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Arunabha Bhattacharjee.

Possible QD A4 and/or G5, at least needs renaming and QD R3. Please check this article. MathXplore (talk) 13:29, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Deleted by Fehufanga --Ferien (talk) 23:45, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Minati Token (MNTC)

Possible QD A4 but an IP user repeats QD tag removal, please check this article. MathXplore (talk) 14:58, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Respected Editors, before Deleting any articles please check properly that what that article want to convey. I have just created and published a random crypto currency page. I am Just learning how to create pages on Wikipedia. 2409:4055:0:B8D6:0:0:1F40:D0AD (talk) 15:20, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
If you deleted that page i will lose all my confidence to create a new pages..if there is any need of correction please correct. Im really thankfull to you. 2409:4055:0:B8D6:0:0:1F40:D0AD (talk) 15:25, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
 Done by Ferien. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 22:08, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

User:Ravensfire

Hello Respected editor, there is an user name Ravensfire doing wrong edits for increasing his number of edits please review his edits, he is placing random tags on pages for deletation. He is distroying Wikipedia pages. First he remove sources then he is removing data and after 2-3 days he is Using deletation Tag on that pages. I think he is doing this for money. This is not acceptable. Please review his account. This is totally wrong and against to the Wikipedia guidelines. Fahadsamual78 (talk) 05:05, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I do not see any problem in their edits – they're just helping us remove spam and non-notable people from our Wikipedia and their help is definitely appreciated. Fahadsamual78, in future, you should put the template {{AN-notice}} on talk pages of editors who are involved in a topic on the administrators' noticeboard. --Ferien (talk) 21:44, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This is interesting. I'm guessing that many of the articles Fahadsamual78 is complaining about are related to the "IP range advertising" discussion above. Many had similar issues - highly promotional, use of paid articles as sources and sources that never mentioned the article subject or the information they should have supported. After the range was blocked, I've seen articles created by brand new accounts that end in 2 or 3 numbers, with their only edit being a full article created, with sources, correct formatting and decent layout. All being very promotional in tone. I'm wondering if these accounts are all connected, as this feels like a paid editing group. Ravensfire (talk) 18:32, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
An example created today is Deepak Thanwala. Brand new editor, one edit, uses sources, article layout - it's just highly promotional in tone with some questionable sources. Borderline notability, but needs some significant cleaning. With the similar MO as the blocked IP range, maybe a CU could look into this? Ravensfire (talk) 20:11, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

TeleNanny

Possible QD A4 but an IP user repeats QD tag removal, please check this article about a TV channel. MathXplore (talk) 11:43, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted. -- Auntof6 (talk) 12:49, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
They have remade the page in the template namespace. Template:Telenyanya.ru Bobherry Talk My Changes 20:19, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Main Page Idea

What if we made an "On This Day" section of the Main Page, like on enwiki? I think it could be an interesting idea. QuicoleJR (talk) 23:20, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It'd be nice, but I'm not sure if it would work. If we were to have the same facts as enwiki's today, only 2 of the bold articles in the facts out of 5 exist here. It appears it would be a little better than DYK in terms of maintenance as once we've done all the dates for a year, we would only have to occasionally update them, but actually getting a good amount of articles for all those dates in the first place would be challenging. --Ferien (talk) 23:44, 24 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, I see. Maybe when the site reaches 100K articles we can revisit this idea. QuicoleJR (talk) 12:36, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Well, we do currently have 232,467 articles right now but it's more whether those articles are on topics that would work for On This Day, and whether those articles are a good quality to be on the main page. --Ferien (talk) 12:38, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rohit Mehta (actor)

Why an editor placed quick deletation tag on this page with a reason of recreation of deleted content 2021? what is this i have created this page first time. without checking any thing he placed a tag of QD. i request you to review that page again Rohit Mehta (actor) - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . he is notable enough for featuring in Simple english Wikipedia. Nalin-choudhary123 (talk) 11:28, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Akshat Tyagi

An user with an ip address removing tags from pages please check this user please Nalin-choudhary123 (talk) 12:03, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Tvactorcreator

Tvactorcreator has created Chitrak Shah earlier today. It originally was a very promotional article, full of marketing fluff and decidedly not simple english. It was tagged for speedy deletion by myself and an IP editor, both times removed by TVactorcreator. I did some cleanup on the article and added a notability tag. TVactorcreator removed that and we've gone back and forth over the tag, with some discussions on both of our talk page here and here. Would someone mind taking a look at this? From TVactorcreator's comments, they aren't willing to discuss this matter and will continue the disruptive editing. Thanks. Ravensfire (talk) 20:36, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I see, IP address & you both are the same person. I may have added less sources, but the subject is country’s biggest developer of state in real estate. So he’s definitely notable. I agreed to your removal as I generated it through AI from news articles in the media, you can google Chitrak Shah and check under news section. Thats all, considering @Ravensfire edits he’s been only doing the tags and edits no contributions creatively. Tvactorcreator (talk) 20:41, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Tvactorcreator Except that the subject, as far as I can see, fails the general notability criteria. I have opened an RfD. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 22:11, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question about plagiarism

