming that all that needs to be done with this file as well is to simply replace the non-free use rationale with {{Information}}. Do you think another FFD is necessary for that? -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:33, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I don't think this warrants another FfD, I'll remove the fair use rationale. Regards, FASTILY 06:44, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
A reduction in the dangerous impact of buses
Hi. You mentioned that you and user:Explicit are the main admins in the files area. Is there specific areas that need additional hands/attention or is it really a case of just more admins familiar files to lessen the bus factor? Also, are there any handy scripts or tools that would be useful? Cheers. Whpq (talk) 14:56, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Whpq. It's a bit of both. With your help, Explicit and I can now go on Wikibreak knowing that any file-related processes will be in good hands :) As far as areas that need attention go, CAT:CSD could always use more eyes and there are often old FfD discussions in need of closure/re-listing. For scripts, I've found XFDcloser and admin-specific features of Twinkle (particularly the d-batch functionality) to be very useful. Best, FASTILY 23:29, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
admin suggestions
@Ikan Kekek can be the admin in English Wikipedia 202.75.83.58 (talk) 01:04, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi, anyone that wants to become an administrator on the English Wikipedia will need to go through a community vetting process. I'm not familiar enough with this user to recommend them for adminship. -FASTILY 02:04, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for your confidence, 202.75.83.58, but I don't want the job. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:42, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
Deletion Request
Sorry to bother you but would you be able to delete Police Tents Mardi Gras 2020.png. I've uploaded a JPEG instead, but I wasn't sure how to remove the duplicate. Thank you OpticalBloom241 (talk) 07:39, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi OpticalBloom241. I'm not a Commons admin, so I can't delete anything there. You can request that the file be deleted by adding
{{SD|G7}}to the text of the page -FASTILY 02:26, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
BDE2016 Page Blocked and Deleted
Hello. My goal was to create a new encyclopedia entry. Please unblock my entry so I can make the proper changes. BDE2016 (talk) 13:37, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi BDE2016. You may not use Wikipedia to promote your business and/or services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 02:26, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
Question
Good morning (or afternoon, depending on your location.) I wanted to ask about this... I don't like to make edits on others user pages, but this has apparently been sitting on this users page for at least twenty days. Is this a situation where it should be deleted from page history? Never seen something like this before so I wanted to ask an admin. Thanks! SPF121188 (talk this way) (contribs) 15:31, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
- Aaaaand, nevermind! lol it was dealt with. Thanks! SPF121188 (talk this way) (contribs) 16:17, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
File:وڼېڅي.svg
Hi Fastily. I'm wondering about files like File:وڼېڅي.svg and File:Nazemabad.jpg that have been uploaded by Muhafiz-e-Pakistan. Pretty much all of their uploads have single sentence descriptions which aren't really too helpful in assessing them. Since they all seem to be "own work" and many have EXIF data, they probably should be moved to Commons. There is, however, at least one that is non-free. Are these types of files OK or could they end up being tagged for speedy deletion per WP:F4? -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:12, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. As far as F4 is concerned, File:People's Anti-Fascist Front.jpg looks fine to me; there is a license tag on the file's description page and some source is cited. While ideally every file should have a reliable & verifiable source, I've observed that the community is more lenient when it comes to sourcing for non-free files. For example, I've tried challenging source information of non-free files with non-specific sources, which frequently results in pushback. -FASTILY 20:34, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
U5?
Hey! I noticed you deleted a page I Recently nominated for G3 under U5 which I Don't really understand. While U5 technically did apply there, the most prominent reason for it to be deleted would've been per G3. Could you possibly explain? ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 20:16, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Blaze Wolf. WP:CSD#U5 links WP:NOTWEBHOST, which under bullet point 5 links to WP:UPNOT, which explicitly prohibits "material on topics having virtually no chance whatsoever of being directly useful to the project" in the userspace. Could I have deleted the pages under WP:CSD#G3? Probably, as there's a lot of overlap here. I've written a few tools to help me process inappropriate user pages, and it's easier to review offending pages as a batch than by individual criterion, considering how the end result (deletion) wouldn't change. -FASTILY 20:34, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
- Ah alright. Thanks for explaining. ― Blaze WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 20:38, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
Really old files with no evidence of permission
Hi. I've been going through the F8 queue and came across File:Doug Worgul by Lindsey Hinderer.jpg which is attributed to a photographer without evidence of permission. The file was uploaded in 2009. My very fuzzy memory recalls for some really old files lacking evidence of permission, they were just assumed to be correctly licensed as a form of grandfathering. I cannot find anything about this. Is there something like this or did I just dream it in my head? Thanks. -- Whpq (talk) 19:43, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Whpq. You may be thinking of c:Commons:Grandfathered old files. This file was uploaded after the cutoff for grandfathered files (2007), so the standard rules apply. Regards, FASTILY 00:19, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
New on Wikipedia
I am new on here and did an article on a band I saw this past Saturday and got info about. I am curious as to why it was deleted. MattyMoePA (talk) 15:36, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi MattyMoePA. What is your relationship to the The A-Nots? -FASTILY 19:13, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
- I am actually the bassist for The A-Nots (stage name is Sheen Relkam). I thought I would try my hand at writing about the band I am in and then move on to other underground bands that I know and have spoken with MattyMoePA (talk) 16:33, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher)@MattyMoePA: Your first post makes it seem like you're just some random person who saw the band in concert, liked them and decided to create an article about them. Your second post states you're the bassist in the band, which means you're clearly not some random person. Whichever may be the case, the more transparent you're about any connection you have to the band, the easier it's going to be for someone to help you. Please take a look at Wikipedia:The answer to life, the universe, and everything, Wikipedia:Notability (music) and Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not for some general information about Wikipedia and about what kind of bands are generally considered OK to try and create articles about. You should also carefully read through Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and familiarize yourself with relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines which are related to creating or editing content about subject to which you may be somehow closely connected. FWIW, I'm not a Wikipedia administrator like Fastily, and this means I can't see the page that he deleted. If, however, it was anything like some of the examples given in Wikipedia:No one cares about your garage band, then it had pretty much zero chance of ever becoming a viable article. If Fastily hadn't deleted your user page, another administrator would've eventually done so per WP:UP#NO or WP:FAKEARTICLE. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:34, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
- I am actually the bassist for The A-Nots (stage name is Sheen Relkam). I thought I would try my hand at writing about the band I am in and then move on to other underground bands that I know and have spoken with MattyMoePA (talk) 16:33, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
Rollback
Hi, I noticed your replies on request for Rollback rights. Can you advise me on roughly how long I should wait before requesting Rollback? Thanks, Knitsey (talk) 14:25, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Knitsey. You don't seem to be consistently warning editors when you revert their edits (e.g. 1, 2, 3, 4). I'd recommend improving on this for several weeks before applying for rollback. -FASTILY 09:15, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
Deletion of article blanked during ongoing AFD
After someone opened Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Othiram Kadakam for this article, the creator of the article tagged as CSD-G7, and recreated it at Draft:Othiram Kadakam and submitted that for AFC review. Based on the CSD tag, you then deleted the mainspace version of it. Could you revive it, so the AFD process can run to completion? That might help short-circuit the AFC, and/or allow the AFD to conclude "draftify". DMacks (talk) 07:33, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
- ...and now they have re-created the mainspace article as well (without the AFD tag). DMacks (talk) 07:54, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
PD-because
Hi Fastily. What do you think about File:Princess Seble Desta holding flowers with Emperor Haile Selassie, Prince Sahle, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower.jpeg? I've asked about it at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions/Archive/2022/October#PD-because but never got any feedback. Are AP wire photos considered eligible for deletion per F7? Files licensed as "PD-because" always seem questionable and perhaps there's a more appropriate license that should be being used instead. -- Marchjuly (talk) 03:58, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I agree with your concerns. The PD-because reason is clearly nonsense, and while
{{PD-US-not renewed}}could potentially apply, it's on the uploader to provide evidence of this. The file should be listed at FfD, with a potential outcome being deletion if the copyright status cannot be verified. Regards, FASTILY 09:31, 23 October 2022 (UTC) - I only found this out recently (like a few days ago), but this note indicates that AP photos were published without notice between 1927 and 1963 and are PD for lack of proper notice. Commons accepts this and has a category of such images. See c:Category:Photographs distributed by Associated Press. -- Whpq (talk) 15:34, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you for finding that Whpq. I didn't see your comment until after I started a FFD about the file. If either you or Fastily feel this is now resolved without needing any further discussion, then feel free to close the FFD asap and relicense the file. One thing, though, is that I have been able to find source to verify this is an AP photo and was just assuming that based on the description. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:35, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
Request for deletion
Thank you for deleting "容 : FACE"! This was then moved to Draft:Face, which is a completely incorrect draft name because face is an article for part of body, not EP. Can you please delete this Draft:Face? --Hatto (talk) 00:44, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Hatto. I don't think deletion is necessary seeing how you've already redirected the page to Face. Regards, FASTILY 02:18, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
I am also new user not clearly understand of mechanism of Wikipedia I want to improve my article I am young poet can you send me the exact guideline, just want to make biography page. can you help me please to make article more improve. Hijaz Naqvi (talk) 20:18, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Hijaz Naqvi. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself, your business, and/or your services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 23:56, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
Undeletion request
Hi Fastily, I saw that you deleted the page Interstellarity. Before it was deleted, I frequently used the page to get to my user page especially through mobile. It would be helpful if you would consider reversing your decision to delete the page so that I can continue using it to get to my user page. Interstellarity (talk) 12:03, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Interstellarity. No, please refer to WP:CSD#R2. This was also explained to you, here. Also, if that's your use for it, why can't you use a browser bookmark? -FASTILY 23:56, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for explaining. I will do that. Interstellarity (talk) 11:44, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
Page history before the 2020 deletion restore request for the page 96.5 Wave FM
Hey Fastily, I know someone deleted the page 96.5 Wave FM in March 2020 and someone recreated that page in March 2022, so Fastily can you please restore page history prior to the 2020 deletion for the page 96.5 Wave FM. From Bas. Bassie f (talk) 20:08, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Bassie f. No, the old revisions were deleted under WP:CSD#G11 and should not be restored. -FASTILY 22:29, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
You deleted my user: page claiming it was under U5
You deleted my user page claiming it was under U5 which in reality I clearly wrote 5 statements that is about my opinion. In no way do those opinion meets the U5 which is for advertising or using Wikipedia as a web host. Please restore. CPCnotCCP (talk) 09:07, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
- @CPCnotCCP: If you want to write your opinions on your userpage you need to have more than five edits here. ––FormalDude (talk) 09:58, 5 November 2022 (UTC) (talk page stalker)
- Ok, thanks for letting me know. But still, to flag and delete opinions like "I believe that the world should work together" as U5, stating that it's advertisement or using Wikipedia as a webhost, with absolutely no communication to me what so ever, is twisted. CPCnotCCP (talk) 12:36, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
Deleted New Page
I'm not here to beg for my page back. I'm just here to say when I signed up, Wikipedia assured me that this place is friendly and filled with helpful people. But, deleting my page because of a mistake that I fixed is straight up bullying behavior. Editors like you make wikipedia a hostile place that is only accepting of people who have made a dozen edits. Oh this is @firearies .— Preceding undated comment added 16:03, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- (by talk reader) @Firearies:
"...only accepting of people who have made a dozen edits."
LOL! Chris Troutman (talk) 21:06, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- @Chris troutman okay haha .. I was typing quickly but the word doesn't mean 'set of twelve' only, it can mean 'many' or 'a lot'. Firearies (talk) 21:10, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- You misunderstand where the rest of the community is at. It doesn't matter if you have 13 edits or 310 edits you are equally unaccomplished. I'm closing in of 50,000 edits after almost ten years on Wikipedia. Fastily is past 97,000 in almost fifteen years. You have to earn respect here and we don't overlook poor work just because you thought you are somebody. Try improving existing articles on South African YouTubers, for example, and create quality content rather than whine. We don't care if you stay or leave. Chris Troutman (talk) 21:16, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- @Chris troutman Can I still improve articles if my page was deleted? Firearies (talk) 21:19, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, please do. Don't look at Wikipedia as "having an article." Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and is always in need of improvement. Other than picking an existing article to improve, I can also suggest methods of improving articles in general like maintenance tasks. Chris Troutman (talk) 21:22, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- @Chris troutman Okay, I'll do that. Well... thanks a lot Chris! Firearies (talk) 21:24, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, please do. Don't look at Wikipedia as "having an article." Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and is always in need of improvement. Other than picking an existing article to improve, I can also suggest methods of improving articles in general like maintenance tasks. Chris Troutman (talk) 21:22, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- @Chris troutman Can I still improve articles if my page was deleted? Firearies (talk) 21:19, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
- You misunderstand where the rest of the community is at. It doesn't matter if you have 13 edits or 310 edits you are equally unaccomplished. I'm closing in of 50,000 edits after almost ten years on Wikipedia. Fastily is past 97,000 in almost fifteen years. You have to earn respect here and we don't overlook poor work just because you thought you are somebody. Try improving existing articles on South African YouTubers, for example, and create quality content rather than whine. We don't care if you stay or leave. Chris Troutman (talk) 21:16, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
We don't have an article on this movie. It is easily notable, and I see no less than 15 wiki articles that could link to an article, were it created. Back in 2020 you deleted this page, and I'm instructed to first ask you about the circumstances before creating a new page. Thx CapnZapp (talk) 04:22, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
- Hi CapnZapp. The original version was deleted per author request, you don't have to ask me for permission to recreate the article :) -FASTILY 05:18, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
- The only information I had to go on was "One author who has requested deletion or blanked the page – If you wish to retrieve it, please see WP:REFUND". Was this content even related to the movie? Or does "one author" refer to the case where a page has principally only one editor, and it is that editor who wished to retract his or her additions?
- However, in many such cases, it is because the editor realized the community would fail or deny the content. Was this the case here?
- Anyhow, without seeing the content it is incredibly hard to evaluate if there's any value in it, useful to (re?)create an article.
- I'm not seeking permission from you - I don't see any obstacles to recreating the page (such as a salted page); I'm asking if you have any context re: the deleted content that could be useful. Thanks. CapnZapp (talk) 05:45, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
Thanks
Thanks for deleting User:Baked Ziti and Baked Ziti so quickly! I accidentally moved the page from mainspace to userspace without changing the title. While I fixed the mistake and tagged in a minute, it unfortunately resulted in you having to delete one more page. Apologies for my mistake and thanks again! VickKiang (talk) 08:28, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
- Hi VickKiang. No problem, glad I could help! -FASTILY 09:31, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
Refund question
Hi Fastily. Could you or another admin restore this for me or do I need to formally request it via WP:REFUND. -- Marchjuly (talk) 10:43, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. There's no need, Done -FASTILY 21:54, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
New bot question
Hi Fastily. I was going to remove the {{deletable file-caption}} templates I had to the Alan Winstanley and Clive Langer since you deleted File:Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley in 1984.jpg, but then I thought such a thing might be something good to leave to your new bot now that it's been approved. Does the bot only remove {{ffdc}} templates for files deleted via FFD or does it also remove "deletable file-caption" templates for files deleted per CSD or PROD? -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:02, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. This bot task is only concerned with
{{FFDC}}. If you'd like for it to also remove{{Deletable file-caption}}, then I'll have to file a separate BRFA. Regards, FASTILY 21:43, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
BLP non-free question
HI again Fastily. Do you know whether there's a way to create a WP:DBR page for non-free images being used in BLP articles that would allow files to be sorted by upload date in addition to file name? There's an off-wiki one created way back in the day by BetaCommand that's still workable, but it only lists files by name (as far as I can tell) and there's no way to know when a file was uploaded. So, using it to find newly uploaded non-free BLP files which might be violation of F7 is a bit time consuming since you have bascially scroll through the entire list looking for something that looks new. It might be easier to keep track of such a thing if it were possible to categorize and search such files by upload date. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:14, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I'm assuming you're referring to toolforge:betacommand-dev/nfcc/NFCC BLP.html. I'll put it on my todo list, however, I've been busy IRL so I can't promise I'll get around to it immediately. If you'd like something sooner, I recommend asking Cryptic; they're the resident expert on SQL queries. Regards, FASTILY 21:43, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
Mustafa Kemal Ataküfr
Hi, you db-author'd Mustafa Kemal Ataküfr, but that's in the middle of an AFD. Could you please undelete it? Thanks, Storchy (talk) 10:31, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Storchy. Thanks for letting me know. Explicit already closed the discussion, but I've modified the deletion summary to reference the AfD to make it very clear that this cannot be restored without a Wikipedia:Deletion review -FASTILY 22:16, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
Rollback to Specific Version
How is it possible to revert to a specific version of an article at once (e.g. the last 4 edits of Paul Haupt are nothing but vandalism). Would I need rollback privileges? Thanks for your answer! Pockensupperl (talk) 11:04, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Fastily hasn't edited recently, Pockensupperl, so I'll reply. Look at the version in the history that you want to revert back to. Do you see a "restore" button there? If you do, click it. I'm not sure if you need any special privileges to see the restore button, but I don't think you do. If you run into problems, let me know and I'll make the edit at Paul Haupt. Bishonen | tålk 15:29, 25 November 2022 (UTC).
- Thank you, Bishonen, for your prompt reply! All I can see in the history is a "undo" and a "thank" button next to the revision entry. As far as I know, the undo reverses only one entry, but does not restore a specific version. Is it possible to get these rollback privileges and -- if so -- where should I apply? I would not use them too often anyway, but from time to time they are quite useful. Pockensupperl (talk) 07:13, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
- Aha, it's a script, Pockensupperl. I'd forgotten I'd installed it. If you install User:BrandonXLF/Restorer in your Special:Mypage/common.js, you will see the "restore" links in all page histories. Instructions at the script page. (Not hard.) I've reverted the vandalism at Paul Haupt. Bishonen | tålk 08:41, 27 November 2022 (UTC).
- It will also come bundled with Twinkle or UltraViolet if you install those packages; highly useful anti-vandalism if you ask me. Elizium23 (talk) 08:59, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
- Wow, there's a lot of functionality which I did not know about. Thanks to both of you, Bishonen & Elizium23, installed! Pockensupperl (talk) 12:27, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
- It will also come bundled with Twinkle or UltraViolet if you install those packages; highly useful anti-vandalism if you ask me. Elizium23 (talk) 08:59, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
- Aha, it's a script, Pockensupperl. I'd forgotten I'd installed it. If you install User:BrandonXLF/Restorer in your Special:Mypage/common.js, you will see the "restore" links in all page histories. Instructions at the script page. (Not hard.) I've reverted the vandalism at Paul Haupt. Bishonen | tålk 08:41, 27 November 2022 (UTC).
- Thank you, Bishonen, for your prompt reply! All I can see in the history is a "undo" and a "thank" button next to the revision entry. As far as I know, the undo reverses only one entry, but does not restore a specific version. Is it possible to get these rollback privileges and -- if so -- where should I apply? I would not use them too often anyway, but from time to time they are quite useful. Pockensupperl (talk) 07:13, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
2-0 series deficits
I fixed the 2-0 series deficits article by adding citations and providing more of a background. When would the page be restored (if approved)? 131.247.224.17 (talk) 16:14, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
- Hi, could you please provide a link to the page you're referring to? Thanks, FASTILY 21:33, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
- List of teams to overcome 2–0 series deficits 131.247.224.17 (talk) 21:45, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
- The page is not deleted, it is pending review at Draft:List of teams to overcome 2–0 series deficits. It will be restored when a reviewer accepts it; there are a lot of articles in the reviewers' queue, so it can take a few weeks before a review occurs. Your patience is appreciated. Regards, FASTILY 21:55, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
- List of teams to overcome 2–0 series deficits 131.247.224.17 (talk) 21:45, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
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FastilyBot question
Hi Fastily. Would you mind taking a look at this FastilyBot edit? The bot correctly removed a no-longer applicable "ffdc" template, but it left an extra | when doing so. Perhaps that doesn't matter, but just wanted to point it out for reference. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:21, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. There was no insertion of the pipe character.
{{FFDC}}was in the second positional parameter of{{Plain image with caption}}; someone left an extra space character in that parameter, and that was correctly ignored by the bot. Regards, FASTILY 23:11, 28 November 2022 (UTC)- I just realized that my OP was confusing. I didn't mean the the bot had added the extra pipe when it removed the template; I was trying to point out that the bot had left (not removed) an extra pipe left by someone else. I was the one who added the "ffdc" template in that position because that's where I thought it was supposed to go, but the pipe was (as you point out) in the original syntax. Since the bot didn't remove it, I'm assuming things are OK as is, right? -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:58, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, according to Template:Plain image with caption#TemplateData, positional parameter 2 corresponds to the caption. If this parameter was removed, then
125px(currently positional parameter 3) would be incorrectly treated as the caption. Regards, FASTILY 04:45, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, according to Template:Plain image with caption#TemplateData, positional parameter 2 corresponds to the caption. If this parameter was removed, then
- I just realized that my OP was confusing. I didn't mean the the bot had added the extra pipe when it removed the template; I was trying to point out that the bot had left (not removed) an extra pipe left by someone else. I was the one who added the "ffdc" template in that position because that's where I thought it was supposed to go, but the pipe was (as you point out) in the original syntax. Since the bot didn't remove it, I'm assuming things are OK as is, right? -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:58, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
Mei-Ching Fok
Greetings. I have proposed the article Mei-Ching Fok for deletion. The reasoning has been based, per WP:BLPREQUESTDELETE, on FastilyBot's testimony that the subject "doesn't want a Wikipedia page of themself," as was pointed out by FastilyBot here, in the talk page of the article's creator. The participants in the AfD discussion demand proof that Mei-Ching Fok has submitted a request wanting the article deleted. Could you, please, assist us there? -The Gnome (talk) 18:54, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
- Hi The Gnome. FastilyBot doesn't nominate pages for deletion, it simply notifies page authors when the nominator fails to do so. In this case, the page was proposed for deletion by Sp96296, so you may wish to ask them for their reasoning. Regards, FASTILY 20:42, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
Charles Raw - new entry deleted - request for advice
It looks like you have, or would like to, delete my article of Charles Raw, this evening 2034.I would like to continue to format it and provide sources. Can you move it my sandbox please, or reinstate it so I can continue to edit? Thanks
also, please let me know if there is an easy way to be prompted for what info goes in what paragraph. Thanks. Marcus Mbicknell (talk) 21:46, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Mbicknell. The page in question was not deleted: Draft:Charles Raw -FASTILY 22:09, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
COI
Dear Fastily, the discussion regarding Ovedc opened 3.5 months ago, and still has no progress. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:4DF7:4:7AE8:0:0:0:1 (talk) 17:16, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
- Hi, given that it's been over 3 months and that Ovedc hasn't been editing actively, immediate action is probably not going to happen. If they return to activity and continue creating inappropriate articles, please let me know. Regards, FASTILY 23:08, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you Fastily, what do you think about Moshe Goldberg, Oved's creation ? his index cotations are quite meager.
A barnstar for you!
