User talk:Fastily/Archive 8

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File question

Hi Fastily. Would you mind taking a look at File:Croatian Football Federation logo.svg and File:Croatia national football team.png because they seem to be duplicates in pretty much every way other than file format? For reference, the svg was uploaded as a replacement for another png (File:Croatia football federation.png) that was discussed at Wikipedia:Non-free content review/Archive 69#File:Croatia football federation.png and removed for all articles except the main federation one. Since these are essentially duplicates, I'm wonder whether one of these can be tagged for speedy deletion for some reason other than WP:F1 or whether it needs to go to FFD. The dark side is telling me that the png could've been uploaded in a different format just to avoid be tagged per F1, but I'm hoping that's not the case and the uploader was just acting in good faith. FWIW, the uploader of the png has been CU blocked so trying to sort this out directly with them is probably not going to work. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:07, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Marchjuly. Thanks for letting me know, I've removed the image from the article as it is indeed a duplicate of File:Croatia football federation.png. Regards, Fastily 09:21, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for looking into this. FWIW, if someone wants to start a new FFD to see whether the consensus regarding the file's non-free use has changed, I'd have no problem with that. -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:20, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Copyeditor's Barnstar
Kind regards. Lionel Cristiano? 23:33, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

File:Complesso del Buon Pastore.jpg

Hello Fastily I was arguing about the reasons to keep File:Compleso del Buon Pastore.jpg, but you deleted it. He considered that copyrighted files could be used in enwiki according to fair use. Althair (talk) 02:35, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Althair. If that's the case, then why are you asserting non-commercial use in the upload form? Use the non-free selector. -Fastily 06:46, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Edit protection request declined

Hi,

You declined a request I made to increase the page protection for Gadaria people. I would reply there but it was archived just seconds before I hit reply. The problem is, it isn't one user, and it's usually IP addresses that cannot be effectively warned. These pages, like so many pages about various Indian caste groups, constantly attract tendentious or low-quality edits, nearly always by IP users. I have made similar requests (example) for other caste-related pages with similar edit histories and have not been denied before, so I do not understand your response at all. Can you help me understand how to deal with this? Brusquedandelion (talk) 02:56, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Brusquedandelion. Page protection is applied as a last resort, where other measures such as blocking/reverting have failed. Unless the page is under heavy, heavy fire, I see no reason why you can't revert the disruptive edits and drop a warning. I recommend using tools such as Twinkle or Ultraviolet which make this extremely easy. Remember that protection also prevents good faith contributors from helping out, and that last I checked this *is* Wikipedia, the encyclopedia anyone can edit. -Fastily 06:46, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Speedy Deletion of Sandbox

My sandbox was marked for speedy deletion and then deleted within minutes. Can you explain how an unpublished article would get flagged and deleted like that while it is still in the process of being created? TruthIsLikeGravity (talk) 01:15, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

@TruthIsLikeGravity Well I'm not Fastily, but they deleted it as it looked like you were using the Wikipedia page to host writings and other information not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. PS @Fastily if you don't want me doing this anymore please let me know, I wanted to help reduce your influx of basic requests so you can focus on administrator stuff. :-) Best to both --- thetechie@enwiki: ~/talk/ $ 01:46, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Mark Twise article

Hello, I recently tried to post an article about the history of the music group that Mark Twise was involved with. It appears you (?) are the one who took it down? No sooner has I posted it was it contested. I thought I followed the protocol both for the parameters as well as how to content the contestation, but then it was summarily removed without any discussion with me. Could you please inform me as the what I am missing in my understanding of the logistics and justifications, as well as the more particular reason why my entry was rejected, and by whom. For perhaps I could restore some faith ( I guesss) if I was told where I have gone wrong. Thanks. Allannewcare (talk) 15:01, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Allannewcare. What is your relationship to Mark Twise? -Fastily 08:17, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
A friend. but I am his Freind's ex-husband. Allannewcare (talk) 14:00, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
I see. As his "Freind's ex-husband", perhaps you can elaborate on why you are writing a promotional piece about him? Oh, and I trust you are aware that is prohibited on Wikipedia? -Fastily 20:54, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
I did not write it in the spirit of promotion. I modeled it after other wiki entries that describe music artists. I am writing in the spirit of history, of a specific type of history, indeed supported by contemporary philosophy, indeed, here encouraged not by Mark but by others who appreciate the history. I tried to not promote but to report; I deliberately did not put links in the page for the purpose of not appearing as promotion. The page he has for his project does little promotion, and I try to describe the reason in the wiki piece. Many people feel it is important.
Please tell me how I might alter it so it does not appear like a promotion. Allannewcare (talk) 21:03, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
Assuming you have no ulterior motives, that you attempted to "not write it in the spirit of promotion" does not automatically make it "not promotion". See Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. I suggest you refrain from writing about this topic. -Fastily 23:35, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
I will take the suggestion, with comment. I have at least 8 personal friends (and many more less close friends) who have pages on Wiki that presently meet this Wiki conflict of interest standard, and closer than I do, who did not face this "concern". By a simple search, I can easily find hundreds that "promote" on here and yet stay posted. These artists and musicians asked me to post this page and indeed helped with feedback about it before I put it on; and not Mark, that's for sure. Yet for some reason I have been singled out, and I believe it is not because of any Wiki "standards" of Wikis "goals". No, it is overt bias. I am not sure why, but its ok. However, it saddens me that what I thought was a good bastion of credible knowledge that I actually donate to appears somehow lessened in stature and quality through this interaction. If you and people like you are the face of Wiki "gatekeeping", I am sourly embarrassed for Wiki and I apologize. I am sure many more who hear of this will be as well disheartened. Good luck in your travels. I hope you get what you need and you can find what you are looking for; I sense it is difficult for you. Allannewcare (talk) 00:46, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Discussion at User talk:FuzzyMagma § Proposed deletion of File:Synthesised Sudan album cover.webp