I have been looking for information on plagiarism on Simple English Wikipedia. Is there a policy or guideline that I could view? Barbara (talk) 21:20, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Barbara (WVS) While not addressing or mentioning plagiarism verbatim, there is a policy on copyright and copying content from Wikipedia (whether it's the Simple English Wikipedia or another Wikimedia project). Per WP:FOLLOW, the English Wikipedia's guidelines on plagiarism can also be used as a guideline here. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 22:16, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your quick response. Barbara (talk) 22:39, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

RD1 requests

Hi, I'm working through some of the potential copyright violations at CopyPatrol and I have some requests for revision deletion under the RD1 criterion:

Thanks! DanCherek (talk) 02:04, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

All  Done — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 02:13, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Onkar Hase

Before renaming the page included an extra disambiguator, so I moved but at a close timing the redirect was deleted as QD G11, so I thought the same thing can be said for this page, but an IP user is repeating QD tag removal. MathXplore (talk) 09:49, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There's an interesting comment from the IP in the history. "We are adding awards and achievements." I don't think that's an accident. Layout is similar to the IP ranges mentioned in "IP range advertising" above. Some odd sources- the Switzerland Post? Looking deeper, many of the "sources" are the same article, a clearly paid marketing piece. Most of these are pure junk sources masquerading as a real news site. This should be deleted. Ravensfire (talk) 11:50, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Nearly every source was the same paid marketing article. I've pruned them out, removed the unsourced fluff and tagged as G11 (again). Ravensfire (talk) 13:53, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I've quickly deleted the article as advertising. --Ferien (talk) 20:36, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I’m in so much pain hard to get around I see Ms Poorman she has all my records 75.180.51.181 (talk) 13:13, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Protection Request

Grass (change · talk · history · links · watch · logs · delete)
- Very often vandalized due to the popular gaming term "eat grass" among other terms. Currently has been vandalized all month. Bobherry Talk My Changes 00:59, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
 Done. Seems to have been vandalised almost daily since the last protection expired so I've gone for 3 months this time. --Ferien (talk) 10:26, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Contributions/Арія_Шах

This user is making bad pages (QD A1), currently no improvements but repeating QD tag removal. I requests admins to take care of them. MathXplore (talk) 10:14, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked and reported to stewards. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 10:34, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

User:Beastboy2.01

This editor has been attacking other editors for warning them as well as editing disruptively and making bad pages for awhile now. Bobherry Talk My Changes 10:21, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

sorry next time I won't do so Beastboy2.01 (talk) 15:09, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
but they copied my text and made them theirs post and get popular Beastboy2.01 (talk) 15:10, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Beastboy2.01, thank you for recognising your errors, but please be aware that any further incivility or creating bad pages will result in a block. --Ferien (talk) 21:35, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
but they copied my text and made them theirs post and get popular Beastboy2.01 (talk) 15:11, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment on Category:Cancer survivors RfD

Quite a few people have expressed concern over the following comment from Rathfelder on Wikipedia:Requests for deletion/Requests/2023/Category:Cancer survivors:

