Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion

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WP:MFD

Please do not nominate your user page (or subpages of it) for deletion here. Instead, add {{db-userreq}} at the top of any such page you no longer wish to keep; an administrator will then delete the page. See Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion for more information.

Miscellany for deletion (MfD) is a place where Wikipedians decide what should be done with problematic pages in the namespaces which aren't covered by other specialized deletion discussion areas. Items sent here are usually discussed for seven days; then they are either deleted by an administrator or kept, based on community consensus as evident from the discussion, consistent with policy, and with careful judgment of the rough consensus if required.

Filtered versions of the page are available at

Information on the process

What may be nominated for deletion here:

Pages not covered by other XFD venues, including pages in these namespaces: Draft:, Help:, Portal:, MediaWiki:, Wikipedia: (including WikiProjects), User:, TimedText:, MOS: (in the unlikely event it ever contains a page that is not a redirect or one of the 5 disambiguation pages) and the various Talk: namespaces
Userboxes, regardless of the namespace
Any other page, that is not in article space, where there is dispute as to the correct XfD venue.

Requests to undelete pages deleted after discussion here, and debate whether discussions here have been properly closed, both take place at Wikipedia:Deletion review, in accordance with Wikipedia's undeletion policy.

Before nominating a page for deletion

Before nominating a page for deletion, please consider these guidelines:

Deleting pages in your own userspace	If you want to have your own userpage or a draft you created deleted, there is no need to list it here; simply tag it with {{db-userreq}} or {{db-u1}}. If you wish to clear your user talk page or sandbox, just blank it.
Duplications in draftspace?	Duplications in draftspace are usually satisfactorily fixed by redirection. If the material is in mainspace, redirect the draft to the article, or a section of the article. If multiple draft pages on the same topic have been created, tag them for merging. See WP:SRE.
Deleting pages in other people's userspace	Consider explaining your concerns on the user's talk page with a personal note or by adding `{{subst:Uw-userpage}} ~~~~` to their talk page. This step assumes good faith and civility; often the user is simply unaware of the guidelines, and the page can either be fixed or speedily deleted using {{db-userreq}}. Take care not to bite newcomers – sometimes using the {{subst:welcome}} or {{subst:welcomeg}} template and a pointer to WP:UP would be best first. Problematic userspace material is often addressed by the User pages guidelines including in some cases removal by any user or tagging to clarify the content or to prevent external search engine indexing. (Examples include copies of old, deleted, or disputed material, problematic drafts, promotional material, offensive material, inappropriate links, 'spoofing' of the MediaWiki interface, disruptive HTML, invitations or advocacy of disruption, certain kinds of images and image galleries, etc) If your concern relates to these areas consider these approaches as well, or instead of, deletion. User pages about Wikipedia-related matters by established users usually do not qualify for deletion. Articles that were recently deleted at AfD and then moved to userspace are generally not deleted unless they have lingered in userspace for an extended period of time without improvement to address the concerns that resulted in their deletion at AfD, or their content otherwise violates a global content policy such as our policies on Biographies of living persons that applies to any namespace.
Policies, guidelines and process pages	Established pages and their sub-pages should not be nominated, as such nominations will probably be considered disruptive, and the ensuing discussions closed early. This is not a forum for modifying or revoking policy. Instead consider tagging the policy as {{historical}} or redirecting it somewhere. Proposals still under discussion generally should not be nominated. If you oppose a proposal, discuss it on the policy page's discussion page. Consider being bold and improving the proposal. Modify the proposal so that it gains consensus. Also note that even if a policy fails to gain consensus, it is often useful to retain it as a historical record, for the benefit of future editors.
WikiProjects and their subpages	It is generally preferable that inactive WikiProjects not be deleted, but instead be marked as {{WikiProject status\|inactive}}, redirected to a relevant WikiProject, or changed to a task force of a parent WikiProject, unless the WikiProject was incompletely created or is entirely undesirable. WikiProjects that were never very active and which do not have substantial historical discussions (meaning multiple discussions over an extended period of time) on the project talk page should not be tagged as {{historical}}; reserve this tag for historically active projects that have, over time, been replaced by other processes or that contain substantial discussion (as defined above) of the organization of a significant area of Wikipedia. Before deletion of an inactive project with a founder or other formerly active members who are active elsewhere on Wikipedia, consider userfication. Notify the main WikiProject talk page when nominating any WikiProject subpage, in addition to standard notification of the page creator.
Alternatives to deletion	Normal editing that doesn't require the use of any administrator tools, such as merging the page into another page or renaming it, can often resolve problems. Pages in the wrong namespace (e.g. an article in Wikipedia namespace), can simply be moved and then tag the redirect for speedy deletion using {{db-g6\|rationale= it's a redirect left after a cross-namespace move}}. Notify the author of the original article of the cross-namespace move.
Alternatives to MfD	Speedy deletion If the page clearly satisfies a "general" or "user" speedy deletion criterion, tag it with the appropriate template. Be sure to read the entire criterion, as some do not apply in the user space.

Please familiarize yourself with the following policies

Wikipedia:Deletion policy – our deletion policy that describes how we delete things by consensus
Wikipedia:Deletion process – our guidelines on how to list anything for deletion
Wikipedia:Guide to deletion – a how-to guide whose protocols on discussion format and shorthands also apply here
Wikipedia:Project namespace – our guidelines on "Wikipedia" namespace pages
Wikipedia:User page – our guidelines on user pages and user subpages
Wikipedia:Userboxes – our guideline on userboxes

How to list pages for deletion

Shortcut

WP:MFDHOWTO

Please check the aforementioned list of deletion discussion areas to check that you are in the right area. Then follow these instructions:

Instructions on listing pages for deletion:

To list a page for deletion, follow this three-step process: (replace PageName with the name of the page, including its namespace, to be deleted)

Note: Users must be logged in to complete step II. An unregistered user who wishes to nominate a page for deletion should complete step I and post their reasoning on Wikipedia talk:Miscellany for deletion with a notification to a registered user to complete the process.

I.

Edit PageName:

Enter the following text at the top of the page you are listing for deletion:

{{mfd|1={{subst:FULLPAGENAME}}}}
for a second or subsequent nomination use {{mfdx|2nd}}

or

{{mfd|GroupName}}
if nominating several similar related pages in an umbrella nomination. Choose a suitable name as GroupName and use it on each page.

If the nomination is for a userbox or similarly transcluded page, use {{subst:mfd-inline}} so as to not mess up the formatting for the userbox.

Use {{subst:mfd-inline|GroupName}} for a group nomination of several related userboxes or similarly transcluded pages.

Please include in the edit summary the phrase
Added MfD nomination at [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/PageName]]
replace PageName with the name of the page that is up for deletion.
Please don't mark your edit summary as a minor edit.
Check the "Watch this page" box if you would like to follow the page in your watchlist. This may help you to notice if your MfD tag is removed by someone.
Save the page

II.

Create its MfD subpage.