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The Brilliant Idea Barnstar |
| A little gift from me to you. Because you support new user. TheManishPanwar (talk) 12:21, 8 December 2022 (UTC) |
Dear Fastily, how are you ? the entry deleted after a thorough discussion 2.5 years ago, last week it recreated. As previously: not a single RS, everything is PR puffery
Page history restore request for my user page
Dear Fastily, I would like you to restore the earliest revisions of my user page (User:Bassie f) back to the page history of the mentioned page. This means revisions before 2022 should come back to the page history of my user page. From Bas. Bassie f (talk) 01:43, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Bassie f. The deleted revisions contain a revision with a single period, a blank revision, and a revision with a request for deletion. Why exactly do you need this restored? -FASTILY 03:27, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
- Fastily, the reason why I want these revisions undeleted is I simply want access to these revisions. Bassie f (talk) 03:52, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
Stephen Ronald Bell
Hi Fastily,
Would you be able to give me more details on why my page was removed? I understand that the reason quoted was lack of references but I had not finished the page and was only publishing to save progress.
What corrections would I need to make for this page to be more legitimate? White Rabbit 1984 (talk) 20:28, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
- Hi White Rabbit 1984. Are you Stephen Ronald Bell? If not, what is your relationship to him? -FASTILY 21:12, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
Advice on possible block evasion
Please see this. The editor has stated they have been blocked, possibly for multiple accounts, but it is unclear if they are the english wikipedia. Would it be appropriate in this case to block for declared sockpuppetry or wait for more info? -- Whpq (talk) 16:53, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Whpq. I asked a checkuser, and as far as technical evidence goes, they found obvious socks. Unless you suspect any specific accounts based on behavioral evidence, there's probably nothing immediately actionable about this. Regards, FASTILY 21:27, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
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Denied EC rights
Hello Fastily,
When you denied my request for extended confirmed perms, you said that the EC perms aren't needed for the ability to be a Teahouse host. Actually, it is. It won't let me be a host because I am not extended confirmed. Check for yourself! That said, may I have EC perms so I can become a host at the teahouse?
Justyouraveragelechuga my talk page 22:19, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Justyouraveragelechuga. You don't have to be a host to help/answer queries at the teahouse. -FASTILY 23:10, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
- OK
Justyouraveragelechuga my talk page 23:27, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
Removal of Dominic Serventy image
Can you tell me why you removed this, when it was published by the Club in its journal The WA Naturalist and is being used in its Wikipedia page? TedDougal'n'Jack (talk) 03:52, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
removal of Black Cockatoo image
The Club, of which I am the Office Manager image was given permission by Jessica Wyld to use this image on its Wikipedia page. Can you please restore it? TedDougal'n'Jack (talk) 03:55, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
- Hi TedDougal'n'Jack. I'm assuming you're referring to File:DL Serventy circa 1950s from Journal V17 no8.png & File:Cockatoo at Wildlife Show Wild Life 160629 JWyld.jpg. Please follow the instructions on this page to get the file restored -FASTILY 04:48, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
Seasons Greetings
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- Thanks Donner60, happy holidays to you and your family as well! -FASTILY 01:27, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello Fastily: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 17:06, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
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- Thanks CAPTAIN RAJU, happy holidays to you and your family as well! -FASTILY 01:27, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
Removal of Rick Perkins Image
The picture is public domain and I have permission from the MP. Can you please restore it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by FluffyCanada (talk • contribs) 20:39, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
- hi FluffyCanada. What is your relationship to Rick Perkins? Thanks, FASTILY 02:39, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
Happy Holidays
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The 12 Days of Wikipedia
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- Thanks Chris troutman, happy holidays to you and your family as well! -FASTILY 02:39, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
Happy New Year!
Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia, and a Happy New Year to you and yours! CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 23:12, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
- – Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year}} to user talk pages.
CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 23:12, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks CAPTAIN RAJU, Happy New Year to you as well! -FASTILY 00:18, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Bangladesh national football team
Hi Fastily. Happy New Year to you. Would you mind watching Bangladesh national football team for a bit? An IP user keeps setting thumbnail images to a fixed pixel width even though I've tried to explain in edit summaries and in their user talk page that fixing such a thing isn't really recommended per WP:THUMBSIZE. I've also pointed out that the images can be resized using scaling factors per WP:UPRIGHT, but the IP either doesn't understand how to do that or doesn't care to do that. FWIW, I don't think this and the IP are related to the comments related to the infobox image posted on my user talk, JJMC89's user talk and at AN, but I don't know it's not for sure. — Marchjuly (talk) 07:54, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
- Update: I boldly added some scaling factors to the two images in question so that they are now a bit smaller than their respective 100% versions. Perhaps that will resolve the IP's concerns about image size. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:21, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. Had a look, and reverting & warning the IP was the sensible approach. There doesn't seem to be anything immediately actionable about this, given that the disruption has ceased. I'll put it on my watchlist, but feel free to ping me if disruption resumes. Regards, FASTILY 03:40, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Thanks...
...for that quick deletion. Greatly appreciated. Shearonink (talk) 01:35, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
- Am somewhat concerned about the editor who did it, all their edits - well, except a single one that was to their user talk - have been reverted. Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 01:41, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Shearonink. No problem, glad I could help! If this user keeps vandalizing, WP:AIV is probably your next stop. Regards, FASTILY 03:40, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
- Yeah, I'm trying to keep an eye on their edits...I figure it's probably some kid who's having fun but at some point, the vandalism has hopefully got to stop. If they dip their editing toe in the vandalism pond a few more times etc, actually hate to do it but I'll head over to AIV. Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 03:47, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Shearonink. No problem, glad I could help! If this user keeps vandalizing, WP:AIV is probably your next stop. Regards, FASTILY 03:40, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Happy New Year, Fastily!
Fastily,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
— Moops ⋠T⋡ 05:04, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.
— Moops ⋠T⋡ 05:04, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks Moops, Happy New Year to you as well! -FASTILY 10:36, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
Happy New Year, Fastily!
Fastily,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Lemonaka (talk) 08:29, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.
Lemonaka (talk) 08:29, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks Lemonaka, Happy New Year to you as well! -FASTILY 10:36, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
Your bot is misbehaving
Hi, @Fastily: your bot keeps tagging File:Gboard screenshot.jpeg as a conflict in license. It is not one if you see the licensing section. Please whitelist this file in your program. Thanks, --Matr1x-101 {user page @ commons - talk - contribs} 14:54, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Matr1x-101. The file is tagged both
{{PD-ineligible}}& non-free, which is indeed a license conflict. The PD license does not appear to be accurate, so I've removed it. Regards, FASTILY 07:09, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
RPC removal
Hello Fastily. Would you be able to remove WP:RPC from my account? I have not had time to use it much lately. Thanks and happy new year, HouseBlastertalk 02:58, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hi HouseBlaster. Sure, Done -FASTILY 07:09, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
Undeletion request for File:WIN Television 2016 logo.png
Hey @Fastily, I know you deleted the file File:WIN Television 2016 logo.png, after a WP:FFD discussion in June 2017, but can you undelete the logofile because I am currently working on the WIN Television article, and I want to add the 2016 logo to that article. From Bas, thank you. Bassie f (talk) 23:29, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
- I forgot to mention you deleted the file on 27 June 2017. Bassie f (talk) 23:31, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Bassie f. This was 5 years ago. I'm not comfortable with personally overturning this discussion without a formal community consultation. Courtesy ping for @ViperSnake151 -FASTILY 07:09, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
Sorry, but I don't really see why you deleted that; it seems pretty valid/relevant to me. Drmies (talk) 16:54, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Drmies. This read like a CV/promotional page at first glance, but after doing some digging, I see they were instructed to create it. Restored, and thanks for letting me know. -FASTILY 23:44, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
Grants Estates
I query this being deleted. Grants Estates are mentioned in the articles on Stirchley, and on Selly Park, but there is no entry for their work in Birmingham. They were important Birmingham house builders, I would like to link the references in the Stirchley and Selly Park entries, and improve the Cotteridge entry with a link. but, I can't see how links are created. Also, I can provide references, as an experimental first article I just didn't include them. Thrilty (talk) 16:09, 13 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Thrilty. What is your relationship to Grants Estates? -FASTILY 06:41, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
Invitation to join the Fifteen Year Society
Dear Fastily/Archive 7,
I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Fifteen Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for fifteen years or more.
Best regards, Chris Troutman (talk) 18:51, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
Fifteenth anniversary on Wikipedia!
 | Happy First Edit Day! Hi Fastily! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy 15th anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! Chris Troutman (talk) 18:51, 14 January 2023 (UTC) | |
- Wow, can't believe it's been 15 years! Thanks, Chris Troutman! -FASTILY 02:58, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
A goat for you!
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Here is a goat. You now have it. Enjoy your goat.
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List of film roles
Thank you for deleting those articles I created. I apologize if I appeared to be disruptive by creating them. In my defense, I created those articles in good faith. My goal is to help the project, not hurt it. The Film Creator (talk) 16:17, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hi The Film Creator. No worries, I don't see why anyone would accuse you of being a bad faith actor. Regards, FASTILY 18:59, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
File:Doris (singer) non-free.png
Hi Fastily. Is File:Doris (singer) non-free.png a reupload or a different file with the same name? A file with this name was tagged as replaceable non-free use by Whpq and then deleted by you earlier today. I doubt Alchetron is the original source for the photo and it looks like a crop from larger image; however, I don't know whether it's the same as the one you deleted. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:00, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. The files are different. For reference, the deleted version of the image and description. -FASTILY 23:31, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
Spam
Hi, when you see a page like User:OFFICEMARTLTD (which I tagged with {{db-spamuser}} i.e. G11 the first time it was created), it's best to block the user as well as deleting the page since their username indicates that they are an organisation and solely present to advertise. I mention this because they just recreated the page. I've retagged so hopefully it will be gone for good soon. CharredShorthand (talk) 07:50, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
MichaelStewartWriter
Hi There. I created a Wiki page to describe my writing but was told it had been removed by you. I would like this page to be reinstated please. Can you please tell me how I go about doing this? Thanks Michaelstewartwriter (talk) 14:49, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Michaelstewartwriter. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself, your business, and/or your services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 06:59, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
Deleted page recreated
User:Winifred Òdúnóku recreated very shortly after you CSD G5/G11 deleted it. Still quite spammy. 10mmsocket (talk) 22:29, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hi 10mmsocket. Re-deleted, thanks for letting me know. -FASTILY 10:16, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi Fastily, the user page I nominated recently has been recreated, seemingly attempting to disguise the advertising with sections copied straight from my userpage. Was wondering if there was anything you could do or if I should just leave it. Schminnte (talk • contribs) 20:23, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Schminnte. I've re-deleted the page, thanks for letting me know -FASTILY 06:17, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:Edit filter/Archive 1
Hello again Fastily. Would you please be able to undelete Wikipedia talk:Edit filter/Archive 1? The main talk page's {{talk page}} is currently unable to realize that archives 2–7 exist. You deleted it under WP:G8, but talk page archives are usually considered exempt from that criterion. Best, HouseBlastertalk 06:03, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
- Ignore me. It seems that Wikipedia:Edit filter/Archive 1 was mistakenly created, which you deleted as {{db-error}}. You then made the completely reasonable assumption that the talk page should be G8'd. Extraordinary Writ seems to have sorted everything out. Happy editing, HouseBlastertalk 06:44, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello again Fastily. Just to let you know that this userpage was recreated shortly after you deleted it. I've nominated it for speedy deletion again. Cheers, Schminnte (talk • contribs) 18:33, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
- Oh, it wasn't you who deleted it first. Thank you anyway for the help. I think I'm confusing my watchlist links today! Schminnte (talk • contribs) 18:37, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
User talk:Freelancer Nayem
You deleted the userpage for U5; the user is now trying to external-link their Fiverr on their talk page (although having some trouble with wiki syntax). CharredShorthand.talk; 16:14, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
- Hi CharredShorthand. Thanks for letting me know, I've scrubbed the offending revisions from the page's history. Regards, FASTILY 20:07, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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- Thanks, Schminnte! -FASTILY 10:08, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
Username checks out!
Woahh. The deletion of Triple role was incredibly fast. I refreshed the page after CSD tagging and boom the page was gone. Keep up the good work! ❯❯❯ Raydann(Talk) 07:54, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Raydann, glad I could help! :) -FASTILY 09:34, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
Restore for R2: Cross-namespace redirect for "Mainspace:Ebbets field denver"?
Please pardon me seasoned administrator but it seems the mainspace page "Ebbets field denver" was deleted for "R2: Cross-namespace redirect from mainspace." WP:REFUND says I should reach out about this if it seems an administrator "has erred in [...] applying a speedy deletion criterion, please contact them directly." As this page was in Mainspace, how was it a cross-namespace redirect from mainspace?
Was this an error which can be reverted or if not, should I follow WP:REFUND to get it restored into the draft namespace and then ask to have reviewed for proper inclusion in the Mainspace?
Lastly, from a snapshot of the page I was able to find, it looks like significant updates to link to relevant other articles and external material would be warranted, however, this pivotal club in American music history is quite difficult to find on the Internet; some examples even mention how hard it is to find. Having a location on Wikipedia could allow for photographers with evidence of this unique club to potentially license acceptably so we can chronicle this venue before the people and memories are lost.
Some examples articles which cover aspects of the club:
- https://www.denverpost.com/2005/10/05/ebbets-field-the-bar-is-chronicled-on-kcuv-cd-set/
- https://colomusic.org/photo/ebbets-field-1973-1977/
- https://colomusic.org/profile/ebbets-field/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.220.42.105 (talk) 02:34, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
- Hi. Ebbets field denver was a redirect to Draft:Ebbets field denver, which contains the actual content of the page. I don't normally get involved with these kinds of requests, so yes, Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion is the place to ask for help. -FASTILY 07:57, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
Please restore my article page of DJ mishu bk Sultanbk (talk) 08:34, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
Undeletion
Please restore page Sultanbk (talk) 08:35, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
- DJ mishu bk doesn’t exist, Sultanbk. Tropicalkitty (talk) 08:39, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
Page removal reason not clear ?
Why wikipaedia page got deleted, i am confused, it is created Ndrao2001 (talk) 02:22, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
- Your clear advises are Welcome ! Ndrao2001 (talk) 02:23, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Ndrao2001. You may not use Wikipedia as a personal blog/CV/resume and/or promote yourself, your business, and/or your services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 06:20, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
Queries
Hello, Fastily,
I hope you are having a good week. I had a couple of questions for you.
- a) There are some images that keep appearing at User:AnomieBOT III/Broken redirects that the bot that deletes broken redirects keeps skipping over. There is a message that says they can be fixed manually but I'm not sure what exactly means when an image is cross-posted from the Commons. I don't work much with files so I'm hoping you can help. Could you either fix these image issues on the article and/or delete the broken redirect pages? Thanks, in advance!
- b) I usually review the list for expiring PRODs each day. Unfortunately, some editors still are not aware that they should notify the page creator when they tag an article or file for deletion. When this happens, luckily, most often FastilyBot steps in and posts a notice on the talk page of the article creator. But, occasionally, it doesn't. So, I was wondering what factors alert it that it should post a notice and when would it not. Does it step in when there is an edit summary on an article that states "PROD" or "Proposed deletion" but it notes that no notice has been posted? Because frequently the editors who fail to alert the page creators of the PROD taggins are also the type who don't leave an edit summary either. I was just wondering why FastilyBot would occasionally skip posting these notices. It's not a huge problem as I think it helps out about 95% of the time when tagging editors forget to do this, I was just wondering what happened the other 5% of the time.
That's it. Thank you for any clarification and help you can provide! Liz Read! Talk! 18:40, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Liz,
- a) If any articles are linking to such redirects (e.g. in the form of an image link), they should be updated to link to the target of the redirect. The redirects may be safely deleted afterwards.
- b) FastilyBot is exclusion compliant, meaning that it skips talk pages transcluding
{{Bots}}/{{Nobots}}. I don't view this as an issue however, because FastilyBot is a courtesy notification service, and that the prod policy only suggests, but does not require notifications. Regards, FASTILY 06:50, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
Draft page:Michael Schulman (writer)
Greetings, I'm wondering why this draft page: Michael Schulman (writer) was deleted? Thanks very much. Jameycob (talk) 18:55, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Jameycob. The page was never deleted: Draft:Michael Schulman (writer) -FASTILY 06:50, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
Thanks!
Thank you for deleting my templates with deletion requests. That was quick. Take care, Rjjiii (talk) 06:03, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Rjjiii. No problem, glad I could help! -FASTILY 06:50, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as empty categories has been nominated for deletion
Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as empty categories has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal 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. BangJan1999 17:12, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
File:Kashan Admani and Alfred D'Mello of Mizmaar.jpg
Hi Fastily. What do you think about the licensing of File:Kashan Admani and Alfred D'Mello of Mizmaar.jpg? Do you think it should be VRT verified? -- Marchjuly (talk) 10:50, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. Yes, it's definitely missing clear evidence of permission and should be tagged
{{subst:Npd}}. -FASTILY 06:50, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
Hello Fastily! I am planning on recreating the article that I've mentioned in the title. The draft could be seen in my Sandbox. Any feedback from you would be great as it was brought to my attention that the article was previously blanked or deleted by you. Looking forward to your reply! Pang (talk) 04:53, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
Hi Fastily, sorry if this isn't something you normally handle but I've been having an issue with the uploader of File:Ullal City Council Building.jpg. I initially tagged the file for a lack of evidence of permission and when that was reverted a couple of times I moved the discussion to FFD but that has also been reverted. I didn't think I would be falling afoul of the 3RR but thought I wasn't getting anywhere with the uploader. Any ideas on the best course of action for something like this? Salavat (talk) 14:47, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Salavat. I've warned the editor and reverted their edits. If they continue making disruptive edits, please let me know. Regards, FASTILY 19:57, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
Help
Can you help me become an admin or moderator? MTRIProd (talk) 05:58, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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- Thanks, Illusion Flame! :) -FASTILY 08:08, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
- You’re welcome, and thanks for all you do! - 🔥𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 12:13, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
undelete my page
i did not break the u5 misuse of wikipedia as a webhost. did you even read my page? Moebiusdad (talk) 23:18, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Moebiusdad. The page you created suggests you are promoting something, which is strictly prohibited on Wikipedia. If you'd only like to request a title change to Möbius syndrome, then please do so on the article's talk page. -FASTILY 23:42, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
- If you would have actually read my page, you would have seen I was not promoting anything. I was basically advocating for the wiki page for Moebius Syndrome to be updated to the proper spelling. The links I had were citations explaining the name change.
- If you would like to be productive on wikipedia, please help me in changing the page from Mobius Syndrome to Moebius Syndrome. Moebiusdad (talk) 23:53, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
image help
Hi Fastily,
I came upon this image, uploaded by a user as "own work." If that's true, then the user has engaged in significant editing of an article about that very user. If it's not, then the image may have been uploaded inappropriately. I'm just not sure how to determine which, if either, is true. Any advice? ~TPW 14:20, 21 March 2023 (UTC)
- Hi True Pagan Warrior. Your intuition is correct, I've nominated the files for deletion on Commons. Regards, 23:30, 21 March 2023 (UTC)
- Less intuition, and more remembering what a wise editor once tried to teach me.~TPW 15:41, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
Undeletion of Page - Mr. M. Khalilullah
Hi,
Request you to undelete the page so that I can complete the encylopedia on a renowned cardiologist in India who developed the first indigenous pacemaker in India. Dr. M. Khalilullah (talk) 16:04, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Dr. M. Khalilullah. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself, your business, and/or your services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 02:17, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
WireImage non-free image
Hi Fastily. Would you mind taking a look at File:Bankroll Fresh.jpeg and assessing it for F7 reasons. The file's EXIF data attributes it to "Prince Williams/WireImage" and WireImage redirects to Getty Images. According to the "Getty" article, Getty has controlled WireImages since 2007 which pre-dates the taking of this photo. FWIW, the user who uploaded this file also uploaded File:Joan Winch.jpeg and File:Archie Eversole.jpeg. I'm assuming they just weren't aware about uploading Getty images, but there might be more of them that they also uploaded. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:06, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. This definitely meets the criteria for F7 and I've deleted it as such. I've also performed a quick review of the the user's other uploads which appear to be free of any F7 issues. Regards, FASTILY 05:19, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks for looking at this. I checked the remaining uploads as well and found only one that seem to have a NFCC#8 issue and prodded it as such. I also found two that seem to likely be PD per c:COM:TOO US; so, I converted their licensing to {{PD-ineligible-USonly}} Just for reference (in case it comes up at some point), I came across this user and their uploads after checking on some non-free images after List of Léon Bernard Foundation Prize laureates was flagged for excessive non-free use. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:44, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
Page deletion Jaan Nissar alone
Hi Fastily. I believe there is some misunderstanding in you deleting the Jaan Nissar Lone page. He is the biggest Sufi artist representing Kashmiri sufism and a public figure. People should have the right to know about his life and an arbitrary deletion takes away that right from them.
Thank you Hazytalks (talk) 16:55, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
- (by talk reader) @Hazytalks: I cannot tell you how much we do not care about
"the biggest Sufi artist representing Kashmiri sufism"
. It doesn't matter, at all. Wikipedia is a private website. If you want to tell the world about someone, you can go get your own website. Wikipedia's volunteers do not have to agree to host content about a non-notable person just because you care about it deeply. There was nothing arbitrary about a decision to delete nor does it take any rights away from anyone. They can search online or read books and that has nothing to do with Wikipedia. I think your real miscalculation is thinking your argument would hold water here. We have seen editors like you come and go for twenty years, and it is always the same song and dance. Your effort is not new to us. Please write to your local newspaper about how unfair it is that Wikipedia does not indulge you. Get your so-called public figure to denounce Wikipedia the next time they give a public talk. Chris Troutman (talk) 18:51, 1 April 2023 (UTC)- Hey Fastily,
- I am new to this app as editor, so I agree I wouldn't know the rules. But my question is not about notability. There are far unknown people in Kashmir with Wikipedia pages. I would like to understand what is particularly wrong with this page that it was either deleted or it's not allowed to be created.
- Thank you Hazytalks (talk) 19:01, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
Page deletion Albert Aretz (Flamingo famous youtuber)
Hello, Fastily. I would like to know why my page about (Flamingo) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albert_Aretz&action=edit&redlink=1 was deleted. I’ve read the similar replies you’ve got from people who got their page deleted. I understand about not widely known people who people are not interested in, but why (Flamingo)? Flamingo is a widely known youtuber who has over 11 million subscribers on YouTube. I’ve seen Minecraft YouTubers like TommyInnit have their page on Wikipedia, but why not (Flamingo)? People would love to know more about their favorite youtuber and (Flamingo) is widely regarded as most people’s favorite youtuber. Please redo this deletion if you can.
Thanks,
Angelzaed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Angelzaed (talk • contribs) 01:21, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Angelzaed. I did not delete this page; the page you're looking for is at Draft:Albert Aretz. -FASTILY 20:20, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
U5: Requesting Source Code for a deleted page
Hi there Fastily,
User:Hunter.Wilson.BioDot was recently deleted, and I'd like the source code for the page if possible.
I was unaware of the sandbox at the time and was using my page as an editing space before actually putting the article up. I recognize the conflict of interest (pretty obvious based on my username, email, etc), so I'm trying to remain as neutral as possible and add as many outside sources as possible.
Anyway, this is a long-winded way of requesting the source code for what I was working on. Can you help?
Thanks,
Hunter Hunter.Wilson.BioDot (talk) 15:37, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Hunter.Wilson.BioDot. You may not use Wikipedia to promote your business and/or services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 20:20, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Fastily,
- That was not the intent of the page. I was working on editing a draft for submission to Wikipedia's review board, and I could not figure out how to save it. So I saved it on my user page. I understand that I cannot use Wikipedia to promote a business or services.
