User talk:RoySmith/Archive 12

The article on Sady Doyle was deleted (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Sady_Doyle ) in August 2016 but the discussion inaccurately assessed the subject's body of work. The delete discussion didn't accurately describe the volume of her writing, such as in the Guardian^[1], but only noted her writing in the Atlantic^[2]. Since the deletion, she also published a book^[3] which has been reviewed in notable outlets^[4][5]. Further, she was mentioned in the leaked Podesta emails as someone of importance to the Clinton campaign's messaging^[6], and has been cited elsewhere as a "prominent feminist."^[7]. I think the article should be restored. Grisamentum (talk) 23:25, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

Please see my comments at Wikipedia:Requests_for_undeletion#Sady_Doyle -- RoySmith (talk) 23:35, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

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Hi RoySmith! I wanted to reopen the discussion around deleting the Erika Schwartz page that you moderated back in January - afd discussion here I wasn't sure if I should just add to the AfD discussion page, or if I should involve you again -- seeing as you know the history. There haven't been any valuable edits since the maintenance template was added in August. thanks for your help! Jsmith206 (talk) 17:37, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

The AfD was 9 months ago. That seems long enough that renominating it for a new discussion shouldn't require anything special. Just start a new AfD; the original AfD page should remain as it is, as a historical archive. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:52, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

thanks RoySmith! Will do that now.Jsmith206 (talk) 15:10, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Here's the link. Let me fill you in on what's been happening briefly. The discussion first started off as a concern raised by a user about me not using edit summaries, before it was promptly closed by Admin Jauerback. However, the discussion was later continued by another admin and things escalated really, really quickly to the point of having to impose a sanction/restriction on me to requiring the usage of edit summaries. I'll admit, I haven't been handling that properly because I sincerely thought that I was forced against my will. However, after much consideration, I have since started using edit summaries for big edits I make and AFDing. See here for proof. I've recently noticed that the discussion has escalated to a really toxic level (going as far as to attempt a TBan in the midst of attempting an already proposed sanction, for instance), and frankly, I think it's very, very unfair for anyone to impose two restrictions at the same time. Also, some people have been stating things that are quite honestly, irrelevant. Take my list of accomplishments, for instance. So is it so wrong that I list my own accomplishments now? Whether or not I want to put up my own deletion list is my own choice. It's not like it's offending anyone or anything. In any case, I hope that you could help me close the discussion, as I sincerely wish to contribute to the encyclopedia by erasing unneeded articles and expanding stub articles. --Sk8erPrince (talk) 06:23, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

Quick inquiry in regard to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Afro engineering. I'm willing to take up the task of merging the article, as I stated in the AfD, but I really think jury rigging is a better place. All the terms at list of ethnic slurs are derogatory nouns that refer to members of certain groups. In the case of the terms in question, they aren't used in that way (i.e. as nouns), one wouldn't use "afro engineer" or "nigger rigger" to refer to someone; they are used as adjectives (e.g. a "nigger rigged car") and verbs (e.g. "afro engineer the air conditioner").— Godsy ^(TALK_CONT) 17:45, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

I can see your point from a pure grammar argument. As an AfD closer, I try to be as neutral as I can. What I saw here was a slight preference for the way I closed it, but I don't really have anything invested in that. Perhaps the best thing would be if you pinged the other AfD participants here and see what other people think. If the other participants in the AfD are OK with it, I have no objection myself. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:33, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

I entirely disagree. There was no consensus to merge, in my opinion. You tried to split the baby when only a few editors mentioned merging and the rest were pushing "keep" or "delete", as evidenced by your long statement explicating your logic. I think it would have been more honest to close as "no consensus" rather than supervote and call it "slight preference for the way I closed it". Chris Troutman (talk) 20:06, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

Well, I guess my advice to you is that same as I gave User:Godsy. I don't have anything invested in the outcome. There's a conversation going on at Talk:Afro engineering; I would suggest you participate in that and see if you can get people to agree on a course of action. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:15, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Oh, I see you've already done that. Good! -- RoySmith (talk) 00:19, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Hi. Thank you for moving "Carrier Air Conditioner move to Mexico"to User Space. Can you tell me how to move it out of User Space into Main Space when I am ready to do so? Thanks.E.M.Gregory (talk) 01:03, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

