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December 10, 2024
[edit]Not quite a G10 case IMO, but a major part of the essay is incivility/personal attacks. The authour cannot resolve this because she is blocked and the PAs are too important to the overall essay to just remove them. QwertyForest (talk) 08:42, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: I'm looking at the essay, and I agree it doesn't meet WP:G10. I'm also looking at the bullet points at WP:NPA#WHATIS, and trying to match them up to the essay content to see what qualifies, and it escapes me. What do you see? Mathglot (talk) 09:29, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- To clarify, this reads uncivil/PA to me:
lame nerds
random ignorant persons with overinflated egos who happen to have fancy-sounding, meaningless, irrelevant titles or super-scary powers and influence
the Hero of Wikipedia medal on display in both their userpage and bedroom
- QwertyForest (talk) 10:55, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. Afaict from what you've listed, no person or group is named, therefore there is no PA here, in my understanding of the policy. Seems like some prickly antiauthoritarianism, but I'd say that it falls under the considerable leeway given to users to determine what goes into their User space pages. 11:11, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- To clarify, this reads uncivil/PA to me:
- Comment: It's a statement of her approach to and philosophy about editing Wikipedia. And while I find that approach dismal and that philosophy abhorrent, I think the statement itself has merit as such.-- Deepfriedokra (talk) 09:32, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- PS: I have her talk page watchlisted from prior discussion, and that is how I found my way here. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 09:35, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Switch to Keep per my fellow "ignorant person with [an] overinflated ego." -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 13:33, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- PS: I have her talk page watchlisted from prior discussion, and that is how I found my way here. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 09:35, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Keep. I think what the page says represents a totally unconstructive attitude, and the fact that its creator has such views is most unfortunate. However, not only does she hold such unconstructive views, but those views have coloured her very unconstructive editing history and her whole approach to dealing with other editors, and I find it very helpful to have it documented, as it helps to clarify the meaning of her position in conflicts she has been involved in. JBW (talk) 11:54, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
Wiktorpyk (talk) 08:33, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Speedy keep - no rationale given. ObserveOwl (talk) 08:37, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
This is a serious WP:BLPCRIME vio, even for a draft. POIs are innocent until proven guilty. EF5 01:16, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Immediate delete per above. Departure– (talk) 01:19, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, so I suppose it isn't a good fit for CSD but I think it should be. For all we know we've started a draft about an innocent man that will be acquitted and doesn't want any exposure - not the best practice when we know damn well he isn't notable until proven guilty in a court of law, which he may not be. Departure– (talk) 01:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Imo, this should be speedied, but since BLPCRIME doesn't have a specific tag, I brought it here instead. EF5 01:22, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, so I suppose it isn't a good fit for CSD but I think it should be. For all we know we've started a draft about an innocent man that will be acquitted and doesn't want any exposure - not the best practice when we know damn well he isn't notable until proven guilty in a court of law, which he may not be. Departure– (talk) 01:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Delete per above. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 01:20, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- I have changed the wording to make it suspected. Personisinsterest (talk) 01:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- It's still a severe violation of BLPCRIME, it reads as if "Luigi Mangione is a man who probably killed Brian Thompson", no matter how it's worded. EF5 01:24, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Neutral wording doesn't fix the core problem. Per WP:SUSPECT:
For individuals who are not public figures—that is, individuals not covered by § Public figures—editors must seriously consider not including material—in any article—that suggests the person has committed or is accused of having committed a crime, unless a conviction has been secured for that crime.