- I don't need the whole page back, I just need the source code so I can at least continue editing so that the article meets Wikipedia's standards. Hunter.Wilson.BioDot (talk) 20:38, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
- Very well, here is the text of the page at the time of deletion. -FASTILY 05:07, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks Fastily,
- Sorry for the inconvenience. That's all I needed. :)
- -Hunter Hunter.Wilson.BioDot (talk) 15:35, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
- Very well, here is the text of the page at the time of deletion. -FASTILY 05:07, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
Thanks
Thanks for always deleting my userspace drafts so fastily. I notice and I appreciate. jengod (talk) 00:15, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Jengod. No problem, glad I could help! :) -FASTILY 05:48, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
Photo deletion
Hello! Thanks for deleting File:Bernhard Goetz.jpeg—I was not aware the commercial photo agencies are given preferential treatment under WP policy relative to other non-free content. If you get a chance, could you also delete File:1984 NYC Subway Shooting Crime Scene.jpg on the same basis? (I've tagged the image and also deleted it from the article.) Sorry for the trouble! I endeavored to upload images only in response to a good-article reviewer's request, and I assure you I will never attempt to do that again!--Jerome Frank Disciple (talk) 19:22, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
Wikipedia page
Hello, I think I’m confused as to how to use Wikipedia, I want to create a Wikipedia page for an artist I represent, could you please help me and guide me how to do it because I just did it but I think I did it incorrectly and it got removed. Vibesarecontagious (talk) 00:31, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Vibesarecontagious. This was explained to you on your talk page, here -FASTILY 02:57, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
Speedy deletion
I see you speedy deleted User:Eightbillion/Grigori Grabovoi (R) shortly after I tagged it. There is a second, very similar version at User:Eightbillion/Grigori Grabovoi which I tagged at the same time - presumably this should be deleted too. AndyTheGrump (talk) 19:49, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
- Hi AndyTheGrump. Done. Regards, FASTILY 01:56, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
- Many thanks. AndyTheGrump (talk) 02:07, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
Thank you
I saw you fulfilled my request. Thanks! Cwater1 (talk) 15:30, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Cwater1. No problem, glad I could help! -FASTILY 07:39, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
Procedural notification
Hi, I and others have proposed additional options at Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#RfC_on_a_procedural_community_desysop. You may wish to review your position in that RfC. TonyBallioni (talk) 02:32, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
Deletion
@Fastily You performed a speedy deletion based on @NmWTfs85lXusaybq recommendation on a Userbox that was made by me and now he performed a very quick redirect with. Now the page doesn't exist at all, but there is no explination on what he was doing except a weak link to CSDU2. I am concerned that it is because of a naming convention and instead of deleted it, there should have been a redirect and that ends it. These are for User:Ubx/Air Assault, User:Ubx/Expert Field Medical Badge, and User:Ubx/USL-Pathfinders. I believe NmWTfs85lXusaybq should have just set up User:UBX (with captials) and then set redirect pages. These userboxes do not populate on user pages with the changes he made and deletions you assisted with. Demt1298 (talk) 19:01, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks for your explanation. I will move them back to User:UBX per Userbox migration. NmWTfs85lXusaybq (talk) 01:32, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
User Paulxariz
Hi Fastily. Would you mind taking a look at User talk:Paulxariz#Non-free content use? There's been no response from this user, and I'm not sure whether they just don't understand why non-free files keep getting removed from their user sandbox or just don't care. It's hard to assess what to do next without any response which eventually means WP:IDHT is going to come into play. All their edits so far appear to be uploading files without licenses and sandbox edits. Since they've made no main space edits, it's not clear what they're trying to do. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:59, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
- Just to update: another user has brought this up for discussion at ANI. I thought things could possibly be resolved without needing to take that step, but apparently someone else felt it couldn't. -- Marchjuly (talk) 03:09, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
- Correction: Someone posted an ANI notification on the Paulxariz user talk page, but didn't actually start a discussion, which is odd. Anyway, Paulxariz has continued to upload files without licenses including one from Getty and one with a clearly visible copyright notice. At least now, however, they've made some edits in the mainspace. My guess is that they just don't understand anything at all about uploading files and just are assuming anything they find online is OK to upload. -- Marchjuly (talk) 03:37, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. Thanks for letting me know, I've indef'd the user. Regards, FASTILY 08:16, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
- Correction: Someone posted an ANI notification on the Paulxariz user talk page, but didn't actually start a discussion, which is odd. Anyway, Paulxariz has continued to upload files without licenses including one from Getty and one with a clearly visible copyright notice. At least now, however, they've made some edits in the mainspace. My guess is that they just don't understand anything at all about uploading files and just are assuming anything they find online is OK to upload. -- Marchjuly (talk) 03:37, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free image File:Sun God 2022 Logo.png
Thanks for uploading File:Sun God 2022 Logo.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 03:24, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
Not sure about deletion tag
hi, I have placed csd tags over 2 articles will u pls look at it? 103.52.135.207 (talk) 09:08, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
May 2023
Who does @Bassie fc belong to, @Fastily? I really want to turn that account into an alternate account of mine. Yours sincerely, TechGeek105 (his talk page) 10:54, 3 May 2023 (UTC)
- Hi TechGeek105. You'll have to make this request at Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations -FASTILY 06:22, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
- I want to continue using this account as TechGeek105, and rename @Bassie fc to @TechGeek105 (alternative account) Yours sincerely, TechGeek105 (his talk page) 06:26, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
- The account is on my user page by accident, @Fastily Yours sincerely, TechGeek105 (his talk page) 06:29, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
- I want to continue using this account as TechGeek105, and rename @Bassie fc to @TechGeek105 (alternative account) Yours sincerely, TechGeek105 (his talk page) 06:26, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
User talk:ProofRobust
Trying to respond to the latest unblock request. They seem to be saying the right things, though they have numerous declined requests in the past. They seem to have waited several months between requests now (not quite WP:SO, but still promising). I'm leaning towards an unblock per WP:ROPE, but wanted your feedback before proceeding. --Jayron32 16:48, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Jayron32. I'm concerned by the numerous (overly eager) failed unblock requests since the original block, submitted at 2 month intervals. This, combined with the very recent abuse of UTRS, leads me to suspect they're just saying what they think we want to hear. I'm not convinced the user has understood the purpose for the block and believe they are still likely to repeat the same mistakes. -FASTILY 23:25, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
- I saw the unblock request when looking at the queue and share the same hesitation as Fastily. They haven't learned to stop badgering editors, they just moved it to UTRS where they thought it wouldn't be noticed and called out as it had been on their Talk. I think they need to show positive editing on another project that indicates they have learned before being unblocked here. Just my .02 Star Mississippi 15:54, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
Danny Lauter
Do you think you could also salt the title? There's a user who's repeatedly moved the draft back to mainspace and its highly unlikely he could be notable until at least September. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:24, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
- Hi BeanieFan11. I've warned the editor. If they do it again, please let me know. -FASTILY 06:59, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
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| Thank you so much for your great work with CSDs! Your work is appreciated! -- Shadow of the Starlit Sock 02:15, 23 May 2023 (UTC) |
- Thanks, Shadow of the Starlit Sock! -FASTILY 05:06, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
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| You certainly put the "fast" in Fastily - thank you for your help with the G11s and U5s tonight! Patient Zerotalk 23:35, 23 May 2023 (UTC) |
- Thanks, Patient Zero! -FASTILY 00:16, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
User:Swati Ahoja
Hi Fastily, you just CSD:U5'ed the page User:Swati Ahoja Official. This is the same material that you deleted under U5 three times at User:Swati Ahoja. User:Swati Ahoja Official is clearly a sockpuppet of User:Swati Ahoja created to avoid an imminent block. Can you advise on the best next steps here? Thanks, Grachester (talk) 04:27, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Grachester. Thanks for letting me know, I've indefinitely blocked the account. Regards, FASTILY 05:14, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
- Much appreciated, thank you. Grachester (talk) 05:15, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
Talk:Pero Qué Necesidad/GA1
Hi -- you just deleted Talk:Pero Qué Necesidad/GA1; as far as I can tell (not being an admin) it was a valid GA review page. Was this a mistake or was there a problem I can't see? Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 00:01, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Hello @Mike Christie, the page wasn't an actual review, it was some spam for Ozempic that seemed to be copied from some other website. Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 00:07, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
- That explains it -- thanks! Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 00:55, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for the quick help
Thanks for deleting Ryu Tashiro! :) RossEvans18 (talk) 01:37, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
- Hi RossEvans18. No problem, glad I could help! -FASTILY 07:03, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
deletion of page about nishchaya foundation
Hi Fastily,
The page I was creating got deleted ,it was about an ngo Nishchaya Foundation which is a well known ngo in eastern UP of India.In December 2022 an article was published about Nishchaya Foundation on Center for Social Initiative & Management (CSIM) .please check the link below and let me know how and when can I create a page about Nishchaya Foundation on wikipedia.
https://csim.in/conversations/ConversationsToday-December2022.pdf
https://msdstrust.org/conversations.html
Singh.Mala (talk) 14:27, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Hi Singh.Mala. I'm not Fastily, but I think you'll find the answer to your question in Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not here to tell the world about your noble cause and Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies). -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:46, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
Random question
Hi Fastily, random question. Would you happen to know of a tool that can scan pages in a certain category and curate a list of articles that contain a media file on it? ✗plicit 13:47, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Explicit. The best general purpose tool I'm aware of is Wikipedia:PetScan. Although if you are ok with sharing a specific example/use case, I may be able to provide a better suggestion. Regards, FASTILY 20:59, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
- I do a lot of cross-wiki work and I recently created c:Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players on Commons with grand total of... one entry. The local Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players contains over 700 pages, which would be quite a workload to go through manually to find other entries for the Commons category. It took me a few tries, but PetScan seems to have exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks! ✗plicit 00:29, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
- An insource search may work, depending on what you are looking for. Here are 359 pages in the above category that contain "[[File". You can adjust the search as needed. – Jonesey95 (talk) 03:02, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
- @Jonesey95: PetScan produced 593 results with the difference being that it includes articles only with an infobox image. Some have Commons categories (like Roberto Abbondanzieri) and some don't (like José Antonio Castro). I made an rough list at c:User:Explicit/working and plan to WP:CATALOT the blue links after checking them. There are some red links in the batch either because the category doesn't exist or exists under a different name. Probably not the best solution, but far more manageable this way. ✗plicit 05:08, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
- An insource search may work, depending on what you are looking for. Here are 359 pages in the above category that contain "[[File". You can adjust the search as needed. – Jonesey95 (talk) 03:02, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
- I do a lot of cross-wiki work and I recently created c:Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players on Commons with grand total of... one entry. The local Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players contains over 700 pages, which would be quite a workload to go through manually to find other entries for the Commons category. It took me a few tries, but PetScan seems to have exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks! ✗plicit 00:29, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
Please wait
Hello, Fastily,
Veracious is incorrectly tagging some pages for speedy deletion. Please do not just delete pages that they have tagged without evaluating them yourself. He has been making lots of mistakes. Don't just do a bulk delete or anything like that. As it is, I'm going to have to restore some pages and I don't want to have to do even more. Thank you. Liz Read! Talk! 06:51, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
Sorry, I was in the process of correcting the CSD category when you nuked it. Meters (talk) 17:54, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Meters, no worries, I figured that was the case :) -FASTILY 01:30, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
User rights removal request
Hi, the message that you sent when you gave me the rollback right stated that I should contact you for requesting removal. I am beginning to lose interest in editing and wanted to focus on my life, so I would like the rollback right along with the pending changes reviewer right to be removed. luis 💬 20:04, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
- Hi JCMLuis. Totally understandable, thank you for your service! -FASTILY 01:30, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
New message from Jo-Jo Eumerus
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Database reports § Provide link to Commons file?. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 15:21, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
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- Thanks, Fakescientist8000! -FASTILY 20:23, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
Duplicate non-free files
Hi Fastily. What's the best way to deal with File:Zakariyya Kandhlawi.jpg uploaded just yesterday? It bascially the same as File:Muhammad Zakariya Kandhalvi.jpg that was uploaded in 2012, but actually might be of a slightly better quality. Neither file has a source per se and the one uploaded yesterday appears to be a cross-Wikipedia upload. Should the newer version be combined with the older one or should the older one simply be deleted. In addition, the way the newer version is being used almost certainly fails WP:NFCCP, but there's no reason (at least at first glance) the file's rationale can't be simply changed to the other article. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:25, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. These don't seem to be *exact* duplicates, so I'm not sure F1 would legitimately apply. Also, since both are problematic in some way, I'm thinking it's better to tag them accordingly instead of merging. Regards, FASTILY 06:15, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
U5 for G5?
Hi, I noticed you acted on my G5 request by deleting with U5? I can't see the page now as it is deleted but when they created their user page it mentioned they were a sockpuppet of a specific user. They should probably be blocked instead of just having their userpage deleted. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 15:37, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Clovermoss. At the time of writing, this account is neither blocked nor named in an SPI. I could be missing something, but can you point me to the evidence of this account being a sockpuppet? -FASTILY 16:14, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
- They said they were a sockpuppet of a specific user in the first revision of their userpage. I'm not an admin so I can't look at the page anymore but presumably you can? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 16:16, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
- They did yes, but I'm admittedly hesitant to block because the account has't been causing any disruption (so far) and because there's no public/technical evidence of them being a sockpuppet. -FASTILY 16:19, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
- You don't have to do anything you're not comfortable doing, but I read this essay awhile ago and it's convincing enough for me to not feel like it's nessecary to pursue technical evidence per se. I don't see why someone whose not a sockpuppet would say "I'm a sockpuppet of x" on their first edit. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 16:24, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
- They did yes, but I'm admittedly hesitant to block because the account has't been causing any disruption (so far) and because there's no public/technical evidence of them being a sockpuppet. -FASTILY 16:19, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
- They said they were a sockpuppet of a specific user in the first revision of their userpage. I'm not an admin so I can't look at the page anymore but presumably you can? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 16:16, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
I need help to publish article that you have deleted
Dear Fastily, i am owner of news agency InfoKosova, and i want from you to help me republish the article, i am ready to pay you to help creating article without any advertising on that article, please you can contact me with Whatsapp (+38344446623) or email (info@infokosova.net). Hope we will be in contact about this article. TrisEmrullahu (talk) 11:13, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
- Hi TrisEmrullahu. That's not going to happen; this was already explained to you on your talk page. -FASTILY 16:14, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
- How can you help me to resolv this problem, can we talk on whatsaap (+38345519888) TrisEmrullahu (talk) 16:22, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
- But can you help me to re-publish the article InfoKosova and tell me what to change to not break wikipedia rules?
- I need this article for my business, i don want to advertise, just need an article on Wikipedia.
- Thank you and hope you can help me to fix this problem. TrisEmrullahu (talk) 16:28, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
- Is User:Airbesi also your account? -FASTILY 16:38, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
- Yes this was my user that i have writte the article, but now is blocked! TrisEmrullahu (talk) 16:42, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
- Is User:Airbesi also your account? -FASTILY 16:38, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
- How can you help me to resolv this problem, can we talk on whatsaap (+38345519888) TrisEmrullahu (talk) 16:22, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
Hi Fastily,
Would you take a look at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2023 June 9#File:Cover of "Handbook of Software Fault Localization".jpg and assess whether the last post made by the file's uploader is sufficient to verify their consent? They're claiming to be the copyright holder of the book cover and originally uploaded it as non-free content. When the possibility of the file being "PD-logo" was raised, they argued that it was too complex for that. Then, when queried about releasing the file under a free license, they stated they're releasing as "CC0". If such a statement is OK for VRT purposes, there seems to be no reason why the FFD can't be closed and the file then moved to Commons since "CC0" seems for all intents and purposes be not really different from "PD-logo". -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:02, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I think it comes down to the question of whether we believe Thtse2020 is indeed T.H. Tse and not an impersonator. If we AGF, then that's it, we can move the file to Commons. However, if we doubt Thtse2020's identity, then the standard procedure will be to have them go through Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. -FASTILY 08:52, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
- That's what I've been trying to explain to that user, but I believe they think everyone should just be willing to take them at their word. It looks like they tried to upload the same file to Commons as File:Cover of "Handbook of Software Fault Localization".jpg, but it ended up deleted as being "promotional material". The file has been restored and is now VRT verified; so, the local non-free file can most likely be deleted and the FFD closed since it's now shadowing the Commons one. -- Marchjuly (talk) 10:20, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
Deleted page recreated
I just wanted to inform you that the minute you deleted User:Le Vinh Khang following for breaking U5 the author recreated it again (with the CSD template) and was able to remove it (because the filter lets you do that if you're the one who added it).
– 2804:F14:80B3:CB01:80E:B1DC:2806:174D (talk) 08:35, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
- Hi, thanks for the tip. The user in question is now blocked. Regards, FASTILY 01:47, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
R2 Query
Hi there, I can see that you removed an article I put up for 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup citing 'R2. Cross-namespace redirects'. I put that initial article up essentially as a placeholder with basic information about the tournament format and the teams involved following a draw. I was well aware a more capable editor would replace that with the usual well-detailed information, but I was startled to see it had gone altogether with a speedy deletion. Put simply, what exactly does 'R2. Cross-namespace redirects' entail and how can I avoid doing such a thing in the future? Sorry to throw this your way, it's not really something the sandbox covers! Calico1903 (talk) 00:45, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Calico1903. @I dream of horses redirected the page to Draft:2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup, causing the page to qualify for R2, although I'm not entirely sure why they did this in the first place. Perhaps they can comment? -FASTILY 01:47, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
- If I recall correctly, it was because the article had been without sources for several hours. I dream of horses (Contribs) (Talk) 02:08, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
Page deleted
Hi, Legend Saravanan This page was already exist with another name and got deleted .But now gain it created,Can u please check it plz? Monhiroe (talk) 06:16, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Monhiroe. The page has been redirected to The Legend (2022 film) -FASTILY 04:38, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
Khabreelal Media & PR
"Khabreelal is a Hindi language Indian general news and opinion website owned by Khabreelal Media & PR LLP. It was launched in 2019 by Journalist Anupam Gour. The aim of team Khabreelal is to keep the readers updated with the latest happenings in the country and the world." Anupamgaur31 (talk) 11:23, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Anupamgaur31. You may not use Wikipedia to promote your business and/or services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 04:38, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for taking care of my Article Incubator experiment
...since what I worked on back in late July 2011 ended up abandoned years later, only to be superseded upstream by the current JoNaLu article (into which I merged what I could from the Incubator era minutes ago). (H/T my own move log.
That said, my own article sandbox is in need of some cleanup/attention, now that we have AFC these days. --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 22:01, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Slgrandson. No problem, glad I could help! -FASTILY 01:45, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
Deletion of David Young (poet)
Dear Fastily, I believe you deleted my recent entry for David Young (poet). I would like to respectfully argue that this page should not be speedily deleted because the page describes, without including bias or opinion, and not as a substitute or supplement to a web site, the achievements of an American poet, translator, editor, and literary critic whose contributions to the field should be available through Wikipedia. They are reflected in his massive bibliography including publications from highly regarded publishers (including poetry with Knopf, translations with Farrar, Straus, literary criticism with Yale University Press). References include poets.org, the website of the Academy of American Poets, and the Guggenheim Foundation, among others. If I have violated a Wikipedia standard, please be more specific and I will attempt to correct my mistake. Many thanks for your attention, Editor Karasik (talk) 12:40, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Editor Karasik. This was already explained to you, here -FASTILY 01:45, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
- I have revised the entry, which now includes no opinions, only documentation. I believe this current edition meets Wikipedia's Notability Standards, which I cite in quotes here. Citations include The Academy of American Poets (which recognizes Young's "widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record of the fields of" poetry and translation, and as an editor and literary critic), Encyclopedia.com (a "standard biographical reference work"), The Guggenheim Foundation, the Bogliasco Foundation (two "well-known and significant awards" -- he has also received "well-known and significant" NEA and NEH fellowships). I added inline references. References to an interview with Franz Wright and commentary by Vijay Seshadri (within commentary on Young's colleague, Stuart Friebert) serve only to document Young's impact on his Pulitzer Award-winning former students and his influence as "an important figure to peers or successors." The reference to Oberlin College Press serves to document the list of writers published under Young's editorial direction. I have compared this draft to Wikipedia entries on comparable poets, including the poets Charles Wright, Mark Strand, and Philip Levine, I find, if anything, a stronger emphasis on interviews. I hope the current revision meets Wikipedia standards. I look forward to hearing from you. Editor Karasik (talk) 12:20, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
Not only but also
You just took out a user page, can you also nuke the identical sandbox page? User:AHR IMRAN - SEO Expert In Bangladesh/sandbox Thx. 10mmsocket (talk) 08:58, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
- Hi 10mmsocket. Already done by Shirt58 -FASTILY 07:46, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
Engine House image
Is that all it takes to delete an image? One vote, to delete? They don't even have to reply to my criticism, nor do you as closer, nor anyone? That's incredibly dangerous, letting delete voters know they don't even have to field criticisms of their votes if it's for obscure articles send low-view discussions. Incredibly disappointed again in the overly-"litigous" community when it comes to image usage. ɱ (talk) 11:18, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
- Why on earth are all the company logos kept, when they don't really have any sourced commentary about them? But yet when I talk about an artwork, readers expect to be able to see an image of it, if there's one online, which there is. It does a disservice to our readers not to show an artwork when we talk about one. All the text in the world wouldn't convey what one image can. ɱ (talk) 11:44, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
- Oh ok. So you're telling me that I should cast a supervote, overruling the other two policy-based !votes because you, Ɱ, are always and without exception in the right. -FASTILY 01:45, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
- Not at all. You don't close it, you relist and notify projects and try to seek out more views. Because this close again sets a dangerous precedent. ɱ (talk) 15:46, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
- Oh really? You want me to canvass for you too? You must be new around here. -FASTILY 07:46, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
- Discussions that don't get more than one or two votes are usually listed on the relevant WikiProjects, I don't know why you're so alarmed. ɱ (talk) 14:23, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
- You really have a tough time following along huh. Like I said, I saw two well-reasoned, policy-based !votes to delete. Compare that with your childish, ad hominem-filled tantrum. If it's *that* difficult for you to comprehend why I can't take you seriously, then it's time for you to consider a hobby that doesn't involve Wikipedia. -FASTILY 05:56, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
- If you're just going to insult me after I try to rationally and level-headedly discuss, you can kindly fuck off. That was a pathetic close to a pathetic discussion. ɱ (talk) 11:02, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
- Just cause you hold a mop doesn't make you somehow better than me. By edit counts and longevity you're about the same, and you've barely actually edited any articles, so I don't see how you're in a position to insult someone who does create the content here. ɱ (talk) 11:07, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
- Don't bother Ɱ. FFD is deletion by default at this point. There's a group of about half a dozen or so "power users" who actively participate in those discussions and coincidently they're the same people who spend their time sending content down there for deletion in the first place. Any non-free file up for discussion is already dead on arrival by the time it gets there. Beyond a shadow of a doubt, being pulled up for NFCC violations is the number one issue that drives new users away from Wikipedia. OpticalBloom241 (talk) 19:03, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
- You really have a tough time following along huh. Like I said, I saw two well-reasoned, policy-based !votes to delete. Compare that with your childish, ad hominem-filled tantrum. If it's *that* difficult for you to comprehend why I can't take you seriously, then it's time for you to consider a hobby that doesn't involve Wikipedia. -FASTILY 05:56, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
- Discussions that don't get more than one or two votes are usually listed on the relevant WikiProjects, I don't know why you're so alarmed. ɱ (talk) 14:23, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
- Oh really? You want me to canvass for you too? You must be new around here. -FASTILY 07:46, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
- Not at all. You don't close it, you relist and notify projects and try to seek out more views. Because this close again sets a dangerous precedent. ɱ (talk) 15:46, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
- Oh ok. So you're telling me that I should cast a supervote, overruling the other two policy-based !votes because you, Ɱ, are always and without exception in the right. -FASTILY 01:45, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
Deletion under Editor Karasik
Dear Fastily, I appreciate your expertise.
