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The Olive Branch: A Dispute Resolution Newsletter (Issue #1)

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Welcome to the first edition of The Olive Branch. This will be a place to semi-regularly update editors active in dispute resolution (DR) about some of the most important issues, advances, and challenges in the area. You were delivered this update because you are active in DR, but if you would prefer not to receive any future mailing, just add your name to this page.

 
Steven Zhang's Fellowship Slideshow

In this issue:

  • Background: A brief overview of the DR ecosystem.
  • Research: The most recent DR data
  • Survey results: Highlights from Steven Zhang's April 2012 survey
  • Activity analysis: Where DR happened, broken down by the top DR forums
  • DR Noticeboard comparison: How the newest DR forum has progressed between May and August
  • Discussion update: Checking up on the Wikiquette Assistance close debate
  • Proposal: It's time to close the Geopolitical, ethnic, and religious conflicts noticeboard. Agree or disagree?

--The Olive Branch 18:59, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Possibly unfree File:Kermit Gosnell mug.jpg

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A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Kermit Gosnell mug.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. 168.12.253.66 (talk) 20:23, 12 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

MfD nomination of Wikipedia:Article Incubator/Christianity and racism

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Wikipedia:Article Incubator/Christianity and racism, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Incubator/Christianity and racism and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:Article Incubator/Christianity and racism during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Illia Connell (talk) 19:48, 26 May 2013 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Podblanc for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Podblanc 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/Podblanc until a consensus is reached, and anyone 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. Drmies (talk) 04:38, 12 November 2014 (UTC)Reply

Shapeepee listed at Redirects for discussion

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An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Shapeepee. Since you had some involvement with the Shapeepee redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. BoxOfChickens (talk · contribs · CSD/ProD log) 21:52, 23 January 2016 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of Shapeepee

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If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.

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A tag has been placed on Shapeepee requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about something invented/coined/discovered by the article's creator or someone they know personally, and it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. Legacypac (talk) 03:53, 24 January 2016 (UTC)Reply

Proposed deletion of Republic Broadcasting Network

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The article Republic Broadcasting Network has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Lack of notability as established by sources. What notability there is appears to be inherited.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. That man from Nantucket (talk) 07:02, 3 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Oriental Yeti for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Oriental Yeti 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/Oriental Yeti 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. –dlthewave 03:15, 9 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

"Tea bag movement" listed at Redirects for discussion

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  A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Tea bag movement. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 August 7#Tea bag movement until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Hog Farm Bacon 22:34, 7 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago

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Awesome
 
Ten years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:12, 6 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Derek Black Show for deletion

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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Derek Black Show 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/Derek Black Show 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. Natg 19 (talk) 19:24, 30 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Rob Bickhart moved to draftspace

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An article you recently created, Rob Bickhart, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Pridemanty (talk) 05:48, 17 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Proposed deletion of Rob Bickhart

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The article Rob Bickhart has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Subject not notable per WP:NBIO. He is not a politician, he is a finance director, so WP:NPOL does not apply. None of the citations are indepth.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Pridemanty (talk) 10:27, 3 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

  The redirect Conspiracy theories about the 2010 Haiti earthquake has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 November 16 § Conspiracy theories about the 2010 Haiti earthquake until a consensus is reached. jlwoodwa (talk) 23:08, 16 November 2024 (UTC)Reply