- This article is about someone who 48 hours ago was nobody and who in 48 hours may once again be nobody - a private citizen only put to public figuredom under the accusation of being a murderer. If he ends up being our guy, it should probably be merged into Killing of Brian Thompson anyway. Departure– (talk) 01:26, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Delete per EF5 and Departure. A. Randomdude0000 (talk) 01:37, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Delete, speedy if possible per BLP. (CC) Tbhotch™ 01:48, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- I've blanked the draft for now. Everything was a BLP violation, so I suppose now if someone else wants to A3 this go ahead. All sources establish notability by connecting him with a crime he hasn't even been convicted of. Departure– (talk) 03:13, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- None of what you've said is correct or relevant. —Alalch E. 09:39, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- SNOW delete, also noting that someone un-blanked the draft. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 07:29, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Keep. There are no problems with this draft. The individual has been charged. Unlikely that an article on the perpetrator will be needed, but no reason to delete.—Alalch E. 09:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Snow keep, WP:BLPCRIME isn't relevant here whatsoever, and this individual is widely covered in numerous RS. WP:BLP1E may prove to be relevant in so far as an individual biography is concerned, but there are many articles on individual killers who only became notable for the murder they committed. —Locke Cole • t • c 14:11, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
many articles on individual killers who only became notable for the murder they committed
We have zero idea if he actually committed the crime, though. "Charged" and "convicted" are completely different, and this draft is just a bunch of "alleged" and "suspected". EF5 14:16, 10 December 2024 (UTC)- Hence why it's a draft? Do you have a WP:PAG-based reason to delete this draft or is it just WP:IDONTLIKEIT? —Locke Cole • t • c 14:43, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, I gave you one, WP:BLPCRIME. Per this guideline:
A living person accused of a crime is presumed innocent until convicted by a court of law. Accusations, investigations, arrests and charges do not amount to a conviction. For individuals who are not public figures—that is, individuals not covered by § Public figures—editors must seriously consider not including material—in any article—that suggests the person has committed or is accused of having committed a crime, unless a conviction has been secured for that crime.
He has not been convicted yet, and this entire draft reads as if he is accused of this, hence the "Accusations, investigations, arrests and charges do not amount to a conviction". Great job assuming bad faith, though. EF5 14:48, 10 December 2024 (UTC)- WP:BLPCRIME is not relevant here, the shooter achieved notoriety before his identity was revealed and was already a "public figure" from all the public reaction. He is receiving even more reliably sourced coverage after he was arrested and charged to further cement his public figure status. —Locke Cole • t • c 15:01, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- It is, though. Does CBS, CNN or ABC convict people of crimes? No! He may be notable, but at this state the draft is a BLPCRIME violation, no matter how much coverage he gets. For all we know, Mangione could just be an impostor profiting fame off of the killing. EF5 15:03, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- WP:NOR is that way. Meanwhile we must follow what reliable sources are saying on the matter, not what an editor here thinks based on their own opinion. —Locke Cole • t • c 15:36, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- How is "Mangione hasn't been convicted yet" an opinion piece? This MfD isn't because of his notability, he's obviously notable, it's the fact that this draft is written horribly and is a massive BLPCRIME violation, the point I've been trying to get across. Notability and RS coverage isn't an excuse to potentially falsely accuse someone of a crime, in this case murder. EF5 15:51, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- WP:NOR is that way. Meanwhile we must follow what reliable sources are saying on the matter, not what an editor here thinks based on their own opinion. —Locke Cole • t • c 15:36, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- It is, though. Does CBS, CNN or ABC convict people of crimes? No! He may be notable, but at this state the draft is a BLPCRIME violation, no matter how much coverage he gets. For all we know, Mangione could just be an impostor profiting fame off of the killing. EF5 15:03, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- WP:BLPCRIME is not relevant here, the shooter achieved notoriety before his identity was revealed and was already a "public figure" from all the public reaction. He is receiving even more reliably sourced coverage after he was arrested and charged to further cement his public figure status. —Locke Cole • t • c 15:01, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, I gave you one, WP:BLPCRIME. Per this guideline:
- Hence why it's a draft? Do you have a WP:PAG-based reason to delete this draft or is it just WP:IDONTLIKEIT? —Locke Cole • t • c 14:43, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
December 8, 2024
