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Deleted article

Please can I see deleted article Ittipon Sukpaen. Davidgoodheart (talk) 17:03, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Davidgoodheart: Ittipon Sukpaen ✗plicit 00:07, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

RfD for Zimbabwe at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships

I didn't see this RfD until it was too late, but it was nominated based on two false claims; that the country did not compete at the Championships and that the country was not mentioned in the target article.

We can verify that Zimbabwean athlete Kudakwashe Chigwedere did participate in the champshionships from their website and that Zimbabwe is listed at the target article under 2025 World Para Athletics Championships#Nations at spot #35. Social media post about his participation in the competition here [1]. His competed in the Men's 100m T47 Round 1 - Heat 1 with a time of 10:40 on 27 September 2025 and his status was listed as "finished".

Due to a spam filter from Wikipedia I am not able to post the link to their website, but if you paste reference 7 from the target article 2025 World Para Athletics Championships#Nations into your browser, you can navigate to "Athletes" at the top of the page and filter by country to find the Zimbabwean athlete.

All of the !voters in the RfD seem to not have verified the claims made by the editor who nominated the redirect. I ask that you please reverse this deletion, thanks. Katzrockso (talk) 04:09, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I believe now that I am incorrect, that he was supposed to compete but was marked as DNS, which was not clear when I went to the website at first. I had to navigate to another place on their website to find this specific result. I apologize. Katzrockso (talk) 04:40, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

sorry!

Sorry about the rollback. bad click on my part. - Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 04:32, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Special Relationship

Some of those incoming links should have been to Special Relationship. DuncanHill (talk) 12:47, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion review for Stephen Matthews (writer)

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Stephen Matthews (writer). 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. duffbeerforme (talk) 13:16, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Template:Lang-ru

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A tag has been placed on Template:Lang-ru requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion discussion, at Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2024_September_27#Replace_and_delete_lang-??_templates. When a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after a discussion, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Gonnym (talk) 15:07, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of page “AcreTrader” on 17 October 2025 02:38

Greetings, I am curious to the reasoning behind the deletion of page regarding “AcreTrader” as previously stated 17 October 2025 02:38. It seems by search engine results that an entire article had previously been created pertaining to this subject containing the sentences, “AcreTrader is an American real estate investment company specializing in farmland. The company aims to increase investor access to real assets while providing…”.

Although agreed potentially sensitive and inflammatory material could be present, I believe there to be necessary context relevant in this current state of politics, no matter how inflammatory (see 1st Amendment). 2600:8804:7C80:1560:F052:9142:CD9A:F331 (talk) 08:54, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Non-free media deletion

I noticed you deleted File:SubwayBuilderLogoBlackVector.svg on Commons as an unused non-free file. It was actually used in an article but the article was moved to draftspace. It's since moved back but the image is now gone. I don't know squat about deletion on Commons but is there any way to get the file back since it's being used again? Thank you, Chorchapu (talk | edits) 00:44, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Chorchapu:

Done, file restored. ✗plicit 00:48, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 00:49, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Serik Tolbassy

Hello. Please restore the article - Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Serik Tolbassy. New sources have appeared. I'd like to add them. Thank you. 195.18.17.78 (talk) 03:09, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done – as a contested soft deletion, the article has been restored upon request. ✗plicit 04:16, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This IMAGE

Dear Admin Explicit,

Can you kindly delete this image above on wikipedia please? I made a mistake and uploaded it here instead of on Wikimedia Commons. I have already moved and to Wikimedia Commons as you can See Here....and it has passed review there. Thank You, --Leoboudv (talk) 23:49, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Leoboudv:

Done, file deleted. ✗plicit 23:51, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You. I don't know where you are but it is 4:53 PM in Metro Vancouver, Canada where I live. California, Oregon and Washington State has the same time zone as Vancouver. Best Wishes, --Leoboudv (talk) 23:53, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

TFD Review?

