User talk:SouthernNights

Please note: I do a lot of work as an admin in the speedy deletion process. If you came to my talk page because I did or did not speedy delete an article, be aware this process is only supposed to be used "in the most obvious cases." For example, if an article is brought up for speedy delete under criteria A7 but an admin discovers even an "indication of importance" in the article's subject — which doesn't mean that the article's subject meets Wikipedia's notability requirements or is even close to that, but instead has a mere credible claim of importance — we're not supposed to use speedy delete. Sometimes I don't speedy delete an article and instead recommend it to articles for discussion, even through I would personally vote in an AFD to delete it. The reason for this is because speedy delete is very restrictive. If the process wasn't this way, admins could simply delete articles for arbitrary reasons, which no one wants. On the flip side, this also means that if an article was speedy deleted odds are it has no chance of meeting notability or other guidelines on Wikipedia. Sincerely, --SouthernNights (talk) 22:16, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

On 15 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William Pinckney, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that William Pinckney was only the second Black American to be awarded the Navy Cross, the highest decoration for valor in combat after the Medal of Honor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William Pinckney. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, William Pinckney), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 10,537 views (439.0 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of August 2022 – nice work!

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 03:34, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Great work researching, writing, and saving Will Cook (writer) from deletion! Always happy to see your username pop up--a sure mark of quality work. Cheers, Eddie891 Talk Work 21:51, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Many thanks for both the barnstar and the kind words!--SouthernNights (talk) 19:02, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	I'll call rescuing Tensei Kono a successful defense operation. Cheers! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 06:46, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Many thanks! SouthernNights (talk) 12:44, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

On 21 February 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article There's a Hole in the City, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "There's a Hole in the City" is a Nebula Award–nominated short story that describes the September 11 attacks alongside the "summoned ghosts from past disasters" in New York City? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/There's a Hole in the City. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, There's a Hole in the City), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

JuniperChill (talk) 12:02, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello SouthernNights, pleasure to meet you. I'm the declared paid editor for Pretium Partners. I noted your previous editing on articles related to the financial industry and would be grateful for your review of the edit request I put on the Talk page of Pretium's article. My suggestions are designed to expand the Background section of the article. If it is easier, and you approve my request, I can handle the implementation. Looking forward to collaborating. Thank you, B for Pretium (talk) 14:05, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

No, I will not be assisting with that. I don't involve myself in anything on Wikipedia related to paid editing. SouthernNights (talk) 16:04, 16 March 2026 (UTC)