Delete. All these people will die in the end. Rathfelder (talk) 14:49, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Since then, both Illusion Flame and Bobherry have responded calling the comment harsh and after I closed the RfD, Davey2010 removed the !vote from Rathfelder and its replies. I have since reverted that removal, as the discussion is closed. From my POV, I did see the comment and the opposition it attracted while closing, but I did extend WP:AGF quite a bit, thinking that they did not word it the way they wanted it to be worded, and therefore didn't end up commenting on it in my closure. As this comment has attracted quite a bit of opposition already, I'm bringing it here to see if anyone thinks action against Rathfelder is necessary, but they haven't responded to any comment yet, perhaps because there have been no notifications given to them at this point. --Ferien (talk) 20:35, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I really don’t think anything but a warning is needed here. Seems to be like a case of a misunderstanding that came off different than how the author intended. It was definitely rude and uncalled for, but I don’t think we need to take action on this, besides a warning. I’d like to hear others opinions though. Illusion Flame (talk) 20:39, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
My reading of their comment at the time was "they will all die from their cancer(s) eventually" which I found incredibly disrespectful and tasteless however having re-read it the author may have actually been saying it as in "we're all going to die eventually" which is true we will. Certainly could've been worded better but given it leaves their comment open to interpretation I still believe it should be removed (or Rathfielder should amend it). Thanks, –Davey2010Talk 20:47, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion is closed now, so edits to it will be reverted.(I think) Illusion Flame (talk) 20:50, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Although discussions are closed that doesn't mean comments cannot be amended or removed. But anyway if we've all misunderstood Rath then best case scenario would be to reword the !vote and remove the replies –Davey2010Talk 20:54, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I’d like an admin to clarify here and for @Rathfelder to comment as well. Illusion Flame (talk) 20:55, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Illusion Flame, what needs to be clarified? --Ferien (talk) 20:59, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Whether the closed discussion can be edited to amend the comment. Illusion Flame (talk) 21:04, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
If there's a consensus that that's necessary then WP:IAR surely. Editing a closed discussion to clarify your own opinion shouldn't be that big of a deal? --Ferien (talk) 21:05, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed, just thought it best to clarify before @Rathfelder replies. Illusion Flame (talk) 21:06, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Most likely a misunderstanding, I've never had any issue with Rathfelder and they've always seemed to be nice. FatalFit | ✉ | ✓  20:59, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
What I meant, and I was clearly too abrupt, is that classifying people as survivors - of anything- doesnt seem like a good idea. Survival is not a permanent state. I didnt intend to upset anyone and I apologise to those I did. Rathfelder (talk) 21:44, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
That’s a good enough explanation for me. 😊 Anyone else disagree? Illusion Flame (talk) 21:47, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I say a warning is needed as it clearly breaks policy. The comment was completely unneeded. Bobherry Talk My Changes 21:59, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Can someone explain what policy I broke? Is it wrong to say that all humans are mortal? Rathfelder (talk) 21:38, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Bobherry Rathfelder has apologized and I see any further escalation (warning, block, etc) as unnecessary. The comment may have been pointy or harsh, and it could have been phrased in a better way. I don't think pointing out human mortality is breaking any policy. This issue is resolved from what I see. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 21:55, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
So is it acceptable to accuse an editor a breaking a policy that doesnt exist? Rathfelder (talk) 18:58, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

James Crown

Quick deletion is contested at here, I request admins to check this article. MathXplore (talk) 09:48, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Arguably an incorrect use of A4 but it's been deleted by Macdonald-ross. --Ferien (talk) 19:18, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Phenomenon i'm noticing

I'm noticing that quite a few IPs start off by making good edits to Deaths in 2023 but then start manually adding and removing the word '2023' constantly, flooding the article history tab with a lot of the same edits. Not sure what to do so I'm posting it here.- FusionSub (Talk page) (Contributions) 08:28, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Firstly, I'm going to delete the article per G6 to clear the flooded history, and then I am going to see whether other admins could make an abuse filter for this. --Ferien (talk) 11:14, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Ok.- FusionSub (Talk page) (Contributions) 11:22, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
So after around 35 minutes, I've gone through and selected all the revisions that should have been kept (the ones that weren't the constant self-reverts). It took a little longer than I thought.. anyway, I've also protected the article for 3 months. Now, a filter should probably be created and if that does end up happening before the protection expires, I should put here that admins do not need to ask me before unprotecting the article. Thanks. --Ferien (talk) 11:55, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Ferien See Special:AbuseFilter/132. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 13:20, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Fehufanga: looks good to me. Thank you for creating that. I've unprotected the article now. --Ferien (talk) 13:22, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Alexander Lukson

An IP user is repeating QD tag removal at here, possible QD A4 case. MathXplore (talk) 15:06, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Done --Ferien (talk) 11:08, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Muhammad Luqman

Possible QD A4 case, I request admins to take a look at this. MathXplore (talk) 07:54, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's quite a claim to be prime minister even of a micronation at the age of 11 but as the micronation is a hoax, this is also basically a complete hoax and so I've quickly deleted it as such. --Ferien (talk) 11:12, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

T2 Travel

An IP user is repeating QD tag removal at here, possible QD A4 case. MathXplore (talk) 11:07, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely a case of A4. Deleted, thank you. --Ferien (talk) 11:07, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like a repeating customer to me. The /64 range has been blocked, again. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 13:43, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Script import request..

In delinting some pages, I've found that having a regexp based search and replace would be useful.

The script I use over on English Wikipedia is the one I'm most familar with:- en:wikisource:User:Inductiveload/maintain.