Howdy. As a frequent TFD closer, wondering if you can review Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2025 October 4#Template:Infobox Australian place. It's well past the 7 day mark. It seems that consensus has been reached but if you feel differently would you relist it? Full disclosure I am the one who started the TFD so I'm very biased. Not trying to lobby you one way or the other. Just asking you to review it. Thanks in advance! -Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 02:49, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your use of C4

Hi, I don't think categories like Category:Mid-importance Anti-war articles meet the definition of a "maintenance category". Therefore your use of criterion C4 may be too liberal. I tagged it with C1 not C4. Regards — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 11:21, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@MSGJ: C4 applies to "tracking categories no longer used by a template after a rewrite". These categories became empty when the parameters of Template:WikiProject Anti-war that populated them were removed. How is this not exactly the situation the criterion describes? ✗plicit 12:10, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Godfrey Issacs photos

Hi Explicit. I tagged File:Car radio demo early 1920s.jpg, File:Godfrey Issacs with Dane Nellie Melba and Mrs Lea Constance Isaacs.jpg, File:Marconi and Isaacs.jpg and File:Godfrey-isaacs.jpg for speedy deletion per F4 because they lacked a source at the time. The uploader's subsequently added www.marconi-veterans.org/index.php/newsletters/2024-newsletter/172-24a06-godfrey-isaacs-and-the-bbc to each file's page, so I understand why you declined to delete them per F4. I tried working with the uploader to try and sort things out regarding their various uploads at both User talk:Leonard9ca and c:User talk:Leonard9ca, but things never got very far. All of the file related notifications on their Commons user talk page are concerning, and the source website provided for the files doesn't provide much help in terms of provenance. In addition, the "Car radio demo early 1920s.jpg" photo kind of looks like it might've been colorized after the fact since the one on the website isn't exactly the same. Are these OK as licensed in your opinion or should they be discussed furhter at FFD? If they're OK, they probably should be on Commons:c:File:Godfrey Issacs with Dane Nellie Melba and Mrs Lea Constance Isaacs.jpg and c:File:Godfrey-isaacs.jpg in fact, are already on Commons, which means the local versions probably aren't needed per F8. -- Marchjuly (talk) 03:20, 25 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Marchjuly: Hi, as you're probably aware, c:COM:PUB requires evidence that a photo was published as defined by the copyright laws listed on that licensing information page. While the source may not completely adequately satisfy publication requirements, it was enough for it to no longer qualify for deletion under F4. If doubts remain about the publication information and copyright status, the files should be discussed at FFD and c:COM:DR, respectively. ✗plicit 13:15, 25 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply. FWIW, I wasn't challenging your decision to not delete the files per F4. I understand and have no problem with that decision. So, my apologies if my OP made it sound like I thought you should've deleted the files instead. I'd just like your opinion (i.e. a second opinion) as to whether you think these should be discussed further either at FFD or COM:DR or whether they're OK as is. I haven't had much success in discussing things with the uploader. They're not trying to evade the question, being dishonest, being rude, or anything like that; they just are so worried of being blocked for doing something wrong that they just end up saying delete everything. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:40, 25 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Logo

Thank you for adding the logo for Colombo Kaps. If possible, I would like to request that you also add the logo for Galle Marvels. Janeesh 22 (talk) 12:53, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Janeesh 22:

Done, logo uploaded. ✗plicit 14:00, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, Thank you! Janeesh 22 (talk) 14:06, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question about redirect CSD's

Hi Explicit, just a short question, you recently deleted Josh Simons (entrepreneur), but I think there was a problem. The user did some weird moves over a few different edges to make the moves look like ordinary Draftifications while I think that they were just gaming the system to get redirects they didn't like deleted. Primefac gave them a warning to get consensus, so I think the draftifications were improper anyways as they were contested. But there is some page history I can't see so maybe I missed something and they should be deleted? Best, Squawk7700 (talk) 14:16, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Squawk7700: Hi, thanks for bringing this to my attention. The page moves are quite a mess, but I've moved Josh Simons (entrepreneur) and its talk page back to the place they were originally created. Everything should be in order again. I have also warned the mover for disruptive editing. ✗plicit 14:31, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Appreciated, thank you. ~ Squawk7700 (talk) 14:36, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]