[edit]Was already created by this same uploader as It's OK I'm OK rendering this draft useless. — Preceding unsigned comment added by This0k (talk • contribs) 01:12, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- Speedy Redirect to It's OK I'm OK. SmokeyJoe (talk) 10:54, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- I wonder whether a bot should do all of these? SmokeyJoe (talk) 10:55, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- Everyone is saying to redirect this to It's OK I'm OK but I think it already is so I don't see why not just delete this draft that will never be used. This0k (talk) 13:37, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- I wonder whether a bot should do all of these? SmokeyJoe (talk) 10:55, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- A bot already tags unused drafts for deletion after six months. Why the nominator is in such a hurry to get rid of this one is a mystery and kind of weird. But sure, redirect to It's OK I'm OK.--NØ 14:02, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- Because the draft is useless and there's no need for it. I also explained on your talk page that you could have been keeping it for back up if you know that page was deleted but It's OK I'm OK is notable enough to keep. Also saying that it's "kind of weird" when it's an unneeded draft is a moot point. I also want to add I didn't know drafts get deleted after six months. This0k (talk) 14:42, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- Comment - Entries in draft space when there is an article are not entirely useless. If an editor enters the name of the draft or clicks on a link to the draft, they are redirected to the article rather than given an error. That is the use for the drafts. Also, drafts that redirect to article space are not deleted by the 6-month cleanup bot, because they have a use for redirection. The nominator is trying to be helpful but is mistaken. The desire to get rid of drafts is not weird, just uninformed. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:02, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- Comment - User:SmokeyJoe's question is whether a bot can recognize drafts whose titles are the same as the titles of articles. I think that that question is whether a bot can look at the titles of newly created articles and see whether titles exist in draft space. The most common situation in which both a draft and an article exist is the acceptance of a draft by a reviewer, and in that case the accept script automatically creates a page move redirect. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:08, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
Claiming to be "the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler", describing oneself as "Aryan", and describing Marxism as "judeo-bolshevism" in a userpage template certainly falls under WP:POLEMIC. Di (they-them) (talk) 07:31, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Delete Prussian-German ethnicity has been linked to Insanity - and certainly WP:POLEMIC The AP (talk) 07:35, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- I don't like to participate in votes regarding me, especially considering it's going to be a conflict of interest. I also don't like using the "it's just a joke" argument... but none of this is polemic. It is not meant to be 'rhetoric intended to support a specific position by forthright claims'. It is meant to make fun of these things. It is 'in jest'. I thought the sheer absurdity of such a userpage in which all of this is contrasted with the fact that I am a communist and thus do not believe in the absurdity of things like "judeo-bolshevism" would indicate this.
- I am sorry if my userpage causes offense. It is to make fun of these people who call themselves "aryan hyperboreans" or whatever. TheodoresTomfooleries (talk) 07:46, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- I think that the humor isn't really obvious. Not to mention, pretending to be a caricature of a neo-Nazi to make fun of them is still polemic and not really related to building the encyclopedia. Di (they-them) (talk) 07:52, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- i agree !!! 83.254.204.236 (talk) 08:02, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- I still hardly believe that this can still be considered polemic.
- Good day. TheodoresTomfooleries (talk) 08:12, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- (Personal attack removed) Leave the last funny wikipedia user page alone. Xenosystem (talk) 10:45, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- I think that the humor isn't really obvious. Not to mention, pretending to be a caricature of a neo-Nazi to make fun of them is still polemic and not really related to building the encyclopedia. Di (they-them) (talk) 07:52, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Delete, yeah, we definitely don't need things like this here. 2A0E:1D47:9085:D200:D8C7:13A5:F937:D20E (talk) 12:20, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Snow delete. This should've been a speedy delete, and we are feeding someone who is very obviously a troll through this nom. 💽 LunaEclipse 💽 🌹 ⚧ (CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST) 12:57, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Again, how am I a troll? I have shown quite evidently through my contributions- of which I have made several of, that I am not here to 'disrupt Wikipedia' whatsoever.
- I have never vandalized a page. I have never intentionally broken any rules. I have never harassed anybody. My userpage has nothing to do with my edits on Wikipedia. TheodoresTomfooleries (talk) 15:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- TheodoresTomfooleries, see this comment. Read the room; nobody here finds your "jokes" funny. — 💽 LunaEclipse 💽 🌹 ⚧ (CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST) 21:05, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Once again, my userpage has nothing to do with my contributions to Wikipedia. I would suggest not insinuating that someone is a troll when the definition of 'a troll' does not apply to me. TheodoresTomfooleries (talk) 00:37, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- @TheodoresTomfooleries: Do "deliberately offensive or provocative messages" not describe the content you've added to your user page? Unless you were somehow expecting people not be taken off-guard by declaring that you are "actually the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler" as a joke or whole-heartedly believed it, it's safe for people to say your purpose was to troll. I see that you are a legitimate contributor here and I recommend just leaving your user page to host your userboxes and basic info about yourself and what you do on Wikipedia and lay off the edgy humor that is not appropriate for an online encyclopedia. You user page absolutely should be about what you do on Wikipedia, that's what they're for. Waddles 🗩 🖉 00:50, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- Once again, my userpage has nothing to do with my contributions to Wikipedia. I would suggest not insinuating that someone is a troll when the definition of 'a troll' does not apply to me. TheodoresTomfooleries (talk) 00:37, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
My userpage has nothing to do with my edits on Wikipedia.