 You are invited to join the discussion at User talk:FuzzyMagma § Proposed deletion of File:Synthesised Sudan album cover.webp. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:05, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Fastily. Could you take a look at this to see whether there might be another way to resolve this besides F5 or FFD? -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:06, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
The uploader has decided to remove the file from the article and let it be deleted per F5; so, I guess there's nothing more that needs to be done here unless that's out of process in some way. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:02, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

restoring Draft:Beep boop and Draft:Flyordie.io

Can you please restore these pages? You deleted them, but I want to see them again. 207.204.103.46 (talk) 17:55, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi, I see BD2412 has already taken care of this. -Fastily 23:42, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Request for Deletion

I think the "tagging" did not work, so could you please delete User:Myrealnamm/redwarnRules.json? I no longer use RedWarn. Thanks! Myrealnamm (💬talk · ✏️contribs) at 19:57, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Myrealnamm. I see Whpq has already taken care of this. -Fastily 23:42, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Thanks for your admin work :) – DreamRimmer (talk) 06:53, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
Thanks, DreamRimmer! -Fastily 07:30, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

WEBHOST

Hi, I see that you deleted User:Hihihihihhihihihihhihii/sandbox under U5 rather than G3 and wonder if you could explain your reasoning? Considering that was a fake biography I would have thought it appropriate to be labelled a hoax. Thanks for your work nonetheless! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 16:50, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Pickersgill-Cunliffe. I use a self-created tool to help me list and review obvious CSD candidates. WP:CSD#U5 references WP:NOTWEBHOST, which under bullet 5 points to examples of inappropriate user pages. Bottom line is that these are blatantly unacceptable pages which aren't going to be undeleted anytime soon. Sure, I could edit the exact reasons, but that wouldn't change the end result (pages are still deleted). And given the volume of inappropriate user pages (correctly) tagged for CSD, I find it easier to process them as a set. -Fastily 21:51, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
Makes sense, thanks for explaining. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 17:02, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Tricky Vandalism at Cinco de Mayo

Hi! I've noticed this unconstructive edit. However, the spam blacklist is preventing me from reverting it. What should I do about it? QwertyForest (talk) 18:00, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Update: The situation has been resolved. QwertyForest (talk) 18:05, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

File:Croatian Football Federation logo.svg

Hi Fastily. Would you mind taking a look at this edit? Someone re-added the file back to Croatia national football team and removed it from the Croatian Football Federation. -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:57, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Marchjuly. Just acknowledging that I've seen this; I'm glad it was expeditiously resolved. -Fastily 08:56, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Thank you for your swift responses to CSD nominations! ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 05:11, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
Thanks, AlphaBetaGamma! -Fastily 05:14, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

If there was such a thing as...

Template:Faster than my actual internet barnstar I would give it to you! The page never even reloaded properly before it got deleted.  Thanks Geardona (talk to me?) 01:08, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, Geardona! Happy I could help :) -Fastily 05:20, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Reminder to vote now to select members of the first U4C

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Deleted page

Hi! You recently deleted 14 Minutes (Dominic Fike album), which I had reviewed. What did I miss that meant it should be deleted? — ♠ Ixtal ( T / C ) ⁂ Non nobis solum. ♠ 23:01, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi Ixtal. I didn't delete the page: Draft:14 Minutes (Dominic Fike album) -Fastily 01:09, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
Oh, I see. Thanks for the answer ^u^ I'm still learning the NPP ropes so I appreciate the explanation — ♠ Ixtal ( T / C ) ⁂ Non nobis solum. ♠ 12:10, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins

Hi there! Phase I of the Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review has concluded, with several impactful changes gaining community consensus and proceeding to various stages of implementation. Some proposals will be implemented in full outright; others will be discussed at phase II before being implemented; and still others will proceed on a trial basis before being brought to phase II. The following proposals have gained consensus:

See the project page for a full list of proposals and their outcomes. A huge thank-you to everyone who has participated so far :) looking forward to seeing lots of hard work become a reality in phase II. theleekycauldron (talk), via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:08, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Deletion review for File:SEYCGA.png

An editor has asked for a deletion review of File:SEYCGA.png. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 11:24, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

You participated in the original discussion, so I'm giving this notice. —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 11:24, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

I have read the information about why my article was deleted and still have questions.