I read Wikipedia's standards carefully and revised the entry for David Young (Poet) so that it meets Wikipedia's standards. Would you mind taking a look at the entry in my Sandbox and seeing if the entry is now acceptable?
many thanks
Editor Karasik (talk) 16:41, 10 July 2023 (UTC)
Gwinnett County seal and flag
Hi Fastily. Would you mind taking a look at File:Gwinnett County Seal.svg and File:Flag of Gwinnett County.svg. The seal was converted to non-free per Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2023 April 13#File:Gwinnett County Seal.svg but someone has just converted it back to PD using a {{PD-author}} license. The flag file is newly uploaded under the same license. I took a look at www
- Hi Marchjuly. Thanks for letting me know, I've reverted the edit to File:Gwinnett County Seal.svg and deleted File:Flag of Gwinnett County.svg as a copyvio. Regards, FASTILY 06:39, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
Need the reason
Why my page to deleted? TubagusEG (talk) 23:50, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
- (by talk reader) @TubagusEG: You were told on your talk page that
"This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time."
It would help if you would overcome your banner blindness and read what we post for you. Chris Troutman (talk) 01:48, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
Draft:Haraa (film)
Hi Fastily. Would you mind taking a look at User talk:DareshMohan#Minor edits and draftifying? I came across Draft:Haraa (film) because of File:Haraa film poster.jpg: I'm the one who hid the file in the draft for NFCC#9 reasons. However, in hindsight, it might've been better for the article to go to AFD instead of being draftified based on WP:DRAFTIFY#cite_note-5, which means the file wouldn't have been in violation of NFCC#9 and possibly not G7 tagged for deletion by its uploader. -- Marchjuly (talk) 03:04, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. Would you like me to move the page back to Haraa (film) for an AfD? Although, looks like you should be able to do this yourself since the target title is a red link. Regards, FASTILY 09:35, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
- Do you think that would be the best thing to do? I'm kind of hoping that the user who draftified it would do so after they read my post on their user talk page since they are essentially the one who did the pseudo-AfD. Another issue is that Rajeshbieee, the article's creator, has been indefinitely blocked for WP:UPE reasons, which might make the article deletable for some speedy deletion reason. Maybe I'll ask about it at Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Indian cinema task force to see whether anyone thinks there's anything worth saving first. -- Marchjuly (talk) 09:44, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
Revert
If you reverted my relistings at the CFD, this means you gotta to change the categories too, am i right? Notrealname1234 (talk) 14:19, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Notrealname1234. That makes no sense. I haven't reverted any CFD relistings -FASTILY 05:11, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
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- Thanks, Zippybonzo! -FASTILY 20:10, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
Hello!
Please add the .bmp file extension to the search query. Jonteemil (talk) 19:34, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Jonteemil. Sure, it'll be included the next the report is updated -FASTILY 20:10, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
deleted user page
Hi, I just received notice that my user page had been deleted under U5. That was going to be my first edit as a user, so I don't understand, as I was using that to write an edit to a Wikipedia page (Occupational health psychology). Could you please explain why that content was deleted? 3daymonk (talk) 02:42, 27 July 2023 (UTC)
- Hi 3daymonk. The page is now at User:3daymonk/sandbox -FASTILY 05:18, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
User:Musiciantofayel/sandbox
Any chance you could SALT the page if he keeps recreating it with the same content? Trade (talk) 23:57, 27 July 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Trade. No need, next time they recreate the page let me know and I'll indef them -FASTILY 05:18, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
Does Jenny Brockie still need semi?
Hello Fastily, while editing Jenny Brockie I noticed you put it under indefinite semi-protection in 2011. I'm not sure this is warranted in 2023. What do you think? – Teratix ₵ 21:46, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Teratix. Sure, unprotected. Regards, FASTILY 00:58, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
Database reports
Hello!
Can you create a database report that would be updated weekly with redirect pages where the target doesn't exist (or has been deleted). I'd say it would be good with one here and one on Commons. And it should cover all namespaces. Thanks. Jonteemil (talk) 17:30, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Jonteemil. Sure, it's possible, but how would that be different from Special:BrokenRedirects? Also, we have AnomieBOT III which automatically deletes broken redirects. Regards, FASTILY 00:58, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
U5: Misuse of Wikipedia as a web host
My user page by far did not use Wikipedia as a web host or to promote/advertise a business or service. It was a user page with a profile of myself, the user. Deleted now twice with no explanation, just a 'reason' which is made up by the user with power to delete. Why use this platform, it's so difficult to just exist on it. JackUtermoehl (talk) 19:36, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi JackUtermoehl. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself, your business, and/or your services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 20:49, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Hi JackUtermoehl. I believe you've answered your own question as to why your user page has already been deleted twice in the very last sentence of your post above:
Why use this platform, it's so difficult to just exist on it.
A Wikipedia user page is not something you create just so that it exists; a user page has a specific function as explained in Wikipedia:User pages. A Wikipedia user is not really intended to provided valuable context about a user when that context has nothing at all to do with anything related to Wikipedia. You made seven edits with your account so far and they all have been related to your user page. The point of Wikipedia is not to make a user page, it's to WP:CONTRIBUTE to improving Wikipedia as an online encyclopedia. If your only contribution to Wikipedia is going to be to create a user page, then it's really going to need to be a super special user page and improve Wikipedia in a very significant way for it to avoid being deleted. So, if you're really interested in Wikipedia, then perhaps it would be better to put your user page on hold for now, and instead start trying to improve some Wikipedia articles. You can always go back and re-create your user page at a later date after you've gained some experience as an Wikipedia editor and have become more familiar things Wikipedia. Most likely by that time, you have stuff related to your Wikipedia contributions that you'll be able to put on your user page. You don't need to have a user page at all to be a productive Wikipedia editor, and there are many Wikipedia editors who never even bother creating one. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:49, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
Content that my page is deleted
Zebratango the artikel Aboud Helen Al-Janabi is not a personal Personal web pages
She is one of the renowned swedish Arabic actors we have. She got UNESCO a Arabic prize for her artistic work
Regards Oskar 188.151.160.225 (talk) 20:49, 6 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Oskar. Could you please provide a URL to the page in question -FASTILY 08:10, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
CSD
Theanticipationawaits (talk · contribs) As soon as I pressed the button I realised it was the wrong criteria. Sorry! Knitsey (talk) 18:34, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
- okay! thank you! Theanticipationawaits (talk) 18:37, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
Human-centered society - request for undeleting the text and copy of entered text
Dear Fastily,
I hope this message finds you well.
I have carefully read the reason of deletion of the page that was create under the subject of human-centered society and we apricate your initial decision. However, need to note few significant elements that required to be seriously taken into account, since all facts that was written in the page should be visible and accessible at Wikipedia, since reflects facts of the development of the society that will reshape future of all.
Please take into account that request for undeleting the text was sent and we expect positive actions towards publication with the same speed as it was deleted. Underlying reason lies in the following facts: The human-centered society represents an important scientifically based essay that should be placed at Wiki with facts that constitute the development of the human-centered society. Many articles have been published with similar writing styles and we believe that the decision should be revised accordingly. The text contains relevant sources only that can be easily verified.
Also, if you were free to delete the page without contacting author, I will be free to ask you for two actions accordingly:
- Please harmonize the text within acceptable Wiki framework and publish it with sending a link of page to me
- Please send me a copy of deleted text
We appreciate efforts invested in this subject and expect from others the same.
Thank you very much for all efforts you invested in supporting us :).
With best regards,
Vesna
TornjanskiV (talk) 16:32, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Vesna. Who is "we"? -FASTILY 07:50, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
Appeal Snapwrite Page Deletion
Hey Fastly, just wanted to touch base to ask if I would be able to re-submit the Wiki Snapwrite page? Theanticipationawaits (talk) 18:38, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Theanticipationawaits. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself, your business, and/or your services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 07:50, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
I have moved the article 1948 Israeli raid on Syrian customs house to the wrong space.
Hi there Wikimaster, I have accidentally moved the page to this redirect Draft:Breaker007/1948 Israeli raid on Syrian customs house could you please revert my edits as my phone was unattended for a moment and my kid got a hold of it accidentally publishing the move when I was considering moving it to draft for the user to work on.
Please ignore those edits. UncleCedric (talk) 19:35, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
I Feel Space
Excuse me, why in the world was it deleted? 84.222.36.186 (talk) 17:28, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
- @84.222.36.186 Please see criteria G8 of the CSD for more information. ☀DefenderTienMinh⛤☯☽ (talk) 17:42, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
Unconsensed edit
Hi. A K-Pop fan called User:Nkon21 has simply reverted and edition I made to clarify BTS is many things beyond just a boy band, and in addition has reinforced the page security (after sending me tis message: “Don't do that without consensus”. It's like claiming that a determined color belongs to him/her. Can I receive some help, please? Fidulario (talk) 01:44, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Fidulario. I'd recommend proposing your changes on the article's talk page first. -FASTILY 01:53, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| Really you're very fast Fastily. Okoslavia (talk) 18:08, 15 August 2023 (UTC) |
- Thanks, Okoslavia! :) -FASTILY 21:59, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
Only the negative
I realized you basically gave me a warning in my talk page over the jest I made. Ironically I think it is the only time ever that I made such an edit mirroring an accidental mistake of a fellow editor. Maybe you didn't like that I said you didn't get the point, I don't know. I made an honest mistake trying to have a festive jest or worse trying to explain the situation in a dummy edit and WHAM, I get basically paperwork. I have yet to get a nice thanks for my collaboration in the project by an administrator.[a]. Only the negative. I am like, seriously? Sincerely, --Thinker78 (talk) 01:31, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
- Uh, you made an unfunny "jest" that severely reduces the readability of a talk page. I fixed it on both Iruka13 & Koavf's talk pages, and now you're butthurt because I called you out? I don't know what your deal is, but I'm not giving you kudos for that. -FASTILY 01:43, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
- First, don't falsely imply an accusation of something I did not do. As I stated, I mirrored the accidental mistake of Iruka13 that was done on Koavf's page, I did not do that on Koavf's page, I mirrored it in Iruka13's talk page to draw attention to it in a mistaken attempt of a jest.
- Second, I think telling me I am "butthurt" is a violation of the WP:CIVILITY policy. It clearly states, editors should always treat each other with consideration and respect. They should focus on improving the encyclopedia while maintaining a pleasant editing environment by behaving politely, calmly and reasonably, even during heated debates.
- As such, I would request that you strike through the word "butthurt". Per WP:ADMINCOND, Administrators should lead by example and, like all editors, should behave in a respectful, civil manner in their interactions with others. Thinker78 (talk) 02:07, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
- Oh wow this is rich. Let's break it down, shall we? You're unable to accept you were wrong, so you came here to pick a fight and make poor attempts to justify your previous acts of disruptive behavior. I called you out yet again, and now you're even more butthurt. Then, you cite policies that you clearly struggle to understand in a feeble attempt to threaten me. All you've done is convince me that you lack the collegial & collaborative attitudes necessary to be a productive contributor to Wikipedia. You can quit wasting my time now, thanks. -FASTILY 21:59, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
- "You're unable to accept you were wrong". Let me quote myself,
- "I made an honest mistake trying to have a festive jest"
- "I mirrored it in Iruka13's talk page to draw attention to it in a mistaken attempt of a jest."
- I accept I was wrong in replicating the bad rendering because it took away time from other editor to find out what was going on. But I did it—again—in a mistaken attempt to draw attention in a funny way about the accidental mistake of the editor.
- Now, I will point out that you are pointing out a guideline but you have in my opinion a concerning disregard for the civility policy. Policies take precedence over guidelines and you are doubling down on ignoring the civility policy. This takes away much of any legitimacy you would have otherwise.
- Per WP:IDENTIFYUNCIVIL, "rudeness, insults, name-calling, gross profanity or indecent suggestions". There is also, "ill-considered accusations of impropriety" as I am not threatening you and I did not come here to pick a fight but rather I was attempting to let you know how I was feeling, seeking EMPATHY.
- Seeking third party input, @Oshwah:. Thinker78 (talk) 22:38, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
- Ok so you agree your behavior was disruptive, now quit trying to justify it. Do you have any idea how ridiculous you sound? You obviously came here to whine and make a big deal out of nothing. If that's not the literal definition of butthurt, then I don't know what is. Oh and I'm not your therapist; it's not my job to sweet talk you and whisper affirmations in your ear. -FASTILY 23:09, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
- Thinker78 - Happy to give my input. I think you originally meant to be in a positive spirit when you left the trout with the strike-trough. Fastily stated in his edit summary when he removed your strike-through that it makes the page render in a weird fashion. That didn't happen to me when I viewed it, but you have to remember that due to Wikipedia's high prevalence (I think we're #6 on the top most visited website) and diverse audience that this is certainly possible. Take into account that people will visit this site from all over the world, every day, and from many countries, lifestyles, and with different levels of affordability of technology. Firefox, Edge, Chrome, Opera, Safari, Google Browser, Internet Explorer, Netscape... The list goes on. If someone reverted a revision... No, sorry - just the formatting of a revision that I saved stating that it rendered the page incorrectly or even weird, the worst thing I'd maybe do is kindly ask what browser they're using and what they're seeing exactly (out of curiosity). Otherwise, I wouldn't simply moved on and said nothing at all. No big deal, right? :-)
- Your initial message to Fastily here was somewhat-understandable - at the beginning. You were just trying to explain your edit, but then ended with a complaint that you've not received the appreciation for your contributions that you feel that you deserve, "only the negative" (diff, permalink). From there, it just goes downhill. Sure, I agree that using the word "butthurt" in a response isn't the kind of word that I would've used; it certainly isn't helpful to the situation. However, you also had the opportunity to take a small step back and just kindly ask that Fastily not say that to you, instead of driving further arguments. If anything, just be understanding. Fastily only reverted the formatting of your edit, and nothing more. I think we're blowing up the situation 50X higher and with way more intensity than what should've happened, which really shouldn't have ignited at all. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:23, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- I do thank you Oshwah for your insights and for making me feel better. Something like that I was expecting from Fastily. I was a bit sensitive when I got the paperwork by Fastily. Then I came here seeking some sort of reassurance because Wikipedia is actually a very important facet in my life. Instead I got an uncivil treatment.
- I have seen administrators get regular editors to the arbitration committee for the civility policy over innocuous jokes, administrators have ignored me when I complain about serious uncivil conduct directed at me with plenty of f words and then when I got the uncivil treatment by someone who should show leadership and exemplary conduct as an administrator, I was simply outraged.
- Fastily gave me the talk for a guideline and here we are, Fastily has utter disregard for a policy, the civility policy. This certainly doesn't add up at all and it is deeply worrying to me as an editor. Sincerely, Thinker78 (talk) 03:35, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- Thinker78 - All I can say is this: I've been a contributor to Wikipedia coming up on 17 years now (Wow, time flies by really fast). I've made more... much more than my fair share of mistakes here over those years. Really stupid ones, too... Shit, just ask Fastily - I'm sure they'll vouch for me 100% (if not more) on that. Oh and hey, guess what? I still do! In fact, I made a blunder the other day and should've been trouted for that!
- "You're unable to accept you were wrong". Let me quote myself,
- Oh wow this is rich. Let's break it down, shall we? You're unable to accept you were wrong, so you came here to pick a fight and make poor attempts to justify your previous acts of disruptive behavior. I called you out yet again, and now you're even more butthurt. Then, you cite policies that you clearly struggle to understand in a feeble attempt to threaten me. All you've done is convince me that you lack the collegial & collaborative attitudes necessary to be a productive contributor to Wikipedia. You can quit wasting my time now, thanks. -FASTILY 21:59, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
- To go further, with those mistakes, I've had plenty of times where editors and admins have "lit me up" hard and "gave me an undressing" for making them. "What the hell were you doing?", "How could you fuck up something that bad?!!", and so on... Now, were some of the things said uncivil? Yeah, many messages were - I mean, there are better ways to emphasize how badly I messed up at the time without the scolding. However, regardless of the words (which many I disagreed with), it was more important to me that I understood the message. If you double down, point fingers, and raise a torch and a pitchfork back, unless you're 1000% correct and the other user 1000% wrong without question (usually trolls or users being malicious), it will usually lead the discussion to become a complete mess and with words, beer glasses, and chairs thrown all over the place. I've seen it many times; they're not pretty... Much beer was spilled. Even then, you should always challenge appropriately and kindly - never bury your feet down and "double back"; two wrongs don't make a right. :-)
- Just take this as a learning opportunity, understand, and implement what you learned moving forward. We all make mistakes - all of us, and I don't think that users are growing and expanding their knowledge, wisdom, and experience on Wikipedia if they don't make any mistakes at all. If I'm looking at two users to support to be an administrator here and with the same experience and (playing the "what if game") I could only choose one, I will 100% support a user who have "battle scars" (not repeated ones) and who will say, "I screwed up, this is why, I understand what I did, and this is what I learned" - compared to someone who made no mistakes at all, or those who became defensive about them, and doubled down before they looked into the situation when they instead should be asking questions and working together. :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:17, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
- Your reply made me chuckle. :D Chairs and beers all around indeed. I am a bit more sensitive about professional responses, decorum and adherence to the civility policy though, specially from administrators. But who knows, maybe as I was sensitive, maybe Fastily was sensitive as well. It all boils down to have a professional and civil attitude as you have. Best regards, Thinker78 (talk) 23:13, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
- Just take this as a learning opportunity, understand, and implement what you learned moving forward. We all make mistakes - all of us, and I don't think that users are growing and expanding their knowledge, wisdom, and experience on Wikipedia if they don't make any mistakes at all. If I'm looking at two users to support to be an administrator here and with the same experience and (playing the "what if game") I could only choose one, I will 100% support a user who have "battle scars" (not repeated ones) and who will say, "I screwed up, this is why, I understand what I did, and this is what I learned" - compared to someone who made no mistakes at all, or those who became defensive about them, and doubled down before they looked into the situation when they instead should be asking questions and working together. :-D ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:17, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
Deletion from U5
Hi Fastily, I was speedily deleted with the claim of a U5 violation. I am very unclear of how any of my content concerning the history and evolution of medically-induced comas was a personal advertisement. All citations were strictly to NCBI peer-reviewed studies and articles from scientific journals. Are you able to further clarify my violation? ICUNP (talk) 04:06, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi ICUNP. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself, your business, and/or your services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 21:59, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Fastily,
- I acknowledge and respect that rule. I am unsure how it applies to what I submitted. Can you share with me what is perceived as an advertisement? ICUNP (talk) 00:38, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- Curious, what is your relationship to the subject? -FASTILY 09:22, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- I am a nurse practitioner and expert on the history and medically-induced comas in critical care medicine and the current evidence-based standard of care. I speak at medical conferences and contribute to medical journals to clarify misinformation surrounding medically-induced comas. This contribution is not to give medical advice but to dispel myths surrounding medically-induced comas. I am trying to unlock this information from the ivory towers of medical journals and make it digestible and accessible to the general public. All of the citations I provided are from the National Library of Medicine or Society of Critical Care Medicine. I did not participate in any of the articles I cited and there is no self-endorsement. My understanding is that wikipedia makes complicated information simple, clear, and accessible to the public. I am trying to address a knowledge gap. This will hopefully give clarity to families in the ICU as well as understanding for ICU survivors. ICUNP (talk) 16:15, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- I see you have recreated the page; I have moved it to Draft:The ABCDEF Bundle -FASTILY 08:50, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
- I am a nurse practitioner and expert on the history and medically-induced comas in critical care medicine and the current evidence-based standard of care. I speak at medical conferences and contribute to medical journals to clarify misinformation surrounding medically-induced comas. This contribution is not to give medical advice but to dispel myths surrounding medically-induced comas. I am trying to unlock this information from the ivory towers of medical journals and make it digestible and accessible to the general public. All of the citations I provided are from the National Library of Medicine or Society of Critical Care Medicine. I did not participate in any of the articles I cited and there is no self-endorsement. My understanding is that wikipedia makes complicated information simple, clear, and accessible to the public. I am trying to address a knowledge gap. This will hopefully give clarity to families in the ICU as well as understanding for ICU survivors. ICUNP (talk) 16:15, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- Curious, what is your relationship to the subject? -FASTILY 09:22, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
Can it please be restored, it didn't violate any guidelines, I don't know why it was deleted. Nor did I know it went to deletion, nor was WP:FOOTBALL informed. Simply a bad nomination. Govvy (talk) 08:59, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Govvy. Done, but only because the bot hasn't closed the discussion yet. I'd suggest casting a !vote asap at the FfD. -FASTILY 09:12, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you, I don't know if any other football related logo images have been deleted. But it would be helpful to somehow notify WT:FOOTBALL when they come up for deletion. Regards. Govvy (talk) 09:47, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
File:Heart of America Group Logo.png
Hi Fastily. Fastilybot has tagged File:Heart of America Group Logo.png with {{Wrong license}}, which is probably OK since the logo looks to be {{PD-logo}} instead of {{Non-free logo}}. However, I'm wondering whether there's really any encyclopedic value to keeping this since it near impossible to see as a white logo primarily being displayed on a white background like a Wikipedia article. The logo is obviously easier to see at heartofamericagroup
- Hi Marchjuly. I think you answered your own question there :) It's always better to upload an official logo from the website than to have someone at GL/I potentially create an unofficial version. -FASTILY 07:59, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for taking a look at this. I agree about it being better to use the official logo, but the other logos on the wesbite are also all white as well which means they most likely will be just as hard to see on the white backgrounds of the typical infobox. Perhaps it will be better to use one of these instead? -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:13, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Spammer in foreign language
Hi Fastily, here’s an interesting spammer. User:Иван Кисляк has got what appears to me to be a foreign language spam on their user page appearing on Wikipedia-en from Meta. Not sure how to proceed. Does Meta do speedy deletions? I don’t edit there much. Advice? Thanks, Jusdafax (talk) 18:49, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Jusdafax. Yes, just like enwp, meta has criteria for speedy deletion; you can use the
{{Delete}}tag to nominate pages for deletion. -FASTILY 07:59, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
2wenty
The creator of the article seems like he was paid. There are several more articles he created and some of them tagged as advertorial. It might be a good idea to assess notability for them. Iterresise (talk) 13:15, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Iterresise. Appreciate the tip, I'll check it out. -FASTILY 20:49, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
CSD G13s
Hello, Fastily,
If you are going to delete expired drafts, CSD G13s, please have your Twinkle Preferences set to "Notify page creator". Unlike other types of pages that are deleted through speedy deletion, if a draft article is deleted simply for meeting its 6 month expiration date, then editors can go to WP:REFUND to ask for it to be restored so they can continue to work on it. The Twinkle G13 speedy deletion notice informs them of this fact. It's really just a box you check off in your Preferences so I hope you can change this so that editors who want to return to their drafts know that they can and where they should go. Thank you very much and I hope you have a great week. Liz Read! Talk! 21:15, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Liz. I was under the impression that we have a bot that sends these notifications. Is that no longer the case? -FASTILY 20:49, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Ivo Minkevičs
Hi! Please restore Ivo Minkevičs page and move to the draft. I will add sources so the page is in accordance with the rules. Thank you Renārs Krīgers (talk) 07:43, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi RenarsKrigers. The page was never deleted: Draft:Ivo Minkevičs -FASTILY 20:49, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Duplicate non-free files
Hi Fastily. What's usually the best way to deal with duplicate non-free files like File:TheCarManPadDeDeuxLucaLana.jpg (File:TheCarMan-LucaLana.jpg) and File:TheCarMan-companyforBLP.jpg (File:TheCarMan-company.jpg)? Are these subject to speedy deletion per WP:CSD#F1 or do they need to be discussed at FFD? It's possible the uploader of the most recent files mistakenly thought the files needed to be reuploaded under slightly different names for them to be used in Matthew Bourne. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:56, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I'd pick a title, combine the fair use rationales, update the file links, and then tag the other title for F1. This doesn't require an FfD :) -FASTILY 08:37, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for looking at this. I'm not so sure about the additional non-free uses of the new files; so, I'm not going to add additional rationales to old ones. I'll tag the new uploads with {{db-f1}} and notify the uploader as to why. I also post that if they feel the additional uses are policy compliant that they should add corresponding rationales to the old files' pages. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:11, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I see you’re currently active and just recently speedily deleted Daniel Seavey, however there’s a bit more complexity to this. Could you please review my history merge request on that page? Thanks, Fork99 (talk) 21:49, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Fork99. I'm not sure I follow. What is the expected outcome here? -FASTILY 00:47, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- I think there was some sort of edit conflict occurring, where someone moved Daniel Seavey into the draft namespace at Draft:Daniel Seavey, I have no idea why they did that. Daniel Seavey was seemingly recreated, but you seemed to have deleted Draft:Daniel Seavey per cross-mainspace redirect CSD tag R2 as I do remember someone redirected it to another draft, or to the mainspace, but I’m not sure since it’s now deleted and inaccessible for me. Daniel Seavey was then quickly recreated by someone as a redirect to the previous target before all of this happened. Fork99 (talk) 12:42, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- Oh and Draft:Daniel Seavey now has edit history dating back to 2015, which indicates it might be important to keep. Fork99 (talk) 12:45, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- Please continue any further discussion at Talk:Daniel Seavey#Feedback from New Page Review process to keep it all centralised. Thank you, Fork99 (talk) 01:09, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
- I believe the correct venue for requesting help is Wikipedia:Requested moves. -FASTILY 03:30, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
- Please continue any further discussion at Talk:Daniel Seavey#Feedback from New Page Review process to keep it all centralised. Thank you, Fork99 (talk) 01:09, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
- Oh and Draft:Daniel Seavey now has edit history dating back to 2015, which indicates it might be important to keep. Fork99 (talk) 12:45, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- I think there was some sort of edit conflict occurring, where someone moved Daniel Seavey into the draft namespace at Draft:Daniel Seavey, I have no idea why they did that. Daniel Seavey was seemingly recreated, but you seemed to have deleted Draft:Daniel Seavey per cross-mainspace redirect CSD tag R2 as I do remember someone redirected it to another draft, or to the mainspace, but I’m not sure since it’s now deleted and inaccessible for me. Daniel Seavey was then quickly recreated by someone as a redirect to the previous target before all of this happened. Fork99 (talk) 12:42, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
WP:U5
I'm wondering where do you find all the pages pursuant to WP:U5 Iterresise (talk) 06:27, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Iterresise. Easy, I look in Category:Candidates for speedy deletion -FASTILY 11:13, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
Asking for advice please
Hi, new editor Fellagangfo20 just added what I assume is a photo of them (?) at True Religion. Is it appropriate? No indication they are wearing the brand, although being in my 50's, it's not a brand I'm familiar with. Could you take a look please? Thanks, Knitsey (talk) 11:26, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
- Thats not me that is something the brand made though its my friend owen Fellagangfo20 (talk) 11:34, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Fellagangfo20. These are not helpful changes, please stop making them, thanks. -FASTILY 08:16, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
Hi Fastily
I love how you quickly delete the pages I tag with the R2 CSD criteria. Great job! Do you think I can be granted the page mover right so that I don't stress you every time :). I was just wondering though, I know I am fairly new but I have understand a lot of aspects of Wikipedia's policies and would use the toolkit well. I am sure you will take a look at my contributions after here :). I will also consider the reviewer right soon. Advice me.