That's not actually true. While you can let your hair down a bit on your userpage, you can't actually do whatever you want over there. The same policies apply throughout Wikipedia. I appreciate the clarification that you aren't a troll and want to contribute productively elsewhere. Kind regards, Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI (talk to me!/my edits) 10:30, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- TheodoresTomfooleries, see this comment. Read the room; nobody here finds your "jokes" funny. — 💽 LunaEclipse 💽 🌹 ⚧ (CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST) 21:05, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Again, how am I a troll? I have shown quite evidently through my contributions- of which I have made several of, that I am not here to 'disrupt Wikipedia' whatsoever.
- Delete: Per nom. Please also delete User:DFLPApologist for similar styled trolling. - Ratnahastin (talk) 15:44, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Keep We're witnessing the death of comedy 16:11, 8 December 2024 (UTC)Bigshlomo (talk)
- Delete, we're witnessing the death of comedy. Bishonen | tålk 16:34, 8 December 2024 (UTC).
- Delete: not actually funny. Toughpigs (talk) 16:45, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Speedy delete: Inappropriate user page. – Closed Limelike Curves (talk) 17:16, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Delete - There is such a thing as humor, and there is such a thing as inappropriate humor. If this editor is not a troll, then they should avoid acting like a troll. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:13, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
Keep but tag with {{humour}} I certainly didn't find it very funny, but at least I could tell it was intended to be such. If the user is willing to add the appropriate tags to clarify, then I'm fine with it. Cremastra ‹ u — c › 18:15, 8 December 2024 (UTC)You know what, just delete it. There are attempts at bad humour, but this one goes too far. Cremastra ‹ u — c › 21:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC)- Yea, like I too laughed at this when I saw it on a screenshot on Twitter, but then I realised wait, this is Wikipedia, let's keep it that way. Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI (talk to me!/my edits) 10:26, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
- Delete. Utterly inappropriate trolling. Userpages are for letting other editors know who you are as an editor, not for trying to offend people. Cullen328 (talk) 18:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Can we get a WP:SNOW close? – Closed Limelike Curves (talk) 01:38, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- Not after less than one day, although I would be very surprised if this went any other way than delete. charlotte 👸🎄 06:35, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- Can we get a WP:SNOW close? – Closed Limelike Curves (talk) 01:38, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- Delete Even if it's supposed to be funny, it's not obvious at first because it isn't funny at all. There are definitely people out there who believe in the Aryan race theory or even believe to be the reincarnation of historical figures like Hitler. Before looking into who this user was, I thought it was a newly-registered Nazi troll here to stir trouble, not someone who's been around for almost 4 years. Waddles 🗩 🖉 23:04, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
- Comment TheodoresTomfooleries, why don't you just blank your User page? Liz Read! Talk! 05:14, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
You are welcome to edit this page, but please do not blank, merge, or move it, or remove this notice, while the discussion is in progress.