This script cannot be called cross-wiki, as it has some dependencies which need to be installed locally. Would it be possible for an interface admin to evaluate the script concerned, and make any appropriate imports needed so that I can make use of it locally? ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 09:01, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

We have no local interface admins here, although if another admin has the JavaScript knowledge needed to figure out which dependencies need installing locally, then feel free to ping bureaucrats to get interface admin. --Ferien (talk) 15:39, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Holly & Terry's Saturday Showdown

An IP user is repeating QD tag removal at here, possible QD A4 case. MathXplore (talk) 07:15, 3 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted and protected by Macdonald-ross. --Ferien (talk) 15:35, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WP:NOTHERE user.

AE3907 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

This user started editing here on 15 May. Since then, every one of their edits has been made to their userspace. They've been using their userspace as a personal sandbox of sorts. Some of their edits include inventing alternate historical events: User:AE3907/World War 3 or 4 or 5. As can be seen here at their talk page, I've asked them twice to stop, but this hasn't slowed them down, and now they've uploaded this alternate historical map of a future world war: File:World map 3,4 and 5.png. I think that, per WP:NOTHERE, their editing behavior is not consistent with Simple English WP's guidelines. NytharT.C 13:42, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

To be fair, some of those entries are interesting and have potential, plus they are in userspace. I would encourage an administrator to look at the individual subpages and see which ones, if any, should be deleted. This is nowhere near as bad as someone creating bad articles, as it is in userspace. Blissyu2 (talk) 14:05, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • This thread was archived by a bot. In the meantime, AE3907 has continued to make edits only to their userspace. Their edits and pages indicate they're writing alternate history or future events they predict may take place. Either way, their editing behavior indicates they are NOTHERE. Simple English Wikipedia isn't the right place for people to publish their personal thoughts. I am requesting that an administrator please take a look at this. Thanks. NytharT.C 11:22, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
     Done Blocked for a week. Will block for longer if they continue. --Ferien (talk) 15:35, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The "Durra gas field" is undergoing targeted changes!

I noticed that the "Durra gas field" article has undergone changes and the word "Iran" has been removed from it. Considering the political tension in the region related to this gas field, these changes are most likely targeted and purposeful.

IPs 46.84.97.49 and 51.235.115.246 have made these changes, but this type of change (or sabotage or fight) can be seen in the history of this page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durra_gas_field

HP1250 (talk) 12:54, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@HP1250 Hello, the article you linked is on the English Wikipedia. You may be looking for the administrators' noticeboard there. This is the Simple English Wikipedia, a different project. Thanks. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 13:50, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Page requests"

Could someone undertake to change this occasionally? It always has one or two left which no-one wants to take on. Macdonald-ross (talk) 11:52, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I can make the two pages later, then I will edit the "Page requests" page. For convenience, I'm just going to link it here Wikipedia:RecentChanges/Most Wanted --Ferien (talk) 12:04, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
 Done Written both pages. Now the requests page can be changed soon, although this doesn't require an admin and I'd rather someone more familiar did it, as I haven't made an update to that page before. --Ferien (talk) 16:20, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

IA request

I'd like to use the IA tools for a few hours to get the different levels of {{uw-spam}} warnings to appear on Twinkle's menu. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 12:39, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, granting now. --Ferien (talk) 12:40, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Ferien  Done, see here, you can remove the rights. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 12:55, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
 Removed, thank you. --Ferien (talk) 12:56, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ashish Khandal

I'm requesting to unprotect this article because a user who repeatedly recreated this article has been blocked indefinitely from editing, so there's really no need to keep this article protected. 95.132.186.233 (talk) 16:28, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done Multiple now-blocked users created the article, evading previous blocks. They may very well try and evade their block in the future in order to create the article. So no, it won't be unprotected. --Ferien (talk) 17:39, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Flood Flag

Can I have one please? I'm going to do some work on Category:Disestablishments by time Rathfelder (talk) 21:06, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rathfelder, what tasks are you planning to do exactly with that category? --Ferien (talk) 21:06, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
add Navseasoncats to the subcategories. Rathfelder (talk) 21:21, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Ok. I will add it to you now. --Ferien (talk) 21:22, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Aasife Biriyani

An IP user is repeating QD tag removal at here, possible QD A4 case (pretending notability by duplicate sections). MathXplore (talk) 07:34, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Page deleted. -- Auntof6 (talk) 07:47, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Quick deletion of User:Catherine Lunaa

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing, so a user page of this account needs to be quickly deleted as well. 95.134.111.155 (talk) 11:54, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This does not fit any QD criteria. The G5 criteria doesn't apply if the user in question wasn't socking. — *Fehufangą ♮ ✉ Talk page 12:39, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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