Regards. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 17:43, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Vanderwaalforces. I don't do reviews for page mover, but you're welcome to make a request at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Page mover if you are certain you meet the criteria. -FASTILY 06:03, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
Hi Fastily, Hope you're doing well. Recently, I have uploaded a image on Wikipedia commons and I think that I have done some mistakes. Can you check that image and tell me the mistakes where I have done? Fade258 (talk) 11:28, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Fade258. Where did you find this image? "Via my whatsapp" is not a real source. -FASTILY 08:16, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
- In first, That user had reached me through my email id which I mentioned on my user page and then She asked me to upload her image on wikipedia. So, I agree to upload her image and then She sent her image on my whatsapp. Fade258 (talk) 08:42, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
- Ok, I see what you mean. Please have the owner of the image follow the submission instructions at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. Thanks, FASTILY 06:21, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
- In first, That user had reached me through my email id which I mentioned on my user page and then She asked me to upload her image on wikipedia. So, I agree to upload her image and then She sent her image on my whatsapp. Fade258 (talk) 08:42, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
Discussion at c:COM:VPC § File:Kyriakos Pittakis.jpg
You are invited to join the discussion at c:COM:VPC § File:Kyriakos Pittakis.jpg. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:08, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Fastily. Would you mind taking a look at this VPC discussion? The Commons file seems reasonably OK (other than perhaps needing a licensing tweak). Both files seem to be cleaned up crops of this larger image. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:16, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
Erroneous U5
The page User:DigitalProductGuy/sandbox was erroneously nominated for U5 speedy deletion. I was going to decline it but you deleted it before I got to it. There was nothing being promoted, no external links. It looked like the beginning of a valid article. Please consider restoring it, or let me know if you don't mind if I restore it. ~Anachronist (talk) 19:02, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Anachronist. Thanks for letting me know. I've restored the page and made it available at Draft:Minimum No Regrets Product -FASTILY 07:33, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
File:Sydspissen, Tromsø, 1956.jpg
Hello
The file mentioned above was recently deleted. With your "No prejudice to restoration if someone can produce a citation from a reliable source that explicitly describes this image as PD"
That can be done several ways.
1) The image source states it as PD. 2) I entered an argument on old law.
From this discussion
- It does not matter for the delted image. But. here is the old "Lov om rett til fotografi" translates to "Law on the right to photography", valid 1960-1995. In its §13, the last sentence is stated " Når ein juridisk person har laga eit fotografisk bilete, fell eineretten bort 25 år etter utgangen av det året då biletet vart offentleggjort." That translates to " When a legal person has created a photographic image, the exclusive right expires 25 years after the end of the year in which the image was made public."
- The "Mittet & Co AS", the image-agency is in this case such a "legal person". Anything published by that entity in 1956 will be in the free, Public Domain, in 1982.
- My point is that several ways lead to the conclusion that this is in the Public Domain.
Your thought on the matter?
Andrez1 (talk) 16:24, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
- Maybe not anything, but photograps from hired photograpers, as in this case...Andrez1 (talk) 16:26, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Andrez1. Given the amount of disagreement at the FfD, I'm not comfortable restoring unless you can provide a citation from a reliable source that explicitly identifies this image by name as PD. -FASTILY 01:27, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi FASTILY. That is already done. Where the image is sourced, from the owner of the Mittet & Co AS -collection, here explicitly identifies this image by name as PD. Not enough? Andrez1 (talk) 10:54, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
- That link doesn't load for me (just times out after awhile?), so unfortunately I can't actually verify your statement. You can try asking at Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion if you are certain this citation meets the conditions I've outlined for restoration -FASTILY 07:54, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
I can access the page and have verified that there is a notice of public domain. I don't think there is a need to stand on the formality of posting to Requests for undeletion. I have undeleted the file. Whpq (talk) 15:16, 22 September 2023 (UTC)- My apologies, I misread the conditions which outlined that the photo by name needed to be identified. There is a PD notice on the page but not by name. I've deleted it again. If you are convinced this image is PD in Norway and US, it might make sense to ask about this at Commons:Village pump/Copyright and possibly just upload it to Commons if they agree that it is freely licensed. -- Whpq (talk) 15:32, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Whpq. Then we have seem the same page. I belive the condition - "the photo by name needed to be identified" - is there. The owner publish the image with the licensing information "PD". It is god enough. And the law suggest it is the right thing to do. It is no need for any further written permission from the owner of the physical material. The copyright-protection has expired.
- There is also the danger into getting to woke, to project todays understanding of copyright onto a time gone.Andrez1 (talk) 10:26, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
- My apologies, I misread the conditions which outlined that the photo by name needed to be identified. There is a PD notice on the page but not by name. I've deleted it again. If you are convinced this image is PD in Norway and US, it might make sense to ask about this at Commons:Village pump/Copyright and possibly just upload it to Commons if they agree that it is freely licensed. -- Whpq (talk) 15:32, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi FASTILY. The nb.no -link goes to the norwegian National Library. I know they on some material have limited who are to see what material. Some material (like books digitalised up to year 2000) are not shown out of Norway. (copyright-issues.)
- What can bee done? I could take å screen-shot of the page, post it to commons, solve(?) the issue on EN:WP.
- Or as Whpq suggest, upload it to Commons.
- If the image was in use in EN:WP, the first solution would be the best.
- If the image was not in use in EN:WP, no big loss, I will leave it at that.Andrez1 (talk) 23:59, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
- That link doesn't load for me (just times out after awhile?), so unfortunately I can't actually verify your statement. You can try asking at Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion if you are certain this citation meets the conditions I've outlined for restoration -FASTILY 07:54, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi FASTILY. That is already done. Where the image is sourced, from the owner of the Mittet & Co AS -collection, here explicitly identifies this image by name as PD. Not enough? Andrez1 (talk) 10:54, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
Creating a page stub for "James Naleski"
Hi,
I wondered if creating a page stub for James Naleski would be okay as he was recently inducted into "Marquis Who's Who" and he is working for several elected officials and directing several films. The reason behind creating this page is to link his online content to one place. Please let me know what you suggest! Thank you! JoeK2033 (talk) 16:08, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi JoeK2033. The relevant guideline is WP:NACTOR, which he unfortunately does not appear to satisfy. -FASTILY 07:17, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
Concerning the recently deleted CIPDH page
Not sure where to post it, but as you were the one to delete the page, here's what I found:
- Investigation of the CIPDH, with Matias Meroving as one of the only "actual" members
- More information on the CIPDH and Matias Meroving
- Previous account used for the same purposes
Apparently it's more than an innocent hoax. Chaotic Enby (talk) 19:49, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Chaotic Enby. I'm assuming you're referring to User:Matias.Meroving/CIPDH. Comité International pour la Protection des Droits de l’Homme. The short answer is, not much. Neither User:Matias.Meroving1983 nor User:Matias.Meroving have edited in years, so there's nothing that SPI would be able to help us with here. However, if you observe either of these accounts resuming activity and/or new accounts creating related hoaxes, then please let me know. -FASTILY 07:17, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
Page was deleted
Sir please review and get back the page again Evo.insomnia (talk) 04:39, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Evo.insomnia. I'm assuming you're referring to Draft:Sabrina Chowdhury Tithi; the page has never been deleted -FASTILY 07:17, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
Hello, Fastily. I see you deleted Draft:Georgia Twinn; could you please restore it because I believe she may pass WP:GNG, and I would like to work on it there? Thank you. --Launchballer 11:42, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Launchballer. Sure, Done -FASTILY 07:55, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
File:Photo of Roderick L. Evans.jpeg
Hi Fastily. Would you mind taking a look at File:Photo of Roderick L. Evans.jpeg? The first issue is that it's an overwritten file which is not necessary if the uploader is the copyright holder of each image. The second issue is whether the uploader is indeed the copyright holder of either image. The uploader looks to be a WP:SPA with respect to Roderick L. Evans and most likely has a strong connection to Evans. It possible, I guess, that the uploader took the photos themselves (the EXIF data is a bit iffy and it's not clear which of the two its for) so maybe VRT isn't needed, but not sure. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:31, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. Given that these were uploaded by the same user, a history split doesn't seem necessary. I've also tagged the image for deletion as missing permission. Regards, FASTILY 07:17, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
Kangueane
Deleting my account is unfair. I'm trying to use WP and I am new WP and it is deleted by speed. I have a PhD in Bioinformatics and this kind of Swift activity is really disheartening to see. Kangueane (talk) 11:31, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Kangueane. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself, your business, and/or your services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 04:44, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
U5 Deletion : Draft: Daniela Kroslak
Dear Fastily! I had created a draft page for Daniela Kroslak but missed to declare COI1 as I am still new and learning. My apologies!!! Would it be possible to restore the content and make the necessary adjustments on COI? This would be much appreciated. Thanks for your consideration and advice on the way forward. Katrin Wittig 2023 (talk) 23:20, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Admin's Barnstar |
| Thanks for helping to clear out a bulk of the G11 backlog! In hindsight, I should've spread the nominations out a little. But for reading through many tens of pages of junk, you are definitely deserving of this! Ca talk to me! 23:49, 1 October 2023 (UTC) |
- Thanks, Ca! :) -FASTILY 02:30, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
"I don't think they're coming back"
Never misunderestimate the tenacity of socks. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 01:11, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hi ScottishFinnishRadish. Was the outcome really *so* terrible? It's less work for us when the socks identify themselves. -FASTILY 19:41, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
- Not really. I was up in the air about protecting again, but I saw that there were no recent socks at their SPI page, and figured it might be better not to tempt them. I actually had my own honeypot piped link laden reply ready on my talk page before I decided to just protect again. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:55, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
Deletion review for User:Steel Chambers
An editor has asked for a deletion review of User:Steel Chambers. 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. Figbiscuits (talk) 06:56, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
Steel Chambers
Hi. You deleted the user page User:Steel Chambers, with the comment "U5: Misuse of Wikipedia as a web host". I think that was inappropriate, per WP:DELETEOTHER, "Except for blatant or serious matters, it is preferable to try contacting the user before deletion". I welcome your comments. Figbiscuits (talk) 06:48, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
- I think this is inappropriate. And all the drafts you're moving to mainspace at the rate of one every five or ten minutes. And the warnings you've been leaving on people's talkpages for communicating policy to an actual new user. Folly Mox (talk) 07:07, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
Oops, it seems that I have asked for a wrong thing. I wanted to request to delete a redirect to the Navigation season at User:Викидим/Sandbox, and instead requested to delete an article itself. Mea culpa. Could you please restore the Navigation season? Thank you in advance! Викидим (talk) 06:09, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
- Already done through WP:RFU. Sorry for bothering, consider this request closed. --Викидим (talk) 07:27, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2023 September 27#Pakistan Football Federation logo files
Hi Fastily. I understand why you closed Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2023 September 27#Pakistan Football Federation logo files the way you did; however, removing the file from only Pakistan national football team and not Pakistan women's national football team seems potentially contentious. If the non-free use fails UUI#17 for the men's team's article, then it would also seem to fail UUI#17 for the women's team's article. The most recent rationales for the two individual team articles were added after the FFD had already been started, but a rationale for the women's team was boldly added here back in 2016 and boldly removed here in 2020. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:36, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Marchjuly. I'm hesitant to remove the file from Pakistan women's national football team because it was not explicitly called out in the nomination. I think it's fine if you want to start a new FfD to discuss removing the file from Pakistan women's national football team. Regards, FASTILY 09:49, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
- The "2008file" was removed from the women's team article by another user, but File:Pakistan national football team.png was reuploaded. I'm not sure the uploader understands why the reuploaded file was deleted the first time or why you removed it from the men's team article. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:13, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks for letting me know, I've indef'd the individual responsible for that. Regards, FASTILY 10:18, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
- The "2008file" was removed from the women's team article by another user, but File:Pakistan national football team.png was reuploaded. I'm not sure the uploader understands why the reuploaded file was deleted the first time or why you removed it from the men's team article. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:13, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
Helpe request
Plz moved the draft S M Jahid Hasan page to the article on Wikipedia Madian wiki (talk) 05:20, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
- Please consider my page and improve it @Fastily Madian wiki (talk) 05:23, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hi, Fastily. I have blocked Madian wiki as a sockpuppet of S M Jahid Hasan1971. JBW (talk) 07:50, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
Could you restore this file talk page? Even to my userspace. I just want to see the alternative sources for images I gave in the discussion. Srnec (talk) 00:18, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Srnec. Here is the text of the page at the time of deletion -FASTILY 10:01, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
Hello @Fastily
While I understand section U5 of the criteria "Misuse of Wikipedia as a web host" for speedy deletion, I'm not sure to understand how it applies to my sandbox page.
- I'm not related or affiliated with ISO in any way, but I do use standards they publish on a daily basis. I thought it would be worth write a page about the LDE Award that recognizes the significant contribution and superior performance of an ISO technical committee or subcommittee to the development of ISO International Standards.
- I also wrote it as a sandbox page (I probably should have created a draft page instead, I'm still a rookie contributor). I was about to ask my Wikipedia tutor for revision prior to publish it as final version and make sure it meets Wikipedia's goals and standards. This can be verified by looking at the time I asked the question here. While waiting for advise / answer I thought I'd get some advance and start a "sandbox" page.
- There is many "Awards" pages such as Grammy Awards, not sure why ISO's awards can't have one...
I hope I can get a constructive feedback after a careful reading of the deleted content encouraging me to continue contributing and producing best possible content.
@TLJ7863's message was initially saying "Misuse of Wikipedia as a web host" then it turned to be a lack of WP:NPOV without sources. Kinda lost here as I was adding sources from ISO and ANSI... Didn't have time to finish to add more from respected sources, like DIN and the 295k web search results.
Regards JMONumalis (talk) 22:02, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hi JMONumalis. Thanks for the clarification. I've made the page available at Draft:Lawrence D. Eicher Award. The advice shared with you by TLJ7863 is sound, the text needs to be rewritten from a neutral point of view. -FASTILY 10:01, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you very much for reconsidering the decision. I'll practice more and make sure it's written in a NPOV.
- Sorry for all the mess. Best rgds JMONumalis (talk) 12:00, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
Deletion of Talk:KSIOlajideBT
I ask that you undelete the page as there was an edit request on the page (as it is protected) to turn it into a redirect to KSI. Sahaib (talk) 16:16, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Sahaib. The title was fully protected due to abuse, which means that the correct venue to request such a change is Wikipedia:Requests for page protection -FASTILY 08:26, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
SECTION U5
I don't understand how I violated the section U5 as I was writing about a public figure as requested by them Nyamisa (talk) 19:27, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Nyamisa. You may not use Wikipedia to promote the business/services of a client. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 07:27, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
Cheeze boyy
pls return my page pls tell me what problem I done Cheeze boyy (talk) 17:33, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
- (by talk reader) @Cheeze boyy: Your banner blindness has rendered you unable to read the messages left on your talk page which explain that you're not allowed to use your userpage like your own personal website. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and each of our volunteer editors focus of maintaining that encyclopedia. User pages are only there for us, the editors, to tell the others a little about ourselves. You not here to write the encyclopedia so we're not going to tolerate your bad behavior. Please think on how much you would have preferred to focus on the messages you already received, instead of uselessly flailing about on this talk page and thereby raising my ire. Chris Troutman (talk) 18:17, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
File:Tushar Khanna.jpg
I have already mentioned that I have all rights for editing and uploading Tusharr khanna file and photos is given by team.. do help me in this and stop violation also I have submitted the copyright file for review Hussainrani (talk) 05:06, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Hussainrani. Please follow the instructions on this page to get the file restored. Thanks, FASTILY 08:01, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
Forever Entertainment page
Hello, in 2020 you removed the web page Forever Entertainment (a video game developper in Poland). It would be time to re-enable it... In the french Wikipedia we have a detailed page about this editor. Dadu (talk) 08:21, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Dadu. You don't need to ask me for permission to recreate the page, this is a Wiki after all :) -FASTILY 08:28, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
Draft:Karla Hernández-Mats
Hi there, I was about to start a draft for Karla Hernández-Mats and noticed you had moved or deleted a version last year - before I start, do you by chance remember the circumstances that led to deletion? Thank you! Eventhisacronym (talk) 14:24, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Eventhisacronym. Nothing special, just a routine WP:CSD#G7 :) -FASTILY 00:57, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
Speedy deletion CSD U5s
Hello, Fastily,
It seems like you delete every CSD-tagged user page as CSD U5 even though they were originally tagged for other problems like G11. I just came across one sandbox that was a total copyright infringement (CSD G12) although it was tagged as spam, CSD G11 so I tried to alter the CSD tag. However, you had already deleted it as a U5. It seems like almost all of the pages tagged for speedy deletion that you delete are changed to be CSD U5 regardless of the original reason they were tagged. Why is this? I support the deletion of these user pages, I just don't know why you alter the reason for deletion. Thank you. Liz Read! Talk! 03:05, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Liz. I use a self-created tool to help me list and review obvious CSD candidates. WP:CSD#U5 references WP:NOTWEBHOST, which under bullet 5 points to examples of inappropriate user pages. Bottom line is that these are blatantly unacceptable pages which aren't going to be undeleted anytime soon. Sure, I could edit the exact reasons, but that wouldn't change the end result (pages are still deleted). And given the volume of inappropriate user pages (correctly) tagged for CSD, I find it easier to process them as a set. -FASTILY 03:38, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
ANNA Money page edits
Hi Fastily,
Thanks for taking a looking at the ANNA Money page. I can look at finding more sources, but I was just trying to create a similar business info page as Monzo, Tide or Wise:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monzo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide_(financial_service) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise_(company)
What adjustments can I make to bring the page more in line with these?
Thank you. AnteVirusjT (talk) 09:27, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi AnteVirusjT. I'm not sure what you mean by that; I haven't reviewed Draft:ANNA Money. When you're ready to submit the draft for review, please click the corresponding button on the page to do so. -FASTILY 10:09, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
Methanococcus maripaludis image
Hi! You or Fastilybot recently deleted an image I uploaded of the structure of Methanococcus maripaludis to be used on the page Methanococcus maripaludis. I uploaded this image with a non-free use rational. There is no free-use equivalent image of the structure of this bacteria. This image will greatly support the text in the article and help to explain content that is difficult to visualize. The author of this image has given explicit permission for educational use as long as credit is given. Please reconsider the deletion of this file.
Rationale:
Description
Electron micrograph of the significant flagellar bundles of Methanococcus maripaludis S2
Author
William B. Whitman used this image, courtesy of Bonnie Chaban and Ken Jarrell, in his article “Methanococcus maripaludis strain C5, strain C6 and strain C7”.