- Doing so would be a violation. TheodoresTomfooleries (talk) 06:02, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
December 6, 2024
[edit]- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Scientology (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)
While a few years old, this April Fools' AFD is primarily about a BLP's religion, although I am unsure whether this page may be considered an attack page or not. Xeroctic (talk) 19:33, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Delete per nom. * Pppery * it has begun... 22:19, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Keep, deleting an old joke AfD is just pointless (and perhaps a bit humorless). Also, I think that all AfD's are worth keeping as historic reference, even humorous ones. FLIPPINGOUT (talk) 23:03, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
December 4, 2024
[edit]The page now located at User:Est. 2021/sandbox/CURRENT was formerly a talk page for my previous account Vicipaedianus x, so –when I created this account back in 2021– I moved it into my user space an turned it into an archive. Later, on 19 June 2023, I copy-pasted all of its content to my archive located at User talk:Est. 2021/Archive/0, so I requested to merge the page history as well (specifically edits between February 2014 and February 2021, when it was a talk page) and the deletion of the former, but my request got declined, so I got stuck with a blanked subpage, and I started using it as a sandbox. I now remembered that –on 14 December 2023– I got told it was "not eligible for WP:U1 because at one time it was a user talk page, it may still be deleted by being listed at WP:MFD", so please, merge its history as a talk page into User talk:Est. 2021/Archive/0, if needed, and delete this useless duplicate turned sandbox. Thanks. Est. 2021 (talk · contribs) 16:03, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
Delete - If this is not eligible for U1 because of its history, it is enough like a U1 that it should be deleted at the originator's request. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:45, 6 December 2024 (UTC)- Sigh.
- Per WP:DELTALK, the edits between September 2013 and November 2020 must not be deleted no matter how many layers of obfuscation you try to use to hide that fact.
- The request to history merge the talk page edits so the later edits can be deleted is valid and in my opinion should have been granted, but four other admins (including my past self) have improperly stonewalled it. Now that we're at a discussion venue rather than an individual-admin-request venue I guess we can override them and grant that request, so I support doing so.
- Est. 2021's insistence in getting things done this way has grown beyond reason. They've made nine distinct requests for admin actions relating to this one sandbox, all of which were declined. My gut wants to say "Keep" out of spite. But I'm better than that.
- Overall, weakly support history merge and delete, but if that's not done, strongly oppose deleting without history merging - that would set a hideous precedent that people can get their way by complaining enough. Although I guess WP:Database reports/Possibly out-of-process deletions#User talk pages exists, so the blatant double standard being demonstrated here will continue to exist either way. * Pppery * it has begun... 22:19, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Comment - Having reviewed the history in detail once, there is a strange odor to the history, and we don't want to just incinerate it to get rid of any possible dead animals. Robert McClenon (talk) 05:42, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
Unformatted, probably LLM RfA from an ineligible candidate. To veek2, you might find WP:RFAADVICE helpful; most candidates have made thousands of edits over months of consistent, active editing. WP:NOTNOW has some good advice :) HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 04:15, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
- Question - Why should we delete this? Why not leave it standing as an indication that the editor had the silly idea of applying for admin status? Robert McClenon (talk) 15:37, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
- As a kindness to veek2. LLM slop does not need to be kept in the history of a {{courtesy blanked}} page; nothing worthwhile would be in the history. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 20:59, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
- Keep We don't commonly delete old RfAs unless they are malformed indeed. I can't remember us deleting at XfD unless there was something truly worth hiding from view (or it was merely a test page). Here we have a good faith self-nom statement by veek2. I'm all for kindness to newbies, but if a new contributor says he's Napoleon (for example), I'm inclined to allow the community to see that and make their own judgement (as opposed to Wikipedia preemptively appearing obtuse). I'm really not understanding the threat. While I almost always prefer blanking to deletion, in this case, I'd prefer this to be viewed. Attribution is a thing. So are consequences. BusterD (talk) 20:13, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Delete Irrelevant noise. * Pppery * it has begun... 22:08, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
December 3, 2024
[edit]Draft about something we don't know yet, no title, no info, no image, not relevant at the moment. We should wait for more information before creating a draft, the creator is not against deletion. SparklingBlueMoon (talk) 19:05, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
- Keep: Per WP:NDRAFT. SmokeyJoe (talk) 21:26, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
