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Thanks for the work you do cleaning up pages that shouldn't be here. Saying this, I'm not sure what you nominated Snyk not just for deletion but speedy deletion. How exactly does it satisfy WP:G11? It's exclusively promotional?? Which part of it isn't written in a neutral tone? MaskedSinger ( talk) 09:45, 3 December 2021 (UTC) reply

MaskedSinger It's purely based on funding and announcement, nor it seems notable. Behind the moors ( talk) 16:07, 3 December 2021 (UTC) reply
You don't think a billion dollar company is notable? MaskedSinger ( talk) 15:39, 4 December 2021 (UTC) reply
Wikipedia doesn't work like that. Check this afd [1] even, people are discussing that this billionaire is notable or not. Luckily, she is notable. Behind the moors ( talk) 09:55, 5 December 2021 (UTC) reply

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BLPPROD

Hi, I'm guessing that this was a mis-click in Twinkle? It isn't a biography, and there are references, so BLPPROD isn't applicable. I draftified it again because it has serious issues, which had been ignored by the editor who moved it into mainspace without a review. So I'm not debating the fact that you thought it was not good enough, just the actual tag you placed. -- bonadea contributions talk 15:45, 14 December 2021 (UTC) reply

By mistakenly I chose the wrong option. Behind the moors ( talk) 17:11, 14 December 2021 (UTC) reply

Could you explain why the article Nikhil Prasad doesn’t meet the WP:GNG

Hi there, My recent article Nikhil Prasad was nominated by you as it's not meet's GNG. Did you check the additional notability for people? SEE WP:CREATIVE. As per this, he is falling under notability, also what's lacking for WP:GNG. Awaiting your response. Thank you. Happy editing. Onmyway22 talk 18:08, 14 December 2021 (UTC) reply

From nowhere it is passing WP:CREATIVE and it fails GNG due to in-depth, independent coverage related to him. It's mainly about company. Behind the moors ( talk) 18:42, 14 December 2021 (UTC) reply
@ Behind the moors: So do you think a person who meets additional criteria isn't notable? Also the company is the first ever digital platform in Kerala and established as the top digital company in the state. The company page and even the series' page is as notable as being on Wikipedia and it's here. So you it seems you didn't WP:BEFORE. I strongly recommend it to you before you nominate articles for discussion. There are additional criteria other than GNG. Happy editing Onmyway22 talk 02:10, 15 December 2021 (UTC) reply
These are not Wikipedia criteria and stop debating with me here. Let everyone and admin decide this now. Behind the moors ( talk) 08:11, 16 December 2021 (UTC) reply

Please help - AfD on Ricardo Santos Silva

Hi - the acquisition of Chelsea FC is the single most important transaction in the world at the moment. That is why I worked on it. Why is the article of Ricardo Santos Silva proposed for deletion? I was certainly not paid for it (I do not know this people) and the article looks fair. Sources are from very reliable media (BBC, SKY, etc). Please let me know how i can improve the article. Thanks and please let know

Help for Citations on Draft:Interoperable Master Format not adequately supported by reliable sources

Thank you for your speedy review of my draft article, I really appreciate it. Please could you give me some pointers as to whether the article generally needs more citations to provide adequate coverage, or generally needs citations from a difference source (i.e. not the due process international standards body that published the standard), or is there is something that I've missed like an uncited fact that I could just delete. Many thanks for making this article better.

Mrmxf ( talk) 13:01, 28 March 2022 (UTC) reply

Mrmxf, Check the draft, half of the content is not supporting any source. Please add sources to the Intro section, Architecture section, History section. Behind the moors ( talk) 16:32, 28 March 2022 (UTC) reply
Got it. Many thanks for the speedy response. I'll get onto it.... 86.139.171.7 ( talk) 16:53, 28 March 2022 (UTC) reply

You asked in an AFC comment whether DS Tucanae A and DS Tucanae A b were the same or different, and said that if they were different, then the draft should be accepted as being about a planet. They are different. DS Tucanae A is the star, one of two stars in a double star system, the one that the planet orbits. I marked the draft on the planet as under review and was planning to accept it, but the draft disappeared, with a message that it had been deleted by a G7 request. I don't know why the originator tagged the draft for deletion. Robert McClenon ( talk) 21:02, 28 March 2022 (UTC) reply

Tamdi Surla Falls -- perhaps for Wikivoyage

Your creation Draft:Tamdi Surla Falls seems well-intentioned but problematic. As a sample, I choose one section, which currently reads: Surla is about 45km east of the district of Ponda. And 27km from Panaji. The connectivity of public transport from either districts is weak. Therefore, it is best to arrange private transportation. Vehicles can reach up to the Tambdi Surla Mahadev Temple. However, rest of the way to the waterfall is on foot. It's not clear how much of the text that ends "Tambdi Surla Mahadev Temple" is sourced to the Times of India article, but there's a clear implication that the fifth and last of the sentences is sourced there. However, I can't find it stated within the ToI article that vehicles can reach the Tambdi Surla Mahadev Temple. Also: "Weak" by what standard, and according to whom? Who says that arranging public transportation is best?

For the entire draft, the cited sources are Wikipedia and various articles in the Times of India. However, Wikipedia is not a reliable source; and, despite its age and august title, The Times of India probably isn't one either.

Tamdi Surla Falls may be notable (by Wikipedia's criteria); I don't know -- I haven't started to look for sources. But in anything like its current form, the draft seems less suited to an encyclopedia than to a travel guide. You might consider proposing it not for Wikipedia but instead for Wikivoyage. -- Hoary ( talk) 22:58, 28 March 2022 (UTC) reply

As per WP:GEO it is notable topic. Don't worry, your concern is valid. I will fix it, before moving it in mainspace. I generally, create rough draft before, and then curate it. Behind the moors ( talk) 05:26, 29 March 2022 (UTC) reply

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