Explicit

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Request for Further Discussion on Closed AfD

I noticed that you recently relisted Pranav Adani AfD, and I appreciate your contribution. There was a similar, older page on AfD named Priti Adani that was nominated on the same day by the same user. The discussion had an equal vote of "Delete" and "Keep," Ideally, it should have been relisted today. But an Administrator closed it early, before the usual time. And I think this might have been an error. I was hoping for more discussion on that AfD. Could you advise on how we might reopen or further discuss this matter?Kevarove (talk) 15:31, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Restore Archive

When you deleted Wikipedia:Redirect/Archive 1 in WP:RFD, you also deleted Wikipedia talk:Redirect/Archive 1, which is an actual archive for the talk page of Wikipedia:Redirect. TeapotsOfDoom (talk) 18:39, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Update: You don't need to worry about that anymore because @ApexParagon recreated the archive. TeapotsOfDoom (talk) 20:36, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Right wing populism in Malaysia

Hello, I was told you wanted to delete the category for right wing populism in Malaysia. Can you let me know why? And if I can add pages to the category to support it?

I created it because Indonesia also had a category for right wing populism, so I thought it would be fair for Malaysia to have the same category as well. Firekong1 (talk) 22:28, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

@Firekong1: Hi, the category was tagged for deletion in accordance with the speedy deletion criterion regarding empty categories. Once it is populated, you can remove the deletion notice from the category. ✗plicit 23:31, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Of course. Thank you for letting me know. Firekong1 (talk) 23:38, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

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Request for undeletion - 2023 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team and 2024 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team

Requesting undeletion of 2023 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team and 2024 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team Wikipedia pages. My intent is to merge those pages into the Lamar Lady Cardinals softball page which currently contains several seasonal pages recently merged in addition to other information. I'm using the merged-from / merged-to process found in the Wikipedia page Wikipedia:Merging. Thank you for your help. My understanding is that the last bullet point in the Individual seasons WP:NSEASONS section allows the following "In cases in which the individual season notability is insufficient for an article, multiple seasons may be grouped together in a single article. This grouping might be based on head coaches, conference affiliation, or any other reasonable standard that results in sufficient coverage for the period to warrant an article."LUSportsFan (talk) 23:41, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

@LUSportsFan: Done – as a contested soft deletion, the article has been restored upon request. ✗plicit 02:34, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Deleted articles

Can I please see the deleted article Pavlos Danelatos. Davidgoodheart (talk) 00:00, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

@Davidgoodheart: Here it is. ✗plicit 02:34, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Can I please see the deleted McMahon–Helmsley Faction. Davidgoodheart (talk) 21:42, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

@Davidgoodheart: Here it is. ✗plicit 06:37, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Please let me see the deleted Alliance to End Hulkamania. Davidgoodheart (talk) 05:14, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

@Davidgoodheart: Here it is. ✗plicit 05:20, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Deleted article

Hi, excuse me can i understand why Battle of Sebiba (1065) page was deleted ?? Winipitia (talk) 01:21, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

@Winipitia: Hi, Battle of Sebiba was deleted as a result of the deletion discussion Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Battle of Sebiba (2nd nomination). Editors argued that there was no improvement made since the previous deletion discussion, and the problems are list there. ✗plicit 02:34, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

OK Winipitia (talk) 10:44, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Category:People from Ermesinde

Please, the above category ain't empty, containing 1 article as of 02:02, 16 November 2024 (UTC). It isn't the most populous of categories, but should be left to stay and not deleted, in the light that future people from or associated with this district in Porto, Portugal might have their articles published on Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elías Fortaleza de la Fuerza Sánchez (talk • contribs) 02:02, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

@Elías Fortaleza de la Fuerza Sánchez: It was empty when I tagged it. The deletion tag can be removed once it is populated. ✗plicit 02:04, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Article for review

Please, as an administrator, I'd like you to check this article this article and review it. It doubt it has been reviewed. Thanks! elias_fdafs  • (Let's Talk! What Have I Done?) 02:16, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Deleted draft

Regarding the just-deleted Draft:Vladimir Simončič, I don't need it refunded but could you tell me whether it is about VS the sportsman or VS the photographer? Thanks, Ingratis (talk) 21:32, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

@Ingratis: The draft is about the artistic gymnast. ✗plicit 00:32, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! Ingratis (talk) 06:42, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Categories of the Rutul people

Hello! Please explain to me why categories: Category:Guernsey_men, Category:West German men, Category:Italian men, Category:Gibraltarian men (etc.) are allowed, but category Category:Rutulian men, Category:Rutulian martial artists is not allowed? DigitalSpace (talk) 15:06, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

@DigitalSpace: Hi, the categories were tagged for deletion simply for being empty. Whatever page(s) populated these categories have seemingly been deleted. ✗plicit 00:25, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