The resulting MfD box at the top of the page should contain the link "this page's entry"

Click that link to open the page's deletion discussion page.
Insert this text:

{{subst:mfd2| pg={{subst:#titleparts:{{subst:PAGENAME}}||2}}| text=Reason why the page should be deleted}} ~~~~
replacing Reason... with your reasons why the page should be deleted and sign the page. Do not substitute the pagename, as this will occur automatically.

Consider checking "Watch this page" to follow the progress of the debate.
Please use an edit summary such as Creating deletion discussion page for [[PageName]]
replacing PageName with the name of the page you are proposing for deletion.
If appropriate, inform members of the most relevant WikiProjects through one or more "deletion sorting lists". Then add a {{subst:delsort|<topic>|<signature>}} template to the nomination, to insert a note that this has been done.
Save the page.

III.

Add a line to MfD.

Follow this edit link and at the top of the list add a line:

{{subst:mfd3| pg=PageName}}
Put the page's name in place of "PageName".

Include the discussion page's name in your edit summary like
Added [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/PageName]]
replacing PageName with the name of the page you are proposing for deletion.
Save the page.
If nominating a page that has been nominated before, use the page's name in place of "PageName" and add

{{priorxfd|PageName}}
in the nominated page deletion discussion area to link to the previous discussions and then save the page using an edit summary such as
Added [[Template:priorxfd]] to link to prior discussions.

If nominating a page from someone else's userspace, notify them on their main talk page.
For other pages, while not required, it is generally considered civil to notify the good-faith creator and any main contributors of the miscellany that you are nominating. To find the main contributors, look in the page history or talk page of the page and/or use TDS' Article Contribution Counter or Wikipedia Page History Statistics. For your convenience, you may add
{{subst:mfd notice|PageName}} ~~~~
to their talk page in the "edit source" section, replacing PageName with the pagename. Please use an edit summary such as
Notice of deletion discussion at [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/PageName]]
replacing PageName with the name of the nomination page you are proposing for deletion.
If the user has not edited in a while, consider sending the user an email to notify them about the MfD if the MfD concerns their user pages.
If you are nominating a WikiProject, please post a notice at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council, in addition to the project's talk page and the talk pages of the founder and active members.

Administrator instructions

XFD backlog
V	Oct	Total
CfD	20	20
TfD	7	7
MfD	3	3
FfD	3	3
RfD	32	32
AfD	0	0

Administrator instructions for closing and relisting discussions can be found here.

Archived discussions

A list of archived discussions can be located at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Archived debates.

Current discussions

Pages currently being considered for deletion are indexed by the day on which they were first listed. Please place new listings at the top of the section for the current day. If no section for the current day is present, please start a new section.

November 8, 2024

Draft:Animatic Battle

Object shows probably fall under WP:BFDI TheWikipede (talk) 20:02, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

MediaWiki:Delete

Message is identical to source, albeit with different casing (lowercase instead of uppercase). Please also see Special:AllMessages/delete and Special:AllMessages/protect. Awesome Aasim 00:02, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

November 7, 2024

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Queen Elizabeth slipped majestically into the water

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the discussion was: keep. Per WP:SNOW FOARP (talk) 11:18, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Queen Elizabeth slipped majestically into the water

This essay is excessively obscene. It's largely based on sexual humor and contains multiple images that depict sexual intercourse for humorous, not informative, purposes. Moreover, sex jokes and the images of depicted or implied ("CENSORED") sexual intercourse are interspersed with non-sexual photos of real women, who most likely haven't been asked if they want to be shown in this context. I'm sorry to say this, but this page very much comes off as sexist.

Were this in article space, it would have been in violation of WP:GRATUITOUS. Otherwise, if this page is not to be deleted, it would be good to at least remove the explicit images. NicolausPrime (talk) 20:37, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, obviously. (I'm taking creator's prerogative by inserting my !vote here up top.) this page very much comes off as sexist ... it would be good to at least remove the explicit images manifests a complete failure to grasp the point. What would be good would be if an inexperienced editor, puzzled by the existence of a 5-year-old essay that numerous seasoned editors (including admins) have contributed to, would start by expressing his concerns on the talk page, before putting the ponderpous xfD machinery into motion. I've added a clarifying note to the essay [1] which I hope will prevent us having to go through this again someday. E Eng 07:26, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep, helpful and appropriate as an essay on writing style. And as they say "a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down": the humor makes this memorable and readable, helpful aspects for a style guide to have. Bluenosing is not a valid deletion reason, and we do not have any valid reason given. See also WP:NOTCENSORED. —David Eppstein (talk) 21:18, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. WP:NOTCENSORED, yes indeed. Essays, unlike policies or guidelines, do not have to have wide consensus. This essay is about writing style on Wikipedia, and so it is directly related to project concerns, whether or not one agrees with it. And I've looked at the images (no, not in that way), and I find it preposterous that anyone would really consider them explicit or offensive. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:30, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Among others, the essay contains the following two images:
- [2], an image depicting a man and a woman undergoing sexual intercourse, with a visible penis and a penetrated vagina,
- [3], a photo of a relief depicting an orgy.
Please explain to me how do you find it preposterous to consider them explicit, especially the first one. NicolausPrime (talk) 21:52, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Because I know it when I see it. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:13, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I mean, it's not really that preposterous to think some sorts of people would be offended. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 04:25, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

a visible penis and a penetrated vagina – You think an invisible penis would drive the point home more effectively [4]? E Eng 07:26, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep as David Eppstein. No valid reason given for deletion. I'll tend to agree with David, part of the page's point is that the traditional nautical usage of "she" leads to quite terrible Wikipedia text more often than not. My father was the keeper of the Eddystone Light, but the option of using the feminine pronoun has long since sailed, IMHO. I think all four of us (so far) agree on that issue. This page utilizes exaggeration and irony to make the point. Salt is salt. I can't change that. But I can make fun of it, and this page takes me there. BusterD (talk) 21:39, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep within Wikipedia Castle. Randy Kryn (talk) 00:43, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'd be open to userfying this per WP:USERESSAY. It's almost entirely the work of one user, and the way it gets its views across stems from that person's individual sense of humor. That said, it doesn't violate any policy that I can think of. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 04:25, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
For the record, while I won't deny that all the best, cleverest, funniest, subtlest, deepest, and generally all-around most brilliant parts of this were written by moi, about 1/3 of it is by others (see "Top 10 by added text" in [5]). E Eng 07:26, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I care not about ship naming, but I've definitely found the "into the woulds" section helpful in my Wikipedia editing. Which is to say, this has at least some greater purpose than the amusement of EEng. —David Eppstein (talk) 08:00, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