Source
"Home - Methanococcus maripaludis C6". genome.jgi.doe.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
Publication
"Home - Methanococcus maripaludis C6". genome.jgi.doe.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
Article
Methanococcus maripaludis
Purpose
This file serves to give a visual model of the cell structure of Methanococcus maripaludis. The Wikipedia article, “Methanococcus maripaludis”, describes all of the features of this bacteria. This content is difficult to digest without a visual aid because most people have never seen these structures. This organism is not visible to the naked eye. Including this file will allow readers to conceptualize specific cell structures, particularly flagellar bundles, that are essential to understanding the overall structure and function of Methanococcus maripaludis.(cf. WP:NFCC#8)
Replaceability
There is not a freely licensed image of Methanococcus maripaludis(cf. WP:NFCC#1). To recreate this electron micrograph, one would need an electron microscope which is expensive and not readily available.
Minimality
Add any necessary explanation how there won't be more non-free content used than necessary. Minimality means: Use low-resolution files rather than high-resolution files; don't use a larger portion of a work than necessary or an entire work if only a small portion would be sufficient; don't use more non-free items if a single one would be sufficient.
Commercial
This file originally had educational interests, not commercial interests. This image was taken to illustrate the unique cell structure of this bacteria.
Other information
Dr. William B. Whitman has given explicit permission to use this source in an email saying, “It is fine to use the figure as long as you attribute its source.” EMD89480 (talk) 21:08, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi EMD89480. In theory, someone could get access to a microscope and create a free equivalent yes? Or perhaps Dr. Whitman would be open to donating the image to Wikipedia? -FASTILY 23:04, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
133.106.0.0/16
Please explain the reason for your block of 133.106.0.0/16. 240B:C020:4B0:19D5:0:1:9CE3:D401 (talk) 03:55, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
- You're abusing multiple IPs to edit war & evade scrutiny. And now you're continuing to do so. Thanks for confirming that the block was necessary. -FASTILY 07:20, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
- Being on a mobile network where IP addresses change automatically over time is not "abusing multiple IPs" or evading scrutiny. Assume good faith. It's not my fault if you, as a Wikipedia administrator, don't have a basic understanding of how mobile telecommunications work. 240B:C020:4A0:2A76:0:2D:B728:6901 (talk) 09:18, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
- Not only are you disrupting the discussion at Talk:Shogi by imposing an inappropriate block, you are also disrupting the work of hundreds of anonymous contributors by blocking an IP range as large as /16. Almost all of the contributions from 133.106.0.0/16 are not mine. 240B:C020:423:5D2A:0:0:B83A:3401 (talk) 09:24, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
- Keep it up. I can do this all day. -FASTILY 09:29, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
Speedy Deletion Contest
Hello, I am sorry for any confusion but the article that was deleted earlier was an assignment for my college class at the University of Illinois. I did not mean to publish this page as I only had to turn in the draft for my article in the sandbox, I had just wanted to make sure my work adding references were maintained. If you can un-do the deletion then I can copy it and save it on my laptop personally to avoid any further confusion. Fabfun00 (talk) 22:09, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Fabfun00. No worries, here is the text of the page at the time of deletion. -FASTILY 02:15, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
2023–24 Indonesia Pro Futsal League
Hi! I just want to tell you that the current version of the draft is now feature- and content-complete and ready to be updated. The article was first moved from this link to draft by this account, Ree11. The account is a proven sockpuppet of Jellywings19, who has been banned from Wiki.
I admit the first version of the article was pretty barebones because the league season hasn't even begun yet. However, I do believe that now it deserves to be moved from draft to proper article. And yes, a lot of the references are coming from Instagram. That's because all Indonesian futsal clubs are active mostly on their Instagram accounts. Few of them ever have a proper website, except Unggul FC Malang. The situation is also the same for most of the futsal media in Indonesia, except Skor.id, which is why you'll mostly find their website in the references.
Because because the league will start on 18 November 2023, I hope you consider this request of mine. Thanks! Manthyr (talk) 14:39, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Manthyr. I see @Chris troutman is already helping you with this. -FASTILY 02:15, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
page deletion
hey why did you delete my page from my sandbox. i was editing it. that's not fair. you might have given some advice as to how should I mend it. Amyhere (talk) 20:30, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Amyhere. You may not use Wikipedia to promote your business/services or the business/services of a client. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 08:14, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi there! Based on this conversation, you may be interested in reading the conversation by the same user at User talk:GoingBatty#help regarding new page. GoingBatty (talk) 19:43, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
- Please let me know , why the article is deleted again? N yes you can check my convo with the user GoingBatty. I had also done the disclosure on the talkpage of that article. Please undelete the article, I am quite in a learning stage and I was also trying to take help from other users which clearly shows that I am not intending to do anything bad. Please, I have been doing hard work on the page for 2,3 days and you have deleted it twice. Kindly undelete it and let me know what I should not do.
- Thanks! Amyhere (talk) 03:46, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
- I've already explained this to you. Continuing to badger me and others about it incessantly isn't going to change the outcome. Knock it off. -FASTILY 07:20, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
Story Telling
Hello, I was writing a faux article on my user page as part of an ongoing story that my little brother and sister love to hear and follow.
I didn’t realize this was against Wikipedia rules.
Is there anyway I can get the text back I spent the better part of a day writing it and embellishing it for them. Mkennedymma (talk) 14:20, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Mkennedymma. Here is the text at the time of deletion. Please do not repost it to Wikipedia, thanks -FASTILY 07:20, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
TimedText:Example
Greetings, is it possible to keep TimedText:Example off the Wikipedia:Database reports/Timed Text without a corresponding File report? Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 14:44, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Jo-Jo Eumerus. Yes, but why is that necessary? Special:WhatLinksHere/TimedText:Example doesn't indicate to me why the page is useful/important. -FASTILY 07:20, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
- I find it rather doubtful that the page would be deleted at MfD, so it's likely to clutter up that report indefinitely. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 07:54, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
- I'm happy to IAR it if you agree it serves no purpose. -FASTILY 07:57, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
- Eh, when it comes to deletions I prefer the proper routes. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 08:08, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
- I'm happy to IAR it if you agree it serves no purpose. -FASTILY 07:57, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
- I find it rather doubtful that the page would be deleted at MfD, so it's likely to clutter up that report indefinitely. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 07:54, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
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Student work in sandbox
Hi there, I'm a student working on a section for the article on Paul Smith. I understand that you think I was trying to create a memorial, but I was working the "Legacy" section drafting to add to the main article. One of the tutors is User:Smirkybec, who will keep an eye on the work going forward and ensure the tone and images are appropriate for inclusion on Wikipedia. She has instructed me to restore my sandbox, but to work on the language used. Issymarie4 (talk) 11:01, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Issymarie4. Thanks for letting me know. I have made the text available at Draft:Paul Smith, where you can continue working on it. -FASTILY 11:10, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
Disambiguation pages
Hi Fastily, your bot wrote on my talk page that it wants to delete two disambiguation pages I created.
The reason I created those pages was because I was looking for languages through their codes as used on Wikipedia (the Egyptian version) to perform some maintenance work (e.g. translating language names in templates and modules) and it took me forever to decipher the codes that redirect to totally unexpected pages.
If you think that they should be rephrased, please help me do so, but bloating my talk page with unrelated long automated texts was of no help to show me what I needed to do. Thanks. --Esperfulmo (talk) 14:42, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
- @NmWTfs85lXusaybq: That's for you as well regarding BBZ (disambiguation) and KHW (disambiguation). --Esperfulmo (talk) 14:53, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Esperfulmo. See the notice in red at the bottom of the section; FastilyBot did not nominate you page for deletion -FASTILY 07:54, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
Seeking your thoughts, as closing admin. The nomination seems to be based on a concern about the copyright in the plaque. Presumably the plaque is from 1926, making it now PD-US. (Though, as the nominator suggests, it likely never met TOO anyway.) Safe to undelete? (@Stefan2: comment?) Wikiacc (¶) 01:52, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Wikiacc. Appreciate the ping. However given this was 10+ years ago, I have no opinion on it. Regards, FASTILY 07:54, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
- I was pinged, but don't remember this file. If the plaque was installed in 1926, then it would be {{PD-US-1923-abroad}} by now. --Stefan2 (talk) 09:47, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
November 2023
Hello Fastily, I'm reaching out to request the content of my previously deleted user page. I've compiled references related to the book "Inside the Tablighi Jamaat." Initially, I decided against writing an article on the subject, but I've reconsidered and am now interested in creating one. Could you please provide access to the references?–MinisterOfReligion (Talk) 01:12, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Owais Al Qarni. Here is the text of the page as of 21:09, 26 October 2023, right before you requested deletion. -FASTILY 09:39, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
- I apologize for disturbing you again. My deleted user page had at least six references.–MinisterOfReligion (Talk) 15:35, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
- No worries. It's not clear which revisions you're interested in, so I've restored the entire history of the page. -FASTILY 20:18, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks for your efforts.–MinisterOfReligion (Talk) 20:30, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
- No worries. It's not clear which revisions you're interested in, so I've restored the entire history of the page. -FASTILY 20:18, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
- I apologize for disturbing you again. My deleted user page had at least six references.–MinisterOfReligion (Talk) 15:35, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
Page deletion
Hello Fastily, I humbly request for the content of my recently deleted user page, this is to make necessary corrections where required, and your assistant with it will be highly appreciated. Thanks Cynthia2398 (talk) 07:47, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Cynthia2398. You may not use Wikipedia to promote your business and/or services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, FASTILY 09:39, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
- Ok duly noted, Please can I still can get the content of the deleted user page Cynthia2398 (talk) 09:43, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
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My article on the SS Rosalie Moller was incorrectly deleted. Please restore it.
This was the first Wikipedia article I ever made. Apparently it was deleted by you because it was a "Cross-namespace redirect"; Which I can't really find a clear definition for. Can you tell me why you deleted it without giving it a chance to go to review?
Draft:SS Rosalie Moller RoyalAce (talk) 23:25, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi RoyalAce. I just performed some cleanup work; I don't have that answer. You'll have to talk to the person who moved the article to the draft space. -FASTILY 23:35, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
G11/U5
Hi Fastily - many thanks once again for your help in deleting the U5 and G11 pages I find! I have a question regarding a series of sandboxes I've found which have all been created by the same user (you'll see them in my most recent contributions). I can see that all these sandboxes link into one another, and are all relating to the same, non-notable person (a "Yommy Lee Money Banky"). I initially tagged a fair few of these as U5 or G11, however, I'm starting to suspect that these sandboxes form a large hoax of some sort, given I cannot find any evidence of this person existing, there are no sources in any of the sandboxes, and the only website linked to in a few of them is simply "official.com". What are your thoughts on all of this and how to deal with it? Patient Zerotalk 03:35, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Patient Zero. Thanks for letting me know. Needless to say, this is a completely inappropriate use of the userspace. I've deleted the sandboxes and indef'd the account. -FASTILY 04:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
- No worries, and thank you! Patient Zerotalk 04:26, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
Hi
Hello Fastily! I am thinking about to request for rollbackers rights in the request page! Before doing that, I want myself to have no reason for any denial of the permission to access the right. Could you please have a review on my edit history and suggest me if there is anything I could improve? Haoreima (talk) 19:40, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Haoreima. I reviewed your contributions and found little to no recent anti-vandalism work. If you're interested in this tool then please spend at least a month actively patrolling RecentChanges. -Fastily 12:40, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
- I am pretty confused with this. I have been reverting addition of depreciated sources, blog spams, uncited info, etc. from innumerable articles, using Twinkle, for a very long time till present! Haoreima (talk) 14:11, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
- You have a day's worth of active anti-vandalism experience in the past 2 months, and that's insufficient activity to warrant granting you this flag. Rollback is for seasoned anti-vandlaism patrollers. -Fastily 20:38, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for your clarification! Sorry to bother you but I have a last question! Could you please give me a link from which I could find only the list of anti vandalism edits (not the general contribution history but only the selected ones) done by a certain editor, for example mine? Haoreima (talk) 20:57, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
- To my knowledge no such "link" exists -Fastily 23:56, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for your clarification! Sorry to bother you but I have a last question! Could you please give me a link from which I could find only the list of anti vandalism edits (not the general contribution history but only the selected ones) done by a certain editor, for example mine? Haoreima (talk) 20:57, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
- You have a day's worth of active anti-vandalism experience in the past 2 months, and that's insufficient activity to warrant granting you this flag. Rollback is for seasoned anti-vandlaism patrollers. -Fastily 20:38, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
- I am pretty confused with this. I have been reverting addition of depreciated sources, blog spams, uncited info, etc. from innumerable articles, using Twinkle, for a very long time till present! Haoreima (talk) 14:11, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
User Rights
No issue there. I had given myself the other rights at a time when I thought I was going to be away for a couple months dealing with an urgent family matter and was planning on stepping back from admin duties. As it turned out the situation resolved itself. -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:10, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Ad Orientem. Appreciate the message, I'm glad to hear the family matter resolved itself! Regards, Fastily 20:38, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
Happy Holidays!
Hello Fastily: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Patient Zerotalk 06:47, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
Patient Zerotalk 06:47, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks Patient Zero, Happy Holidays to you as well! -Fastily 08:34, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
Warnings
Hello, is it mandatory to give people warnings or a handwritten message whenever reverting their edits? I'm seeing admins revert edits without leaving any warnings so I just wanted to get some clarification. -- Cosmic6811 🍁 (T · C) 00:04, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Cosmic6811. Yes. Admins have additional tools (e.g. block, protect) to deal with disruption that you don't, so there's usually a good reason for this. Of course, if you find someone (admin or not) routinely reverting good faith edits and biting newbies, then that's a matter for WP:ANI. Admins use warnings to track/block disruptive users, so it's very important to leave them for every revert you make. -Fastily 00:11, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
- Cosmic6811 - it's also worth noting here that some administrators who routinely block vandals look at edit filter logs as well as actual edits, and will often use these as evidence of disruption warranting a block even if a level 4(im) warning has not been issued. With that being said, as non-admins, we can help by correctly warning vandals when we do see disruptive edits, so that blocking administrators can see that they have been sufficiently warned. I hope that helps. Best, Patient Zerotalk 00:18, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
- Ok thank you -- Cosmic6811 🍁 (T · C) 00:30, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
- Cosmic6811 - it's also worth noting here that some administrators who routinely block vandals look at edit filter logs as well as actual edits, and will often use these as evidence of disruption warranting a block even if a level 4(im) warning has not been issued. With that being said, as non-admins, we can help by correctly warning vandals when we do see disruptive edits, so that blocking administrators can see that they have been sufficiently warned. I hope that helps. Best, Patient Zerotalk 00:18, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
Speedy Quantum Trim!
Hey @Fastily:,
Zapped in from the Quantum Realm to tip my hat to your super-speedy pruning skills [18]! Just like a certain agency 😉 manages timeline branches to preserve the sacred timeline, you skillfully trim away those unnecessary Wiki-twigs, ensuring Wikipedia remains a hallowed repository of knowledge.
Keep up the timeless work – for all time, always! <3
Cheers,
- QuantumRealm (meow🦁 • pawtrack🐾) 10:26, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
- Glad I could help, for glorious purpose! -Fastily 09:14, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
User:SciFilipBra STI page got deleted for U5, not correct
My (User:SciFilipBra) Request for an item page was surprisingly fast deleted, unfortunately without any true possibility for interaction or comments/arguments, although i read that (dis)approval usually takes between 3 and 6 months.
Any serious reader can see this is a new item ("State Terrorism Index" or STI) with a potentially very wide public interest. I'm currently in contact with conflict/peace study groups at many universities all over the world plus some international journalistic organisations, discussing how to make the STI as objective and scientific as possible and offering them a free membership to the new organisation wthout any profit objective.
I hope that Wikimedia is not objecting to this rather noble quest. As a matter of fact, if Wikimedia has suggestions to improve objectivity in numbers, database and url sources and lists of conflicts, that would be appreciated. We focus on conflicts of the last ten years, but to some extent also much older conflicts, as a reference.
It can be expected that in the next few weeks/months these academic and other organisations will publish comments and study results on the STI on the internet, but it would have been nice if a Wikipedia page existed already in the mean time to support them and their audience.
It is also important to make sure that the term is not hijacked on Wikipedia by not so objectivity minded people.
We're also in contact with EU politicians who might consider to use STI as a standard reference.
From all this, it should be very clear that this is not a misuse of Wikipedia as web host, but a true rather technical encyclopedical single page definition of a statistical entity, being used in content on pages on several websites with much more background and various examples of STI tables in different versions.
So, please, put the deleted STI page back and let's discuss possibly remaining problems in a civilized way if there are, before the actual publishing after approval.
Wikimedia could choose to wait to finally approve until there are a number of academic and other referrings to the "State Terrorism Index" and example tables using it. SciFilipBra (talk) 03:58, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
- (by talk reader) @SciFilipBra: You made several wrong assertions and your bolding is over the top. I'm not an admin so I can't see what was deleted but I can tell you this: Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and as such, is a trailing indicator of notability. We don't publish the newest thing out because we rely upon numerous reliable sources which have to be published first. We often get misled folks like you show up here trying to make fetch happen. We are perfectly happy to wait the next few years until published sources establish notability. If you don't leave Wikipedia now, you might also read WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS. I've been here ten years and I promise you, your approach does not work. Chris Troutman (talk) 04:09, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
- Dear Chris,
- in my opinion, capitalizing is unfriendly, while just bolding is friendly but allows emphasis. There is no other possibility for emphasis through style.
- And regarding your "wrong assertions", please be specific.
- There are already websites on the subject of STI, for instance stateterrorismindex.org so the concept is already on the web.
- In my country, we're used to friendly communication by the way.
- Greetings from Belgium 178.51.4.85 (talk) 04:23, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
Apology
I briefly blocked you and then quickly unblocked you. I clicked on the wrong username. I apologize. Cullen328 (talk) 08:27, 16 December 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Cullen328. Not bad, I survived 15 years without being blocked on enwp! No worries at all, I appreciate the note. Regards, Fastily 11:30, 16 December 2023 (UTC)
FastilyBot task #3
Special:PageHistory/Wikipedia:Database reports/Malformed SPI Cases seems to add and remove moved cases for no particular reason. Could you take a look? DatGuyTalkContribs 15:07, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
- Hi DatGuy. I've looked into this before, and I believe it has to do with the page caches being out of date. I'm not sure how to fix this outside of having a bot perform a null edit every single time an SPI case gets archived. -Fastily 21:50, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
NOTWEBHOST
All of these accounts likely have some kind of relation with each other Trade (talk) 23:38, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Trade. I see Espresso Addict has already answered you. I'm inclined to agree with their assessment -Fastily 02:26, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
I don't see the R2 criteria for deleting
I created https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Jeff_Dobson and it was marked and deleted for violating R2 but I don't see why. Is there any documentation or comments anywhere with a way to correct?
Here's the article in my drafts - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Jeff_Dobson
I'm not sure why it was marked or deleted.
Thanks for any guidance. Lrknight (talk) 19:01, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
- @Lrknight: It did not conform to Wikipedia's guidelines for new pages, so is kept in Draftspace where you can continue to work on it. Please use the the Articles for Creation procedure. For more information about creating articles, you may want to read "Your first article". Hyphenation Expert (talk) 22:48, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
Ignoring Category:Wikipedia files on Wikimedia Commons for which a local copy has been requested to be kept on FastilyBot task 10
Hello, Fastily. I think Category:Wikipedia files on Wikimedia Commons for which a local copy has been requested to be kept should be added to User:FastilyBot/Task/10/Ignore as if a person requests that a file is kept local, it shouldn't be deleted or exported to Commons. I can edit it myself, but I figured it would be better to ask. (I can also AWB away {{Orphaned image}} from images tagged {{keep local}} if you agree.) (no need to ping me on reply) Queen of Hearts ❤️ (she/they 🎄 🏳️⚧️) 01:38, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Queen of Hearts. Please do not.
{{Keep local}}neither immunizes files from deletion nor does it mean they shouldn't be copied to Commons (they just won't be deleted here under F8). -Fastily 06:13, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
Hi @Fastily. I missed deleting the redirect while renaming the file, as described on Special:Diff/1191244630#File_I_requested_to_move. I pretty much believe that R3 applies to this: This criterion does not apply to redirects created as a result of a page move, unless the moved page was also recently created.
RfD is an unnecessary call in my opinion. ─ The Aafī (talk) 11:47, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
- Or maybe, simply, WP:CSD#G6. ─ The Aafī (talk) 11:50, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
- Hi TheAafi. The moved page was created almost a month ago; that is not "recent". Baring extraordinary circumstances, file redirects created as a result of a move are not going to be deleted. Also, please do not abuse G6 to get the page deleted, it does not meet the criteria. Like I said, use RfD, thanks. -Fastily 12:08, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
- aha, thanks for the note. I understand. I did not abuse G6 and mentioned it only because I left the redirect by error, and hence thought it should apply but your note makes better sense. Thank you. ─ The Aafī on Mobile (talk) 12:20, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
- Hi TheAafi. The moved page was created almost a month ago; that is not "recent". Baring extraordinary circumstances, file redirects created as a result of a move are not going to be deleted. Also, please do not abuse G6 to get the page deleted, it does not meet the criteria. Like I said, use RfD, thanks. -Fastily 12:08, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
メリークリスマス！(Merry Christmas)
🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year!
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🛧Midori No Sora♪🛪 ( ☁＝☁＝✈) 01:43, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks Midori No Sora, Happy Holidays to you as well! -Fastily 06:06, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
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- Thanks Shearonink, Happy Holidays to you as well! -Fastily 06:06, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
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- Thanks, Someone who's wrong on the internet! :) -Fastily 02:04, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
Refund for Template:PD-Russia/doc
Template:PD-Russia exists now, after being renamed from Template:PD-Russia-2008. Would you mind restoring Template:PD-Russia/doc you deleted?