File:Dragostea din tei music video still.png

Hey there again. Is this file the same one as the other one deleted per FFD? George Ho (talk) 17:24, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

@George Ho: Hi, it's similar enough to the previous screenshot to qualify for WP:CSD#G4, so I've deleted it as such. ✗plicit 00:25, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Page Deletion

Hello, I noticed that a page about Bobo Ajudua was deleted by you. I was unaware of the deletion, so I went ahead and created a new page about him and his controversial issue with Afrobeats singer Davido. Beeleafinme (talk) 21:19, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

User:Doomguy427

Hi Explicit. Doomguy427 is a relatively new account that looks to be editing in good-faith; the problem is that they keep uploading images without any source information or any license. They haven't responded to any of the notifications about this on their user talk page and they don't seem to be slowing down. They're almost certainly getting the files from somewhere online and File:Picture of Captain Roohullah Mohmand.jpeg was cleaned up by another user. Any suggestions on how to proceed here? Would you mind posting something about this on their user talk? -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:38, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

@Marchjuly: Hi, I have left the user a warning. ✗plicit 00:25, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for taking a look. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:32, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

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Old AFD question

Hello, you closed this AFD, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Governing Body Commission, as a delete in 2022 and deleted the article Pragosh Das as a part of that. I have found the duplicate article Pragosha Dasa still exists, as near as I can tell because Pragosh Das was moved there in 2009 but then someone turned that redirect back into an article. I was wondering if you wanted to delete Pragosha Dasa as a duplicate whose deletion was called for by the AFD, or if I should nominated it for a new AFD now. Obviously this was some time ago so I understand if you have no idea at this point. Here2rewrite (talk) 02:48, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

@Here2rewrite: Hi, the history is a bit jumbled up, but the page actually survived AFD in 2008. Basically, Pragosha Dasa was renamed from Pragosh Das in May 2009. Someone redirected it to Governing Body Commission in October 2009 in spite of the AFD, and a bot fixed the double redirect, so Pragosh Das also pointed to Governing Body Commission. Pragosha Dasa was written as an article in 2015, but Pragosh Das was never fixed to point back to it, so WP:XFDcloser deleted it along with Governing Body Commission. Pragosha Dasa would need to go through AFD again if someone is seeking to delete it. ✗plicit 05:08, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for untangling that, that was a very clear explanation. I will look into what to do with the article from here. Here2rewrite (talk) 15:08, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

File:Greenwich SM City Masinag (2024-11-16).jpg

Hi Explicit. Could you take a look at File:Greenwich SM City Masinag (2024-11-16).jpg? It seems to have multiple problems, WP:F5, WP:F7 and maybe even WP:F9 or WP:F11. I'm not sure what tag to place on it. There could also be problems per c:COM:FOP Philippines. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:36, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

File:Starship Moments After Liftoff.jpeg

Hi Explicit. Would you mind taking a look at File:Starship Moments After Liftoff.jpeg? All of this user's uploads so far have been screenshots from YouTube videos released under YT's standard licensing; so, I've tagged them for speedy deletion per F9. This particular file is also a screenshot but it's via this website, and unlike the others i'm wondering whether it might be possible to convert to a non-free license given the way it's being used in Starship flight test 6. I'm a bit hesitant though because Starship flight test 5 seems to indicate that a free image of these SpaceX launches might be possible. SpaceX, itself, could even provide some acceptably licensed images if it wants. Is it then in your opinion even worth converting this to non-free per WP:FREER? -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:22, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

@Marchjuly: Hi, I've deleted all the video screenshots as copyright violations. Aside from the most recent flight test, Starship flight test 4 is the only other in the series that does not contain freely licensed media. It's unlikely that an image for either article would qualify by Wikipedia's fair use standards, unless a particular image itself (and not the flight test in general) is subject to sourced critical commentary in accordance with WP:NFC#CS or considered significant enough for {{Non-free historic image}}. As flight test 6 is incredibly fresh, free media may became available in the coming days or weeks. ✗plicit 06:51, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for checking on these. Do you suggest tagging the remaining file for speedy deletion per F9 or just letting it be deleted for not having a copyright license per F4? -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:15, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

@Marchjuly: My rule of thumb is to just let these types of files meet their fate. Regardless of the process, the end result is usually the same. ✗plicit 13:03, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Yes, that's probably the best thing to do in this case. Thanks again. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:38, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Why was this deleted?