MediaWiki:Abusefilter-blocker

Abuse filter blocking is disabled on English Wikipedia. Thus this message is pointless. There is only one log entry attributed to User:Edit filter: Special:Log/Edit filter. Awesome Aasim 19:46, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete blockreason per nom. Unfortunately we have to keep blocker, since deleting it will just make things worse (change to fake admin account to User:Abuse filter rather than User:Edit filter, and require the crats to desysop the former, and otherwise cause more trouble than it's worth). * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 17:00, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Question - Can someone explain what the function or purpose of these two read-only files is, and what would be the effect of deleting them, and so why they should be deleted? Robert McClenon (talk) 17:51, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
MediaWiki:Abusefilter-blockreason is the edit summary that would be used for blocks by the abuse filter if we had abuse filters configured to block accounts. Since we don't have that configuration, haven't had it in years, and have no plans to enable it, it's a useless leftover and can be deleted.
MediaWiki:Abusefilter-blocker is the username that would be used to carry out such blocks. Aasim thinks that it should be deleted for the same reason as my previous paragraph, and in an idea world I would agree. But unfortunately the AbuseFilter extension also forces that username to be an admin, even there are no blocks being issued and no technical reason it needs to be one. If we were to delete it, then it would revert to the upstream default of "Abuse filter", thereby causing that username to be an admin. A crat would then need to manually desysop "edit filter", and we would have caused a lot of churn and ended up in a much worse situation than we started in. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 18:40, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

MediaWiki:Edit

Inconsistent with MediaWiki:Skin-view-edit, MediaWiki:Monobook-view-edit, MediaWiki:Vector-view-edit, MediaWiki:Vector-2022-view-edit, etc. Should be deleted to allow the default "Edit" text to be visible. Since this page has a bit of a history I am hesitant to tag it for G6 and am instead sending it to MFD. Awesome Aasim 19:28, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Using a low-visiblilty MfD to make major changes to the interface like this is totally inappropriate and a solution in search of a problem. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 17:02, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have not seen this message in a very long time. Probably because of VisualEditor stuff. Note "Edit this page" is the default for MediaWiki:Editthispage. Is MediaWiki:Edit even used? I cannot figure that out, it is listed on Special:AllMessages but I cannot figure out a way to get that message to show up. Tooltips? That is MediaWiki:Tooltip-ca-edit. But even then, it is awkward especially if called from templates (which will likely use something like {{int:edit}} if the contents were not "Edit this page"). Section links? MediaWiki:Editsection.

I think what is unclear is what message is used where and if they are still being in use. Awesome Aasim 18:58, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I turned off the visual editor to see if phab:T310529 is what is happening, apparently not! I am debating withdrawing this to discuss on WP:VPT which may give clearer guidance on what should happen. Awesome Aasim 19:04, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(Note for non-technical editors: Doing "?uselang=qqx" at the end of the URL gets the names of MediaWiki interface messages. We probably already know this, but stating it for the record.) Awesome Aasim 19:00, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep - I don't understand the context or purpose of this MFD, and so am opposing deletion until it can be explained. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:46, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

November 6, 2024

Draft:A Car's life: Sparky's big Adventure

Draft by a quickly blocked vandalism-only account. soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 13:25, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question - Does the film exist? Robert McClenon (talk) 18:57, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per WP:NDRAFT. Deleting drafts is busywork. -1ctinus📝🗨 19:48, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy delete per WP:G3. 2A0E:1D47:9085:D200:E4CF:BC31:3E2B:DEFF (talk) 22:26, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you have an account, it is a violation of WP:SOCK to edit projectspace logged out. If you don’t have an account, please WP:REGISTER. Some level of medium-term accountability is important for editors of projectspace. SmokeyJoe (talk) 10:14, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep - I have verified that the film does exist. The draft is the work of a vandal, but is not vandalism itself, only a stupid draft. Stupid drafts can be ignored for six months. Robert McClenon (talk) 22:34, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Not vandalism. Author is therefore not a vandalism account. The terse nomination is wrong. SmokeyJoe (talk) 10:10, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

November 4, 2024

Template:User BYU old

No transclusions. There is no reason to keep old versions of templates; they can be seen in the page history. – Jonesey95 (talk) 20:55, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Agree with nom. If history merge is needed then it should be done, but we don't need to keep multiple sets of "old" templates. Gonnym (talk) 21:15, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Once-used Userboxes need to be kept to avoid breaking old versions of userpages. SmokeyJoe (talk) 19:57, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 03:17, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:PC

Virtually blank draft, consisting of a Wikipedia maintenance template but no actual content, with no obvious reason to exist. This appears to have been created in an attempt to institute a "PC" --> Pony Canyon redirect as a bypass of the fact that PC already exists in mainspace as a disambiguation page listing a lot of things (including, but not limited to, the obvious one that would have a much stronger claim to WP:PRIMARYTOPIC for it than Pony Canyon ever would), and has been filed in Category:Pony Canyon a couple of times in defiance of WP:DRAFTNOCAT, even though filing it there wouldn't even serve any useful purpose anyway: even where shortcut redirects are in place, they don't need to be filed in their target's eponymous category as an alternative way of getting from the category to its own head article that's already in the same category.
So there's just no need for this, if its only purpose is to try to bypass Wikipedia's standard processes. Bearcat (talk) 15:20, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. This appears to be a mistake by a new account, perhaps even an alt account of someone already involved. Glad to see it brought here so the community can see it. BusterD (talk) 16:15, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep - If it is a mistake by a new account, the user can tag it with G7 for deletion. Otherwise it is the sort of junk that can be left in draft space. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:54, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Tagged for speedy deletion as this seems like a test page. TheWikipede (talk) 21:12, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:DontWatchMePls/sandbox

Likely WP:HOAX. Other than small changes being made to the introduction and infobox to present the subject as "A(u)gustus Huckleberry" (a name that doesn't verify on the Google as having any connection to Carnegie Mellon University at all under either spelling), this is otherwise a mixture of text copied and pasted from Farnam Jahanian without being significantly changed, and boilerplate placeholder text of the lorem ipsum variety. Also, the photo in the infobox is clearly not of a man in his 60s. Bearcat (talk) 02:25, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - This may have had the involvement of one of the minions of Genseric. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:50, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

November 2, 2024

Template:User Oppose VHP

Unused userbox that appears to violate WP:UBDIVISIVE. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:57, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep - We have usually kept controversial political userboxes, as long as they did not advocate violence. This userbox does not advocate violence, but opposes an organization that is said to advocate violence. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:30, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template:User Oppose Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

Unused userbox that appears to violate WP:UBDIVISIVE. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:57, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Just as there are userboxes that support various political ideologies, having a userbox that expresses opposition to a specific ideology contributes to a balanced representation. It’s crucial that Wikipedia reflects a spectrum of viewpoints, especially on contentious topics. Secondly the existence of such userboxes is constructive, they allow individuals to express their views and engage with differing opinions, which aligns with Wikipedia’s goal of providing a platform for diverse perspectives. There are several instances where userboxes representing differing ideologies exist without being flagged for divisiveness. This suggests that our community values the representation of diverse viewpoints. If the support template exists for a organization like RSS which is often regarded as terrorist organization or far right extremist, and often blamed for assassination Mahatma Gandhi, there is a need of the template which is in opposition to the ideology of RSS and PFI. ZDX _{(User) |}_(Contact) 14:55, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep - We have usually kept controversial political userboxes, as long as they did not advocate violence. This userbox does not advocate violence, but opposes an ideology that is said to advocate violence. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:30, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template:User Oppose PFI