Dear Wikipedia Editors,

I understand the need to maintain the integrity and relevance of content on Wikipedia. However, I would like to highlight that there are numerous artist biographies and related information available on the platform that may not seem immediately relevant to the naked eye. As many other artists have done, I aim to offer similar content online to provide transparency and accessibility to those interested in my work.

While I already have my own website where detailed information about my artistic journey and accomplishments can be found, I believe that having a presence on Wikipedia adds a layer of credibility, particularly for the general audience browsing the web. While I acknowledge that Wikipedia may not hold the same weight in academic circles, it serves as a valuable resource for individuals seeking information on various topics, including contemporary artists.

I respectfully request reconsideration of the deletion of my page, as I believe it contributes to the diversity of content available on Wikipedia and enhances the platform's utility as a source of information for the broader public.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely, McMe McManuEspinosa (talk) 21:22, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

@McManuEspinosa: I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of the purpose of Wikipedia. It is not a social media site that you might use to gain an audience. It is an encyclopedia about notable topics. Notability is generally established by coverage in independent sources, not a personal or company website. As one admin wisely said, if the only person who cares enough to write about you is you, then you probably aren't notable. If your accomplishments are legitimately notable, someone else will write about them. TornadoLGS (talk) 19:13, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for sharing. Kindly suggest me how to write about our company. As right now we have website only. If articles about us are published other than our webiste. Then it might help. PuneetBDM435 (talk) 19:16, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
@PuneetBDM435: If all there is about your company is the company's own website, then it does not meet Wikipedia's notability criteria and does not qualify to have an article. TornadoLGS (talk) 19:20, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

I am an new and I was creating the page for my company. But to my surprise, my work is deleted. May I know the reason. I am just adding the details of my Company and what they do. PuneetBDM435 (talk) 19:07, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

@PuneetBDM435:My reply is that you are very confused, but then again, to the uninitiated, Wikipedia can be quite confusing. While Wikipedia is intended to be a source of information, it doesn't exist for the purpose of promoting commerce. Additionally, it doesn't exist for the purpose of collecting details about everything somebody might want to find out about or have a question about. This is a little bit vaguer issue, which is where "notability" comes in. Effectively, it's a filter to avoid a situation where everybody or every business or everybody in the academic world who was an author on a paper or everybody who's ever been on Jeopardy gets the right to have an article on Wikipedia, and (IMO) it has a lot to do with verifiability. If somebody or some business isn't getting any kind of coverage by a reliable source, then there's no way to verify any claims.
So I would say that that's really the rub, and even though there may be some factual claims that could be established, this just isn't enough. Note that not everybody will necessarily agree with me, but this "notability" rule is something that's been established, and if somebody attempts to create an article on something for which there is not sufficient coverage from enough reliable sources, then the article will not be allowed. I will note that this is my personal view, I don't claim this precisely represents Wikipedia policy, it's just my understanding and explanation for how and why Wikipedia works the way it does. Fabrickator (talk) 19:07, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Thank you for your always speedy responses to CSD tags - have a wonderful rest of your week!

Jellyfish (mobile) (talk) 20:42, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks Jellyfish! Happy I could help :) -Fastily 06:10, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Restoring deleted page

Hello @Fastily, Please I want you to restore my sandbox User:SafariScribe/sandbox. It is urgent and was an error. Thanks for your consideration. Thanks. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 17:31, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

It does seem Fastily is unpingeable. I will refer this to another admin. Thanks. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 20:23, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
@SafariScribe: Go to Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion in that case. TornadoLGS (talk) 20:25, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
You know how time wasting it is requesting undeletion there for something that is urgent. I know about REFUND and thanks for the reminder. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 20:27, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Thanks for quickly responding to pages tagged with CSD, as you just did with the "web host" user page!

