Wikipedia talk:Deletion review/Archive 9

message: "This process should not be used simply because you disagree with a deletion debate's reasoning." So what process should be used if you disagree with a deletion debate's reasoning? --The Cunctator 20:30, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmm, I guess this is supposed to mean "If you dislike the outcome but can't find fault with the process"... ~ trialsanderrors 23:13, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

text: It's a very valid question. You see if Deletion review is not "AfD round 2" and it's wrong to recreate deleted content then how could a deleted article ever come back. We mustn't forget WP:CCC. --WikiSlasher 08:57, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I know it's a very valid question, and that's a very valid answer (the only answer, as far as I know).  Userspace can be used (within reason) to work on fixing dead articles and bringing them up to scratch, as can other wikis or even one's own hard drive.  If the deletion was procedurally valid and grounded in solid principles (WP:V, etc.) then the best way to ressurect an article is to show that those concerns have been dealt with, either by changing circumstances or by fixing the article.  It's happened many times before.  One example off the top of my head is Keyra Augustina, who was deleted when she was just a name attached to a bunch of photos floating around on blogs, but was re-created after being featured in Maxim magazine, thus creating a verifiable source. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 14:15, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There is a difference between bringing a deleted article back and writing a new article on the same topic.  If, in order to be sure that you are creating a different and better article, you need to see the old version, make a request at  Wikipedia:Deletion review#Content review to receive a userfied copy.  DRV does not need to get involved in the process of recreating articles unless either 1) the page was protected deleted due to repeated problem creations, in which case we usually want to see the promised new article at the start of our review or 2) the new article is speedy deleted as a recreation, in which case the admins here will evaluate whether it was a recreation that didn't solve the problems or a new article that did solve the problems.  GRBerry 16:44, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Huh? 

message: Starting with the December 1 log we'll archive deletion reviews directly on the log page, using  and , similar to closing AfD debates. Here is a quick run through the mechanics:
 ====Header====                            ← The header can be removed when the discussion above this one is already archived
              ← Add top template
    ← If this is missing from the discussion it should be included for archiving.
 DISCUSSION                                    ← Body of the discussion stays unchanged
                                  ← Add bottom template
*If a discussion is speedily closed, the section header above, ====Header====, should remain until the daily log is archived.
*The default for DECISION is "Deletion endorsed".
*Both  and  need to be substed for the time stamp to work properly.
*The wikilink brackets   around the header should remain so the current status of the article is easily visible (they're not part of the template since not all the text in the headers is always wikilinked, e.g. ====Header and related articles====.
There'll be some shifting around and some sandboxing over the next couple of days, but once it's road tested it should be much easier for both closing admins to archive and for editors to review archived discussions. ~ trialsanderrors 23:16, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: This method messes up the edit section links. For example, the review for Megan (on December 1 log) was closed using this template. The section edit links before and after it appear at the "1 December 2006" and "List of idioms in the English language (A)" headings. When I went to click the section edit link next to "List of idioms" heading, the section edited was the review for Web directories. Clicking the edit link for "1 December" edited the correct section - quite confusing. Kimchi.sg 06:18, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

text: Other than that, it works okay. Kimchi.sg 07:10, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah I was getting too ambitious and tried to shrink the header size in transclusions using "====". Turns out this has this odd effect of linking the edit buttons to the wrong sections. It's reverted now (and had nothing to do with the templates themselves). ~ trialsanderrors 09:39, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

text: No that was hand-coded. ~ trialsanderrors 10:00, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Archiving DRV's

message: AJMS recently added commented-out instructions to the top of Wikipedia:Deletion Review, and a visible red-bordered banner to the top of this page, which says (to paraphrase) "Hey morons, don't do what you're about to do". Although the commented-out instructions are a good idea, I've removed the banner - a) the commented-out instructions should be sufficient, b) the banner is ugly and intrusive, and c) we aren't being overwhelmed by misplaced requests anyway. Posting here for further discussion if necessary. --Sam Blanning(talk) 14:34, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The box was my idea of bypassing the introductionary spiel for those who just want to add a new review. Sorry if it sounded different from its intent. Kimchi.sg 15:38, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Warning at the top of the page