Unused userbox that appears to violate WP:UBDIVISIVE. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:57, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Just as there are userboxes that support various political ideologies, having a userbox that expresses opposition to a specific ideology contributes to a balanced representation. It allow individuals to express their views and engage with differing opinions. There are several instances where userboxes representing differing ideologies exist without being flagged for divisiveness. ZDX _{(User) |}_(Contact) 15:01, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep - We have usually kept controversial political userboxes, as long as they did not advocate violence. This userbox does not advocate violence, but opposes an organization that is said to advocate violence. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:29, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template:User Ban PFI

Unused userbox that appears to violate WP:UBDIVISIVE. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:57, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep - We have usually kept controversial political userboxes, as long as they did not advocate violence. This userbox does not advocate violence, but opposes an organization that is said to advocate violence. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:28, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

November 1, 2024

Wikipedia:WikiProject Terrorism/Guantanamo/What to do with Afghan training camps?/Merge less well referenced articles to Afghan training camp... or to a new article...

I originally just redirected this but it was contested. Contextless Guantanamo related page, part of a project to make a lot of pages on a lot of Guantanamo prisoner BLPs (many of which are being slowly deleted as given our current rules they are non-notable) by an indef banned user that never went anywhere masquerading as a WikiProject page. Also, WP Terrorism is no longer a wikiproject so these are attached to a project that no longer exists. Marking it as historical is negative for that reason. I see no harm in letting it exist as a redirect so the page history is accessible but I do see issues with letting it remain attached to nothing.

Also nominating:

PARAKANYAA (talk) 23:59, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question - I would like to know whether I understand. It appears that there was a WikiProject until 19 October 2024, and then it was moved to become a task force of WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography. Wikipedia:WikiProject Terrorism/Guantanamo was a subpage of the project, and it had its own subpages. So the issue is what to do with the subpages of something that no longer exists. Is that correct? My own thinking is that marking them historical is exactly what should be done, to record the historical link to the renamed project. Is my reading of the history correct? If so, why shouldn't we record the strange history? Robert McClenon (talk) 01:23, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Robert McClenon What's the point of keeping project pages that have no project? I find they tend, even if marked defunct or historical, to attract random edits, vandalism, and people for asking for help on the wrong pages to get no response. Redirecting it stops that. PARAKANYAA (talk) 01:29, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

September 22, 2024

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:WikiProject Aramea

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the discussion was: delete. ✗plicit 23:46, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Aramea

WikiProject Aramea was created in 2015, and through viewing the edit history, has rarely seen any edits or discussion on creation or editing of articles since that time. Additionally, many of its formerly active members were sockpuppet accounts of users that have since been blocked indefinitely. The WikiProject itself is almost an exact carbon copy of WikiProject Assyria, with the same sections, graphics, and layout. I am proposing that the WikiProject be deleted as it essentially acts as a content fork, which is one of Wikipedia's criteria for deletion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Surayeproject3 (talk • contribs) 18:07, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Would normally suggest keeping archive as per Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide#Dealing with inactive WikiProjects..... However reviewing the Page's history it seems that this is all shock puppetry.... so deletion is fine nothing to save here. Moxy🍁 18:50, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I don't think it being a "content fork" is a good justification for deletion given that only really applies to articles, and all it is is made from the same template. The real reason for deletion would be that it is inactive and hasn't done much, plus the sockpuppets, I think: the relevant policy is:

"If an inactive project never seems to have grown beyond its founding, you may consider moving it to the founder's userspace or nominating it for deletion at MfD. In general, medium or larger projects are marked as defunct rather than deleted to preserve the project's history. For more, see Wikipedia:Project namespace#Deletion of project pages."

Looking myself there has been 1 non-bot comment on the talk page, 8 years ago, by someone who was not a member of the wikiproject. There are no members and because there is no category for WikiProject aramea articles, it is unclear how many articles are associated with it. Support deletion given if someone actually wants to make this wikiproject they can make another one, and it does seem to meet the criterion of not having grown much since its founding. Mrfoogles (talk) 22:14, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - A WikiProject that has never had a post from a member on its project talk page in nine years and has a history of sockpuppetry is a project that is not worth keeping as a defunct project. Robert McClenon (talk) 22:59, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. For future similar interests, engage with Wikipedia:WikiProject Syria. SmokeyJoe (talk) 23:38, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Old business

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October 31, 2024

Wikipedia:WikiProject Percussion/Core

(Time stamp for bot to properly relist.) ThadeusOfNazereth(he/him)^{Talk to Me!} 18:47, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unnecessary when Category:Top-importance Percussion articles exists. Has not been edited since the first day of its creation nearly twenty years ago. Why? I Ask (talk) 05:16, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mark Historical - No need to delete. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:40, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Is it even historical? It has been edited by only one editor on one day over a decade ago. It does not represent the larger WikiProject at all. Why? I Ask (talk) 17:48, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Mark as historical or redirect to main WikiProject page: was once useful and there's no reason its content should be inaccessible to non-admins, which is all that deletion achieves. Per the links to the page, it was mentioned at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Percussion/Archive 1 and Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Percussion/To do/Archive 1. Also, it was created in February 2008, which is more like 16-and-a-half years ago than 20 (fairly important because Wikipedia changed a lot between November 2004 and February 2008). Graham87 (talk) 09:35, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I would prefer a move to the original author's user page per WP:PRJDEL. Why? I Ask (talk) 09:48, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ThadeusOfNazereth(he/him)^{Talk to Me!} 18:47, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Percussion/Collaboration of the Month

(Time stamp for bot to properly relist.) ThadeusOfNazereth(he/him)^{Talk to Me!} 18:48, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not been used since its creation in 2008. Wikipedia:WikiProject Percussion/In progress seems to be an attempt at re-creating it, thus this is unnecessary. Why? I Ask (talk) 04:44, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mark Historical - No need to delete. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:40, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It has never been used. The only edits are its creation and tagging of inactive. It is not historical. Why? I Ask (talk) 18:39, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Mark as historical or redirect to main WikiProject page: was once useful and there's no reason its content should be inaccessible to non-admins, which is all that deletion achieves. As it says on the page, the only collabroation of the month was [[List of percussion instruments, so it was used for something. Graham87 (talk) 09:41, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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October 25, 2024

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Marine 69-71/Autographs

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the discussion was: no consensus. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 04:48, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User:Marine 69-71/Autographs

WP:NOTWEBHOST violation GrayStorm^{(Complaints Dept.|My Contribs.)} 04:10, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. What, specifically, is the basis for the proposed deletion? In what way does it improve the project to delete this page? This user is an administrator with eighty thousand edits over the course of twenty years. If there's anything here that is actually disruptive to the functioning of the project, it is people who have a bizarre obsession with prowling other people's userspace to find "incorrect" things and delete them. Since this has literally zero bearing on the functioning of Wikipedia, my only possible conclusion is that there is some kind of jouissance derived from the act of destroying a thing that someone else cares about. Who gives a damn?