The old version Template:PD-Russia/doc might not be relevant or might not have much content, but it seems that PD-<country> templates didn't change much since 2011 (see Special:Diff/413080426/1192133071 – first positional param seems to be exactly the same), so I expect the old doc to still be relevant. —andrybak (talk) 20:22, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Andrybak. Here is the text of the page at the time of deletion. Seems like it's no longer accurate/doesn't reflect current practice, so take what you need when you recreate the docs. -Fastily 02:04, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
Thanks
Thanks for handling those userspace deletions. I appreciate it, Rjjiii (talk) 06:27, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Rjjiii, no problem, glad I could help! :) -Fastily 21:54, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
Season's greetings
- Thanks CAPTAIN RAJU, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to you as well! -Fastily 21:54, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
Requesting help from User:FastilyBot
Hello, Category:Album infoboxes lacking a cover currently contains >12,000 pages. Pages end up in this cat if they utilize template:Infobox album and '|the cover= ' field is left blank. I've been whittling away at this number for the past 9-10 months (it was at >24,000). At this point many of the included pages are for movies or video games with a section for the soundtrack that includes the album infobox template. Including album covers in these pages has been determined to not meet fair use. Pages will not be included in the cat if the word blank is put in the cover field (cover=blank). Your bot adding blank to pages in Category:Album infoboxes lacking a cover that have either Template:Infobox film or Template:Infobox video game preceding the album infobox would make this category much more manageable and identifying pages that do actually need cover art much easier to find. Can you help? Thanks in advance, J04n(talk page) 21:44, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
- I have adjusted {{Infobox album/sandbox}} to check whether the infobox is in the lead section. I tested it at 8 Thottakkal (look in the history for my edit), and the category went away. Will that meet your needs? It should be more elegant than a bot run. – Jonesey95 (talk) 21:09, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
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- Thanks Chris Troutman, Happy New Year to you as well! -Fastily 11:41, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
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- Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Happy New Year elves}} to send this messageCAPTAIN RAJU(T) 22:18, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks CAPTAIN RAJU, Happy New Year to you as well! -Fastily 11:41, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
Rollback
Hello, Thank you for enabling rollback on my account, could you possibly review a recent complaint on my talk page and ANI regarding rollback. Thanks Geardona (Tech Support) 22:33, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
- Please remove my rollback as per ANI Geardona (Tech Support) 23:09, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Done. -- Euryalus (talk) 23:25, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks Geardona (talk) 23:32, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
- Note: I came upon the IP's suggestion about fixing your signature while I was watching this page to seek an answer; I am relieved that you have changed your 'Talk' link from 'Tech support' back to 'Talk', which is the usual practice. -- Ancheta Wis (talk | contribs) 00:46, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks Geardona (talk) 23:32, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Done. -- Euryalus (talk) 23:25, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
This file has no inbound file usage
Hi, can you please explain what "this file has no inbound file usage" means, using other words? I will watch this page. Thanks, --Ancheta Wis (talk | contribs) 13:28, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Ancheta Wis. It means the file is unused -Fastily 00:47, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for the explanation. There was a 'Keep local' request on an M87* reconstructed image (File:M87blackHoleAccretionDiskSharpenedByCorrelations); I thought it OK to keep it local as well. Also a Fort Eisenhower logo (File:CyberCoe,FortEisenhower.jpg) was requested to 'Keep local'. -- Ancheta Wis (talk | contribs) 06:24, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- Nope, not true for the first image, and yup, I see one on the second. -Fastily 06:34, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- The 15:40, 18 April 2023 version of the M87* reconstruction had a 'Keep local' request. -- Ancheta Wis (talk | contribs) 06:41, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- Which you removed yourself in a subsequent edit. Are you ok? -Fastily 06:45, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- Images are not my bailiwick. The processes are still arcane to me (even after all these years). -- Ancheta Wis (talk | contribs) 07:48, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- You're making basic mistakes and don't appear able to competently read edit histories. For an administrator, that strikes me as highly unusual. Let's continue this discussion on your talk page, shall we? -Fastily 08:18, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- Images are not my bailiwick. The processes are still arcane to me (even after all these years). -- Ancheta Wis (talk | contribs) 07:48, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- Which you removed yourself in a subsequent edit. Are you ok? -Fastily 06:45, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- The 15:40, 18 April 2023 version of the M87* reconstruction had a 'Keep local' request. -- Ancheta Wis (talk | contribs) 06:41, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- Nope, not true for the first image, and yup, I see one on the second. -Fastily 06:34, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for the explanation. There was a 'Keep local' request on an M87* reconstructed image (File:M87blackHoleAccretionDiskSharpenedByCorrelations); I thought it OK to keep it local as well. Also a Fort Eisenhower logo (File:CyberCoe,FortEisenhower.jpg) was requested to 'Keep local'. -- Ancheta Wis (talk | contribs) 06:24, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
Hi. You recently G7'ed this, but it appears the author re-created the page at Thanawat Rattanakitpaisan in a cut&paste move. Could you check and see if there's anything in the history that needs restoring for attribution? --Paul_012 (talk) 10:09, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Paul 012. No, the only significant contributor the page is Sanoyed -Fastily 23:48, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
Hello. This was deleted as a G8. The associated page was moved to User:KingArti/List of working titles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe at its author's request; could you restore the talk page and move it to User talk:KingArti/List of working titles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Thanks! InfiniteNexus (talk) 06:29, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hi InfiniteNexus. Sure, Done -Fastily 08:44, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
Good-faith revert guideline
Hey, thank you for evaluating my rollback application, but I'm puzzled: I understand edit summaries are not equivalent to talk page messages, but I use UV's "good faith" option whenever I see edits are in good faith, and I try to always attach an edit summary as to why I reverted. The case cited where I didn't, the edit was identical to a previous one from another IP, but it's still my bad I suppose. The point being, I feel like I understand when and how users should be notified about their edits being reverted.
The guideline as stated seems like it would require many talk page messages for what are ultimately very minor reverts of edits that nevertheless do make the article worse, e.g. "Hey, you swapped out a word for a slightly less precise one in a way that makes the article less clear" or "You put scare quotes on a term", which doesn't really seem proportional. Please tell me if I'm off base but: writing the edit summary (which is very important) is already more work than the original edit necessarily took, and additionally leaving a talk page message may even double that, which seems to totally stack the deck against the invested maintainers of an article.
Plus, if I got a talk page message each time someone reverted my edit for a reason like the above, it would really stress me out—I would quickly become overwhelmed and afraid to edit, even. I would just prefer it be reverted with an edit summary and be done with it. Is that just a me thing?
P.S. I know it's a stock template, but I already spend a considerable amount of time every day patrolling my watchlist, are you saying I need to spend time patrolling RC as well if I want to apply again? I would be pretty discouraged by that, because that would mean allowing the articles in my watchlist to suffer considerable attrition because I have to devote time to RC instead.
Thanks in advance. Remsense留 21:40, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
- I hope this doesn't come off as obsessive, but just to sanity check, I've looked closer at numerous experienced editors with rollbacker using it as popping up in my watchlist, and they seem to have identical behavior: often, small perfunctory reverts do not come with a talk page post. Remsense留 02:04, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) (edit conflict) Usual disclaimer that I am not an admin, but an experienced editor who mainly volunteers in the field of anti-vandalism. Do you use Twinkle? If you make a revert with that, it'll take you to the user's talk page where you can leave a template explaining precisely why you reverted the edit - it's really quick and easy to do so, too. You mention a few examples where you haven't left a notice, but there are many different templates for notifying users as to precisely why their edits were reverted, including wikilinks to the relevant policies (and therefore much more information than you can fit in a short edit summary!). You should be ensuring that you notify (or warn) users every time, as not only does it help them to understand our policies and guidelines better, but it also serves as a point of reference for admins should they need to step in (disruption after four warnings will result in a block, but if a user hasn't been sufficiently warned, then it's more than likely an admin will not feel comfortable blocking, given that blocks are supposed to be preventative, and if somebody isn't actually aware of what they've done wrong, it would be harsh to block them, and would effectively be more of a punishment than a preventative measure). I hope this is clear - feel free to ask me any further questions, too. Patient Zerotalk 02:18, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- I use templates through both Twinkle and UV, I've become much more familiar with their usage in the past couple months. The concern seems to have been regarding good-faith reverts. Remsense留 02:19, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) You should still notify users as to why you have made the revert, Remsense, but in the case of good-faith edits it is often wise to go for one of the level 1 notices (or even, if you have the time, a more personal message linking to the relevant policies). That way, they can learn from their mistake and contribute positively, and no good-faith newcomers have been bitten in the process. However, should the disruption continue, then admins (and editors who volunteer in counter-vandalism) have a track record to look at. For me, personally, I look at the amount of warnings issued so that I can decide whether or not to make an WP:AIV report. Patient Zerotalk 02:24, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- I hate to draw something out on someone else's talk page, but to be totally clear: a pattern of reverts like this without accompanying talk page posts disqualifies one from having rollback? I have seen analogous reverts lacking talk page posts from most people with the permission that I've checked so far. I just really feel like I'm missing something, and it's stressing me out a bit, I apologize. Remsense留 02:29, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry about that minor disaster. Yes, I think it's the pattern that is indeed the issue; also I note that you didn't wikilink to the relevant policy in your edit summary. A templated notice would've covered the policies and guidelines that this user needs to read in order to edit constructively. Patient Zerotalk 02:36, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you: two related questions, then:
- If the edit summary instead wikilinked to WP:SCAREQUOTES, would that be acceptable, still lacking a talk page post? I have learned a lot of the shortcodes, but my knowledge is not yet complete, unfortunately.
- If there's not a clear guideline that's being contravened (or rather, just linking to one that says "write clear prose" or something equally general), would a revert of that type (good faith explicated; no talk page post) be acceptable? Because those are ubiquitous.
- Whilst using wikilinks in an edit summary isn't a requirement (as long as you adequately explain the reasoning behind your reverts), I would both link to WP:SCAREQUOTES in the edit summary and leave a message on the user's talk page (this part is required). Clear prose is covered by WP:MOS and WP:USEPROSE, so in the event that you see an edit which falls short of these, you should link to those in your edit summary and use the MOS template notice on the user's talk page. I use much faster automated software which does this for me, but with Twinkle you'll need to do this manually. You'd be surprised at just how many things are covered by the templates we have; just take a look at WP:Template index/User talk namespace for a full list! Patient Zerotalk 02:56, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you: two related questions, then:
- Sorry about that minor disaster. Yes, I think it's the pattern that is indeed the issue; also I note that you didn't wikilink to the relevant policy in your edit summary. A templated notice would've covered the policies and guidelines that this user needs to read in order to edit constructively. Patient Zerotalk 02:36, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- I hate to draw something out on someone else's talk page, but to be totally clear: a pattern of reverts like this without accompanying talk page posts disqualifies one from having rollback? I have seen analogous reverts lacking talk page posts from most people with the permission that I've checked so far. I just really feel like I'm missing something, and it's stressing me out a bit, I apologize. Remsense留 02:29, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) You should still notify users as to why you have made the revert, Remsense, but in the case of good-faith edits it is often wise to go for one of the level 1 notices (or even, if you have the time, a more personal message linking to the relevant policies). That way, they can learn from their mistake and contribute positively, and no good-faith newcomers have been bitten in the process. However, should the disruption continue, then admins (and editors who volunteer in counter-vandalism) have a track record to look at. For me, personally, I look at the amount of warnings issued so that I can decide whether or not to make an WP:AIV report. Patient Zerotalk 02:24, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- I use templates through both Twinkle and UV, I've become much more familiar with their usage in the past couple months. The concern seems to have been regarding good-faith reverts. Remsense留 02:19, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) (edit conflict) Usual disclaimer that I am not an admin, but an experienced editor who mainly volunteers in the field of anti-vandalism. Do you use Twinkle? If you make a revert with that, it'll take you to the user's talk page where you can leave a template explaining precisely why you reverted the edit - it's really quick and easy to do so, too. You mention a few examples where you haven't left a notice, but there are many different templates for notifying users as to precisely why their edits were reverted, including wikilinks to the relevant policies (and therefore much more information than you can fit in a short edit summary!). You should be ensuring that you notify (or warn) users every time, as not only does it help them to understand our policies and guidelines better, but it also serves as a point of reference for admins should they need to step in (disruption after four warnings will result in a block, but if a user hasn't been sufficiently warned, then it's more than likely an admin will not feel comfortable blocking, given that blocks are supposed to be preventative, and if somebody isn't actually aware of what they've done wrong, it would be harsh to block them, and would effectively be more of a punishment than a preventative measure). I hope this is clear - feel free to ask me any further questions, too. Patient Zerotalk 02:18, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- I'm concerned about this denial because there's no policy that states that only vandalism may be reverted. Also, neither WP:REVERT nor WP:BITE requires leaving user talk page notices for reverts of good faith edits and the edit summary notices for the reverts you've linked seem reasonable. Neither page even recommends this practice. Yes, it's a good idea to leave a user talk page notice in certain situations and I'm sure there are rollback applicants that are actually being bitey in their revert edit summaries (which certainly would be a reason to deny a request), but it seems like multiple policies are being conjured out of thin air here. "Here's an unwritten policy, go back and grind RC for a month." is a really discouraging message to be sending to an experienced, civil, and helpful editor.
- Even if this is written down somewhere that I've forgotten about, given the very low frequency that people leave a talk page notice in these instances, why isn't there widespread concern from everyone not receiving these notices any time they are reverted for a good faith edit? Daniel Quinlan (talk) 03:01, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- To be clear: I'm relatively new here, and I'm fine if the message is "a longer track record of competence would be nice to see", but I was really troubled because it was not clear to me exactly where the baseline is. Remsense留 03:03, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- Daniel Quinlan, I suppose, from my perspective, the issue with not warning users is that if the disruption reaches a level where a block is warranted, yet there have been insufficient warnings, any blocks issued would be more punitive than preventative, as the user may not actually know that they have contravened one of our policies. PS Remsense: I completely forgot to mention, but you'll need the Rollback right on enwiki before you use Huggle! It's a very fast tool, and so there are restrictions on who can use it. Patient Zerotalk 03:09, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- Patient Zero, none of the examples used in the denial should have resulted in a warning. Remsense has left warnings when it's necessary as part of a revert. For example, see this edit. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 03:21, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) Your previous ping worked Daniel Quinlan, although I've fixed the one you just sent. :-) These are merely my personal thoughts here, but there's a difference between a warning and a notice; that being said, if misbehaviour occurs after a notice then these can escalate into warnings. And so that's why it's important to start from level 1 and, if necessary, work our way up, when notifying editors of any policy violations. So I'd argue that leaving level 1 notices to begin with is necessary and means that new editors are given a fair chance to improve. For me, also, it helps to have a track record of sorts in the event that I do need to make a report. Patient Zerotalk 03:28, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- (I already fixed the typo, but thanks.) Remsense has surely left notices too. There are many circumstances when it's appropriate to jump straight to a higher warning level or even a block. If you want to require starting with level 1 notices, you're going to need to post an RfC and get consensus from the community.
- If you want to require user talk page notices for any revert short of vandalism, that too should be proposed as a policy and then it would need to be reflected on the pages I linked above and several others. Personally, I would be annoyed if I received user talk page notices any time I was reverted. As it seems to be being applied on WP:PERM/R, this is a standard that I'm afraid many of our best administrators would fail to meet. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 03:54, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- I'd just like to clarify that when I highlighted the importance of level 1 notices, I was referring specifically to good-faith edits. I can recount quite a few instances where I have jumped straight to higher-level warnings, and am aware that this is something that often needs to be done. Furthermore, I am not suggesting that templated notices become a requirement, especially when it comes to long-term editors who may dislike being templated, however I do think a message of some sort is necessary if a full revert is required. I appreciate that this isn't explicitly documented as policy, but we do have behavioural guidelines around good communication with other editors (which, in my view, includes explaining your reverts), and many admins at AIV won't block vandals or disruptive users without sufficient warnings, so ensuring that they are issued in the first place resolves this issue nicely. Also, this request is worth looking at, given that it was denied for similar reasons (minus the fact that this editor went on to be quite disruptive in their responses, whereas Remsense certainly hasn't done this!). I note this quote in particular from admin Swarm which states
if you’re not leaving a templated message, you must leave a handwritten message. Strictly speaking it is not something that is mandated on editors, but it is a basic expectation that recent changes patrollers, and certainly Rollbackers, are working under and upholding our longstanding standardized system without fail. This is required to satisfy the communication requirements mandated by policy
. Patient Zerotalk 04:10, 5 January 2024 (UTC)- The administrators at AIV are just following the blocking policy. Many blocks require prior warnings, but some do not. It seems like you're extrapolating policy based on observations. It's easier and clearer to read the policy and then, in the vast majority of cases, it should be pretty clear why a specific action has been taken.
- Looking at the other request you've linked, I am troubled by the edit summaries in a way that I wasn't troubled by Remsense's. Three of them lack any kind of explanation for the edit and one is just a shortcut link. That being said, the examples are from October 2022 so I would want to check more recent edits before commenting further. Regardless, the edit summaries for the examples cited for Remsense are consistent with the guidance in Help:Edit summary and not violating any of the relevant policies that I've linked above. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 05:16, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- Given that you're an admin, I'm highly concerned to learn you think a talk page notification following the revert of good faith edit should be optional. Let's say a new user makes a good faith edit which isn't adequately sourced or maybe doesn't follow MOS. If you revert that person's edit without telling them why, then congratulations, you've created an awful user experience and that new user is never coming back. However, if you leave a friendly talk page message explaining why and offer to help that person improve/let them ask you questions, then there's a chance they might just stay. Everyone loves to lament about how Wikipedia is losing editors despite how obvious a BIG part of the solution is: be nice to newbies. So yes, to answer your original point, it is incredibly BITEy to silently revert newbie edits, and if it isn't obvious why, then it's time to rethink your approach to Wikipedia -Fastily 09:37, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- Don't you feel this in essence functions as a unilateral extension of site policy on your part, based on your personal perception of the new user experience? I've presented my own perception of the new user experience:above surely, they are just as valid as each other in a vacuum. This should either be reflected explicitly in the relevant policy, or rollback should be otherwise given based on what policy explicitly says. I'm uncomfortable speaking this way to someone who statistically knows much better than me, but I cannot help but feel that this is your policy, not the site's. An RFC is required to make it site policy. — Remsense留 09:54, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- No. With Twinkle/UV (which I see you use), it takes 2 clicks and a few seconds to leave a friendly message to a good faith contributor. Why are you so strongly opposed to doing something incredibly easy that objectively improves the experience for newbies? Note that I'm specifically talking about RC patrol which is the main use case for rollback. -Fastily 17:55, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- Starting and ending your response with personal jabs isn't really a good way for us to come to consensus.
- First and foremost, I believe that WP:BITE is an important guideline. I agree with that guideline where it says that
If a newcomer seems to have made a small mistake, e.g. forgot to put a book title in italics, correct it yourself but do not slam the newcomer. A gentle note on their user page explaining the Wikipedia standard and how to achieve it in the future may prove helpful, as they may be unfamiliar with the norm or merely how to achieve it.
As you can see, the guideline allows some discretion about when to leave a note. I think that's a good thing as leaving a user talk page notice for every reversion of a good faith edit would be somewhat onerous and tedious on all of our talk pages. (Bitey edit summaries are a much bigger problem in general.) - My other concern here is that applying for permissions like rollback is a common stepping stone for someone interested in taking on additional and more complex tasks which includes interest in becoming an administrator. All of our guidelines and policies are written to be transparent about the kind of behaviors Wikipedia expects. If we're throwing up red tape denials based on personal preference and unwritten "standards", that seems like a very discouraging event for helpful and civil contributors we should be encouraging.
- If you believe user talk page notices should be a requirement for every single non-vandalism revert, it should be reflected in a policy that has been discussed and accepted by the community. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 19:06, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- Don't you feel this in essence functions as a unilateral extension of site policy on your part, based on your personal perception of the new user experience? I've presented my own perception of the new user experience:above surely, they are just as valid as each other in a vacuum. This should either be reflected explicitly in the relevant policy, or rollback should be otherwise given based on what policy explicitly says. I'm uncomfortable speaking this way to someone who statistically knows much better than me, but I cannot help but feel that this is your policy, not the site's. An RFC is required to make it site policy. — Remsense留 09:54, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- Given that you're an admin, I'm highly concerned to learn you think a talk page notification following the revert of good faith edit should be optional. Let's say a new user makes a good faith edit which isn't adequately sourced or maybe doesn't follow MOS. If you revert that person's edit without telling them why, then congratulations, you've created an awful user experience and that new user is never coming back. However, if you leave a friendly talk page message explaining why and offer to help that person improve/let them ask you questions, then there's a chance they might just stay. Everyone loves to lament about how Wikipedia is losing editors despite how obvious a BIG part of the solution is: be nice to newbies. So yes, to answer your original point, it is incredibly BITEy to silently revert newbie edits, and if it isn't obvious why, then it's time to rethink your approach to Wikipedia -Fastily 09:37, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- I'd just like to clarify that when I highlighted the importance of level 1 notices, I was referring specifically to good-faith edits. I can recount quite a few instances where I have jumped straight to higher-level warnings, and am aware that this is something that often needs to be done. Furthermore, I am not suggesting that templated notices become a requirement, especially when it comes to long-term editors who may dislike being templated, however I do think a message of some sort is necessary if a full revert is required. I appreciate that this isn't explicitly documented as policy, but we do have behavioural guidelines around good communication with other editors (which, in my view, includes explaining your reverts), and many admins at AIV won't block vandals or disruptive users without sufficient warnings, so ensuring that they are issued in the first place resolves this issue nicely. Also, this request is worth looking at, given that it was denied for similar reasons (minus the fact that this editor went on to be quite disruptive in their responses, whereas Remsense certainly hasn't done this!). I note this quote in particular from admin Swarm which states
- (edit conflict) Your previous ping worked Daniel Quinlan, although I've fixed the one you just sent. :-) These are merely my personal thoughts here, but there's a difference between a warning and a notice; that being said, if misbehaviour occurs after a notice then these can escalate into warnings. And so that's why it's important to start from level 1 and, if necessary, work our way up, when notifying editors of any policy violations. So I'd argue that leaving level 1 notices to begin with is necessary and means that new editors are given a fair chance to improve. For me, also, it helps to have a track record of sorts in the event that I do need to make a report. Patient Zerotalk 03:28, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- Patient Zero, none of the examples used in the denial should have resulted in a warning. Remsense has left warnings when it's necessary as part of a revert. For example, see this edit. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 03:21, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- Daniel Quinlan, I suppose, from my perspective, the issue with not warning users is that if the disruption reaches a level where a block is warranted, yet there have been insufficient warnings, any blocks issued would be more punitive than preventative, as the user may not actually know that they have contravened one of our policies. PS Remsense: I completely forgot to mention, but you'll need the Rollback right on enwiki before you use Huggle! It's a very fast tool, and so there are restrictions on who can use it. Patient Zerotalk 03:09, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
- To be clear: I'm relatively new here, and I'm fine if the message is "a longer track record of competence would be nice to see", but I was really troubled because it was not clear to me exactly where the baseline is. Remsense留 03:03, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
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The policy page says something very different from what you are saying; this seems incontrovertible to me. But I've already said that, and I do not want to be antagonistic—I apologize if I've been rude at any point so far, I am trying my best. While we disagree on this point, I respect your work a lot. If you'll humor me, I'm going to try to reel this in and address our difference in perspective.
Your concerns are for the general user experience of new editors. We are both concerned about this. I think yours is a very important point to be aware of: the way the site is presently set up, push notifications of reversions with edit summaries are less good at directly signalling information, especially for new users unfamiliar with the interface. However, based on my comparatively recent personal experience as a new editor, as well as from talking to other editors—I submit that there is a considerable variety in the dispositions of new editors, such that it shouldn't be taken as an axiom that they are better served by a message posted on their talk page for every revert.
As I touched upon in my initial post, personality-wise I'm probably towards the nervous, "not wanting to bother people" end of the spectrum. I remain a little afraid to WP:BEBOLD when I edit. When I was getting started editing, I had even less confidence, and I am being completely serious when I say that if I got a talk page message every time one of my early edits was reverted, it would have made me so anxious that I would have stopped editing. Not everyone is like me, but I think enough people are like me that the flexibility presently reflected in the policy should be maintained and respected. For me, the edit summaries, while imperfect, were a comfortable balance that gave me enough space to learn while making mistakes, and because people were staying on the page, not feeling the need to "come to me" specifically, I wasn't having an anxiety attack about it.
Now that I am more experienced, I would not want to make new editors potentially feel this way, unless there is a significant amount of work that is being reverted or a specific policy is being contravened, in which case it is obviously important for their sake for me to ensure they are getting help. It is a compromise, like all human communication is to me. I am trying to play things by ear, threading the needle as to let people know things as much as possible, but not overwhelming them or make them feel singled out (which is a difference from how an edit summary feels versus a talk page message), or like their every move is being watched, or like they are making a lot of work for others to undo.