Myrealnamm (💬talk · ✏️contribs) at 19:52, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks Myrealnamm, happy I could help! -Fastily 00:21, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

James Kempton

Somewhat after the event, but is there any way of reading the article on James Kempton - he is sufficiently notable for London Wiki Jackiespeel (talk) 12:37, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi Jackiespeel. I have no opinion on the topic. Pinging @Bondegezou who originally PROD'd the page -Fastily 23:38, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
I don’t know of a way of reading what was there before it was deleted. I proposed the article for deletion because it failed to reference any secondary sources and it failed the standard criteria for notability for politicians. Someone can create a new article if they wish, but they’ll need to demonstrate why an article is warranted. Bondegezou (talk) 05:58, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
It was in case the information could be retrieved - can trawl elsewhere. 'Category of topics which belong on more specific themed wikis (where OR is allowed). Jackiespeel (talk) 12:47, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Request from Rsgatlin1219

Hello @Fastily, Please I want you to restore User:rsgatlin1219 user page. It is urgent and was an error. Thanks for your consideration. I want to continue editing my work before publishing Rsgatlin1219 (talk) 18:25, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Fastily, in response to a request for admin help on Rsgatlin1219's talk page, I have emailed them the deleted text. JBW (talk) 12:52, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

How can I get page reinstated?

Question. My Author article page was deleted i assume because I linked the business page to it. Which was only done to validate the authors post as being truthful. Mentioning the business was only done so to create full information of the authors history. So do we not mention anything business related even if it is to give truthful information about the author? Businessguys2024 (talk) 11:09, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi Businessguys2024. You may not use Wikipedia to promote your business/services or the business/services of a client. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, Fastily 21:35, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Remove vandalism

Hi Fastily,

An IP has blanked portions of Italian Eritrea. Unfortunately, I can't revert it, as doing so would readd blacklisted links. As an administrator online right now, please revert the vandalism. Air on White (talk) 05:15, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Never mind, I've found a way to restore the page while removing a link to BlogSpot, which is anyway not RS. Air on White (talk) 05:27, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Art Libraries

Hello my page was deleted probably because I had no time to fix my mistakes. What should i do now I have more time. Should I start again from the beginning or you can help me to get the page back and make the fixes?

Thanks

Susan MIAlibrary2021 (talk) 15:44, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi MIAlibrary2021. You may not use Wikipedia to promote your business/services or the business/services of a client. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, Fastily 05:41, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Request for reconsideration of decision on deleted page User:Mcrossphd/sandbox

Reference: User:Mcrossphd/sandbox

Dear @Fastily,

I understand your concern about promoting a business, but I'd like to clarify that the page about Ross-Clayton Funeral Home is focused on its historical significance as the oldest funeral home in Montgomery, Alabama, founded in 1918. The page aims to document its history, legacy, and impact on the community, rather than promoting the business itself. Also, there are many similar pages live on Wikipedia with search query "Funeral Home".

To address your concerns, I will make the following changes:

- Emphasized the historical aspects and significance of the funeral home

- Removed any promotional language or content

- Added reliable sources to support the funeral home's notability and historical importance

I believe this page meets Wikipedia's guidelines for notability and verifiability. Please reconsider your decision and allow the page to remain, as it provides valuable information on the history of Montgomery, Alabama.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

@mcrossphd

Mcrossphd (talk) 09:15, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi Mcrossphd. You may not use Wikipedia to promote your business/services or the business/services of a client. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, Fastily 09:27, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

File:Guinea-Bissau FF (logo).png

Hi Fastily. Would you mind taking a look at File:Guinea-Bissau FF (logo).png? It was just updated, but now it seems to be no different than File:Guinea-Bissau FA.png. I sort of asked about this at WT:NFCC#Updating non-free logos, but I'm pretty sure that two files of what appear to be the same logo are needed. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:29, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi Marchjuly. Thanks for letting me know, I've reverted the overwritten file. Regards, Fastily 09:27, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
Thanks for taking a look at this. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:47, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Question about WP:AUTHOR

Hey, I hope you are well. I want to get clarification on whether I am right or wrong. If there are two independent reviews available from reliable sources about a book, then does the author pass WP:AUTHOR’s 3rd rule? The reviews are from well known reliable source like The Hindu, Your answer will assist me a lot. Thanks. GrabUp - Talk 10:04, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi Grabup. I seldom get involved with notability concerns, so I'm probably not the best person to discuss hypothetical situations with. If you have a concrete example you can share, then I might be able to help. -Fastily 02:15, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
The book name is “The Book of India Ghosts” here are two reviews: The Hindu and The HinduBusinessline. Can these two reviews which are independent reliable, make the author of the book notable? GrabUp - Talk 03:27, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
The Hindu (WP:THEHINDU) is considered a reliable source, can't speak to the latter though. You might wish to inquire about this at RSN -Fastily 04:46, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Thanks for your reply. For your confirmation, the second one is also considered reliable. Though it is not mentioned in WP:Perennial sources, it is considered reliable for film articles at WP:ICTFSOURCES, which indicates its reliability and acceptance. GrabUp - Talk 04:58, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Subject: Contesting Speedy Deletion of User Page

Hello Fastily,

I find it extremely perplexing and disheartening that my user page, User Secular Naturalism, has been tagged for speedy deletion under the claim that it is promotional. The page was created in compliance with Wikipedia's guidelines, focusing on personal information, interests relevant to Wikipedia's mission, and my contributions to the platform. Here is the content of the page in question:

[SEO spam removed]

The page includes typical user page content: a brief biography, a summary of my philosophical interests, a list of my contributions, and a sandbox link. It does not serve as an advertisement but rather as a personal introduction and an organizational tool for my activities on Wikipedia.