message: Since the templates may not be on people's watch lists, A quick note to say I've made some changes to Wikipedia:Deletion review/Header and Wikipedia:Deletion review/Mechanics.  Mostly cosmetic, but since no one acutally looks at these except people who come to place request, I thought the "regulars" would like to know. - 152.91.9.144 00:03, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks good to me. ~ trialsanderrors 00:58, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead section changes you may have missed 

message: There are two discussions waiting to be closed at December 5. Consensus is fairly obvious but I shouldn't close them as I commented in both of them. I usually don't have problems closing DRV where the consensus goes against me, but in those cases it would be good if someone can volunteer to act as backup closer as long as Xoloz isn't active. I'd also be grateful if some editors can patrol Wikipedia:Deletion review/Recent and comment on the discussions with few comments. ~ trialsanderrors 00:58, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: You posted this just as I came online. Closed. Kimchi.sg 01:23, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Backup closer?

message: Respected Sir,
I recently knew about you when I went through your wikipedia pages 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales  and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jimmy_Wales 
I felt glad to read about you. When you were working on a small part of wikipedia in those days, today you might be remembering about those days. Great progress ! No doubt. I am right now in the same age group when you were on the starting stage at that time, when the wikipedia company was new. If I am not wrong, as everyone dreams, In those days you might also having dreamed of the position of wikipedia today.
Even I do dream ! I want to ask you that what is wrong in if some one has a dream to be like you, or if some one has a dream to progress like you or if some one has a dream to walk on the path you were sometimes in the past. Is it wrong if I am dreaming to be like you? Is it wrong if I have a dream to have my position and my company around the globe as of wikipedia today ? I know it's a big thing I am talking about, but my questions right answers can only be given by you.
If the founder of wikipedia has mentioned his achievements on his website, does it mean that he is self promoting himself? Does it mean that the founder of wikipedia is self promoting for self publicity, if his pages are found on:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales  and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jimmy_Wales 
I am asking this because I am an Information Security Expert and from last 7 years of my life I have given to research. One more person exists in India who is similarly known in the same field - Mr. Ankit Fadia. If you go through the article of ankit fadia on wikipedia at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankit_Fadia 
You will find that 60 percent of the matter mentioned in that article is wrong. But I have no objection on that as I have nothing to do with, what that person does. Here the question is of truth, fact and the reputation of wikipedia.
Now see this content, which I edited on:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpesh_Sharma
Is there anything wrong if compared with your page on wikipedia. I have just mentioned in simple words as your article is mentioned with your achievements. But the administrators of wikipedia are removing with any reasons all my articles. They are saying it's a self publicity. Then why Jimmy Wales and Ankit Fadia. Ok ! jimmy wales has atleast mentioned the truth about him. But Ankit Fadia article contains everything false for which I have many evidence. If you go through the google search for keyword 'Ankit Fadia' and keyword 'Kalpesh Sharma', you will see a lot of peoples have posted very bad and brutal language about ankit fadia. Even on one of my article on gather.com, personally ankit fadia commented bad words. So, for self defense to save my reputation created in past 7 years after hard work; I also started writing articles about him containing all the links on internet where this person was discussed badly. Now when I started self defense, the adminsitrators of wikipedia are saying that you are doing this due to jealousy ! I felt very bad on such comments by one of the reputed company's administrators. I felt as if a reputed person is tearing the reputation of another one. Because your reputation is the matter which no one other then you can personally understand. So do I for my reputation.
Actually Ankit Fadia is a self claiming and self promoting person. He is using honorable name of Wikipedia, President of India, Stanford University, FBI, CIA, CBI, etc. for his self promotional activities of his business. By doing this he achieved a lot of revenue in last 5 years through seminars, workshops, courses, etc. Please don't think that I am giving misleading information to you. I am trying to show the real fact behind this man. But this self claiming and self promoting name is being given by some of your company administrators to me, instead of Ankit Fadia by giving me name like jealous. I have saved the letters of such administrators.
I am here for justice from you to post my achievements which I am using for community interest, citizens of various nations and saving the information technology field from hacking and threats. So, that the dream of Jimmy Wales can be remembered in future, by the dream of Kalpesh Sharma.
Here is my article content which I and several members of my group tried to post and were removed by administrators:
copy and paste of article removed. Jimbo is able to review deleted content for himself if he wants.
:That we have an article on Jimbo Wales is not self-promotion; Jimbo did not write that article himself. Moreover, Jimbo is clearly notable owing to having founded one of the most popular websites in the world; a discussion among editors found no comparable notability for this subject. If you have evidence that they did not consider and wish to challenge the deletion of this article, the page you're looking for is deletion review. --Sam Blanning(talk) 22:15, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Please see Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Kalpesh_Sharma. utcursch | talk 13:10, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: From Kalpesh Sharma
59.95.217.129 15:22, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Information Security Expert, India 

