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Help request with an article proposed for deletion

hello, can you look at the deletion status of this article please? thank you sir Grandia01 (talk) 20:13, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

thanks for nothingGrandia01 (talk) 23:14, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Bloomerang

It seems that you deleted this article three minutes after it was put up for discussion in AfD. As a new editor, I'm not sure how this is handled. It would seem best to restore the article so editors can discuss it. Thanks, Mark viking (talk) 16:19, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks for the barnstar - glad you appreciated the humour! Bencherlite^Talk 15:25, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

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IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper

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Re: List of American football teams in the United Kingdom

The main issue was that there was a lack of consensus on wether to promote it from several users, and keeping it opened was not a good thing, specially after more than a month since the last logged comment on the nomination page. Of course, you are free to re-nominate the list at any time you want :) — ΛΧΣ²¹ 16:32, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Giants, as me, is a delegate/director, and I tend to consider only non-delegate/director comments, unless we expressely support or oppose a list. Anyways, I saw that your list was in good shape, so you would like to renominate it today or tomorrow, and ask some friends to give it a review. Remember that if its archived, it does not mean that it is not up to standard, but that significant evidence of consensus to promote was not reached. Regards. — ΛΧΣ²¹ 16:41, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Hmmm. It was unsuccessful because for a nomination to be successful, it needs at least three support votes. If several users review, but none of them explicitly state their position (whether support or oppose), then we cannot assess if consensus to promote is being reached. — ΛΧΣ²¹ 16:53, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Always a pleasure to help. If you ever need something, I will be very glad to assist. Have a nive day :) — ΛΧΣ²¹ 16:56, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Hmm, the bot should have closed it already, but no. You don't have to. The common practice is to wait a week or so, but you can renominate now. Cheers. — ΛΧΣ²¹ 17:52, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Call the Midwife episodes/archive1

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Just to let you know, after tomorrow I won't be around for nearly two weeks, so I was wondering if you might be able to stop by and see if all your comments have been addressed to your satisfaction while I've still got a chance to make further changes.......

Cheers! -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:31, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Ever considered WP:TFL?

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List of international cricket centuries by Michael Clarke

Hello, the list is at FLC. Would mind having your comments at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of international cricket centuries by Michael Clarke/archive1? Regards, Zia Khan 16:07, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

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The first American football teams in the United Kingdom were formed by American servicemen during the early 20th century. The first match took place on 23 November 1910 at Crystal Palace, London, where a team from USS Idaho defeated a team from USS Vermont 19–0. During the Second World War, matches were played by American and Canadian servicemen in the UK, including the 'Tea Bowl' game played at the White City Stadium in 1944. The United States Armed Forces Europe league was formed in 1946, contested by teams from American bases in Europe until 1993. The first teams open to British players were established in 1983, and league competition began the following year. Hundreds of clubs have since been formed, playing full contact football and flag football. The sport is run by the British American Football Association (BAFA), with two main bodies of competition: the BAFA National Leagues and British Universities and Colleges Sport.

BAFA teams nominated for deletion

Hi Bald Zebra. I thought I may just mention that the majority of BAFANL teams have been nominated for deletion. Though I'd mention it to you as one of the main editors.

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I want to create an article about "CrazySales", and notice that the article that shares the same topic has been deleted. Now I want to know if I can get a copy of the old "crazysales" article. I want to figure out whether the old company is the same one I am going to write.

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Andover, Hampshire

Hi, I've reverted the reference you put on to Pete Stables, as it didn't state he was born in Andover, just that he was there as a youngster. Darkson ^{(Another fine mess!)} 13:56, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

I see where you're coming from. There's plenty of sources that confirm he lived there as a child, but the only source that I can find that confirms he born in Andover is IMDB, which isn't reliable. ★ Bald Zebra ★ ^talk 12:25, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

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Hi BaldZebra

I updated content on the page Sol Plaatje University and unfortunately, it has now been deletd on Wikipedia. The message I received with regards to this said I could ask one of the admins to help recover my content so I can re-edit and draft. Could you please help?

Also, the message suggested that one of the reasons why my content was deleted was because of my username being attached to a company. Would changing my name help?

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ArbCom 2019 special circular

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Why have I received this message? All administrators are receiving it. What prompted you to send this message? Recently, several Wikipedia admin accounts were compromised. The admin accounts were desysopped on an emergency basis. In the past, the Committee often resysopped admin accounts as a matter of course once the admin was back in control of their account. The committee has updated its guidelines. Admins may now be required to undergo a fresh Request for Adminship (RfA) after losing control of their account. What do I need to do? Only to follow the instructions in this message. Check that your password is unique (not reused across sites). Check that your password is strong (not simple or guessable). Enable Two-factor authentication (2FA), if you can, to create a second hurdle for attackers. How can I find out more about two-factor authentication (2FA)? You can find out more about 2FA at m:2FA.

This message was sent to all administrators following a recent motion. Thank you for your attention. For the Arbitration Committee, Cameron11598 02:47, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Administrator account security (Correction to Arbcom 2019 special circular)

ArbCom would like to apologise and correct our previous mass message in light of the response from the community.

Since November 2018, six administrator accounts have been compromised and temporarily desysopped. In an effort to help improve account security, our intention was to remind administrators of existing policies on account security — that they are required to "have strong passwords and follow appropriate personal security practices." We have updated our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, two-factor authentication remains an optional means of adding extra security to your account. The choice not to enable 2FA will not be considered when deciding to restore sysop privileges to administrator accounts that were compromised.

We are sorry for the wording of our previous message, which did not accurately convey this, and deeply regret the tone in which it was delivered.

For the Arbitration Committee, -Cameron11598 21:03, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

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Your draft article, Draft:List of American football teams in France

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American Banjo Museum

Hello,

I visited the American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City on Monday. I left impressed with the museum's collection and would like to write an article (focused on their collection, which contains many very rare or unique instruments). I don't want to write an advertisement, and since you were involved in deleting the last article about this place, I am contacting you. When I finish the article (probably next week), would you mind looking at it before I publish? I want to clear up any objections. Jacqke (talk) 00:15, 7 February 2020 (UTC)

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