I strongly urge a reconsideration of the deletion tag, as the content aligns with Wikipedia's guidelines for user pages. If there are specific issues, I am more than willing to make necessary adjustments. However, tagging this page for deletion without a proper review seems unwarranted and undermines the efforts of active contributors.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Best regards, Secular Naturalism Secular Naturalism (talk) 04:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi Secular Naturalism. You may not use Wikipedia to promote your business/services or the business/services of a client. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, Fastily 09:09, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Rollback removal

Hi Fastily! I haven't had much time for working in anti-vandalism lately; would you be able to remove rollback from my account? Thanks, HouseBlaster (talk · he/him) 18:10, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi HouseBlaster. Sure,  Done -Fastily 08:22, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Database reports/Transclusions of non-existent templates

I haven't caught up on the noticeboards, so sorry if you already know about this, but Wikipedia:Database reports/Transclusions of non-existent templates broke a couple of days ago and hasn't recovered. – Jonesey95 (talk) 02:06, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi Jonesey95. I was not aware of this, thanks for the ping. I restarted the webservice and manually kicked off an update. Regards, Fastily 03:44, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
Thanks! We gnomes depend on bot operators and database report maintainers to keep our gnome task lists up to date. – Jonesey95 (talk) 19:06, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Mister Six Figures

I MADE A HUNDRED THOUSAND EDITS AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS STUPID T-SHIRT!!!

jp×g🗯️ 01:56, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

Hehe and I thought no one noticed. Thanks JPxG! -Fastily 04:27, 16 June 2024 (UTC)
Little late to the party, but congrats! GoldRomean (talk) 01:56, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Deleted article

Dear Fastily,

I hope you're well. I'm writing because my article was deleted due to U5. I understand this means issues of notability. However, I would like to try to post the article again - I only included some links to articles, as I was not aware of the requirements. However, now that I know, could I please post it again and include more links and references? I'm wondering if you could restore my page as a draft, so I do not need to start again. This would help greatly. My username is lisacourtnadge.

Also, I created the page in my sandbox. Was this the correct place, or is there another place to create pages that still require editing?

Thanks so much,

Lisa Lisacourtnadge (talk) 13:48, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi Lisacourtnadge. You may not use Wikipedia to promote your business/services or the business/services of a client. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, Fastily 20:44, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
Hi Fastily,
I am not creating the page to promote anything. I want to create it to write about an individual who I have done work for in the past, who I think deserves a wiki page. She is a notable person, there are many hyperlinks I did not include in the first draft because I did not know so many hyperlinks are required. I would like to edit my deleted draft and include the many other links, and then hopefully it will get approved once the reviewers see the many external sources cited. Please inform me how I can edit my deleted article - I do not wish to start from scratch.
Thank you,
Lisa Lisacourtnadge (talk) 11:41, 16 June 2024 (UTC)
Hi @Fastily, is this possible? To get my draft back so I may add more references to make it notable? Lisacourtnadge (talk) 18:30, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
No. You say you're not promoting anything, yet this article is for an "individual who I have done work for in the past". I know exactly what you're trying to do here, please quit badgering me about it. -Fastily 23:35, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

Permissions

Hi, I request you to remove all of my user rights as I do not use them regularly and am not as active on WP as elsewhere. Thanks, —Svārtava (t/u) • 08:27, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi Svartava. Sure,  Done -Fastily 09:51, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Rollback

Hello, Fastily! I just want to ask if my contributions (i.e., reverting and warning users) satisfy the criteria for granting rollback rights. I would like to request on WP:PERM/R, but I don't know if my contributions already meet the requirements. Could you offer some guidance on whether I should apply for rollback rights now or gain more experience before making the request? Thank you so much. — doclys (❀) 14:09, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) From a brief look at your contribs, it seems like you satisfy the basic criteria laid out at WP:PERM/R. (please note that while i do have rollback, im not someone the community trusts to grant it (aka an administraitor), so take what i say with a grain of salt) GrayStorm(Complaints Dept.|My Contribs.) 21:15, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

AFCing an article?