Hmm. I know how I do it; there's a "More" menu at the top of the screen, with a "Move" item in it. But, to be honest, I can't remember if that's the default, or if it's a result of some fancy javascript package I installed. The official instructions are at Wikipedia:Moving_a_page#How_to_move_a_page. Looking at that, it would appear that it matches what I've got, so I'm assuming the process you'll do is the same as what I'd do. As long as you're moving it to a title that's not protected, you shouldn't need any special permissions. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:30, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

Your recent close of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/School week indicates that further work is appropriate. Please could you userfy the page as a starting point for this. Andrew D. (talk) 22:26, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

There's really nothing there worth recovering. You'd do better starting from scratch. -- RoySmith (talk) 23:36, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

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The close at WP:Articles for deletion/Katherine Kelley stipulates in effect that the sources pass GNG, and then denies that the discussion established notability.  There is no analysis of the weight of the !votes, all but one of which was posted before the sources were listed, and don't generally seem to provide a rationale for deletion.  As if that is not sufficient, the close then ignores WP:Deletion policy#Alternatives to deletion which states, "Articles that are short and unlikely to be expanded could be merged into larger articles or lists."  No WP:IAR reason for disregarding this policy is provided.

This is an easy close, which is keep with reference made to WP:Editing policy for editors to express their viewpoints; and clarification that AfD is not a place for content disputes.  Unscintillating (talk) 20:05, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

I see that my improvements were not enough to retain the article, but could you restore it to my sandbox? I would like the opportunity to retain the additions assuming that she later becomes significant enough for notability. Thank you. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 18:12, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

Rather than hide it away in your personal sandbox, I think it makes more sense to just leave it where it is. At any point in the future, if additional sources emerge demonstrating notability, it's easy enough for any admin to restore the deleted article at that time. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:33, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

That certainly sounds reasonable enough. I would like, however, some way to remind myself to check in occasionally to see if the article can be improved enough to stand on its own merits. Is there an on-wiki way to do that without creating an article in draft or user space? Thanks. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 12:54, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

Hmmm, I'm not aware of any automated reminder service in the wikipedia system. Maybe just create a "Things I want to do" section on your user page? BTW, the reason for wanting to keep the deleted article in mainspace is because if, at some point in the future, somebody else decides to create an article with that title, they'll get the "A page with this title has previously been moved or deleted." message, which will facilitate and encourage the merging of the new and old material. If it's it your user space, nobody (except for you) will know it's there. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:05, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

I see. I hadn't considered that previously deleted message. Thanks again. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 13:08, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

i wanted to inform others who were on that article review to please read ^[1] 172.58.40.180 (talk) 07:19, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

At WP:Articles for deletion/Christina Keegan, there is no possibility of a policy basis for a deletion.  This is any easy close, which is keep and encourage the editors to use WP:Editing policy to express their viewpoints. 

After your refusal to explain yourself at diff, I left Wikipedia for a year.  Contrary to that closing, I never requested post-MfD userfication, because to do so was against the policy WP:CONSENSUS.  Policies are "widely accepted standards that all editors should normally follow". 

My next and only-subsequent DRV nomination you also speedy closed. 

Given your history of muting my DRV contributions, perhaps you should have at least enough respect to make more than perfunctory closes against policy of AfDs in which I have been active and am solidly representing policy.  Thank you, Unscintillating (talk) 19:13, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

Unfortunately, most of the other people who offered opinions during the disucussion dind't agree with your point of view. -- RoySmith (talk) 12:37, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

Hello I am writing about an AfD Educational Service Workers that was deleted. I just add tons of verifiable coverage on the law, not the court case. Please check it out and reconsider! Thank you!

Hello, Please why did you close a different article without discussion time? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rebekahalnablack (talk • contribs) 16:11, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Hi. It appears you're talking about Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Case no. 16CV300. The decision there was unanimous to delete the article. And, after closing the AfD, I realized that you had moved the article to a different title, which I've deleted as well. You stated in the AfD that you were both the creator of the article and the plaintiff. I strongly suggest you read our policy on Conflict Of Interest, as it clearly applies here. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:13, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Hi Roy, while I cannot approve of your deletion of the article Benjamin Franks, I appreciate that your closure of the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Benjamin Franks was fair. I'm notifying you because I have nominated the recreated page at RFD; the discussion is at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2016 December 31#Benjamin Franks, and your contribution is welcome. Josh Milburn (talk) 05:04, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