jp×g 🗯️ 06:53, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep also not sure how we benefit from deleting this. We aren't this strict about enforcing NOTWEBHOST against long-time editors and we have nothing to gain from becoming stricter. Elli (talk | contribs) 07:04, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete specifically a clear breach of policy: WP:NOTWEBHOST, to quote: "user pages do not serve as personal webpages, blogs, or repositories for large amounts of material irrelevant to collaborating on Wikipedia" and "Please upload only files that are used (or could be used) in encyclopedia articles or project pages; anything else (e.g., personal photos) will be deleted." The content has no encyclopaedic value and there is no benefit in its retention. Mztourist (talk) 07:14, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am asking, again, a very simple direct question: in what way does it improve the project to delete this page? If you are unwilling to explain this, in clear simple language, your proposed action should not be done. jp×g 🗯️ 07:25, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It improves the project by making it entirely clear that those who enforce the rules are also subject to them. AndyTheGrump (talk) 08:00, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It is disruptive and pointless to WP:RAGPICK people regardless of whether they are administrators. I would be saying the same thing here even if he were a disgraced former sysop. Is there an actual, concrete reason why this page endangers the project? It is not libelous, defamatory, or infringing of any law. jp×g 🗯️ 08:07, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ensuring that the same rules apply to everyone isn't 'disruptive'. AndyTheGrump (talk) 08:11, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I completely agree with AndyTheGrump. User:JPxG I'm astounded that you are an admin if you don't believe that policies should be enforced. Mztourist (talk) 08:40, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm astounded if you have never read WP:5P. jp×g 🗯️ 09:40, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mztourist please add me to your list of admins who astound you. I'm here to help build an encyclopedia, and the only reason I'm an admin is so I can help other people do that too. Sometimes that means enforcing the rules. Sometimes it means looking the other way. RoySmith (talk) 17:58, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The same rules do apply to everyone. I am trying to apply the actual rules, not wikilawyer them to antagonize other editors.

I am aware that you believe the policy says the page should be deleted. I am asking if you have any actual reason why you think the policy says that, or why you think it should be interpreted this way. jp×g 🗯️ 09:51, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia's deletion policy says: Reasons for deletion include, but are not limited to, the following ... Any other use of the ... user namespace that is contrary to the established separate policy for that namespace. The established separate PAG for that namespace is Wikipedia:User pages; it is however a guideline, not a policy. In that guideline, Wikipedia:User pages § Excessive unrelated content says: In general, if you have material that you do not wish others to edit, ... it should be placed on a personal web site, and has the following: WP:UP#GOALS (Unrelated content includes, but is not limited to: A weblog recording your non-Wikipedia activities. ...) and WP:USERBIO (Unrelated content includes, but is not limited to: ... excessive personal information unrelated to Wikipedia). WP:DELETEOTHER says Use of a user page as a personal web page unconnected with Wikipedia's mission may be a speedy deletion criterion and other pages [not requiring speedy deletion] likely to require deletion (or where remedial action is not taken) may be submitted to deletion discussion. The policy provision WP:NOTWEBHOST says Personal web pages are often speedily deleted under criterion U5. When the guideline on user pages speaks about deleting excessive unrelated content in the form of personal web pages, it elaborates on NOTWEBHOST, and is fully supported by the policy. The policy and the guideline are in union, and form a functional whole. This means that there exists a reason to delete this page as it is a use of user namespace contrary to the established policy and the established guideline for the user namespace.
This does not mean that we are obligated to delete the page. We can just say that we would like to tolerate this specific page.—Alalch E. 10:31, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This is, more or less, what I mean to say. Neither the policy nor the guideline give an explicit requirement that any specific page be deleted: only pages that are deemed by consensus to be "excessive", "large", et cetera. It's obviously not forbidden to delete the page, but in order to do so, an argument has to be made for why. jp×g 🗯️ 18:20, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There's more policy stuff, which I've quoted below, and I'll quote it again here for coherence, so forgive me: The content would have been related (getting to know something about a fellow editor is not unrelated) and not-excessive (to the extent that the content helps other editors understand who the person editing alongside them is, the content is not excessive) only if it had been: Limited autobiographical content (WP:UPYES) and a limited amount of personal information (perhaps a short biography) and a freely licensed tasteful personal photograph or two [which] are usually allowed if the page reasonably complies with other requirements. This is the same as notability. WP:N is a guideline. For a given non-notable article it can also be said that it is not forbidden to delete the page, it is not forbidden not to delete the page, and to delete the page, an argument has to be for why the topic is non-notable, and consensus has to form for the communal decision-making process to result in a deletion. This content is not limited autobiographical content, it is clearly expansive autobiographical content, and the amount of information is not limited, is not akin to a short biography, and many personal photographs have been added, in fact a rather expansive gallery. Clearly, there is strong policy-based grounds for deletion. Then again, I am not saying something will fall on our heads if we don't form a consensus to delete. But when you say if you have any actual reason why you think the policy says that, well, yes, there very clearly an actual reason to think the policy says that.—Alalch E. 23:03, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. This sort of discussion is certainly in-bounds, IMHO. On the merits, this is none of our business. And you guys stop throwing spitballs at each other. This is a serious thing we're considering, policing userspace for things to delete. This sort of thing has been going on for a while and it's often a reprehensible failure of good faith. We normally let experienced editors decorate their userspace within reason. We most certainly let folks have their say in formal discussion without being astounded others have variances with others' rigid views on policy. BusterD (talk) 10:17, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
"within reason". The user already has a lengthy userpage, together with his own page: Tony Santiago. This page is a repository for large amounts of material irrelevant to collaborating on Wikipedia. Mztourist (talk) 10:45, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Testing those two words are exactly what we're discussing now. It may even turn out that consensus agrees wth your position. In the meantime, there's no reason to badger good faith contributors to the discussion. BusterD (talk) 18:10, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You clearly feel free to add comments to good faith contributors to the discussion, so I don't see why I shouldn't also. Mztourist (talk) 19:49, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Supermario applies. Not just U5 but U5 rendered as wide as the canyon. SerialNumber54129 10:39, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
U5 doesn't apply in and of itself because it is reserved to non-contributors. But when the same pages are found among contributors' user pages, it does not mean that what is "unrelated" and "excessive" necessarily becomes "related" and "within reasonable bounds". The content would have been related and not-excessive only if it had been: Limited autobiographical content (WP:UPYES) and a limited amount of personal information (perhaps a short biography) and a freely licensed tasteful personal photograph or two [which] are usually allowed if the page reasonably complies with other requirements (WP:DELETEOTHER). —Alalch E. 10:55, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No. In case you were not aware, "In and of itself" is synonymous with exclusivity in a discrete case, and I at no point indicated that was my thinking. Indeed, Supermario implies something beyond, or after, U5, as in meta-U5. I'm afraid you need a basic grasp of Latin in this game. And as for uncollapsing ~~JPxG's near personal attacks~~: BusterD's comment vis a vis spitballs is far more useful, even if he and I disagree over the merits of the specific case. SerialNumber54129 13:56, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

~~No offence, btw. SerialNumber54129 14:28, 25 October 2024 (UTC)~~Struck in this edit SerialNumber54129 14:54, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

U5 is only for non-contributors. SmokeyJoe (talk) 04:13, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:NOT. Other editors above state that this is none of anyone's business. That is a faulty argument which does not address policy. TarnishedPath^talk 15:12, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
What WP:NOTWEBHOST actually says is this:
Wikipedians have individual user pages, but they should be used primarily to present information relevant to work on the encyclopedia. Limited autobiographical information is allowed, but user pages do not serve as personal webpages, blogs, or repositories for large amounts of material irrelevant to collaborating on Wikipedia.