Is there a way (for a new article that has not used AFC) to mark said article for required AFC review before re-admittance to main? It's been sent to mainspace twice now prematurely and while they've made attempts at addressing the comments, the quality is lacking. I don't want to have a draftify war. Page in question is Hari Ballabh Narayan Singh if you or a talk page stalker could weigh in. Zinnober9 (talk) 13:05, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

@Zinnober9: If the author is challenging your draftification and the article does not meet any Speedy Deletion criteria, but you think the article is not ready for the mainspace, you can start an AfD. Participants can vote to Delete, Draftify, Redirect, or Keep. After that, the creator has to obey that decision. I hope this answers your query. GrabUp - Talk 13:32, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Nominated the article for AfD as I think it does not meet any notability criteria. GrabUp - Talk 16:24, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
I quite hadn't gotten to that point of pulling the AFD discussion trigger earlier, but I am now and agree with your assessment. I've added my vote and comments. Thanks. Zinnober9 (talk) 18:42, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry

Sir, I have serious complain regarding continuous vandalism on several film article by an editor using multiple accounts. Kindly check here by the user Joressa, here by one Paul is describing and here by one Master of all cinemalovers. Inspite of repeated warning, the user again and again deleted the reliable sources along with relevant data by disruptive editing while reverting! Pinakpani (talk) 05:23, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi Pinakpani. Thanks for letting me know, I'll check it out. Regards, Fastily 21:07, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Toronto Blue Jays logos

Hi there. Could you please take another look at your closure at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2024 June 6? I believe the nominator meant that the Toronto Blue Jays article only needed one logo instead of two, but you deleted them both. Would you care to restore one of them? Thanks! - Eureka Lott 00:14, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi Eureka Lott. Thanks for letting me know. @JohnCWiesenthal: could you please comment on this? Thanks, Fastily 21:07, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Sorry, I did not realize that I had to nominate only one of the logos for discussion, not both. JohnCWiesenthal (talk) 23:05, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
(talk page watcher) In such instances, nominating both make sense but it is helpful to explicitly state that only one logo should be deleted and also recommend which should be kept and which should be deleted. -- Whpq (talk) 23:22, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Deletion review for Template:Uw-pgame

Rich Farmbrough has asked for a deletion review of Template:Uw-pgame. Because you speedily deleted the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. —Cryptic 01:26, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry

Sir, I have serious complain regarding continuous vandalism on several film article by an editor using multiple accounts. Kindly check here by the user Joressa, here by one Paul is describing and here by one Master of all cinemalovers. Inspite of repeated warning, the user again and again deleted the reliable sources along with relevant data by disruptive editing while reverting! Pinakpani (talk) 05:23, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi Pinakpani. Thanks for letting me know, I'll check it out. Regards, Fastily 21:07, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Deletion review for Template:Uw-pgame

Rich Farmbrough has asked for a deletion review of Template:Uw-pgame. Because you speedily deleted the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. —Cryptic 01:26, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Kiwiwomble sandbox achieved/deleted?

