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A selection of historical Articles for deletion debates and speedy deletion logs, that in retrospect seem amusing:

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
17:23, 5 August 2017 deleted page Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion)
Among Us
11:30, 20 July 2020 deleted page Among Us (Expired PROD, concern was: Appears to lack significant coverage in reliable sources; failed a WP:BEFORE check. Only user reviews were found. Sources in the article are all WP:PRIMARY, or are game guide material.)
Angry Birds
07:23, 23 June 2010 deleted page Angry Birds (G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion)
ASAP Rocky
13:30, 25 September 2011 deleted page ASAP Rocky (G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion: copyvio)

20:45, 11 November 2011 deleted page ASAP Rocky (A7: Article about a band, singer, musician, or musical ensemble, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject)

05:13, 13 November 2011 deleted page ASAP Rocky (A7: No explanation of the subject's significance (real person, animal, organization, or web content): G12: Unambiguous copyright infringement of http://www.reverbnation.com/page_object/page_object_bio/artist_1746327)
Bitcoin
10:42, 30 July 2010 deleted page Bitcoin (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bitcoin). Lack of significant third-party coverage to confer notability.

Nomination statement "No notable third-party coverage."
Calvin Harris
17:17, 17 January 2007 deleted page Calvin Harris (a7 nonnotable content was: '(((db-nonsense))) Calvin Harris is a musician and a nice guy.')
Demi Lovato
16:47, 2 November 2006 deleted page Demi Lovato (csd a7; content was: 'Demi Lovato (born 20 August 1992 in USA, is an American actress.' )

00:47, 10 October 2006 deleted page Demi Lovato (a7 content was: '((db-bio))Demi Lovato played Angela on the children's series, Barney and Friends.She was seen mostly in the 2002 season,possibly in the middle of th...')

15:54, 11 June 2006 deleted page Demi Lovato (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Demi Lovato)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Doja Cat
The result was delete. 18 October 2016
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dream (YouTuber)
The result was delete. 5 November 2020
Ethereum
16:37, 5 March 2014 deleted page Ethereum (Multiple reasons: speedy deletion criteria A7, G12. Source URL: https://www.ethereum.org/)

11:05, 29 January 2014 deleted page Ethereum (A1: Not enough context to identify article's subject)
Final Fantasy XIV
18:35, 30 November 2007 deleted page Final Fantasy XIV (made up)

03:29, 26 November 2006 deleted page Final Fantasy XIV (prodded (20/11/2006))

05:08, 10 August 2006 deleted page Final Fantasy XIV (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Final Fantasy XIV)

13:17, 27 May 2006 deleted page Final Fantasy XIV (content was: '((db|Wikipedia is not a crystal ball.))((Future game))'''Final Fantasy XIV''' is a future installment of the Final Fantasy video game series...')
Final Fantasy XV
20:42, 12 January 2011 deleted page Final Fantasy XV (G4: Recreation of a page that was deleted per a deletion discussion)

04:18, 11 May 2010 deleted page Final Fantasy XV (A3: Article that has no meaningful, substantive content)

00:11, 16 March 2010 deleted page Final Fantasy XV (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Final Fantasy XV)
Grand Theft Auto IV
19:08, 24 July 2005 deleted page Grand Theft Auto IV (recreation of deleted Grand Theft Auto 4; previously VfD'd.)

16:55, 10 July 2005 deleted page Grand Theft Auto IV (content was: 'Grand Theft Auto IV is the Latest game in the GTA series and is to be released in 2007((db|Wikipedia isn't a crystal ball))Actually Looking at...')
Grand Theft Auto V
16:00, 12 April 2011 deleted page Grand Theft Auto V (Expired PROD, concern was: Article is based on rumour and speculation in other publications. No announcement of the game or its title have been made by RockStar or Take2 Games. Article fails WP:CRYSTAL)

03:18, 14 April 2007 deleted page Grand Theft Auto V (nonsense, game IV isn't even released yet)
Grand Theft Auto VI
22:21, 24 May 2008 deleted page Grand Theft Auto VI (Per Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2008 May 18)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gravity Falls
The result was delete. 20 February 2011
Instagram
14:34, 18 March 2011 deleted page Instagram (Speedy deleted, importance/significance not asserted.)

iPhone
04:11, 6 December 2006 deleted page IPhone (still rumored, improper undelete)

06:34, 27 October 2006 deleted page IPhone (per CSD G4, please take this to deletion review)

22:28, 17 October 2006 deleted page IPhone (content was: '((db-repost))((future product))'''iPhone''' is going to be a mobile phone and a mp3 combined. The Apple Inc. product, is going to be rel...')

