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Hello @Fayenatic london:

In the recent discussion about "Release history" table, Andrew318 said that those are distributors, not labels. If you have any further comments as you wish, as well as Chinese talk page. 2001:D08:2901:5053:17E2:EEC0:6088:DC75 (talk) 08:20, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the links. I have no particular knowledge or opinion on this matter, and will follow the consensus. – Fayenatic London 08:51, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A tag has been placed on Category:1576 in Portuguese Mozambique indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 09:12, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the message, Liz. This enabled me to delete all the empty parent categories after Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_July_11#16th_to_19th_century_in_(Portuguese)_Mozambique, leaving a link to that discussion in the deletion log. – Fayenatic London 21:35, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's confusing to tag all of these empty categories that weren't marked as being part of a CFD discussion and have them all disappear. Is this how it is done? Should I just delete any more I come across that look like they are associated with a CFD discussion? I've gotten in trouble for doing that before. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:52, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Well, I was happier that you left these for manual deletion. In this case I chose to redirect one because a former subcat had a cat header template that will resolve the redirect. IMHO it would be best practice to tag and list them all in the nomination, after which the list can be given to the bot, but that can be a lot of work. – Fayenatic London 08:38, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, all of the categories from Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 July 6#Category:Tourism in the Republic of Artsakh were deleted with an explanation of CSD G6 "Housekeeping", should these categories be restored and redeleted with a link to the CFD discussion that caused them to be deleted? Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:59, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Liz: Thank you for this note. Yes, I believe those category pages should be restored and redeleted. Firefangledfeathers deleted them but can't be blamed as it was Marcocapelle who tagged them with ((db-xfd)). Marcocapelle did include a link to the discussion, but that template does not put that into the default edit summary. Perhaps we can edit db-xfd to do so. Meanwhile, Marcocapelle, please append db-xfd rather than replacing the page content, so that the deleting admin at least has the opportunity to use the "delete" link in the CFD template, which pre-fills the deletion log edit summary. – Fayenatic London 08:38, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• By default I am copying the db-xfd script, including the date of the discussion, to the edit summary. Do you mean that this does not suffice? Marcocapelle (talk) 08:44, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Indeed, that does not suffice. Only admins will have access to that edit summary after deletion, and even they would have to go to the bother of viewing the page history. We want the discussion link to be left in the deletion log entry. ((Cfd all)) facilitates this, but db-xfd does not ATM. – Fayenatic London 08:49, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

On further inspection I see that db-xfd does make use of the XFD link if provided, and in that case you did provide a link to the CFD log page albeit not to the discussion, viz. ((db-xfd|votepage=Log/2024_July_6)). However, Firefangledfeathers seems to have used another deletion script rather than clicking the deletion link in the template. Firefangledfeathers, please amend your practices to leave a link to the discussion in the deletion log, rather than a bland reference to G6. – Fayenatic London 09:22, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I plan to! Liz already got me the memo. I can restore and redelete

soon, once I'm off mobile. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 11:32, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Now done. Thank you both. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 14:59, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And thank you. Thanks also to user:Liz for tagging a further batch of parent categories; see also Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_July_22#Untagged_categories_from_the_Portuguese_Mozambique_CfDs. – Fayenatic London 22:57, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Armenian buildings in Azerbaijan has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:52, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Could you have a look at the New Zealand region batch nominations at the bottom of Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Speedy#Current_requests? I think they can be processed. Marcocapelle (talk) 15:33, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I pinged the nominator. – Fayenatic London 22:05, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is this supposed to be used by ((DisestcatCountryDecade))? (Obviously, it was at some point – or else you would not have created it! – but I am not sure if it is currently needed.) Best, HouseBlaster (talk · he/they) 00:55, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@HouseBlaster: as Pppery has reminded me occasionally, I have still not got round to updating Template:DisestcatCountryDecade. See e.g. User_talk:Fayenatic_london/Archive29#Nomination_for_deletion_of_Template:DisestcatCountryDecade/core. I cen retrieve the templates/category myself if needed, so I have deleted the category under G7.

If you would like to update the template yourself to work like ((estcatCountryDecade)), please go ahead. – Fayenatic London 19:51, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. HouseBlaster (talk · he/they) 22:36, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

MaxBrowne2 has asked for a deletion review of Category:People with acquired citizenship. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. —Cryptic 22:27, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. I take it you meant to nominate this category at CfD, but no discussion seems to have been created at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 July 24 § Category:Painters by theme. Ham II (talk) 19:09, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks – I had not saved the nom, and have since been busy IRL. Now at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_July_26#Category:Painters_by_theme. – Fayenatic London 19:38, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Fayenatic london. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "List of audio recording pioneers".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 14:59, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Note already left for the originator at User talk:Actaudio. – Fayenatic London 15:46, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Fayenatic london. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:List of given names derived from fiction, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 06:07, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A category or categories you have created have been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2024 August 4 § Disestablishments in Seychelles on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. HouseBlaster (talk · he/they) 20:36, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@HouseBlaster: it would have taken less work to populate the hierarchy. – Fayenatic London 23:27, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Asilvering was:

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:

• in-depth (not just passing mentions about the subject)
• reliable
• secondary
• independent of the subject
  

Make sure you add references that meet these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:List of given names derived from fiction and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

asilvering (talk) 16:34, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Fayenatic london! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! asilvering (talk) 16:34, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Followed up at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Anthroponymy#Draft:List_of_given_names_derived_from_fiction. – Fayenatic London 21:53, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am trying to offer advice at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Kowal2701 and feel that I am out of my depth, I used to lean heavily on now departed template tweakers - I have no idea who to turn to now - the issues are re the setting up of the oral tradition thingies, any thoughts? Not offended if you are not interested. JarrahTree 08:58, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers, I replied there. – Fayenatic London 21:37, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

These categories are causing the redirect Category:1990s in Soviet television to be populated but the templates don't have instructions on how to override the names and the creator is now blocked. Please can you fix either the categories or the templates to remove the problem. Timrollpickering (talk) 09:05, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Timrollpickering:  Done – Fayenatic London 17:58, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Technical universities and colleges in Germany has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. SFBB (talk) 11:46, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there - I see that you tagged Category:Wikipedia template parameter issues for renaming back on July 13, but I just looked around and haven't been able to find an actual discussion started about it over at WP:CFR. Figured I should let you know in case you may have forgotten to open a discussion when the tag was added. 🔹Blue (talk/contribs) 14:57, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I still have tabs open in my browser with these pages, a sandbox with an incomplete CFD nomination, and a discussion with Andrybak at Category talk:Wikipedia template tracking categories. I'll revert the category pages now and wait for a conclusion at a related live CFD, Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_August_19#Category:Wikipedia_utility_templates. – Fayenatic London 14:48, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds to me like a good approach, thank you! 🔹Blue (talk/contribs) 21:24, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think the same issue is at Category:Infobox template tracking? HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 04:31, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Kim (surname) is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kim (surname) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

Clarityfiend (talk) 05:34, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:British liberal theorists has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 00:59, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:French liberal theorists has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 01:03, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Indian liberal theorists has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 01:04, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:German liberal theorists has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mason (talk) 01:05, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]