I wasn't able to participate in this deletion review because the user who brought it there never notified me (feel free to check my talk page history for any such notification around that date). Erpert ^{blah, blah, blah...} 00:09, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for your note. It is unfortunate (and contrary to protocol) that you weren't notified. But, looking at the discussion, the consensus was so overwhelming, it's hard to see how any argument you could have added would have made any difference in the final outcome. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:23, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Hi, just thought I'd let you know that an article you previously deleted following an Articles for Deletion Discussion Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Amber Doig-Thorne has been recreated here. From memory, it appears to be substantially identical to the one that was deleted, although as I'm not an Admin I can't actually look & compare. If you wouldn't mind taking a look, that'd help - if it's not substantially the same as the deleted article, let me know and I'll remove my WP:G4 template from the article and take it to a 2nd AfD discussion instead. Regards Exemplo347 (talk) 12:43, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

It looks like another admin already deleted it, but thanks for letting me know. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:26, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Hi User:RoySmith, First, apologize because I am not so fluent in English as I am in Spanish. I am trying since last week to know why the sources are not good enough in Draft:Ramzi_Maqdisi and so far I had no response at all. The set of references included in this draft are from very important media around the globe. Even though now the discussion is closed, I do not see in the comments very reliable arguments and none of this comments are trying to response the most important question about the sources. I followed all the recommendations from help desk, teahouse and the nominator, but no one told me why the new sources are not good enough. I would really appreciate if you could give some advices, and how can I ask for more help to improve this draft with reliable sources following wikipedia policies. As one of the comments suggested, it will be a good point to have polyglot assistance, but I don't know where more asking for this assistance. I didn't edit the main article, the one is deleted right now, because what I understood while I was improving the draft, was that is not a good rule to do it, and when I asked the nominator if I had to do the same changes as in the draft, I had no response. Besides, I think some of the comments in Articles for deletion/Ramzi Maqdisi were not very adequate and did not treat the real point: the sources. I will really appreciate your thoughts. Thank you very much in advance and enjoy this new year's eve Parauleira (talk) 08:51, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

No preocupe. Su Englés es muy mejor que mi Español :-) I am not an expert on the subject, but I think what you're looking for is WP:NACTOR. The problem seems to be that the films he has appeared in are not important enough, and the roles he played in those films are not major enough. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:44, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 04:46, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

How do I move Draft:Murder of Ashley Ann Olsen to mainspace?E.M.Gregory (talk) 19:31, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

I would recommend using Wikipedia:Articles for creation. Somebody will review the article and if it meets their approval, they will move it into mainspace for you. -- RoySmith (talk) 04:17, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Sorry if I'm doing something wrong, but the instructions for a deletion review said to ask to talk to whoever deleted the page. I understand it might've not been you, but you carried out the result. Filthy Frank has for long been a notable person in YouTube^[2]. He also has a verified Twitter account^[3]. He recently released an album called Pink Season on digital platforms under the alias Pink Guy^[4], which peaked #2 on the U.S. and #1 on many other countries^[5]. It is verified by a third-party^[6]. I think all of these warrant the reopening of his page, citing its YouTube popularity and the album he released. What steps should be done towards reapproval? Also, I'm sorry if I should not be referencing in a Talk page, or if the references are essentialy junk; I'm not sure what else I could reference besides the YouTube channel and the Spotify/Google Play/iTunes pages. Phaellow (talk) 20:07, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Well, like I said in the AfD, discounting comments from editors with little or no history on Wikipedia, there was a clear consensus to delete this. And, I do notice that your comments on my talk page are the only edits you've made to date as well :-). -- RoySmith (talk) 20:13, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

The album is very recent, though. I understand it's only digital, but isn't a multiple-country top charting album (on iTunes) worth of a Wikipedia page? It's also referenced in music media^[7]. Phaellow (talk) 22:14, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Adding a ref-catcher so they don't fall to the bottom of Roy's talkpage... 47.222.203.135 (talk) 11:58, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Hi RoySmith. I was going to start a new thread, but will add my comment here since this discussion it is relevant to Filthy Frank. Would you mind taking a look at Talk:Filthy Frank#Concerns about the page's notability? -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:55, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Hello RoySmith, this related to an AfD you closed recently.