The subjectivity of the language is deliberate -- the intention is for editors to assess whether any given user page is "primarily" relevant to the project, whether any given information is "limited", whether there is a "large amount" or a "small amount".

The policy does not tell us a universal, black-and-white declaration that all pages above length N or about subjects XYZ are forbidden: it tells us to discuss it. Referencing the policy itself is begging the question: "does taking this action actually improve the project?" jp×g 🗯️ 18:15, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@JPxG, I have no idea how you could imply that page is "[l]imited autobiographical information". TarnishedPath^talk 15:18, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Respectfully, a list of people that have given this user their autograph is as blatant as it gets. We typically give experienced editors some leniency, but this is well over the line. QuicoleJR (talk) 16:45, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - as using wikipedia for web hosting. -- Whpq (talk) 17:48, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - If this material was actually part of the user page, instead of a subpage of the user page, would we have a problem with it? Of course not. Not sure what this action accomplishes. Carrite (talk) 17:57, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - (edit conflict) We allow long-time users with a demonstrated commitment to being WP:HERE some space to talk about themselves in their own userspace (and to, e.g. gather lists of wikilinks about subjects with which one has a COI, or a list of articles you might like to work on, or a list of articles you enjoy, etc.). This is buried deep in userspace, on a subpage where nobody would even come across it unless they were digging around other people's userspaces looking for makework. Now, in addition to hosting this userspace page, we also host a meta discussion about this userspace page. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 17:59, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
For reference, the userpage itself is 34,452 bytes, this MfD is currently 14,164 bytes, and the AN/I thread is 30,984. jp×g 🗯️ 18:22, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There's an ANI thread? Of course there is. I'll bet we're at bolded assertions by now. BusterD (talk) 18:24, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hopefully we'll come to a keep outcome and this meta discussion will demonstrate to history we can reasonably disagree about keeping non-contentious, non-promotional autobiographical material about our contributors. I know there's a policy, folks. I have read it. Every single contributor to this discussion has a stake in the outcome, because all of us are going to cease our wikipedia-ing eventually. How will readers in the future know anything about the human beings involved? Because we left clues. All those who want humanity to suffer for the deletion of this page, do what you must. BusterD (talk) 18:22, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
"non-promotional"? seriously? This page is an egocentric personal blog. The creator already has a lengthy Userpage and a WP page: Tony Santiago. How does this page advance the project? Mztourist (talk) 19:31, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep this page has been in a similar state since 2006. I thought it was plausible for keeping based on its age and high engagement of the creator before I saw that he has a Wikipedia article, but since he does that turns it into a solid keep. Some (not all but we don't require perfection) of this page is potentially relevant to a Wikipedia article. And we can decide to keep a page like this without setting too much precedent as there aren't many long time editors who created similar pages 18 years ago and have Wikipedia articles. Skynxnex (talk) 18:19, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
How is it relevant to a Wikipedia article? Mztourist (talk) 19:31, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think it's essential for a keep but, for example, Tony Santiago includes a photo, commons:File:Tony_with_Representatives2.jpg, from an event that is also on the Autographs page, which includes an alternative photo, commons:File:Tony_and_McClintock.jpg (arguably the one that is only on the autograph would be a better fit for the article). But this page does have a collecting photo and notes about the subject of an existing (or potential) Wikipedia article, some of which could serve as a basis for expansion. Skynxnex (talk) 19:59, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. This is clearly a WP:NOT#WEBHOST case, as this material is purely of personal interest, and has no practical relation to working on the encyclopedia, either as a content per se or as inter-editor communication. No the first time this editor has been reminded to not use WP as a cloud drive for WP-unrelated material. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 20:08, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, basically per Rhododendrites. I'll add that this is someone with over 60% of their (many thousands of) edits to mainspace. They're not anywhere near misusing wikipedia as a web host. The photos, specifically, may well count, though. Please upload only files that are used (or could be used) in encyclopedia articles or project pages; anything else (e.g., personal photos) will be deleted. is much more explicit. -- asilvering (talk) 23:32, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as a webhost violation. Also while the claims made about living persons are fairly innocuous, we really should be encouraging editors to make so many claims about living persons without a good reason to do so. Nil Einne (talk) 01:22, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'd add that I don't know why editors keep bringing up disk space. Perhaps in 2022 or something editors thought we should avoid using Wikipedia as a webhost due to hosting costs. But frankly since I joined in 2005 or so it was a non issue at least when it came to text. I've never thought that NOTWEBHOST had anything to do with disk space and I haven't see anyone who supports deletion say disk space has anything to do with it. Frankly although I supported but didn't take part much in the campaign against editors using Commons (maybe Wikipedia slightly) to post self created nudes and other such adult content, even in that case where we were sometimes talking about videos, disk space seemed to be at best a very very minor concern. The problem with ensuring webhost violations comply with WP:BLP, WP:COPYVIO etc is however a big factor; including editors unnecessarily needing to review such pages when they don't serve a good purpose. Nil Einne (talk) 01:33, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
~~Delete~~. Fostering an appearance that volunteer editors are in fact rewarded with a privilege of hosting voluminous personal pages on this extremely popular website, using the website's infrastructure and conveniences, makes the entire project look like its participants are not quite as serious about the project's values as they try to make it seem, seen from the outside. It's not the right look. While, within the community, most editors probably don't feel like any given colleague does not deserve this privilege in return for their time and energy spent on the project, this is not what Wikipedia communicates outward and is incompatible with the simple concept of a Wikipedia volunteer. There has to be a standard and the standard exists: WP:UPNOT. ~~This page is too much.~~—Alalch E. 01:51, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's a good argument. As a long time contributor, I have a harder time seeing things this way. I appreciate your presenting this viewpoint. BusterD (talk) 01:33, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks BusterD. While I can't back off entirely from my comments made in this discussion and want to stress that I dislike the argument that there's no policy or guideline about this situation or that any such policy or guideline only applies to non-contributors, I did some more "soul searching" specifically regarding this page, after talking to someone off-wiki about it (a one-participant survey of sorts). That person's thinking didn't really match up with my assumptions in the above comment.—Alalch E. 20:02, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As always, your kind words come from a place where you and I have become comfortable disagreeing with each other in a collegial way. Hard to do in a format where we can't see each other's facial expression or hear the tone of your voice. BusterD (talk) 21:14, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
BTW, this is a the sort of relationship I felt I had with Tony the Marine, who was accomplishing all this on Wikipedia while I was newbie. Tony was a wikipedian I could count on. Still is, which is why when I see editors who aren't trusted enough to polish Tony's boots opining at ArbCom about p&g, it tells me something about today's community. BusterD (talk) 12:09, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Within reasonable leeway for a long-standing contributor. Pageviews are near zero and contradict notions of WEBHOSTing. The attempted policing, aggressively, of things like this is far more damaging to the community than any good that can come of it. SmokeyJoe (talk) 04:16, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep matters related to the user, explaining the user's interests, in user space - why not? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:21, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Policy is pretty clear on it, WP:WEBHOST does not make an exception for tenure or status. Those arguments to keep are baseless WP:ILIKEIT. When one side is based on policy and one side feelings, the decision is clear. PackMecEng (talk) 12:56, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep WP:WEBHOST does state Limited autobiographical information is allowed. The policy is, however, unclear on how this is defined; but the associated guideline WP:UPNOT clearly states The Wikipedia community is generally tolerant and offers fairly wide latitude in applying these guidelines to regular participants. With no clear definition in policy, and a statement of tolerance in the associated guideline for regular users, I agree with Rhododendrites. ResonantDis_tortion 13:32, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The issue with that interpretation is no regular editor would fall under than then. Its also hard to say that such an extensive page falls under limited or non-promotional. PackMecEng (talk) 14:42, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Those quoting WP:WEBHOST re. autobiographical information being permitted must, if they expect that argument to hold, also explain why the page is used primarily to present information relevant to work on the encyclopedia. As PME explains, otherwise they are non-policy based assertions. SerialNumber54129 15:08, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Well, as has been pointed out like ten times, the policy is written explicitly to permit discretion, so it is entirely up to us to argue why one outcome is actually better the other. That is the policy-based argument.