message: Just a reminder that when speedily closing a debate, the header should remain above the archive box (see note above) if the discussion above the speedily closed one is still ongoing. This is to ensure that editors who edit the section above the closed debate don't also open the archived debate. I remove all headers later when I close the remaining debates. ~ trialsanderrors 10:00, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Speedily closing DRV debates

message: Regarding the second sentence in the first section of the Wikipedia:Deletion Review, "Administrators determine consensus and examine policy to determine if there are sufficient justification for their removal from Wikipedia.", should either the word "are" be changed to "is" or "justification" to "justifications"?  I can't find it's use in the plural anywhere else. Recycledagplastic 16:16, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed. Next time you can be bold and fix it yourself. -Amarkov blahedits 16:17, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the reply/help.  I tried to access "Edit this page" (twice),  but it loaded a page only telling me not to post deletion review requests followed by a list of categories (no page content).  Now, however, I can access the regular "Edit this page."  Is there a reason this happens?  Do you sometimes have to try to load the edit page several times?  Do the wikipedia servers get too busy sometimes? Recycledagplastic 16:31, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know, actually. -Amarkov blahedits 17:23, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you. Recycledagplastic 18:38, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That text is actually contained in Wikipedia:Deletion review/Header, so that's the page you needed to edit. --Sam Blanning(talk) 18:42, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you too. Recycledagplastic 20:15, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Justification is a singular noun?

message: I think there is a problem with the current way of archiving closed debates. They each should have their own section even though they wont be edited. It is very hard to cite a spesific debate. Sections can be linked like this: #Archiving --Cat out 12:55, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: One of the points of the collapsible navboxes is to make this unnecesary. In the worst case we had so far, Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2006 December 14, there are nine archived discussions which can easily be surveyed at one glance. So a reference to the Template:Footballdatabase DRV simply needs to go to the December 14 page, and doesn't need a page anchor anymore. ~ trialsanderrors 09:36, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have to correct myself, Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2006 December 5 was worse. ~ trialsanderrors 18:33, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Archiving 

message: :
My page titled biglicku was deleted. I was told that it was not notable. Now what does that mean?? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Msubozeman2004 (talk • contribs).
:Our guidelines on notability for web sites lists the criteria that a website needs to meet in order to warrant an article on Wikipedia. Your article would need to show that Biglicku meets at least one of these criteria. It was deleted because you have not provided any evidence that shows how the site meets one of the criteria. Gwernol 22:55, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There never was a site titled "Biglicku". ~ trialsanderrors 10:27, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That's because it was "BIGLICKU", all caps. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 10:30, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Now that's an assertion of notability, ALL CAPS, no? ~ trialsanderrors 10:38, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Nor does it seem likely that any valid assertion of notability is really possible. Based on search, this one is not only non-notable, it's practically unknown. Per the home page, site will launch in February. Wikipedia is not for promoting new, unknown sites, only documenting those already notable. Fan-1967 13:32, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [[BIGLICKU]]

message: What is the template people subst: to start a new day's log? I need to edit it. Also is there a list of all DRV templates and pages somewhere? --W.marsh 01:06, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia:Deletion review/New day ~ trialsanderrors 02:10, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Yarg

message: I'm getting a gut feeling that we've been seeing an atypically high number of reviews of keep and no consensus closes recently.  I haven't done an analysis.  Does anyone else feel that these reviews are up?  If so, does anyone know why?  GRBerry 18:02, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Types of Cases Changing? 