I am working with that underlying content still, on a related BLP draft (Draft:Oleg Atbashian). Can you please restore this deleted content:

• Communists for Kerry --> Draft:Communists for Kerry

And this deleted talkpage-content:

• Talk:Communists for Kerry --> Draft_talk:Communists for Kerry

Much appreciated. 47.222.203.135 (talk) 11:57, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Reading the AfD, the sentiment to delete was so strong, I'm not sure I'm comfortable undeleting this. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:08, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Hard to disagree it was a strong sentiment, but it was also not really a policy-backed sentiment methinks. More of a "per nom" snowball, despite the sourcing being dramatically improved as time went by. Too much noise for the "sources exist" signal to get through, however, at that messy AfD thread. Per my very own WP:CRYSTAL ball, I don't really think that the *subtopic* of Communists for Kerry will get back into mainspace, but I am becoming increasingly convinced that the sources do exist for my suggestion of upmerging to a new parent-article at Oleg Atbashian#Communists for Kerry, see the preliminary source-digging results ordered best-to-worst. Switching from the event-article, to the BLP-article, roughly doubles the available WP:SOURCES in both depth and nose-count. Whether or not the SPA's connected to the subject-matter hang around as wikipedians any further -- the pain of having their freshly-hatched wiki-spirits crushed by a series of negative outcomes at AfD might have driven them all away for good -- personally I do plan to finish mainspacing that new BLP article, once I can get the sources organized properly. It will not be a coatrack, no worries on that front, I know how to stick to what the sources say  :-) 47.222.203.135 (talk) 12:45, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Re: your comment over on my wp:refund request, appreciated but by no means necessary... it is very much NOT your fault that the request was declined-at-first-glance, and I expect it will be un-declined-eventually. WP:TIND applies... I'm quite sure that in fact your instruction to use WP:REFUND was perfectly correct, and the talkpage-notice there agrees with me on that correct-venue-point. But mine is an unusual scenario, and the template-based wizard for filing requests, basically *assumes* that 'undeletion to exactly where it came from' is what people that visit that noticeboard want, and if it was from AfD then they are in the wrong venue. I'm in the right venue, and I'm not in a hurry to get ahold of the CFK and Talk:CFK view-history-buttons. So no worries, please. Be that as it may, I do appreciate the note, thanks; if for whatever reason I cannot get userfication at wp:refund, then I will probably open a "deletion review" to ask for userfication of the stuff, which is silly since I more or less agree the close was correct! But per IAR, most likely the DELREV-watchers will help me, if the REFUND-watchers are unable to figure out what I want. Or maybe we will both be surprised, and the newly-reorganized sources will revert the perfectly-legit close, now that the signal has been stripped of noise? *That* seems unlikely to my wiki-eyeballs, CFK is right on that borderline where it got a coverage-burst in 2004 and then morphed into something different shortly afterwards, so although it might have WP:GNG, it metaphorically fails WP:BLP1E / WP:10, but who knows how the cookie crumbles? Wikipedia is funny some days, but it gets to the correct endpoint in the long run :-) 47.222.203.135 (talk) 11:56, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

Also, if you feel like it I would additionally appreciate:

• Draft_talk:Comparison of Robotics Simulators --> Draft_talk:Comparison of Robotics Simulators incorrect...
• Draft_talk:Comparison_of_Robotic_Simulators --> Draft_talk:Comparison_of_Robotic_Simulators ...sorry, only one plural...

(Another admin already restored the previously-G13'd-draftspace-content to Draft:Comparison of Robotic Simulators for me, but forgot the talkpage-stuff.) Thanks. 47.222.203.135 (talk) 11:57, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

I assume you're talking about Talk:Comparison of Robotics Simulators, but it doesn't look like that ever existed. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:08, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

No, I really did mean draft_talk but added an extraneous 's' by mistake, see correction above -- to my knowledge Comparison of Robotic Simulators was never mainspaced, it got stuck in the AfC tarpit and the creator eventually gave up, but one of the AfC regulars Timtrent left a comment, that there was once a page Draft_talk:Comparison_of_Robotic_Simulators, which they referenced in the AfC comment as being "must migrate" if memory serves, see the already-restored 2014 discussion at the top of Draft:Comparison of Robotic Simulators. I have recently run into a person that is a roboticist, and is currently an active wikipedian, so I'm planning on collaborating with them to get a rewrite of the 2014 stuff accomplished (sourced this time rather than WP:OR) and then achieve the move to mainspace. 47.222.203.135 (talk) 12:45, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

I imagine there was some important material on that talk page. I tend only to refer to things such as that for a reason. I regret I cannot recall what was present. Fiddle Faddle 13:28, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

My apologies for taking so long to respond. I've been kind of busy lately, and don't have time to look into this. If you ask on wp:refund, somebody should be able to help you. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:10, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

Is no trouble, still trying to grub up the sources needed prior to mainspacing either of the above draftprojects...

