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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2023 Patriot League softball season

 

A tag has been placed on Category:2023 Patriot League softball season indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2023 Southern Conference softball season

 

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference softball season

 

A tag has been placed on Category:2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference softball season indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

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why u deleted the topic Dr Peer Rayees (talk) 15:43, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

@Dr Peer Rayees: Read my edit summary again, follow this link Wikipedia:FAQ/Categorization#How_do_I_add_an_article_to_a_category?. We only include entries to categories if they have an article. Shellwood (talk) 15:48, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

AfD miHoYo

You helpfully posted the AfD for miHoYo in Deletion sorting, but the AfD appears to have been withdrawn as vandalism so now the Deletion sorting entries look broken. As you appear to be familiar with those templates would mind fixing them, please? Matt's talk 16:12, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2023 Western Athletic Conference softball season

 

A tag has been placed on Category:2023 Western Athletic Conference softball season indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

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Question from Phuque me dead (09:12, 30 May 2023)

Hello. What's the weather like? --Phuque me dead (talk) 09:12, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

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May 2023 NPP Drive Award

 

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New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023

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New Page Review queue April to June 2023

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I am really impressed by your tireless services to Wikipedia. Many thanks and keep up the good work. Maliner (talk) 16:35, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
@Maliner: Thank you! Shellwood (talk) 10:32, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

Question from We123iop (17:02, 7 July 2023)

I'm making the draft Wikipedia, I would like to know who can delete my drafts? If I was abused and interrupted by some wiki people, what can I do? it is noted that there is no limit time for the draft, is it true? Looking forward to your reply and support, thanks. --We123iop (talk) 17:02, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

@We123iop: Hi, use these tags from here if you wish to request a deletion, place them at the top of the draft. You can't delete them yourself, only administrators can do that. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted. If you need any further help just ask, good luck! Shellwood (talk) 17:18, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
I've seen some draft wiki deleted suddenly by the wiki people during the draft stage in month time, is it normal? What happens actually? We123iop (talk) 17:24, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
@We123iop: There are several criterias an article must meet in order to be published here. I suggest you read this. Drafts (and articles) may be speedy deleted, further details about that can be found here. I know it's a lot of information to digest and I can't speak for what others have done in the past. Now I don't know what differs Cantonese Wikipedia from English Wikipedia or your story over there, but I advice you to only use one account here. Shellwood (talk) 17:41, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

Question from We123iop (17:14, 7 July 2023)

Under what circumstances, a published wiki that had been reviewed and proved by the wiki people, will be suddenly deleted with the similar content at the very beginning? Is it also happened in wiki in other languages? Will a wiki page be deleted without open discussion even though the references are super enough for the topics? Who are monitoring the wiki management to secure the judgement is correct and fair? --We123iop (talk) 17:14, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

Question from Justeli (20:59, 8 July 2023)

what happened to the list of occult (or occultism) which was in alphabetical order? Scientology, Buddhism, Kundalini, Baháʼí Faith were listed among others.

Thank you for your help --Justeli (talk) 20:59, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

@Justeli: I'm sorry but I have no idea which article you are referring to. Shellwood (talk) 21:40, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
Hello,
there was an article with the full list of occult religions or organizations. They were listed in alphabetical order and posted in this article under "see also" section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occult. It was either deleted or removed. You can find only List of occult terms, symbols and occultists. The list that I'm searching is no longer there. Justeli (talk) 18:14, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
@Justeli: What was the list/article called? Shellwood (talk) 12:19, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2024 Indian Premier League

 

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2023–24 World Rugby Sevens Series

 

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:1999 in Czech Republic

 

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Question from Khadr gaaga (13:59, 28 July 2023)

Gudaal cabdi xirsi --Khadr gaaga (talk) 13:59, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Question from Khadr gaaga (14:05, 28 July 2023)

How can i put in the Wikipedia photo and video --Khadr gaaga (talk) 14:05, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2024 in Indian cricket

 

A tag has been placed on Category:2024 in Indian cricket indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

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Question from Scorpiomate (08:27, 2 August 2023)

From your experience, what's the most effective way to contribute as an editor and how do you areas of edits within articles that are not obvious? --Scorpiomate (talk) 08:27, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

@Scorpiomate: Use your prior knowledge and expand articles, start with topics that interest you and don't forget to follow the policies and guidelines. Shellwood (talk) 13:10, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:2023 October events by continent

 

A tag has been placed on Category:2023 October events by continent indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is missing from Nintendo Switch-only games category and users should know about this issue. Greentoadster (talk) 01:14, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

@Greentoadster: No you don't understand the purpose of categories here, besides you are wrong about it being Nintendo Switch-only game, leave that page alone. Shellwood (talk) 11:57, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

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Question from Giotis10 (15:48, 15 August 2023)

Hi

There is an article in Wikipedia about myself and I want to remove it.

Is that possible?

Thanks Panayiotis --Giotis10 (talk) 15:48, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

@Giotis10: What article are you referring to? Shellwood (talk) 18:47, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from Whisperblue343 (21:55, 15 August 2023)

Hello! I have edited books but not created a Wikipedia page. I see that it may not be possible for me to create a page. I want to create one about my father who died 30 years ago at age 100; is mentioned in many many articles; changed medicine in Wester NC; had a hospital; was noted for many things. I have much information about him but it is at all possible for me to do the page? I have published his written stories and he fits all the notability criteria. --Whisperblue343 (talk) 21:55, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

@Whisperblue343: Hi, I suggest you start out by creating a draft or use your sandbox as a first step. Your account isn't autoconfirmed, which means that you can't publish any articles yet. Since the subject you want to write about is your father, you should be mindful of this, it would be very helpful for you to read that before editing, good luck! Shellwood (talk) 22:05, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from Yuhanobrique (03:46, 20 August 2023)

Hello I'd like to know how to write a biography for someone. --Yuhanobrique (talk) 03:46, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

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Apologies for accidentally removing the notice and comment, and thanks for restoring.

I am honestly not sure what happened in this AfD diff. I edited the single section, which is not possible from an old version. I didn't get any edit conflict warning, despite having the "Paragraph-based edit conflict" setting turned on in preferences, which normally works. Very confusing. Apologies again, thanks for catching and fixing it. —siroχo 18:58, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from Mubeench on William Bartram Arboretum (16:40, 26 August 2023)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:August 2024 sports events in Germany

 

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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 September 9 § Building collapses

 

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Question from OruVattamKoodi on Wikipedia:Contact us (16:57, 20 September 2023)

Hello I need to delete the draft page of Oruvattam Koodi. How to do that? --OruVattamKoodi (talk) 16:57, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from OruVattamKoodi (17:24, 20 September 2023)

If I moved to User, then what will happen? --OruVattamKoodi (talk) 17:24, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Question from OruVattamKoodi (17:26, 20 September 2023)

Also I moved another draft article Sabu James to main space. Is there any changes needed? --OruVattamKoodi (talk) 17:26, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

@OruVattamKoodi: Hi, you can add this tag if you want the user page or draft deleted. Shellwood (talk) 18:33, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

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