message: I'd like to make the deletion reviewers aware of an ongoing problem.  I recently banned several sockpuppets of JB196, who has been on a disruptive campaign for the greater part of 2006 to aggressively delete non-North American professional wrestling articles.  The sockmaster had been banned since September 2006 and has returned to evade multiple blocks, most recently at Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2006_December_27#Chuck_E._Chaos.
Please exercise special scrutiny with new and low edit count comments on these topics due to the high probability that these are new manifestations of one persistent vandal. DurovaCharge! 22:29, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Um... why? It really doesn't matter whether someone makes absurd arguments as a sockpuppet or not. -Amarkov blahedits 07:32, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sockpuppet deletion efforts by banned user 

message: Can someone close the remaining debates so that we can kick 2006 in the bucket? Thanks, ~ trialsanderrors 00:15, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Got the one I hadn't opined in.  Two to go.  GRBerry 02:45, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually there might have been a sockpuppet infestation on that day. So some of them might have to be reopened. ~ trialsanderrors 06:34, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2006 December 30]]

message: I noticed that Caldari was closed as deletion overturned. I was going to look at the article because I was curious if it was written as well as the existing articles of the other groups but when I reached the article it was still protected against recreation. Checking the history has shown that there have been no modifications since the closure meaning that someone did not reprotect it after being closed. I also tried ctrl F5 to bypass the cache so I don't think it is a problem on my end. It appears that the article was simply not restored for some reason. Can someone please look into it and fix the problem. --70.48.108.229 01:00, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. ~ trialsanderrors 03:06, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Problem with the Caldari closure

message: Why is the 7chan article deleted? Apparently because it hasn't been in the media, which isn't true, yet some of it's counterparts (such as 4chan) have articles when they are just as well known as 7chan. If 4chan is allowed to have an article, so should 7chan. 72.1.206.17 19:15, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is 7chan gone? 

message: I've tried to participate in a few of the deletion reviews, but sometimes find it difficult because i'm not an admin and can't see the deleted history. Is there any way people like me can get around this problem? Fresheneesz 21:47, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: See Review process discussion above. ~ trialsanderrors 21:54, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seeing old content 

message: has more or less nominated everything in the Gundam category for deletion and seems to have a lot of the same few people running about and voting Delete in the AFDs. I believe these nominations are baseless and made in bad faith, but I'm not sure how to report or deal with mass AFD nominations such as this, as commenting/posting on every single nominated page will take far too long. Jtrainor 11:29, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Help me 

message: I think we should edit  to change its links depending on the namespace of the page being DRVed. For example: in Wikipedia:Deletion review/Wikipedia:Esperanza, the template links the talk page to Talk:Wikipedia:Esperanza--Ed ¿Cómo estás?Reviews? 18:01, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've been meaning to merge the various DRV tags anyway. I don't see why they need to say more than "This article is under deletion review at Wikipedia:Deletion review#This article". ~ trialsanderrors 19:29, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  DRV template 

message: Could someone please remove the protection from the deleted article "Subeta". I believe the website is notable enough to have its own Wikipedia article.124.181.131.53 03:42, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remove protection from Subeta 

message: I just did some quick analysis of December deletion statistics.  Deletion log entries are for all spaces (article, talk, User, Image, etc...)
* Rough deletion log entries (by approximate offsets, should be within 1K): 114,000  entries
* % of entries restorations: 2.02% (111 of sampled 5,500).
* Deletions: ~111,700
* Restores: ~2,300
* Net Deletions: 109,400
* Net Deletions/Day: ~3,529
* Deletion Reviews Opened: 210 (6.77 per day average, high of 15)
* Deletions Reviewed: 0.188% (ignoring the fact that some reviews are of keep decisions at AFD)
* Deletions overturned: 53 (excludes PRODs and overturns by deleting admin while DRV underway)
* Keeps overturned: 7
* Overturn rate: About 30%-33% for controversial items
* Deletions reviewed and overturned by DRV: ~0.05% (one-twentieth of one percent)
GRBerry 21:35, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  December 2006 Deletion Statistics 