...and as usual WP:TIND plus WP:VOLUNTEERS applies to admins too  :-)

I will ask over there, thanks 47.222.203.135 (talk) 23:07, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

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Thanks for restoring Israel at the FIFA World Cup, can you also restore the talk page? - Galatz^Talk 14:16, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Done. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:28, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Thanks - Galatz^Talk 14:29, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Would you be able to move the following deleted pages into my user space so I can incorporate the lost information into the national team pages?

• Israel at the FIBA Basketball World Cup
• Israel at the 1954 FIBA World Championship
• Israel at the 1986 FIBA World Championship
• Israel at the UEFA European Championship
• Israel at the UEFA Women's Championship
• Israel at the EuroBasket
• Israel at the EuroBasket Women
• Israel at the FIFA Women's World Cup
• Israel at the 1970 FIFA World Cup
• Israel at the European Championship of American football
• Israel at the European Lacrosse Championships
• Israel at the Women's European Lacrosse Championships
• Israel at the 2012 European Lacrosse Championships
• Israel at the 2016 European Lacrosse Championships
• Israel at the World Lacrosse Championships
• Israel at the Women's Lacrosse World Cup
• Israel at the IIHF World Championship

Thanks - Galatz^Talk 15:17, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

I don't object to do that, but my time is limited these days, so I'm not sure when I'll get you it. You'll probably get faster service if you ask on wp:anb. -- RoySmith (talk) 19:28, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Ok thanks. I am about to log off for the wekend, so if you have a chance great, if not I will put in a request next week. Thanks again. - Galatz^Talk 20:44, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

If we're going to merge the content, don't we have to preserve the edit history or something? How would we do that if the article's been deleted? Restore it and make it a redirect or something? Then Galatz could pull the content from the edit history or something and it wouldn't necessarily need to go in his userspace as well. Smartyllama (talk) 02:51, 11 February 2017 (UTC)

@Smartyllama: the process (repeated per-article, which is why it'll take a while) is to undelete the article, then move it to userspace, and then probably make some housekeeping edits like commenting-out category tags and the like. The end result is you end up with the full history of the article associated with the userspace version. You are correct to be concerned about preserving the proper attribution after that point to comply with our licensing. Please see Wikipedia:Merge_and_delete#History_fixing and Wikipedia:Merge_and_delete#Record_authorship_and_delete_history, which discuss two possible ways to accomplish that. -- RoySmith (talk) 21:25, 11 February 2017 (UTC)

Roy, I would like you to redo your close of Zak Adama and instead redirect the articles to List of Battlestar Galactica characters. While I appreciate that you counted !votes, I do not believe a delete !vote which does not address why WP:ATD-M ("Pages about non-notable fictional elements are generally merged into list articles or articles covering the work of fiction in which they appear.") is inappropriate should be accorded equal weight as policy-congruent !votes. Further, there were only 7:6 for delete vs. keep, merge, or redirect, not 2:1 as you stated in the close. Thanks, Jclemens (talk) 08:45, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for your note. I have clarified my closing statement. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:32, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

Well, that's better than nothing, but that still leaves the non-notable content inaccessible for editors who want to merge it. Your close remains at odds with WP:ATD-M. More interestingly, the nominator has been blocked as a sockpuppet: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Calton. I don't see any other editors participating in the AfD who are socks... but there is one other IP address, who would not be identified as a match in a routine SPI. I believe the most policy-compliant course of action, assuming you still see a consensus to not retain the articles as standalone, would be to undelete each and then redirect them to the character list. Cheers, Jclemens (talk) 22:37, 11 February 2017 (UTC)

I think you're making a mountain out of a molehill, but whatever. I've backed out my close and relisted the AfD. Somebody else can come along and reclose it. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:17, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Hi Roy: Just curious, any plans on restoring Zak Adama, Jack Fisk (Battlestar Galactica) and Tucker Clellan since you reopened Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zak Adama? North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:37, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Done. Thanks for the reminder. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:46, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Yep. Happy editing. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:58, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Hi RoySmith,

Would you perhaps consider relisting the deletion review of Paul Cheon to get more opinions on the redirect I proposed? While I agree that there was a consensus against the redirect that was initially proposed (and I'm also against that redirect), only SmokeyJoe commented on my proposed redirect, so I don't think there is a consensus on it yet. Calathan (talk) 05:02, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

We don't generally relist DRVs. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:32, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for the reply. I don't think it is very important that a redirect be created, but I just don't want the deletion review to preclude someone proposing a different redirect in the future. However, I don't think I'm going to bother with proposing it somewhere else myself at this time. Calathan (talk) 06:56, 13 February 2017 (UTC)