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Please could you restore this article per your offer at the AFD? There seem to be a fair few book and article coverages with reasonable suggestion that GNG is met. The OP presented no evidence at all, plus this was a unanimous keep last time it was nominated in 2006, so I don't think this was the correct outcome. Cheers &nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;] (]) 10:26, 21 September 2023 (UTC) Please refrain from reverting changes that were clearly explained on the ] Talk page and are supported by ] policies. The two references provided are clearly not ] as explained. If you have one that is ] then add it, but please don't re-add those two citations as they are not reliable (1st) or pertinent (2nd). ] (]) 23:42, 16 December 2024 (UTC)


:I don't think a keep outcome 17 years ago—when as you know expectations were rather different at AfD—should inoculate an article from soft deletion indefinitely. But yes, it's a soft deletion so I've no problem at all restoring it. &ndash;&#8239;]&nbsp;<small>(])</small> 12:44, 21 September 2023 (UTC) :What is clear to you might not be to others. Please continue the discussion on the talk page rather than ]. &ndash;&#8239;]&nbsp;<small>(])</small> 07:45, 17 December 2024 (UTC)


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I wanted to let you know why I 11 edits at ]. These edits were made by a ] ] known as the ]. For more information see ]. I normally revert their edits on sight, and, as can be seen in the diffs you provided, they have a habit of adding excessive numbers wikilinks, in some cases adding dozens of irrelevant "see also" links. Their block evasion is a major factor behind my reverts, and their copyediting, more often than not, negatively affects articles. I also don't want to spend my time salvaging their constructive edits (which are rare) from a sea of unconstructive ones. I don't often report them at AIV because very few (if any) admins are aware of their editing habits, and to have them successfully blocked I need to present a large amount of evidence in every report. Perhaps in the future I'll state the reason I'm reverting their edits in my edit summaries instead of just using rollback. Regards, ] (]'''-''']) 12:45, 24 September 2023 (UTC)


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Hi, I thought I'd take the time to respond to since you are an experienced editor. Usually it's the managers of the garage bands complaining about articles being declined :) If you look at the decline notice, it does not state that the "entire ancient language" is not notable, but rather that "this draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Misplaced Pages article". To do so, sources are required to be:
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The single source provided in the submission I declined (not rejected, which means that the topic is deemed not suitable for Misplaced Pages at all, with no opportunity to resubmit) in no way meets these requirements. It's misunderstanding the role of volunteer AfC reviewers to expect them to be experts in everything they review. Much as I would like to be knowledgeable in ancient languages, botany, astronomy, crypto entrepreneurs, self-published literature as well as garage bands etc., all I am evaluating is whether the existing references meet the notability guidelines. If the language in question is really notable, and not, for example, a hoax, a maverick researcher's non-notable opinion, then there will be multiple independent sources written about that. It is not for the reviewer to track down these sources, but for those contributing to the draft to do so.


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Hello Joe Roe, I would like to request a review of ] deletion that occurred due to a copyright violation. I have experience in page creation and am well-versed in using CC BY licenses. The data for this page was sourced from reputable journals, but I am unsure of the specific issue that led to its deletion. Although the page was deleted two years ago, I was unable to address the issue at that time due to being busy. I would now appreciate the opportunity to review the deletion. Could you kindly provide me with the affected links or a copy of the relevant information via email? Thanks.–] 06:05, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
:Hi {{u|Greenman}}. I've been an AfC reviewer for about 12 years, but thanks for the info. &ndash;&#8239;]&nbsp;<small>(])</small> 04:13, 28 September 2023 (UTC)


:I don't remember but, just going by the deletion reason, the text was too similar to these sources: &ndash;&#8239;]&nbsp;<small>(])</small> 16:29, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
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::These websites do not indicate any dates. While the articles are crafted in a manner similar to journal publications, the websites are not journal platforms. It's possible that they copied the material from the original source, which I relied on because it was made available under a CC BY license.–] 17:43, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
Hi Joe, you recently gave the new page reviewer right to {{u|Ortizesp}}. I recently tried unsuccessfully to chat to this editor about a non-reliable source they had used and noticed that their talk page contained numerous AfD notifications. Yesterday, they a copyrighted image to an article, which was promptly deleted. I know they've been around the block, but these things suggest that they shouldn't be a new page reviewer. Best, ] (]) 18:48, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
:::Alright, I'll restore it to your userspace. Please make sure there is no copyright text or unattributed CC BY text before moving it back to mainspace. &ndash;&#8239;]&nbsp;<small>(])</small> 20:08, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Now at ]. &ndash;&#8239;]&nbsp;<small>(])</small> &ndash;&#8239;]&nbsp;<small>(])</small> 20:11, 29 December 2024 (UTC)