- It is not enough to precisely respect Wikipedia's rules without reflection. Do you know how to identify exactly what we are talking about? Because I don't. We just know that it is a Lego film that could be anything and whose release is not yet certain, Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. The creation is rushed, we will end up with duplicates or give additional work to the draft reviewers. As I said to the creator of the article, I am not against the creation of a draft on a future Lego film but currently there is nothing, even the title of the article does not allow a clear identification, imagine that we start creating this kind of drafts/articles every day without a minimum identification being possible, we would not get out of it. The creator himself is not against deletion while waiting for additional information. SparklingBlueMoon (talk) 22:51, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
- Good evening SparklingBlueMoon, I would like to direct your attention to some points mentioned in Wikipedia:NDRAFT. Now, if this was created in mainspace, I do agree it would be deleted quickly, if not under CSD:A1 or A3 then a snow vote at AfD. That being said, draftspace is self cleaning, and unless there is a pressing, unambiguous reason to delete (copyvio, attack page, hoax, etc.), it is better to let the six month deadline pass rather than go through MfD. Not only can this create bad blood between new and experience editors, the bureaucracy this creates often extends the draft past its natural lifespan. Also, if the author agrees to CSD, they should blank and tag the page under G7 or explicitly ask another editor to do so. Thank you for your time VolatileAnomaly (talk) 04:03, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
- It is not enough to precisely respect Wikipedia's rules without reflection. Do you know how to identify exactly what we are talking about? Because I don't. We just know that it is a Lego film that could be anything and whose release is not yet certain, Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. The creation is rushed, we will end up with duplicates or give additional work to the draft reviewers. As I said to the creator of the article, I am not against the creation of a draft on a future Lego film but currently there is nothing, even the title of the article does not allow a clear identification, imagine that we start creating this kind of drafts/articles every day without a minimum identification being possible, we would not get out of it. The creator himself is not against deletion while waiting for additional information. SparklingBlueMoon (talk) 22:51, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
- Keep - The principle of Do No Harm should be considered. What is the harm done by keeping this stub draft in draft space? There is no harm. The draft is not seen by readers, who do not view draft space. As the nominator is discovering, an editor who reads draft space should expect to find "stuff" of varying quality, including no quality. What is the harm done by deleting this stub draft? The harm may be minimal, but it would result in more nominations. There would be more work for the volunteers at MFD. Since there are no guidelines providing for the deletion of drafts (and we would be dismissing or ignoring a guideline that says that drafts are not deleted for notability), there would either be appeals to DRV because the guideline was incorrectly applied, or there might be a debate over guidelines for when drafts should be deleted. The simplest answer is the existing guideline that drafts are not deleted for notability or sanity. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:30, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
- Comment - The originator of a draft may request speedy deletion of the draft as G7 if no other editor has added any substantial content. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:30, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
- Delete since we're here - this is irrelevant useless cruft. * Pppery * it has begun... 22:07, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
- Keep - It's a draft! What kind of heartless monster deletes a draft!? (Joking, I don't think you're a heartless monster, but I do think drafts that aren't actively harmful have no reason to be deleted.) FLIPPINGOUT (talk) 23:06, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- All drafts will be deleted after six months of no activity. What there is no reason here for, is the processing of this draft through an MfD discussion. It’s like going through a scrap paper bin looking for things to throw out now instead of when the bin gets emptied. SmokeyJoe (talk) 01:27, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
Old business
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November 30, 2024
[edit]This projectspace template is now not only useless and misleading. It consists entirely of a button that was intended to send a user to the Snuggle API. But Snuggle has been defunct since at least late April 2021. Clicking this button leads users to Wmflabs' 404 error page. Delete as dependent on a defunct tool. — Mr. Guye (talk) (contribs) 23:13, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
Delete an abandoned tool. Robert McClenon (talk) 23:04, 1 December 2024 (UTC)- Question: Would "mark as historical" be a better outcome here than outright deletion? Thanks, Newyorkbrad (talk) 03:35, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
- Yeah that. or redirecting to Wikipedia:Snuggle. Graham87 (talk) 04:43, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
- Mark Historical as a disused tool. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:46, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
Superseded by MediaWiki:new-messages-from-many-users. See also [1] Awesome Aasim 03:17, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
- Keep and rename to MediaWiki:new-messages-from-many-users, as should have been done in December 2023 (contrary to the commit message there, that message does still show up for logged-out editors). * Pppery * it has begun... 04:11, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
Superseded by MediaWiki:New-messages. Awesome Aasim 03:15, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
- See also [2]. Awesome Aasim 03:17, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