We are both concerned about WP:BITEing. What I am trying to say is: in the spirit of the policy, different people feel different things as "bites" (in the broad sense) for different reasons. I didn't want to diagram this out when I first posted because I don't want to make my particular mental health profile an explicit talking point, but I really do feel like this is something that should be considered in policy about how editors should be treated categorically. The policy should be flexible for different personality types and communication styles within reason. I really hope I've explained things well, and that it doesn't just sound like a "me problem", because I wouldn't be making an issue like this if I thought that might be the case. Thank you. Remsense留 18:19, 5 January 2024 (UTC)- This is actually real I figured it out after reading the Inside True Crime library by Matthew B. Cox 2two2twenty2two (talk) 20:37, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
Hi Fastily, hope you're doing well. I believe the above page may have been deleted in error? It contained the documentation for editing the watchlist notice, and so now MediaWiki:Watchlist-messages has no documentation (the [create] link leads to the deleted page). If you could take a second look, that would be great. Thanks! DanCherek (talk) 03:21, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hi DanCherek. Ah yes you are correct, that shouldn't have been deleted, thanks for letting me know! Regards, Fastily 10:07, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
Happy First Edit Day!
| Happy First Edit Day! Hi Fastily! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! The Herald (Benison) (talk) 02:45, 14 January 2024 (UTC) | |
Happy First Edit Day!
| Happy First Edit Day! Hi Fastily! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 17:44, 14 January 2024 (UTC) | |
Request for undeletion of page about "Wes Kussmaul"
Hi Fastily, I believe the above page may have been deleted in error. Could you please take another look at this?
Here are some reference links about Wes Kussmaul, and his relationship with Delphi Online:
Articles:
ComputerWorld Magazine article: https://www.computerworld.com/article/2526547/compuserve--prodigy-et-al---what-web-2-0-can-learn-from-online-1-0.html?page=3
Cyberprotection - https://cyberprotection-magazine.com/why-is-security-technology-not-working Authority magazine - https://medium.com/authority-magazine/navigating-the-remote-workforce-wes-kussmaul-of-the-authenticity-institute-on-strategies-for-1f5c16ba39dd
Conferences:
International Cryptographic Module Conference: https://icmconference.org/?speaker=wes-kussmaul
Podcast guest feature:
Today in Tech(Keith Shaw) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bWxQiG2JzU
ThinkFuture:ai - (Chris Kalaboukis) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBKb6-a09zY
Inside analysis(Chris Kavanagh) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzI61Nu8u5Y
Nyedis - Adam Callan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuPLvHexi80
Thank You!
Cheers, Anto Jose Antojose.th (talk) 13:39, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Antojose.th. I did not delete this page. Regards, Fastily 21:27, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
Deletion of page
Hello, i am inquiring as to why you keep deleting my user page? I have followed the rules, taken advise from the community and even followed a template recommended from other users that they used. Every time I get an immediate takedown from you. I am not using this as a webhost per U5 but that is the flag given. Please help me understand? Computerjuice (talk) 22:35, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Computerjuice. You may not use Wikipedia to promote yourself, your business, and/or your services. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, Fastily 23:08, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- I did not do any promotion of myself, my business, or services. I offer none of those anyway, I work for the City of Manzanita and Tillamook County. Which I did not post. I explained my username, and posted the areas on Wikipedia i have extensive experience with. Computerjuice (talk) 23:31, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
Request
Hi Fastily, I reverted many vandalism changes. Can you re-evaluate ? LionelCristiano (talk) 15:13, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hi LionelCristiano. Sure, I will re-review later today -Fastily 01:48, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
Request for information retrieval from deleted page "User:Mrbreadcrumb/Woodbine Terminal"
Hi Fastily, a while back my user page was deleted, and instead of risking repeated deletion I'd like to get the information I put on the page to keep for my personal records. What's the best way to do this? Thanks. Mrbreadcrumb (talk) 19:30, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Mrbreadcrumb. Sure, here is the text of the page at the time of deletion. -Fastily 01:48, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
Covert Adverstising
Hi Fastily, how are you ? I understand that people allowed to archive their talkpage. Ovedc is a paid editor and he edit his talkpage so all the few positive comments rwmains, while he archived all the negative comments, which compound most of the comments he gets (your entry declined and many criticism from the reviewers) here. I guess he is doing this to show his customers that he is a popular figure in wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:73C0:500:DF26:0:0:3E39:3BFE (talk) 18:30, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
- As you can see the user talk page history saves all these revisions, so you need not worry about Ovedc removing messages; I guarantee you any potential clients do not read talk pages. If you want to make claims about being a paid editor, please post to WP:COIN. Ovedc has been warned and blocked before about this issue and it seems Number 57 is well aware of this. Chris Troutman (talk) 18:52, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
Northwest Expressway in Oregon Edit
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Egkxvj (talk) 05:04, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
- When did Fastily make an unconstructive edit to the page? Obviously they are an admin, so they have proper experience with the mop. Unless there is specific evidence that they made an unconstructive edit (which won't be happening anytime at all), your warning is meaningless. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 19:08, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
DELETED PAGE U5 ERROR
Hi, how are you? I saw that you deleted the wikipedia page I made, I would like to know in detail what was wrong so that I could do better and not make the same mistakes, the error you mentioned called u5 HAS several problems, that's why I'm looking for the reason in details, thank you and I await your response so that I can rewrite the article in the best possible way OffBeat.us (talk) 19:06, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
- The problem is that when I went to the page, I saw the reason Fastily deleted it: You're misusing the site as a WP:WEBHOST. You can't treat a page like it's a blog, social networking site, or anything that acts like social media. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 19:10, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks to answer me, but I didn't use it as a social media or something '_', I just inserted the information that magazines publish about the person, could you tell me which parts of the text implied this? so I can understand better? OffBeat.us (talk) 19:54, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
- Yeah, I never got to see the page, my mistake. They deleted it for a similar reason, though. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 19:58, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks lol, Could you tell me how to stop this deleted page from appearing in Google searches? OffBeat.us (talk) 20:02, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
- Yeah, I never got to see the page, my mistake. They deleted it for a similar reason, though. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 19:58, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks to answer me, but I didn't use it as a social media or something '_', I just inserted the information that magazines publish about the person, could you tell me which parts of the text implied this? so I can understand better? OffBeat.us (talk) 19:54, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
Deletion review for File:Ariana Grande - Yes, And.png
An editor has asked for a deletion review of File:Ariana Grande - Yes, And.png. 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. NØ 10:28, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
Thank you
Thanks for deleting that page from my userspace. I had forgotten that it existed until it showed up in my watchlist after an editor made a change on it. I appreciate your help. Eddie Blick (talk) 02:12, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Eddie Blick. No problem, glad I could help! -Fastily 21:26, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
Not sure why it my page deleted.
Hi i saw that you deleted my page and used U5 as the excuse. the figure is clearly notable and has an Armenian wikipedia page linked here which i tried to translate but it did not work because I did not permission to translate by the author. I created a new english language page. The figure is one of the original founders of Hovnanian Enterprises, or the prominent American home building company known as KHovnanian. Is there any way you can reinstate it and give me feedback on it to improve? I spent a lot of time making it and now cannot find it.
Kathov1 (talk) 23:05, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Kathov1. You may not use Wikipedia to promote your business/services or the business/services of a client. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, Fastily 01:52, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
- But I am not promoting a business - I am creating a translated page for a notable individual... IT'S LITERALLY A WIKIPEDiA PAGE IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE. I just translated it please see the link I attached above and please google Vahak Hovnanian! Kathov1 (talk) 02:42, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
- Kevork Hovnanian appears to be related and exists already along with Hovnanian Enterprises. Maybe the tone of article was promotional but topic likely is notable. @Fastily could you WP:REFUND the draft for them? I cannot see the original draft. ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 10:32, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
- But I am not promoting a business - I am creating a translated page for a notable individual... IT'S LITERALLY A WIKIPEDiA PAGE IN A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE. I just translated it please see the link I attached above and please google Vahak Hovnanian! Kathov1 (talk) 02:42, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
Deleted Sandbox Page
Hello. I am creating a page for a business because there is another business with the same name on Wikipedia which is now defunct. I can remove some of the more "promotional" sounding content, but need to get this page up as Bing is referencing the wrong business wikipedia page in search results. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. I would like to get my content back so i can re-use. Nevergravity (talk) 17:28, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
- (by talk reader) @Nevergravity: Wikipedia is not a free website for your SEO purposes. Do not edit Wikipedia if that's what you're here for. Chris Troutman (talk) 17:35, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
- Its really about reputation management and accurate results for users who are searching for information. The wrong information is coming from Wikipedia. Do you know why a sandbox page would be deleted? Isn't this where tests are to be conducted? Nevergravity (talk) 20:17, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
New message from Elvisisalive95
Message added 02:49, 15 February 2024 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
Elvisisalive95 (talk) 02:49, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
A self-confessed sock
Hi Fastily, [19] may be interesting – 81.187.192.168 reported it to AIV. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:25, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
Question
Hello again, i just had a quick question when you get the time. If an account has multiple edits that need to be reverted, each on different articles, should we be warning after each individual revert that we impose? Elvisisalive95 (talk) 00:05, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Elvisisalive95. In this situation one warning will suffice -Fastily 01:35, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
I asked you to provide me the text from this lost talk page back in October. Unfortunately, I don't know what I did with it. Can you kindly post a new link to the text? Thanks, Srnec (talk) 06:19, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
Could I get an undeletion request for page TaDarius Thomas (wrestler)
Could I get an undeletion request for page TaDarius Thomas (wrestler) Prionfox (talk) 16:42, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Prionfox. No, the page was deleted via deletion discussion, please direct your appeal to Wikipedia:Deletion review -Fastily 21:14, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
An invitation
You're invited to attend a meetup at the San Diego Central Library on Monday 26 February 2024. Hopefully see you there. RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 11:15, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
Page review
Hi, I just created the Karachi Kickers article, and I see that the page has been previously deleted two times. First by @Materialscientist: in July 2013, indicating that the article was not notable, and the last time by you in December 2020. I have recreated it, since I think it can be a good addition in Wiki, as it is an important club in the history of a country where sadly football isnt very well covered. Can you please review it and let me know if there is anything I should change. Regards Throwawayjamal047 (talk) 13:19, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
Jonathan Kis-Lev
Hi Fastily, four years ago you deletion discussion, a few days ago the entry recreated, John Kiss (artist). Please note that investigtion identified the creator as the artist with multiple accounts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a0d:6fc7:214:460e:678:5634:1232:5476 (talk • contribs) 16:50, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, the new version of John Kiss (artist) does not resemble the old version deleted at XfD and is not automatically eligible for G4, however I'll be nominating the new version for deletion. Thanks for the tip! -Fastily 22:06, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
Re: image deletion discussion.
I don't think this image should have been deleted.
1) the assertion that it was a press agency image was false, the victim was a child not known before he died and the context and distribution of the image make it clear that it originated from his family, who it is perfectly permissible to use a minimal version from under the project's fair use rules. With cases like these it's often redistributed by agencies, who obviously do not own the copyright. It's also standard to have a picture of the murder victim on their article if one can be found that isn't a press agency image (which this isn't).
2) It's also particularly relevant to *this* article, as the victim's young age is what made it so notorious. Without a picture, the impact is lessened. I believe this should be undeleted, and per the advice on image undeletions I was told to ask you. Additionally there was very low participation in the deletion discussion. I hope I've made my point well, have a good day. PARAKANYAA (talk) 20:18, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hi PARAKANYAA. This was deleted via discussion several months ago, so I'm uncomfortable with unilaterally reversing the decision. You may appeal via Wikipedia:Deletion review -Fastily 22:06, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
- Fair enough. Done here. PARAKANYAA (talk) 22:13, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
RE: Image Deletion Discussion
Dear Fastily,
I do not think the images File:LT Super Stars Foghorn.jpg and File:LT Super Stars Hippety Hopper.jpg should be removed.
These images are DVD covers to be used in the articles Looney Tunes Super Stars#Foghorn Leghorn: Barnyard Bigmouth and Looney Tunes Super Stars#Sylvester & Hippety Hopper: Marsupial Mayhem discussing the DVD sets in question. These images are designed to be only used in these particular artiles. Wikipedia has allowed the use of DVD covers on similar articles such as the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Walt Disney Treasures and Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection articles.
Since there is no COMPLETE Looney Tunes collection, and various shorts are spread across various different sets, these article are important to identify which cartoons are available and on what set. The use of Covers can more easily help potential buyers identify the set when searching for it.
I have updated the Non-free media information and use rationale for both articles. Feel free to update the rational infomation if you wish, but I don't think these covers should be removed.
Thank you Luxoman237 (talk) 22:49, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Luxoman237. That's great and all, but did you read the big bold text in red at the bottom of the bottom of the notice before coming here? If so you'd know that I didn't nominate these for deletion :) -Fastily 07:18, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
Hey again. Wanna undelete previous revisions of the file? You converted its status back to free only in the US. George Ho (talk) 04:51, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hi George Ho. Sure, Done -Fastily 22:51, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
Hello, I have a few (two) questions
Hello,
1) your userpage is red linked on mobile, although something is there, is that intentional?
2) Is it too soon for me to re-gain rollback still?
Thanks either way! Geardona (talk to me?) 21:26, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Geardona. Yes & Yes. Regards, Fastily 08:43, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks! May I ask why it is red linked? Geardona (talk to me?) 11:24, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
- Probably because I don't have a local user page; my user page is global -Fastily 22:51, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
- I see!
Thanks Geardona (talk to me?) 22:53, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
- I see!
- Probably because I don't have a local user page; my user page is global -Fastily 22:51, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks! May I ask why it is red linked? Geardona (talk to me?) 11:24, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
Edit summary on a userpage you deleted before I could add these notes
[[WP:CSD#U5|U5]]: [[WP:NOTWEBHOST|Misuse of Wikipedia as a web host]]. Some notes: the language here is Urdu, and the user appears to be attempting to link their userpage to their personal blog.Shirt58 (talk) 🦘 08:58, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
Category:2021 Rugby World Cup standings templates
Can you please restore Category:2021 Rugby World Cup standings templates? It was removed from three pages by an editor who did not appear to know what they were doing. I have restored those pages to their working versions. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonesey95 (talk • contribs) 15:00, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Jonesey95. Sure, Done -Fastily 06:36, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
FASTily, huh
That was quick. LilianaUwU (talk / contributions) 07:31, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hi LilianaUwU. I do try my best to live up to my name :) -Fastily 01:59, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
Hello
Hi Fastily, I totally understand not receiving rollback permissions. Even though I have done thousands of edits, reverts on good faith edits and vandals tend to lack the warnings necessary for the permissions and I accept that. I am not trying to be the police and I tend to avoid confrontation, only giving warnings if they appear to be WP:NOTHERE. Regardless, I was wondering if there might be another avenue I could go to if the incidents I mentioned in my rationale were to happen again. Conyo14 (talk) 06:34, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Conyo14. If you're reverting good faith edits, you should leave a message explaining why to the editor whose edits you reverted. Nothing discourages newbies more than having their edits silently removed without explanation and/or suggestions on how to improve. If you dislike "confrontation", then my advice would be to refrain from reverting these edits in the first place. -Fastily 06:46, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
Rollback for User:Elvisisalive95
Hello Fastily, I recently pinged you from the Teahouse in a matter I wanted to keep you apprised of. However, it's become clear that it requires your active involvement. Elvis does not yet know what constitutes vandalism. Moreover, having found that they had been using warning templates indiscriminately and refusing to talk to an editors they'd warned, I have been trying to get them caught up. And it has been an uphill battle. This makes it clear that they are not listening to me and don't intend to. And they are putting forward the presumption that you must have checked everything they were doing and okayed it when granting rollback. So, it falls to you to look into matters discussed at Wikipedia:Teahouse#Person not listening to me and the previous incident at Talk:Metal-Head, and advise the editor accordingly. Regards! — Usedtobecool ☎️ 02:45, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Usedtobecool. Just wanted to acknowledge that I've seen this and that I'm happy the ANI thread has been resolved amicably. If there are any other concerns in the future with this individual's use of rollback, please don't hesitate to reach out. Thanks, Fastily 01:51, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
RFA2024 update: no longer accepting new proposals in phase I
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) 10:53, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
Enable my rollback
i request to you enable my rollback Wikilovery (talk) 01:44, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
- You can't just order an administrator to magically "enable" rollback on your account. You have to earn it. If you're looking to earn the right, I would suggest starting by reverting vandalism at Special:RecentChanges. If you want to revert vandalism much more easily, then use tools like Twinkle or Redwarn. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 02:05, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
- Blocked as a sockpuppet. Liz Read! Talk! 19:26, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Liz Yep, thanks, Liz. I should have known that was a sockpuppet (and off course I decided to act stupid). NoobThreePointOh (talk) 19:41, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
- Whoops, meant to say "of" and not "off". Massive rookie error. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 19:42, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
- @Liz Yep, thanks, Liz. I should have known that was a sockpuppet (and off course I decided to act stupid). NoobThreePointOh (talk) 19:41, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
- Blocked as a sockpuppet. Liz Read! Talk! 19:26, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
Why did my biography removed from wikipedia?
I have just posted my biography on Wikipedia and in a whole of a second it was removed why? Ismailkhan125 (talk) 23:35, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) @Ismailkhan125: please have a read of WP:UPNOT, which will inform you about the purpose of user pages, and in particular the instruction that "you should avoid substantial content on your user page that is unrelated to Wikipedia". We are not here to host your autobiography, be a web host, or for you to promote yourself, and in general your editing sure should be geared towards building an encyclopedia. In your case, you have made zero edits to any pages other than this one and the now-deleted user page, so it doesn't look at present as if you're here to contribute to the encyclopedia. If you do wish to be part of the project, I suggest you read Help:Getting started which contains useful pointers for what to do. Cheers — Amakuru (talk) 23:49, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
Marius Kryger Lindh
How come that you deleted the article about Marius Kryger Lindh? RonTho (talk) 09:05, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hi RonTho. Assuming you're referring to this page, it was never deleted -Fastily 07:05, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- But it seems to have been changed to a draft. And I can not understand why. I wrote the page in cooperation with Marius himself, who gave me all the facts and personal details. RonTho (talk) 13:45, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- You'll have to ask the person who converted the article into a draft. I didn't do it so I won't speak to the merits of that action -Fastily 20:23, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- But it seems to have been changed to a draft. And I can not understand why. I wrote the page in cooperation with Marius himself, who gave me all the facts and personal details. RonTho (talk) 13:45, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
Image Deletions
Just wanted to say Thanks! for helping me with those image deletions from yesterday and today. Now if I could get the same from Commons. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 21:33, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Neutralhomer. No problem, happy I could help! -Fastily 23:22, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
Hey there, i saw that you deleted as R2, but did you check that the page was created almost months ago, was already reviewed and multiple editors were already engaged. Is it good to move an article from mainspace to drafspace after so long just because of someone's personal assumption and without any discussion? DIVINE 02:15, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hi DIVINE. The page was moved to the draft space and correctly tagged as R2. If you have a problem with the draftification, then you need to take that up with the person who did it; I'm not getting involved in that dispute. -Fastily 02:27, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
Hi
Hello @Fastily, this is my backup account, can you grant extendedconfirmed rights to this account? Lionel Cristiano? 12:40, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hey @ToBeFree, any reservations? -Fastily 19:57, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- @ToBeFree is my love. But ur username is so sexy. Heiseneberg (talk) 20:15, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Save ur username in my edit counter. :-) Heiseneberg (talk) 20:57, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
I didn't have any until now... ~ ToBeFree (talk) 21:25, 27 March 2024 (UTC)- Nah, I wouldn't grant this. More of [21] and [22], currently the only mainspace edits from the account, but then in extended-confirmed articles in the future? ~ ToBeFree (talk) 21:29, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Yeah... thanks for the input! @Lionel Cristiano: please explain to me why I shouldn't indef you and your alt right now for trolling. -Fastily 22:12, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not a troll, I was just kidding. Lionel Cristiano? 22:18, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, I want to edit extendedconfirmed articles in my backup account. Lionel Cristiano? 22:21, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Yeah, except most trolls are just "just kidding". Please explain to us why your behavior today was inappropriate and how it won't be repeated in the future. -Fastily 23:28, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- I just wanted to have fun. I didn't think it would be taken so seriously, I won't do it again, I'm sorry. Lionel Cristiano? 00:27, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Pity he didn’t wait a few more days…RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 02:52, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
- I just wanted to have fun. I didn't think it would be taken so seriously, I won't do it again, I'm sorry. Lionel Cristiano? 00:27, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Yeah, except most trolls are just "just kidding". Please explain to us why your behavior today was inappropriate and how it won't be repeated in the future. -Fastily 23:28, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, I want to edit extendedconfirmed articles in my backup account. Lionel Cristiano? 22:21, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not a troll, I was just kidding. Lionel Cristiano? 22:18, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- Yeah... thanks for the input! @Lionel Cristiano: please explain to me why I shouldn't indef you and your alt right now for trolling. -Fastily 22:12, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
- @ToBeFree is my love. But ur username is so sexy. Heiseneberg (talk) 20:15, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
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Your interpretation of U5
What does that even mean? The user didn’t create the page; I did, because that person had recently told me that they created this account to avoid the donation popups and so I decided to prank them for WP:APRILFOOLS, similar to how I had labeled myself as a sock of Jimbo last year.
Is there a previous consensus to apply U5 in such cases? If not…this action raises serious concerns about the ability of the involved admin(s) to effectively and appropriately handle CSD…
Cheers, RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 03:01, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
- Hi RadioactiveBoulevardier. Assuming you're referring to User:Parrot in search of knowledge, I'm not sure why you think this is funny or even remotely appropriate for Wikipedia. Don't do it again, thanks. -Fastily 06:30, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
- Some of us are into April Fool's, a time-honored tradition here on WP. In the past someone even blocked Jimbo momentarily because "no gods, no masters".
- Do I have a twisted sense of humor? Perhaps. Do people I know, such as that person, share that twisted sense of humor? Perhaps.
- However, you did not directly answer the question…unlike the page creation, CSD is very much not a joke and this is a serious WP:ADMINACCT matter. One has to be able to identify a criterion that an action clearly falls under, full stop. If it was nominated as a G10, when such a dour perspective would almost certainly not be endorsed by a community discussion (see my user talk), but was then deleted as a U5, when U5 is clearly inappropriate, there needs to be a good explanation for that. RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 09:26, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
- Agreed that U5 wasn't the best choice here, however I can easily amend the deletion log to read G10. But you seriously need to chill out. Maybe this is a shock to you, but Wikipedia isn't your personal playground. If deleting your unfunny April Fool's joke causes you to freak out like this, then it's time to consider a different hobby that doesn't involve Wikipedia. -Fastily 09:47, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
- @RadioactiveBoulevardier bro wtf Parrot in search of knowledge (talk) 20:30, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
- @RadioactiveBoulevardier actually genius that's not why I made the account and I have actually donated to Wikipedia unlike you. get a life and stop bothering me just because of your petty familial jealousy. Parrot in search of knowledge (talk) 20:28, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
- (by talk reader) @RadioactiveBoulevardier: See what a problem you needlessly caused? I have told folks before that jokes can be funny only when you know well your audience. Doing what you did to a newcomer with no edits stands a high probability of causing hurt feelings (see above). You yourself are a bit new for thinking that this April Fools stuff is for you. Chris Troutman (talk) 20:36, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
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