The argument for keeping pages like this is that it's profoundly uncomfortable and alienating to be actively prevented from having my fellow editors communicate with me about what they consider important about themselves (and vice versa). It creates a hostile, unpleasant environment. This actively drives away volunteer editors. This destroys the encyclopedia.

The argument for deleting it is... what? Deliberately going out of our way to interpret policy in the most hostile way possible just seems like a deeply unserious approach to running a sustainable collaborative project. jp×g 🗯️ 02:19, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Interesting perspective, personally all I need to know about another editor is do they edit fairly and competently? Their sex, age, ethnicity, likes and dislikes etc. are completely irrelevant. There's no support for your claims that deleting excessive and wholly irrelevant personal information "creates a hostile, unpleasant environment" that "actively drives away volunteer editors" and "destroys the encyclopedia." Mztourist (talk) 17:05, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ha! Those voting delete are actively destroying the encyclopedia. Wow that is quite the hyperbolic and needlessly inflammatory comment. Then ignoring all the explanations for why the policy applies and just going with the bad faith assumptions that everyone is deliberately going out of their way to interpret policy in the most hostile way. Lame. PackMecEng (talk) 18:05, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Perhaps the nominator can explain why they are using their userpage to tell us they are Roman Catholic, white and nerdy, that they drink green tea, that they signed someone's guest book, and have a supposed painting of themselves (which, obviously, isn't)? If the nominator believes Marine 69-71 is misusing Wikipedia as a webhost, perhaps they will be so kind as to remove the webhost stuff off of their userpage? I fail to see the point of this MfD. --Hammersoft (talk) 18:32, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Does the nominator expect us to believe they are a whale or a whaler? It's unclear from the portrait on the userpage. Am I ragpicking too much? How would I even know? BusterD (talk) 21:51, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'd just like to point out to all those referring to a longstanding editor who is WP:HERE, his contribution stats: [6] show 61.1% on the mainspace, 19.9% on his userspace and 10.2% on usertalk. Mztourist (talk) 06:38, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That seems to be pretty obviously HERE to me, especially as many of their userspace edits are drafting articles that they later published. Elli (talk | contribs) 06:44, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's possible of course, his userpage is 4th most edited after his 3 "workshop"/sandboxes. Also worth noting he has a 5.5% page deletion rate. Mztourist (talk) 17:05, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Is this in compliance wihth WP:NOTWEBHOST? Probably not. But demanding that it be deleted is just being spiteful. It's not hurting anything, and yes, people who have been editing productively for 20 years have earned the right to host harmless things in their userspace. My user page is a political statement. Are you going to want to delete that next? Perhaps User:Bishonen/Bishzilla RFA needs to be purged? What about User:Jimbo Wales/WikiProject Shave the Wales, or for that matter Wikipedia:Best of BJAODN? Get a life, people. RoySmith (talk) 14:14, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Satire about the project is different from a user's autograph collection, which you have acknowledged is "probably not" in compliance with WP:NOTWEBHOST. Mztourist (talk) 17:10, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:NOTWEBHOST. I'm not seeing how this benefits or improves the project, does it benefit Marine 69-71, of course it does, he's got a free WEBHOST here. If you want to make a personal webpage, please use one of the many free providers on the Internet or any hosting included with your Internet service provider, and then post a link on your userpage to that webpage, like other long-standing contributors and notable admins have. David Gerard and GorillaWarfare spring to mind. Isaidnoway (talk) 17:28, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
What are we doing here? This page is fine; I believe it to pass NOTWEBHOST. SWinxy (talk) 01:44, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Gerda Arendt. I stumbled upon this one. My rule of thumb is that if it's under a user subpage, is does not matter what's on it. I am well aware of everything on Wikipedia:User pages. It goes against my opinion. But seriously, who cares? You're going to strip this from a United States Marine veteran who has long been a net positive to the encyclopedia? "But the rules!" The rules we made? To stop only the people who are WP:NOTHERE? That's the only reason why these rules exist.

Guys, this page gets ~0 to 7 views a day. Respect your elders. This is a moral perspective. Point me to any rule under the sun and I will happily ignore it. Panini! • 🥪 17:12, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Weird. PackMecEng (talk) 11:35, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm aware a soapbox isn't in typically in my wheelhouse. But this one broke my heart. Sorry. Panini! • 🥪 19:29, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In this panini, the green herb ain't oregano... SerialNumber54129 15:59, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Its marjoram :). Until they vote yes on amendment 3. Panini! • 🥪 02:16, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

... They voted no. Panini! • 🥪 17:14, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I am invoking WP:IAR here. Keeping it is absolutely harmless, and it is perfectly fine to showcase one's achievements. Ca ^{talk to me!} 15:38, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep- Yes, I am the creator of the nominated page. I have been a contributor to Wikipedia for many years now. I have written over 800 articles and have donated hundreds of photographs because I love this project. Thanks to my work in Wikipedia I have received recognitions from the government, pentagon and so on. I never sought any type of recognition because all I wanted to do is share my knowledge.