- Keep and rename to MediaWiki:New-messages, as should have been done in December 2023 (contrary to the commit message there, that message does still show up for logged-out editors). * Pppery * it has begun... 04:12, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
November 27, 2024
[edit]- Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not/Outtakes (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)
What even is this? It is certainly not a humorous essay, looks more like a steaming pile of hot garbage. It was kept when nominated fourteen years ago, and as far as I can tell has gotten progressively more stupid and pointless since that time. Perhaps the project has matured a bit since then and we can agree to just not have... whatever this is supposed to be. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 20:52, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Delete It's a waste of precious bits. Simonm223 (talk) 20:56, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Bits are created, not saved, upon deletion. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 22:07, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- I am aware. It's still a waste of psychic space - and full of rather inappropriate failures at humour. Simonm223 (talk) 13:02, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Bits are created, not saved, upon deletion. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 22:07, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Delete this should have never been created to begin with. Catfurball (talk) 21:31, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Keep - Yes, Wikipedia used to be a sillier place. In articlespace, that's usually a good thing. In projectspace, I'd like to know what is gained by deleting a bunch of silliness that 508 people have contributed to in the past 18 years. Should it be linked from anywhere serious? No, of course not (and I just removed the link from WP:NOT). But that's true of all of the "humorous" pages. If kept, I also plan to remove a couple bits that are critical of specific Wikipedians. It kind of reminds me of the "graffiti wall" some BBSes used to have, where people wrote random thoughts, jokes, or nonsense, usually anonymously. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 22:07, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- It’s project-reflection, which makes it ok. I find a little bit of value in the reflection, but I’m not sure it is worth anyone’s time to read to find. It sort of comments satirically on WP:NOT being serious and important. It’s not funny, it’s not clearly educational, but I am loath to agree to delete anything project-reflective that is not actually offensive in any way. Maybe blank. Maybe blank archive and protect. SmokeyJoe (talk) 22:27, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Honestly, the more I look at it, the more I do see things that are offensive. Comments about suicide, comments mocking Black Lives Matter protests, comments about gun control, comments about raping and killing hitchhikers.... And I've only read a small percentage of it. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 23:52, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Good point. SmokeyJoe (talk) 02:17, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- It being on balance negative makes me lean to “blank and archive”. SmokeyJoe (talk) 02:54, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Is it on balance negative? I just removed the crazy hitchiker business and a section devoted to apparently quite serious dunking on Neelix. If you see offensive nonsense, just remove it. I don't see any mocking black lives matter, but I didn't look that hard. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 03:26, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- On balance, it is garbage. I don't personally like garbage, YMMV. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 05:47, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
- Middens are of great value, in some ways, even if few would agree. SmokeyJoe (talk) 06:13, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
- On balance, it is garbage. I don't personally like garbage, YMMV. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 05:47, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
- Is it on balance negative? I just removed the crazy hitchiker business and a section devoted to apparently quite serious dunking on Neelix. If you see offensive nonsense, just remove it. I don't see any mocking black lives matter, but I didn't look that hard. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 03:26, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Honestly, the more I look at it, the more I do see things that are offensive. Comments about suicide, comments mocking Black Lives Matter protests, comments about gun control, comments about raping and killing hitchhikers.... And I've only read a small percentage of it. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 23:52, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Mark as historical or Delete nonsense -1ctinus📝🗨 23:02, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- I'd add that if for some reason this is kept, it should be moved so as not to be a subpage of an actual policy. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 23:46, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
- Delete as useless, nonsensical, and weird. Ed [talk] [OMT] 03:59, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Delete Ancient cruft of no actual relevance to the Wikipedia of 2024. * Pppery * it has begun... 04:46, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Delete - there are very few items that are retrievable, they should go somewhere else. The whole humorous essay collection could potentially be exterminated in the face of comments made here - the fact that anything remains is worth noting, as things get far too serious these days. I fully agree with JSS that it should not be attached to or associated with a live real policy. JarrahTree 07:40, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Delete or move to the historical archive, along with Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not/BJAODN (which maybe should be added to this nom, or something)? – both those options would work for me (and I'd rarely be OK with deleting a page from 2006); this essay is too long, un-funny, and barely relevant to Wikipedia, but, for example, this early version makes a lot more sense. I have boldly undone all the recent edits by Gahex220, which made the page significantly worse; all of the text removed by Rhododendrites was added by Gahex220. There's also the search results for mentionns of this page to consider, but none of them are any more than trivial, and I wouldn't normally say that. Graham87 (talk) 07:50, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Also if this page is moved to the historical archive, I wouldn't mind if some form of protection was applied to it to reduce the chance of it being fiddled with further. Graham87 (talk) 07:55, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- And it was Gahex220's activities that led me to even be aware of this, he was making some highly questionable edits elsewhere so I was looking through his contribs, and ran across this. I considered just undoing his edits myself but I couldn't say they were all out of step with what is expected on this page because it appears to be a complete free-for-all, which is why I nominated it for deletion instead. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 20:18, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Also if this page is moved to the historical archive, I wouldn't mind if some form of protection was applied to it to reduce the chance of it being fiddled with further. Graham87 (talk) 07:55, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
- Keep (and move, I guess) - I get why people think this shouldn't be a subpage of a real policy, but not why it would need to be deleted. Its humor value is obviously debatable, but also very subjective. Hatman31 (he/him · talk · contribs) 03:41, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
- Keep Perfectly fine humourous essay and a piece of Wikipedia history. Ca talk to me! 15:03, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
- Keep as harmless but maybe also lock page. Or make extended-confirmed required. Harmless as a fragment to old Wikipedia humor but let's let people make their own new humor pages for 2024, not do unfunny renovations of old humor pages like apparently happened here. SnowFire (talk) 00:49, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
- Keep I like this article, and it is a piece of Wikipedia history. I read it when I was first getting involved in the project some 7-ish years ago. However, it has become much different than the version I read then, and much of the newer material could stand to be deleted. There is some value in the earlier stuff, like the commentary on appending Wiki- to everything, does have genuine humorous value and serves as a pointed commentary. JuxtaposedJacob (talk) | :) | he/him | 18:43, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
- mildly amused that nearly everyone in favor of keeping this is also removing large portions of it....
- It's almost like it's a pile of junk with no real purpose... Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 05:43, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
- The purpose was socialization/expression, which there was more tolerance for years ago. It's worth keeping traces of that olde tyme Wikipedia culture via a page with 500 contributors, and worth pruning offensive stuff that does actually violate policy (most of which was apparently just recently added by one person). Being stupid doesn't change that value. I'd be fine with locking the page now, though. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 14:24, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
- Keep It's a joke page. It's not hurting anyone. The Master of Hedgehogs (converse) (hedgehogs) 01:12, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
*Keep. Calling a page a "steaming pile of hot garbage" is not a valid deletion reason. 180.129.92.142 (talk) 06:15, 2 December 2024 (UTC)this ip was blocked for CU-confirmed block evasion. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 19:55, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
- Keep Wikipedia can't be all serious. There needs to be some places to channel the goofiness. Maybe someone that would have otherwise vandalized saw this and decided to add another section. I know it's unlikely, but maybe! Shovel Shenanigans (talk) 19:09, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
- Keep This is not simply a humor page, but obviously
an integral part of the main policyis itself the main policy. Closer should be aware that the offensive stuff was added by a single blocked editor and was swiftly revdel'd, the article looked fine in October 2024 [3]. Kenneth Kho (talk) 21:03, 3 December 2024 (UTC) - Delete why does this page even exist? its not funny in the slightest and it shouldn't even be part of the main policy. 37.210.71.142 (talk) 12:31, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
- Keep. See Wikipedia:Humor. Drdr150 (talk) 17:17, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
- Keep. CodingYT (talk) 19:31, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
- Move to Wikipedia:Silly Things/Outtakes of What Wikipedia is not. 67.209.128.126 (talk) 15:12, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
November 25, 2024
[edit]- Draft:UGL Rail 5020 class (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)
- (Time stamp for bot to properly relist.) Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 20:02, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
Duplicate of QR National 5020 class. This shouldn't be here, even as a draft. Andy Dingley (talk) 20:44, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
- Redirect to QR National 5020 class. Redirect in article space also, by normal editing. Robert McClenon (talk) 02:03, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 20:02, 5 December 2024 (UTC)