Hi, I tried to start a new wiki page for my rugby club a while back, got a few things wrong and so was never published, i have time now to try again and fix it, do it right. My sandbox seems to have been deleted or achieved , i just wanted to double check if that was recoverable before i start again? cheers Kiwiwomble (talk) 23:42, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi Kiwiwomble. This was explained to you on your talk page. Paid or not, you still appear to be a representative from the club, and the deleted text confirms this. Promotional/Publicity pieces are not permitted on Wikipedia. Please be advised that repeated violations of this rule will result in loss of editing privileges. Thanks, Fastily 00:36, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
thats seems a little aggressive, apologies thought as i had missed that was the most resent issue, originally it was due to not producing original text re the history but just referencing existing sources, i did not intent it to be a promotion of the club but just record its history, am i forever prohibited from doing it or if i leave the club will i be free too create a page Kiwiwomble (talk) 04:28, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
(talk page watcher)(Non-administrator comment)@Kiwiwomble: Fastily's tone might seem harsh to you but whether you or anyone else can create an article about this particular team is going to enitrely depend upon whether the team meets Wikipedia:Notability; if it's not able to meet that guideline, then there's pretty much no chance of an article about the team ever being created. I mean someone could "create" such an article so to speak, but it would very likely and perhaps very quickly end up being WP:DELETED. You could try creating a WP:DRAFT and then submitting it to Wikipedia:Articles for creation for review, but you've already done that once but the draft was declined and then subsequently deleted another administrator per speedy deletion criterion G11. For reference, drafts typically have to be pretty bad and beyond hope to end deleted for that reason. So, if your user sandbox had bascially the same issues as the draft, then it's not surprising it also ended up deleted.
Anyway, ideally the best person to try and create an article about the team would be someone who's familiar with ow Wikipedia works, understands how to create proper Wikipedia articles about rugby teams, but who also has no connection to the team. Perhaps you should try asking about this at Wikipedia:WikiProject Rugby union because that's where you're going to find Wikipedians interested in rugby who might be able to assess the team's Wikipedia notability.If you find that nobody feels the team is Wikipedia notable, then you're best bet might be to look at WP:ALTERNATIVE to see whether some other site might work best for you. Of course, your interest in Wikipedia goes beyond simply creating an article for this particular team,then becoming a member a WikProject might help you figure out ways you can to help improve Wikipedia. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:23, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
thanks, thats much more useful advice than what i have received previously, i will try and reach out to the Rugby Project for advice, i was trying to learn how to contribute to wiki but it seems its a bit if IYKYK and if you dont then too bad, for the record i based my first attempt on the code for other clubs in the same competition so things like it must have been pretty bad or dont meet the notability criteria do seem VERY subjective. Kiwiwomble (talk) 22:56, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
Wikipedia has over six million articles. Many articles never received a proper vetting and probably should've never been created in the first place. So, just because something exists doesn't mean it should exist or that something similar to it should exist. There is no professional staff when it comes to editing or monitoring Wikipedia, which means its basically an honor system that hopes everyone follows relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines. Lots of people sincerely try to do so, but many don't either because they don't want to or because they don't know any better. When that happens, the hope is the other more experienced editors will notice (ideally sooner rather than later) and set things straight.
Since basically pretty much any edit can go live as soon as "Publish changes" is clicked, a lot of problem articles have been created over the years and have simply flown under the radar until they're noticed for some reason. So, in general, trying to argue that a Wikipedia article about "your" rugby team should exist simply because articles about other similar rugby teams exist is generally not going to get you very far. You're much better off establishing what makes your rugby team Wikipedia notable because that's what's going to be assessed if an article you create ends up being nominated or tagged for deletion. In other words, whether those other rugby teams are Wikipedia notable or whether they were created by someone associated with the team are perhaps concerns relevant to discussing whether those articles should be deleted, but such things aren't really relevant to whether an Wikipedia article about your team should be created.
Finally, having a connection to the subject doesn't mean you cannot create or edit content about the subject on Wikipedia. As long as you comply with relevant policies and guidelines, you can do both. However, such editing tends to be viewed suspiciously and highly discouraged because those involved can tend to be more WP:NOTHERE than WP:HERE, which can lead to some serious problems. People who are connected to a particular subject in perhaps more than a casual way might subconciously alawys want to skew content about the subject a certain way, and find it hard to step outside themselves and view things neutrally from a WP:HERE perspective. You can try to create another draft about the team if you think you can do a better job than what you did before, but I strongly suggest you follow the guidance in WP:COI and submit the draft to Wikipedia Articles for Creation for review if you do. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:40, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
I understand the idea of notability (now at least) and or the lack of, i dont think it was completely out of line to think if several other clubs have them that another in the same completion might have one too. It really just feels too hard to get involved, kind of felt starting with something i knew a little about (before learning how suspiciously that is viewed) would be a good starting point, lesson learnt. Re the idea of having new articles reviewed, thats what i thought my sandbox was, thought it was where i could work on new things, another lesson learnt Kiwiwomble (talk) 04:45, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

File:Pastebin.com logo.png listed for discussion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Pastebin.com logo.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Fumikas Sagisavas (talk) 02:24, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

User:Farukraj

He's created this three times now. Clearly a block is warranted. Un assiolo (talk) 19:27, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

(talk page watcher)(Non-administrator comment)@Un assiolo: This person appears to be a new user who might be trying to follow the advice given to them here by Deb in good faith. Bolierplate CSD notifications can often be hard for new users, particularly non-native English speakers, to understand. Maybe blanking the page and adding a more personalized "final warning" message to their user talk with links to WP:UPYES and WP:NOTWEBHOST could work better here than a block? If they recreate the page after that, then blocking seems more appropriate. Just a suggestion. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:57, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
@Marchjuly: I'm sorry, but this person is clearly WP:NOTHERE. The comment by User:Deb is unfortunate as it seemingly left open the possibility of a promotional userpage. It should have been made more explicit that Wikipedia is not for promotion and is not a social network and that this kind of content is not welcome anywhere on the site, under any circumstances. But if it wasn't clear from the three separate promotional pages this person had created (draft+sandbox+userpage), it's clear now that they have no intention of actually contributing. --Un assiolo (talk) 22:37, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
@Un assiolo: You're quite right about them deserving a block and I've done so. I use that particular message in cases where I think the person might be innocently trying to create a user page and not understand our rules. It almost always has the desired effect - they realise they are in the wrong place and they just go away. In this case it hasn't worked. Deb (talk) 08:49, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Toronto Blue Jays logos