As a Wikipedian author, I always wanted to be transparent and that is why my user page is as it is. I wrote my subpage as a private source of inspiration for me. The nominated page has been there for many years now. If I broke a rule, don't you think I would have been warned years ago?

I have hundreds of articles in my watchlist. I am not a deletions person, I use my tools to correct any vandalism going because those are the people who are hurting our positive contributions. Therefore, I kindly ask that the nominated page, which isn't a public one, be kept. Tony the Marine (talk) 04:11, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Read WP:UP. All userpages and subpages are public. If you want a "private source of inspiration" keep it on your own computer. Mztourist (talk) 16:22, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to add that I have posted in my user page the accomplishments and recognitions which I received for my work in Wikipedia to encourage my fellow Wikipedian brother and sisters. I want them to know that their is important because if all of these positive things happened to me it can also happen to them.

Jimbo Wales founder of Wikipedia wrote the following: "The President of the Puerto Rican Senate, the Honorable Kenneth McClintock presented this resolution honoring my Puerto Rican related work in Wikipedia on behalf of the government. This may very well be the first time in history that a government recognizes someone for his work in Wikipedia".

"Wow that's really amazing and wonderful! Congrats!" Tony the Marine (talk) 01:17, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please explain how exactly your autograph collection encourages other users? This is just all about your ego and sense of self-importance. Mztourist (talk) 03:27, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mztourist, you were fine with this. But THIS? That's flat out a personal attack. Strike it, please. --Hammersoft (talk) 20:12, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As Hammersoft said, this is a clear personal attack. It's strange that you insist on such rigid, inflexible adherence to one policy while completely disregarding another one. LEPRICAVARK (talk) 15:48, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn't a very useful thing to say. Didn't help the argument either. The diff from Mztourist ascribes bad faith. Should be struck. BusterD (talk) 18:23, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please explain what faith this shows: [7]. Mztourist (talk) 16:46, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Aside from the bludgeoning in this MfD, as an experienced editor you should know the rules better and strike this one out. Sir Kenneth Kho (talk) 06:57, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mztourist: Since you've returned to editing, but haven't commented nor struck the personal attack, pinging you here in case you haven't seen this. Please respond. Thank you, --Hammersoft (talk) 13:25, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Its not a personal attack, its my observation on a user who writes "Famous People Who Have Had The Honor Of Meeting "The Marine"" on the subject page and refers to something Jimbo Wales once said as being somehow relevant to the discussion. Mztourist (talk) 16:31, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mztourist: I've seen this defense of personal attacks before claiming it's not a personal attack because it's your opinion. Quoting WP:NPA, "Comment on content, not the contributors". Saying "This is just all about your ego and sense of self-importance" is clearly commenting on Marine 69-71. It's unequivocally a personal attack. I ask you again to please strike it. --Hammersoft (talk) 19:05, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah well we don't agree on what comprises CANVASSING either: [8]. Also in this case, the content is about the contributor. Mztourist (talk) 03:20, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So? Your userpage has elements that are about you. Does that give me leeway to personally insult you? Again, please strike your personal insult. --Hammersoft (talk) 03:32, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So we disagree on what constitutes Canvassing and Personal Attacks. My userpage doesn't really contain elements that are about me and it is not the subject of a deletion discussion. Mztourist (talk) 04:28, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, the content is about conduct, not contributor. It is irrelevant if you are correct on canvassing, you are incorrect on NPA and four editors have said such. I'll get an admin here if you want them to confirm it. Sir Kenneth Kho (talk) 11:28, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators don't get a super vote on what is and is not a personal attack. For what it's worth, two of us (myself and BusterD) are administrators and concur it's a personal attack. --Hammersoft (talk) 17:40, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Considering everyone here calling for striking the comment do not have clean hands themselves, perhaps everyone should drop it and move on to something else. It's not a good look all the badgering back and forth, nor is it helpful to the discussion. PackMecEng (talk) 14:17, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do tell? And what non-clean hands do you think Lepricavark, BusterD, Sir Kenneth Kho, and myself have? A personal attack is a personal attack. It doesn't somehow get less serious because you think the four people calling Mztourist out for it are somehow possessed of dirty hands. --Hammersoft (talk) 15:18, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pray tell, what made you think that casting aspersions would be a good look/helpful to the discussion? LEPRICAVARK (talk) 17:18, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It was more of a glass houses kind of comment, neither side looks good. PackMecEng (talk) 18:54, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How so? --Hammersoft (talk) 19:05, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I couldn't care less if I look good, even if you could be bothered to explain why I'm supposedly in a glass house in the first place. Mztourist's comment was the kind of cheap shot that should not be allowed to stand, especially since it is tantamount to kicking an editor who is already down. I don't see how your empty whataboutisms are helpful. LEPRICAVARK (talk) 19:17, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Clearly. PackMecEng (talk) 19:30, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Haha! But in actuality, us keepers are just as much guilty at unnecessary badgering and snarkiness, myself included. This discussion could have carried well on with a simple establishment of "it's against the rules" and "some leeway should be considered", without the back-and-forths against each other regarding our opinions on the matter. Since either side finds the other absurd, both sides are equally going to be dismissive to each other, no matter how much convincing there is. It's why I've taken a step back from the discussion despite the feeling that I need to say something. Panini! • 🥪 02:14, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I deeply apologize on behalf of Mztourist for his conduct, and thank you for your service. Sir Kenneth Kho (talk) 07:05, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

keep all of the good reasons already taken so I'll just say per above. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 18:43, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! To clarify, while no good reasons have been presented at all, there has been a lot of chest beating about meany-meany-big-blue-meanies. Cheers! SerialNumber54129 19:08, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

MfD has always been a place where sometimes User:A will make an official snipe against User:B. They usually appear to come completely out of the blue, but on deep diving there’s often an old antagonistic glancing interaction. These are very hard to find with very long-term active Wikipedians. SmokeyJoe (talk) 01:58, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Really Serial_Number_54129? Your comment is distinctly more reflective on you than anyone else. It does nothing to add to the discussion and does seek to insult the people who are opposed to this deletion. --Hammersoft (talk) 12:31, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You focused on the nominator rather than their argument. Not a good look. SerialNumber54129 13:18, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My point, which I apparently didn't effectively convey, was to juxtapose this page with the nominator's page to show there is no difference. Your point, correct me if I'm wrong, is to insult every person who indicated a desire to keep this page. Rather significant difference, wouldn't you say? Unless you can explain how your insult...isn't. --Hammersoft (talk) 17:07, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Carrite and Hammersoft. LEPRICAVARK (talk) 15:32, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Even if he becomes a disgraced retired editor, this is still disruptive gravedancing, ragpicking, wikilawyering, and pointy behavior here. Sir Kenneth Kho (talk) 06:16, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Being an admin is not a free pass for violating WP:NOTWEBHOST. 2A0E:1D47:9085:D200:1C35:1F52:CD20:8F3 (talk) 12:47, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's time to close this MFD as no consensus after two weeks. -1ctinus📝🗨 15:15, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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