message: Recently, a number of people have called for the regular restoration of cantent during deletion reviews to facilitate review by non-admins.  I think that this is neither necessary or prudent.  As a non-admin myself, I can appreciate the frustration of havin to choose between voicing an ill-informed and staying out of a review.  However, I feel that creating a process that automatically overturns deletions (even temporarily) is too open to abuse.  Google will often have a copy of a deleted article in its cache for interested parties to review, and the admins corps is perfectly cabable of making many decisions without non-admin input.  And given how numerous and diverse that group is I think that the added bias (versus all DRV participants) is minimal.  Eluchil404 18:50, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Also, when an XfD discussion closure is under review, the most important evidence is that XfD closure, not the article.  And everyone can see the XfD discussion.  GRBerry 19:18, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that what you are saying is not the case all the time. In at least recent deletion reviews, unless the matter is trivial the content of the article always come up, and usually becomes the main topic, and the case is argued over again.  Except this time it is argued either from memory or guesswork. Unless the content is in some way dangerous, I think that it should be policy that all cases of DR require the visibility of the (protected) article, and I challenge you to say what harm it will do. I could hardly make the debates any messier. I know my feeling as a newcomer to this area of WP is that it does look like a group of people trying to prevent meaningful participation by outsiders. GR, you raised that point a week or so ago after i had asked for a restore for discussion, but your view  did not receive consensus support, and the article was restored for the time being in a protected space. I then could immediately  see for myself that the appeal had no merit, but otherwise I would have had to take other peoples word for it. DGG 06:02, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This discussion has been brought up before, and while I think DGG makes some good points, I for one do not support undeletion of articles when brought to DRV, at least not in the articlespace under its original title. Part of the problem is that I find undeletions made automatically simply by any user posting here somewhat unsettling. As I recall, it has in the past proved to be a foot in the door for an article to undergo the deletion process again, which has a different approach and different standards that undeletion. Certainly if the article isn't protected any changes, even unsubstantial ones, can be used to make an argument that the article is now different, and warrants a revote on AFD, which undermines the process of DRV. Even protected, it puts the obviously problematical article back in the encyclopedia for a period of several days, and in a way the onus is put on those arguing for deletion, rather than those who argue for overturning a previous consensus. That being said, posting and protecting such articles somewhere in the wikipedia namespace might let non-admins in on the process on a more equal footing. -R. fiend 06:27, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

text: If an article is undeleted for review, it is undeleted behind a  tag and protected, so editors have to go into the edit history to see prior content and the content can't change during the discussion. Re status quo bias, overturning and relisting requires a qualified majority among participants, so the onus is still on those arguing for overturning to establish process error. ~ trialsanderrors 06:53, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Restoring content during review 

message: The page of deletion review is not very well readable, because of structure.
Actual structure:
 0 Top paragraph
 1 Purpose
 2 Content review
 3 Proposed deletions
 4 History only undeletion
 5 Instructions
 6 Active discussions
 (...)
I think that the discussion of 2, 3 and 4 should be moved in a separate page. In 1 it should be a short discussion of what is the appropriate procedure (2, 3, 4 or the "default" 6). Cate | Talk 10:04, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, I've been trying to streamline this for a while, see User:Trialsanderrors/DRV. Currently my thinking is that there are two distinct processes, requests for restoration and nominations for review. They could technically be in the same section, as long as admins are able to distinguish the two and proceed accordingly (e.g. a request can be closed as soon as it is fulfilled, a nomination should run the prescribed five days). 0 and 1 certainly need to be merged and trimmed. another thing I'm considering is to create separate subpages for each discussion, akin to the AfD format. ~ trialsanderrors 20:07, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

text: "Proposed deletions" (which is a terrible name in the context of this page, it should be about overturning/contesting prods) and "History undeletion" are both under the heading of "Uncontroversial undeletions" in my world (similar to Requested Move's Uncontroversial Moves section); content review requires a little more discretion but not much. I'd fully support putting all three items on one subpage at least, so that I could tackle several problems/document actions in one swell foop. -- nae'blis 20:22, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page structure 

message: Unless my memory is faulty I remember either on the Deletion review page or on top of this talk page mention of a category like in the title. I've looked in the history of both pages around the time I'm talking about but I can't seem to find it. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? --WikiSlasher 11:33, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Category:Wikipedia administrators who will provide copies of deleted articles. —Cryptic 11:37, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks! --WikiSlasher 11:55, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category for administrators willing to temporarily undelete articles for users 