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Hi Joe Roe. Merry Christmas. I hope you and your family have a great New Year. '''<span style="text-shadow:7px 7px 8px black; font-family:Papyrus">]<sup>]</sup></span>''' 10:15, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
:Hi {{u|Modussiccandi}}. When I review PERM requests I'm not overly concerned by deletion ''nominations'', since those don't indicate the user has made a mistake in assessing the notability of a topic, only that someone else thinks they might have. I look for what the outcome of the AfD was, and XTools shows that a miniscule proportion of Ortizesp's 4,251 created pages have been deleted. That's actually quite impressive given the community's recent decision to tighten standards for biographies football players, mentioned by Ortizesp above.
:I'm also not really convinced that a dispute over the reliability of a single source, or a deletion on Commons, is the kind of thing that would usually prompt us to reconsider a user's perms. But of course just because I assigned Ortizesp NPR it doesn't mean I'm the arbiter of whether he keeps it; if you have specific reviewing actions you're concerned about, you might try ], otherwise there's ANI for seeking the removal of perms. &ndash;&#8239;]&nbsp;<small>(])</small> 04:42, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
::Fair enough; I am happy to concede the point about the AfDs! The image deletion is an absolute no brainer to me and I think reviewers ought to have a firm handle on that sort of thing. It's hardly encouraging to find such signs of careless editing in a reviewer at first glance. I'll let the matter rest for the time being. ] (]) 07:09, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
:::The image wasn't tagged for copvio when I added it. I don't upload the images, or judge their content i just add them as they show up on commons.12:52, 28 September 2023 (UTC) ] (]) 12:52, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
:{{ping| Modussiccandi}} Fwiw, I raised a somewhat ] not long ago. I had a look at their log and noticed a few obvious mistakes (i.e., and ), though both pages are unsuitable for inclusion, and the patrolling of 3 or 4 articles a minute. Now obviously for articles for politcian/species/populated area stubs and the like this is absolutely fine, or when marking as patrolled for pages created by editors who the reviewer is familiar with and has little/no issues requiring NPP intervention, but it doesn't seem to be the case here so it is not ideal. However, I don't think their error rate is bad (I still make some embarassing errors while reviewing even one year on...) to the extent that their perm should be immediately removed, but it's probably worth keeping an eye on. ''']''' ] 08:52, 28 September 2023 (UTC)


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Hello Joe Roe,

Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The open letter finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the current issue of The Signpost. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.

Awards: Barnstars were given for the past several years (thanks to MPGuy2824), and we are now all caught up. The 2021 cup went to John B123 for leading with 26,525 article reviews during 2021. To encourage moderate activity, a new "Iron" level barnstar is awarded annually for reviewing 360 articles ("one-a-day"), and 100 reviews earns the "Standard" NPP barnstar. About 90 reviewers received barnstars for each of the years 2018 to 2021 (including the new awards that were given retroactively). All awards issued for every year are listed on the Awards page. Check out the new Hall of Fame also.

Software news: Novem Linguae and MPGuy2824 have connected with WMF developers who can review and approve patches, so they have been able to fix some bugs, and make other improvements to the Page Curation software. You can see everything that has been fixed recently here. The reviewer report has also been improved.

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New Page Review queue December 2022
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New Page Review queue April to June 2023

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Redirect drive: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with 23851 reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to 0 (momentarily). Congratulations to Hey man im josh who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by Meena and Greyzxq with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See this page for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.

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Fix a random page lacking sources

CactiStaccingCrane (talk)15:38, 2 February 2024 UTC via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)

Reversion of Ancient Apocalypse citation changes that are supported by WP:RS

Please refrain from reverting changes that were clearly explained on the Ancient Apocalypse Talk page and are supported by WP:RS policies. The two references provided are clearly not WP:RS as explained. If you have one that is WP:RS then add it, but please don't re-add those two citations as they are not reliable (1st) or pertinent (2nd). Arkenstrone (talk) 23:42, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

What is clear to you might not be to others. Please continue the discussion on the talk page rather than edit warring. – Joe (talk) 07:45, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

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Hello Joe Roe, I would like to request a review of a page deletion that occurred due to a copyright violation. I have experience in page creation and am well-versed in using CC BY licenses. The data for this page was sourced from reputable journals, but I am unsure of the specific issue that led to its deletion. Although the page was deleted two years ago, I was unable to address the issue at that time due to being busy. I would now appreciate the opportunity to review the deletion. Could you kindly provide me with the affected links or a copy of the relevant information via email? Thanks.–𝐎𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐥 𝐐𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢 ʕʘ̅͜ʘ̅ʔ 06:05, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

I don't remember but, just going by the deletion reason, the text was too similar to these sources: – Joe (talk) 16:29, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
These websites do not indicate any dates. While the articles are crafted in a manner similar to journal publications, the websites are not journal platforms. It's possible that they copied the material from the original source, which I relied on because it was made available under a CC BY license.–𝐎𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐥 𝐐𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢 ʕʘ̅͜ʘ̅ʔ 17:43, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
Alright, I'll restore it to your userspace. Please make sure there is no copyright text or unattributed CC BY text before moving it back to mainspace. – Joe (talk) 20:08, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
Now at User:Owais Al Qarni/Muhammad Iqbal's conception of Time. – Joe (talk) – Joe (talk) 20:11, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

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thanks so much for your notification at WikiProject History, re that deletion discussion. it is nice to meet you. I see that you are highly active in a number of roles here. your input would be totally welcome at wikiproject history, any time. i hope you will feel free to post there and to participate in discussions there, any time you may wish. thanks! Sm8900 (talk) 15:23, 3 January 2025 (UTC)