Hello, I have noticed and a fair few others that I’ve spoken to in person that you deleted the page of “Aleksei Kulashko”? I was confused why as even to this day he has participating in events and even been invited to light the chess olympics torch in New Zealand. So my request is for this page to be undeleted as it’s still significant to this day and there has not been any issue with it up until now. 27.252.156.6 (talk) 07:03, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aleksei Kulashko. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 08:35, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Done – as a contested soft deletion, the article has been restored upon request. ✗plicit 13:03, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

You've got mail

Hello, Explicit. Please check your email; you've got mail!
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. qcne (talk) 09:58, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

@Explicit I emailed you hours ago explaining the situation, and have just had to go to Oversight again to request suppression of the ANI thread where you and @Liz disclosed the supressed username. Utterly stupid behaviour. qcne (talk) 13:18, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

@Qcne: I'm pretty sure I did not mention the username in my followup response. In fact, I did everything to avoid mentioning or linking it again. I couldn't do much about the initial mention, as your email came in after that. I don't think I could have done much for that. ✗plicit 13:37, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

You mentioned the username in your first ANI post. qcne (talk) 13:46, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

@Qcne: ...Yes, that's why I just said. "I couldn't do much about the initial mention" because your email came afterwards. Like I stated at ANI, I was not aware of the distinction between account suppression and username suppression, given the original case I linked. ✗plicit 13:58, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

I just would have thought you'd have immediately requested oversight once my email had gone through, instead of waiting hours and continuing the ANI thread. qcne (talk) 14:01, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

You may want to go for ARB

Hi, another way for solve this, if needed, is trying for an Arbcom case instead of being so angered on AN/I. Please calm down or just take a break for a few hours, which might be better. -Lemonaka 13:21, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

@Lemonaka: (edit conflict) I honestly can not be bothered to tread through the politics of Wikipedia. I have enough work to do around here and mountains of page creations to do on Commons. I'd rather spend my time doing those things. ✗plicit 13:37, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Since the thread has now been suppressed, just to let you know (if you didn't see it) that I removed your two personal attacks on Liz (the second one was so egregious, especially to a female editor, that I seriously considered blocking you). Please don't do that again. Black Kite (talk) 13:23, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

@Black Kite: Noted. For the record, I didn't consider the second one being taken that way. It's a heteronormative train of thought, and hetero is something I am not. Viewing the world with a different lens and all, but thanks for the context reminder. ✗plicit 13:37, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Allow me to introduce you to the phrase, "get off my back." It means the same thing except no one has to think about your dick. Wins all around. Levivich (talk) 16:16, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

I don't understand how "get off my dick" means something different in a non-hetronormative context and indeed when I looked into this phrase I found examples of it being used against gay men by straight men. I do understand how you wouldn't get the disgust lots of us have felt seeing it used against Liz. I seriously considered pressing the block button myself. I didn't become an admin to block people and since I respect Black Kite's assessmment that he would have done the same for any user with your editing/block history I didn't take him up on his permission for someone else to do it. But for what it's worth I actually think there is a better case to block an admin for it since there is a higher expectation in these regards. Barkeep49 (talk) 17:05, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

I do understand how you wouldn't get the disgust lots of us have felt seeing it used against Liz. Why though? It's pretty obviously offensive and incredibly disrespectful. AusLondonder (talk) 18:41, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

As I said I felt disgust upon seeing it and I left my message because I find I didn't consider the second one being taken that way. It's a heteronormative train of thought, and hetero is something I am not in adequate. However, when looking into it there do seem to be certain communities (at least online ones) which use it rather than far more reasonable and acceptable "get off my back" and it appears explicit is a part of them. Barkeep49 (talk) 19:20, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Not just online communities. It's a common phrase men say to each other, at least in the US (or at least in the parts where I've been), stemming from "stepping on my dick" being a more emphatic version of "stepping on my toes", and thus "get off my dick" being a more emphatic version of "stop stepping on my toes" or "get off my back" or "get off my ass". But a man should never say "get off my dick" to a woman, because it obviously has a very different connotation in that context. Even where the phrase is common, a man saying it to a woman would be a major faux pas. It was a dumb and offensive thing for Explicit to say to Liz. Levivich (talk) 19:31, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

I concur. Saying something like "hop off [my dick]" is something commonly used as slang in the US to mean like "stop annoying me", but I will admit that there's times it shouldn't be used, especially in this context. Usually it's just a more innapropriate way of saying "leave me alone", but I can't speak on behalf of everyone. E_F⁵ 23:41, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

@Barkeep49: Fair enough. Not being heterosexual myself I found the "heteronormative train of thought" excuse pretty poor. AusLondonder (talk) 19:50, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

It unfortunately shows the (general, I have no personal issue with Barkeep49) pisspoor way editors who identify as female are treated here. The insult, the report, and the timing from Explicit are an extremely poor showing from a long term admin. (And to head off any questions, no it's not recall worthy and I don't believe in forced apologies) Star Mississippi 23:32, 21 November 2024 (UTC)