22:41, 18 August 2006 deleted page IPhone (a1)

23:09, 13 August 2006 deleted page IPhone (CSD:G4 content was: '((db-repost))==External links==*[http://www.apple.com Apple - The company that makes iMacs, iPods and hopefully the iPhone.]*[http://www.everything...')

11:01, 11 August 2006 deleted page IPhone (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IPhone)
Justin Bieber
14:52, 22 April 2008 deleted page Justin Bieber (Speedy deleted per (CSD A7), was an article about a real person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content that didn't assert the importance or significance of its subject.)
Kid Cudi
12:47, 14 August 2008 deleted page Kid Cudi (A7 (bio): Doesn't indicate importance or significance of a real person)

05:10, 24 September 2008 deleted page Kid Cudi (A7 (bio): Doesn't indicate importance or significance of a real person)
Kim Kardashian
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kim Kardashian, unsuccessful AfD from February 2007
Lady Gaga
17:33, 6 May 2008 deleted page Lady Gaga (A7 (bio): Real person; doesn't indicate importance/significance)
Liz Truss
Was unsuccessfully marked for BLPPROD on 7 May 2010, the day after she was elected.
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Zuckerberg
The result of the debate was merge into Facebook (website). 15:51, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Meghan Markle
Nomination statement "Non-notable."

The result was delete. No consensus to redirect/merge. 17:52, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
Minecraft
22:18, 17 May 2010 deleted page Minecraft (A7: No explanation of the subject's significance (real person, animal, organization, or web content): Article about a web site, blog, web forum, webcomic, podcast, browser game, or similar web content, which does not indicate the importance )
MrBeast
22:01, 25 April 2018 deleted page MrBeast (A7: Article about a real person, which does not credibly indicate the importance or significance of the subject)

21:08, 5 March 2018 deleted page MrBeast (Multiple reasons: speedy deletion criteria A7, G11)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nicki Minaj
The result was Delete, consensus is that the article fails the notability guidelines. 12 July 2008
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Peter Scholze
The result was delete. 6 May 2011
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PewDiePie
The result was delete. 27 July 2012
Pizza Tower
15:05, September 12, 2022 deleted page Pizza Tower (A7: Article about a website, blog, web forum, webcomic, podcast, browser game, or similar web content, which does not credibly indicate the importance or significance of the subject)
PlayStation 4
05:29, 18 June 2008 deleted page PlayStation 4 (A1: Not enough context to identify subject)

05:28, 18 June 2008 deleted page PlayStation 4 (A1: Not enough context to identify subject)

11:36, 24 May 2008 deleted page PlayStation 4 (G10: Pure attack page or negative unsourced BLP)

20:28, 14 November deleted page PlayStation 4 (content was: '((db-reason))PlayStation 4 is coming out in 2010.')

17:50, 7 November 2007 deleted page PlayStation 4 (G4: repost of deleted content (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PlayStation 4))

23:01, 17 April 2007 deleted page PlayStation 4 (content was: '((deletedpage))')

20:26, 4 December 2006 deleted page PlayStation 4 (content was: '((db-repost))The PlayStation 4 will be Sony's eigth generation era video game console, fourth in the Pl...')

10:18, 4 December 2006 deleted page PlayStation 4 (Deleting protected deleted page (it has been nearly a month now))

01:39, 5 November 2006 deleted page PlayStation 4 (CSD G4)

16:52, 27 October 2006 deleted page PlayStation 4 (content was: '((db-empty))The Playstation 4 will be Sony's eighth generation game console. It will be the successor to the Playstation 3.')

15:25, 27 October 2006 deleted page PlayStation 4 (G4)

23:15, 13 October 2006 deleted page PlayStation 4 (Wikipedia is not a crystal ball.)

21:47, 5 October 2006 deleted page PlayStation 4 (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PlayStation 4)
PlayStation 5
16:31, 26 October 2017 deleted page PlayStation 5 (G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion)

21:09, 9 July 2017 deleted page PlayStation 5 (G7: One author who has requested deletion or blanked the page – If you wish to retrieve it, please see WP:REFUND)

19:06, 20 April 2017 deleted page PlayStation 5 (G5: Created by a banned or blocked user in violation of ban or block)

15:01, 3 August 2016 deleted page PlayStation 5 (Multiple reasons: speedy deletion criteria G2, G3)

04:39, 13 September 2008 deleted page PlayStation 5 (Speedy deleted, vandalism)

04:38, 13 September 2008 deleted page PlayStation 5 (Speedy deleted, article provides no context)

04:36, 13 September 2008 deleted page PlayStation 5 (A1: Not enough context to identify subject)
Roblox
22:56, 20 June 2008 deleted page Roblox (Speedy deleted per (CSD G11), was blatant advertising, used only to promote someone or something. using TW)

03:46, 3 June 2008 deleted page Roblox (A7 (web): Web content; doesn't indicate importance/significance)

12:48, 13 May 2008 deleted page Roblox (G4: Recreation of deleted material: per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Roblox. Still no verifiability.)

20:56, 10 May 2008 deleted page Roblox (Speedy deleted per (CSD A7), was an article about a real person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content that didn't assert the importance or significance of its subject. using TW)

6:27, 3 May 2008 deleted page Roblox (AfD discussion: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Roblox)
Rickrolling (and redirect Rickroll)
Speedy deleted several times in May and June 2007, then subject to a deletion review in October 2007.
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Selena Gomez (unsuccessful nomination created 9 August 2007)
The article was additionally deleted in August 2006.
Slender Man
23:16, 12 June 2012 deleted page Slender-Man (G4: Recreation of a page that was deleted per a deletion discussion)

17:18, 12 February 2012 deleted page Slender-Man (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Slender-Man)

18:26, 7 October 2011 deleted page Slender Man (G4: Recreation of a page that was deleted per a deletion discussion: A7: Article about an eligible subject, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject)

22:08, 28 July 2011 deleted page Slender Man (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Slender Man (2nd nomination))

18:36, 22 April 2011 deleted page Slender Man (A7: Article about a web site, blog, web forum, webcomic, podcast, browser game, or similar web content, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject)

01:32, 2 January 2011 deleted page Slender man (G4: Recreation of a page that was deleted per a deletion discussion)

01:42, 11 December 2010 deleted page Slender Man (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Slender Man)

13:22, 18 January 2010 deleted page Slender Man (A7: Article about a web site, blog, web forum, webcomic, podcast, browser game, or similar web content, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject)

03:39, 3 February 2010 deleted page Slender man (A7: No indication that the article may meet guidelines for inclusion)

01:33, 26 June 2009 deleted page Slender man (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Slender man)
Spotify
Speedily deleted 4 times in 2007-8 (all for A7)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eric Trump (2nd nomination)
(An example of Wikipedians being right, but the world going crazy?)
The Weeknd
04:03, 28 March 2011 deleted page The Weeknd (A7: No explanation of the subject's significance (real person, animal, organization, or web content))

08:19, 7 March 2011 deleted page The Weeknd (A3: Article that has no meaningful, substantive content)
Twitter
14:04, 27 February 2007 deleted page Twitter (spam)

22:36, 18 February 2007 deleted page Twitter (CSD A7)
WhatsApp
15:35, 15 December 2010 deleted page WhatsApp (G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion)
Windows 7
13:20, 6 August 2005 deleted page Windows 7 (Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Windows 7)
Windows 8
02:17, 12 February 2008 deleted page Windows 8 (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Windows 8)
Windows 10
20:57, 6 August 2011 deleted page Windows 10 (Editing experiment)

17:02, 15 June 2011 deleted page Windows 10 (A3: Article that has no meaningful, substantive content)

20:24, 17 January 2011 deleted page Windows 10 (A3: Article that has no meaningful, substantive content)

13:49, 21 December 2010 deleted page Windows 10 (G1: Patent nonsense, meaningless, or incomprehensible)

11:30, 16 December 2010 deleted page Windows 10 (G3: Blatant hoax)

15:16, 20 November 2010 deleted page Windows 10 (G7: One author who has requested deletion or blanked the page)

04:02, 13 April 2010 deleted page Windows 10 (DNE)
Windows 11
08:23, 2 November 2016 deleted page Windows 11 (A10: Recently created article that duplicates an existing topic, Windows 10)

11:20, 9 October 2016 deleted page Windows 11 (A3: Article that has no meaningful, substantive content)

18:46, 8 October 2016 deleted page Windows 11 (Useless content)

04:04, 27 February 2016 deleted page Windows 11 (A3: Article that has no meaningful, substantive content)

21:38, 23 May 2014 deleted page Windows 11 (A11: Obviously invented)
YouTube Poop
22:36, 18 April 2007 deleted page YouTube Poop (content was: '((deleted page))')

03:49, 26 March 2007 deleted page YouTube Poop (speedy G4)

17:25, 30 January 2007 deleted page YouTube Poop (a7 nonnotable, unsourced)

04:49, 2 January 2007 deleted page YouTube Poop (Per CSD G10 - Attack page - Please don't post attacks.)

01:21, 29 November 2006 deleted page YouTube Poop (neologism)

01:10, 29 November 2006 deleted page YouTube Poop

Wikipedia essays (?)

Essays on building, editing, and deleting content

Philosophy	Article content Articles must be written All Five Pillars are equally important Avoid vague introductions Be a reliable source Civil POV pushing Cohesion Competence is required Concede lost arguments Dissent is not disloyalty Don't lie Don't search for objections Editing Wikipedia is like visiting a foreign country Editors will sometimes be wrong Eight simple rules for editing our encyclopedia Explanationism External criticism of Wikipedia Here to build an encyclopedia Leave it to the experienced Levels of competence Most ideas are bad Need Neutrality of sources Not editing because of Wikipedia restriction The one question Oversimplification Paradoxes Paraphrasing POV and OR from editors, sources, and fields Process is important Product, process, policy Purpose Reasonability rule Systemic bias There is no seniority Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia Tendentious editing The role of policies in collaborative anarchy The rules are principles Trifecta Wikipedia in brief Wikipedia is an encyclopedia Wikipedia is a community Wikipedia is not RationalWiki
Article construction	100K featured articles Abandoned stubs Acronym overkill Adding images improves the encyclopedia Advanced article editing Advanced text formatting Akin's Laws of Article Writing Alternatives to the "Expand" template Amnesia test A navbox on every page An unfinished house is a real problem Articles have a half-life Autosizing images Avoid mission statements Be neutral in form Beef up that first revision Blind men and an elephant BOLD, revert, discuss cycle Build content to endure Cherrypicking Chesterton's fence Children's lit, adult new readers, & large-print books Citation overkill Citation underkill Common-style fallacy Concept cloud Creating controversial content Criticisms of society may be consistent with NPOV and reliability Deprecated sources Dictionaries as sources Don't demolish the house while it's still being built Don't get hung up on minor details Don't hope the house will build itself Don't panic Don't "teach the controversy" Editing on mobile devices Editors are not mindreaders Encourage the newcomers Endorsements (commercial) Featured articles may have problems Formatting bilateral relations articles Formatting bilateral relations templates Fruit of the poisonous tree Give an article a chance How to write a featured article Identifying and using independent sources History sources Law sources Primary sources Science sources Style guides Tertiary sources Ignore STRONGNAT for date formats Inaccuracy Introduction to structurism Mine a source Merge Test Minors and persons judged incompetent "Murder of" articles Not every story/event/disaster needs a biography Not everything needs a navbox Not everything needs a template Nothing is in stone Obtain peer review comments Organizing disambiguation pages by subject area Permastub Potential, not just current state Presentism Principle of Some Astonishment The problem with elegant variation Pro and con lists Printability Pruning article revisions Publicists Put a little effort into it Restoring part of a reverted edit Robotic editing Sham consensus Source your plot summaries Specialized-style fallacy Stub Makers Run an edit-a-thon Temporary versions of articles Tertiary-source fallacy There are no shortcuts to neutrality There is no deadline There is a deadline The deadline is now Try not to leave it a stub Understanding Wikipedia's content standards Walled garden What an article should not include Wikipedia is a work in progress Wikipedia is not a reliable source Wikipedia is not being written in an organized fashion The world will not end tomorrow Write the article first Writing better articles
Writing article content	Avoid thread mode Copyediting reception sections Coup Don't throw more litter onto the pile Gender-neutral language Myth vs fiction Proseline Use our own words We shouldn't be able to figure out your opinions Write the article first Writing about women Writing better articles
Removing or deleting content	Adjectives in your recommendations AfD is not a war zone Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions Arguments to avoid in deletion reviews Arguments to avoid in image deletion discussions Arguments to make in deletion discussions Avoid repeated arguments Before commenting in a deletion discussion But there must be sources! Confusing arguments mean nothing Content removal Counting and sorting are not original research Delete the junk Deletion is not cleanup Does deletion help? Don't attack the nominator Don't confuse stub status with non-notability Don't overuse shortcuts to policy and guidelines to win your argument Follow the leader How to save an article proposed for deletion I just don't like it Identifying blatant advertising Identifying test edits Immunity Keep it concise Liar liar pants on fire Nothing Nothing is clear Overzealous deletion Relisting can be abusive Relist bias The Heymann Standard Unopposed AFD discussion Wikipedia is not Whack-A-Mole Why was the page I created deleted? What to do if your article gets tagged for speedy deletion When in doubt, hide it in the woodwork No Encyclopedic Use

Essays on civility

The basics	Accepting other users Apology Contributing to complicated discussions Divisiveness Edit at your own pace Encouraging the newcomers Enjoy yourself Expect no thanks High-functioning autism and Asperger's editors How to be civil Maintaining a friendly space Negotiation Obsessive–compulsive disorder editors Please say please Relationships with academic editors Thank you Too long; didn't read Truce Unblock perspectives We are all Wikipedians here You have a right to remain silent
Philosophy	A weak personal attack is still wrong Advice for hotheads An uncivil environment is a poor environment Be the glue Beware of the tigers! Civility warnings Deletion as revenge Failure Forgive and forget It's not the end of the world Nobody cares Most people who disagree with you on content are not vandals Old-fashioned Wikipedian values Profanity, civility, and discussions Revert notification opt-out Shadowless Fists of Death! Staying cool when the editing gets hot The grey zone The last word There is no Divine Right of Editors Most ideas are bad Nothing is clear Reader The rules of polite discourse There is no common sense Two wrongs don't make a right Wikipedia is not about winning Wikipedia should not be a monopoly Writing for the opponent
Dos	Assume good faith Assume the assumption of good faith Assume no clue Avoid personal remarks Avoid the word "vandal" Be excellent to one another Beyond civility Call a spade a spade Candor Deny recognition Desist Discussing cruft Drop the stick and back slowly away from the horse carcass Encourage full discussions Get over it How to lose Imagine others complexly Just drop it Keep it down to earth Mind your own business Say "MOBY" Mutual withdrawal Read before commenting Settle the process first
Don'ts	ALPHABETTISPAGHETTI Civil POV pushing Cyberbullying Don't accuse someone of a personal attack for accusing of a personal attack Don't be a fanatic Don't be a jerk Don't be an ostrich Don't be ashamed Don't be a WikiBigot Don't be high-maintenance Don't be inconsiderate Don't be obnoxious Don't be prejudiced Don't be rude Don't be the Fun Police Don't bludgeon the process Don't call a spade a spade Don't call people by their real name Don't call the kettle black Don't call things cruft Don't come down like a ton of bricks Don't cry COI Don't demand that editors solve the problems they identify Don't drink the consensus Kool-Aid Don't eat the troll's food Don't fight fire with fire Don't give a fuck Don't help too much Don't knit beside the guillotine Don't make a smarmy valediction part of your signature Don't remind others of past misdeeds Don't shout Don't spite your face Don't take the bait Don't template the regulars Don't throw your toys out of the pram Do not insult the vandals Griefing Nationalist editing No angry mastodons just madmen No Nazis No racists No Confederates No, you can't have a pony Passive aggression Please don't bite the newcomers POV railroad Superhatting There are no oracles There's no need to guess someone's preferred pronouns You can't squeeze blood from a turnip UPPERCASE
WikiRelations	WikiBullying WikiCrime WikiHarassment WikiHate WikiLawyering WikiLove WikiPeace

Essays on notability

Humorous essays

About essays

About essays	Essay guide Value of essays Difference between policies, guidelines and essays Don't cite essays as if they were policy Avoid writing redundant essays Finding an essay Quote your own essay
Policies and guidelines	About policies and guidelines Policies Guidelines How to contribute to Wikipedia guidance Policy writing is hard