Hi there. Could you please take another look at your closure at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2024 June 6? I believe the nominator meant that the Toronto Blue Jays article only needed one logo instead of two, but you deleted them both. Would you care to restore one of them? Thanks! - Eureka Lott 00:14, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi Eureka Lott. Thanks for letting me know. @JohnCWiesenthal: could you please comment on this? Thanks, Fastily 21:07, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Sorry, I did not realize that I had to nominate only one of the logos for discussion, not both. JohnCWiesenthal (talk) 23:05, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
(talk page watcher) In such instances, nominating both make sense but it is helpful to explicitly state that only one logo should be deleted and also recommend which should be kept and which should be deleted. -- Whpq (talk) 23:22, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Well, what do you say, Fastily? - Eureka Lott 23:09, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
No opinion on my side regarding which one could be restored. I was hoping JohnCWiesenthal (as the original nom) could tell us that. -Fastily 23:16, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
Actually, now that I checked again, we might be good. File:Toronto Blue Jays cap.svg was added to the Blue Jays article, so it no longer lacks a logo image. - Eureka Lott 23:19, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Admin's Barnstar
Thanks for your admin work (including declining my requests for Rollback UR, deleting CSD tagged pages quickly, and much more). Your contributions are much appreciated! Myrealnamm (💬pros · ✏️cons) 16:37, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
Thanks, Myrealnamm! -Fastily 02:12, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

User:Nehuislam63

F.Y.I User:Nehuislam63 has recreated it again. Untamed1910 (talk) 05:18, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

@Untamed1910: I have reported them to WP:AIV as a promotion-only account. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 05:18, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
Same, I also reported them to WP:UAA. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 05:20, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
You may also wish to protect the page from being created. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 05:22, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
@NoobThreePointOh: They probably can't be faulted for a username violation. Real names are permitted as usernames - there would only be a problem if they were notable and there was concern that someone was impersonating them. If their account were named after a business or organization, then they could be blocked for WP:CORPNAME. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 05:32, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
Oh well, my bad. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 05:33, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

Why my Page has been Deleted.

I have posted nothing wrong or offensive or false statement. it took a lot of efforts to create my page , But it has been deleted deleted without any reason or warning. I am extremely said . Please help me to recover my Page. thank you!Shri Prannath Jyanpeeth (talk) 01:20, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

(talk page watcher)(Non-administrator comment) Hi Shri Prannath Jyanpeeth. I'm not Fastily, but I will try and explain why your page was deleted.
First of all, you were notified that there was a problem with the page in this post added to your user talk page; so, this is a warning in a Wikipedia sense. In addition, if you click on User:Shri Prannath Jyanpeeth, you'll see that the reason why the page was deleted has to do with Wikipedia speedy deletion criterion U5 and Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a blog, web hosting service, social networking service, or memorial site. All Wikipedia user pages are required to be in accordance with Wikipedia:User pages and my guess is that your user page was considered to be enough of a violation of Wikipedia:User pages#What may I not have in my user pages? that it satisfied the criteria for speedy deletion.
Your user page was, actually deleted twice in two days by two different Wikipedia administrators: once by an administrator named Oshwah and once by Fastily. I'm not an administrator so I cannot see what was deleted, but it seems a bit unlikely that two different Wikipedia administrators would've deleted the page if there weren't some serious problems that simply couldn't be fixed.
So, I suggest you take a close look at Wikipedia:User pages#What may I have in my user pages? before trying to re-create the page again. It's OK if you weren't aware of any of this and just made a mistake, but repeating the same mistake over and over again almost never ends well and could lead to administrator stepping in to stop you from continuing to recreate an improper user page. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:45, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
thank you for reply! could you please help me to submit my draft article for review. I am very new on Wikipedia. Please help me. Shri Prannath Jyanpeeth (talk) 05:57, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
​If you're asking about Draft:Nijanand Sampraday (Nijanand Darshan) 'निजानन्द सम्प्रदाय (निजानन्द दर्शन)' then the first problem is that this is English Wikipedia but your draft is not written in English. Are you trying to submit a draft for Hindi Wikipedia perhaps? If that's the case, you will need to do so on Hindi Wikipedia. Each of the different Wikipedias is a separate project with its own policies and guidelines; so, if you need help with editing or creating content on Hindi Wikipedia, you will need to ask for assistance at Hindi Wikipedia. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:13, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Thanks, The Herald! :) -Fastily 06:19, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

File:AlanMaxsonConvention.jpg

Hi Fastily. Could you take a look at File:AlanMaxsonConvention.jpg? The EXIF data and the description given in the file's upload history don't mesh. The uploaded file looks to be an enlarged cropped version of this. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:33, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi Marchjuly. Indeed, this appears to be a copyright violation, I'll be deleting it as such. Regards, Fastily 06:19, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
Thanks for taking a look. Will you notify the uploader or should I? -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:24, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
Just did, appreciate the reminder :) -Fastily 06:27, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for doing that. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:28, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
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