message: Some of you may want to visit Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#G4 seems to have a wording problem... and weigh in - there's a possibility that this could affect DRV, for good or ill. -- nae'blis 20:19, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  possible rewording of G4, may impact deletion review 

message: Our regular closer has opined, as have most of the regulars here.  I have taken the following actions in it:
# asked for clarification on the request (first bullet in the discussion)
# put up a flag on the talk page for Marsden's bio Talk:Rachel Marsden#Deletion Review
# made a comment that simple cases never get to ArbComm and that ArbComm has a clarification section.
I don't believe that this low level of participation would bias me as a closer, and unless someone objects, or closes it before me, I plan on spending some "fun" time closing this in about 4 or 5 hours from now.  GRBerry 21:31, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Please do it. And feel free to close the discussion now and put a "verdict pending" tag up. I don't envy you. ~ trialsanderrors 22:01, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Usually the ten day limit is only applied to nominations with very few opinions. ~ trialsanderrors 04:36, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I see. Thanks. GRBerry, I don't envy you either ;) Kla'quot 04:53, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Milk and cookies??? We have higher standards here at DRV. ~ trialsanderrors 08:42, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marsden-Donnelly harassment case 

message: I've been working on User:GRBerry/DRVGuide as a guide to this page and process.  It is now complete enough to solicit feedback.  Questions I have include:
# Would you have a use for it?
# If so, what use?
# Should anything be added or trimmed?
# Have I misrepresented the current facts in any way?
Feedback here or on the talk page there, thanks.  GRBerry 00:13, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible guide to deletion review 

message: Since we got a number of frivolous nominations from admins who should know better, I think it's time to make this clear:
# Deletion review is not the place to seek permission to create a new article on the subject after it was deleted in an AfD unless the article is protected from recreation. Any user can do it if they think their new article solves the problems brought up at AfD.
# Challenging a proper closure is not the way to get the article back. If you think you can create a better article, userfy the old content and work on it in userspace until it is ready to return to mainspace.
# Deletion review is not the place to hash out things that can easily be resolved with the closing admin. That's what WP:PROCESSWANKERY is for. ~ trialsanderrors 22:39, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If a closure was "proper" but incorrect, this is the right place for it, no?  --badlydrawnjeff talk 00:25, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: What's a proper but incorrect closure? ~ trialsanderrors 00:52, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Closure follows proper process (timing, etc), but doesn't reflect actual consensus. --badlydrawnjeff talk 01:50, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, if you think a closure goes against consensus and isn't mandated by our consensus-overriding policies, then it's not proper in your opinion. ~ trialsanderrors 02:09, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Maybe there should be something specifically about "new evidence" being needed. I see a lot of DRVs closed early because there's really nothing new presented, it's just repeating the argument from the AfD. --W.marsh 01:37, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't see the need to run a DRV after finding new evidence. Write a two-line stub that establishes notability and ask for a history restore to access the deleted material. Otoh I'm all in favor of requiring that the closer or deleting admin should be contacted before nominating an article for DRV. ~ trialsanderrors 01:47, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem is how G4 is interpreted in this case.  Now people (surprise surprise) have gone ahead and decided that it should be whether it addresses the original problem.  That's a problem. --badlydrawnjeff talk 01:50, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That's why I recommend checking with the original closer before going live with a new version of a previously deleted article. An OK from the closer should at the minimum give you insurance against a G4 speedy. Of course there is no obligation to do so as long as the article is redlinked, but as the creator of the article you're certainly in a better position if the closer agrees to a relist at AfD. DRV is only needed if the closer thinks your sources are worthless and you disagree. In that case a communal decision is required. ~ trialsanderrors 02:04, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: What Deletion review is not

message: thank you for this page. i was spared reworking topic again after reading comments.its right matter must be verifiable even if it is true.Verifiable content must be given first.
Kushwah 14:16, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thakur Sher Singh Parmar 

message: Our regular closer is cutting back on wikipedia participation, and has specifically noted that they won't be watching this area.  I am willing to take over as the new regular closer, and fortunately had low participation the last few days, so am relatively clean for current discussions.  But I have participated in some recent discussions and can't close them.  Could some other admins, that haven't participated in one or more of the following discussions, please close them (some may merit/need relisting):
# Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 February 6#Manufacturing Engineering Centre
# Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 February 6#Dicta License
# Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 February 7#Cyrus Farivar
# Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 February 7#Image:Twiggy promo.jpg
# Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 February 7#Solar Empire
# Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 February 8#Sarah Hanson-Young
# Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 February 8#Project Monarch
# Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 February 8#A Shanty No Lemon
# Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 February 8#Agent M
# Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 February 8#Template:HistSource
# Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 February 9#Last For One
# Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 February 9#Robert Murray Arbuthnot
The following discussions are not ripe for closing at this moment, but I also won't be able to close due to prior participation, and some other admin will need to once they are ripe.
# Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 February 11#Alpha Kappa Nu
GRBerry 20:50, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll lend a hand—I was already thinking of it when I saw this post.  However, I'm not making any promises on how much of the workload I'll take on. —Doug Bell talk 21:10, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

text: BTW, I participated in Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 February 7#Cyrus Farivar, so I won't be able to take that one. —Doug Bell talk 21:12, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I finished Feb 6 and 7. I didn't completely disappear, but currently I don't have the time to devote an hour each day to closing DRV's, so thanks for stepping in. ~ trialsanderrors 01:05, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

text: I'll step up more here, as it's an area of interest and I hadn't realized we were short on closers again. I think I can knock out Feb. 11th tomorrow/late tonight with no trouble, since I didn't participate in anything on that page... thanks for catching the rest trials. -- nae'blis 20:25, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Backup closers needed 

message: Reviewing the edit history for the Wikipedia:Deletion review/Contested prod section, we are getting about one request per week on average.  It appears that most users are getting their contested PRODs restored (or at least reviewed) via other means.  
I suspect that many of the PROD undeletion requests are showing up in other processes simply because the non-admin looking for the page doesn't know whether it was deleted via PROD or some other process.  Those situations are being immediately dealt with by the discovering admin.  No one is bothering to transfer the request.
Given its low usage and the success of our other processes, I propose that we retire this section of the process.  Rossami (talk) 00:14, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No objection, as we are getting almost as many contested prods in the full review area as in the designated section, so it really isn't fulfilling its purpose. But I'd rather merge all three of "Content review", "Contested Prod" and "History only undeletion" than just drop one of them.  GRBerry 00:42, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: We can fold them all into a "Requests for undeletion" section. IMHO we could include A7's and G11's as well. Ideally we should keep the "Nominations for review" section for contested XfD's and thorny Speedies. ~ trialsanderrors 06:36, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deprecate the Contested Prod section? 

message: Please can anyone tell me where I can find the discussion on these?? Thanks, --sunstar nettalk 11:15, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This revision appears to be the last where the actual debate is shown (this is from a time when Deletion Reviews were blanked after completion). It's also discussed extensively in the subsequent procedural AFDs and at the talk page of CSD. -- nae'blis 14:14, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biscuit AFD's 

message: Could someone uninvolved, perhaps some regular here, consider that this DRV not be transcluded, but meerly be a linked page. It seems that it is going to have to run for a few days, and it is massive already - there's other stuff needs seen on this page.--Docg 23:40, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I almost did that a few hours ago for that reason.  I'll do it now.  GRBerry 23:49, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brandt and formating 

message: User:QuackGuru questioned my impartiality when closing the review on February 1 since I also closed the related review on List of articles related to quackery (now in project space) and relisted it at MFD. If any of the experienced closers wants to revert my February 1 decision I won't stand in the way. Prior discussion on this, if anyone cares to read it, is at COI noticeboard and my talk archive. ~ trialsanderrors 22:17, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The deletion review on 1 February was properly closed; consensus to endorse deletion is clear.  I think any admin would have closed it that way, not just a regular closer of deletion reviews.  GRBerry 22:44, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[List of articles related to scientific skepticism]]

message: I think you should delete things tht have bad content 
Agree? Post it under this comment. --Smartie960 01:01, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: What were you thinking of? Wikipedia:Vandalism? Our criteria for speedy deletion? Our deletion discussions? AecisBrievenbus 01:29, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikipedia