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Portal:African cinema/Selected film/48[edit]

Hello, Robertsky,

I saw your edit summary on an edit on this page. I was kind of taken aback. A year or so ago, an editor created over 100 draft pages regarding this Portal, I can safely say they were all deleted via CSD G13. Without some strong assurance that this Portal is going to be finished and all of these blank pages filled with articles, I don't think any admin, even the nice ones at WP:REFUND will want to take the considerable time to restore all of these mass-produced pages. I think it would be better for them to start from scratch to prove that this version of the Portal won't also be abandoned in a couple of months. Liz Read! Talk! 05:18, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Liz I wasn't aware of the CSD and subsequent refund. Before moving the pages to the portal namespace per requested at RMTR, I did a cursory look at the recent editing history of the primary page and also found that it was filled up with content. I share your concerns on the potential abandonment of the portal. The editathon is scheduled for 18 May to 1 June, which is not too far off. I am willing to wait to see if there are editing activity on the portal pages post editathon for a couple of months. if there aren't much significant activities, maybe a MfD may be in order then. Let me know if you have any other ideas on how to deal with this. – robertsky (talk) 10:32, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Robertsky,
Oh, I didn't mean that you had done anything wrong. No, I'm more concerned that editors at this editathon will want to get all of these deleted "Draft:Portal African cinema/" pages restored. But they might not even have a list of the deleted pages and REFUND won't restore a page unless you have the exact page title. Of course, the page creator did receive Firefly Bot messages when these pages were up for CSD G13 deletion posted on their User talk page but I'm not sure if it is even the same editors who will want to restore these draft Portal pages. There were a few pages like this one that were not deleted as they contained content but most of these pages were blank or just had an Article Wizard-like template on the page.
Now that I think about it though, if they do want these pages restored, it won't involve requests at RM so much as at REFUND and the deleting admin's User talk page so you are likely not going to be involved. But it's good to hear about the fact that this editathon is coming up. I might reach out to the editor who posted at RM to see what their plans are. Thanks for the thoughtful response. Liz Read! Talk! 22:15, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I just went back and reread your edit summary where you write "We need help with mass moving subpages" so maybe there were copies kept in User space and you will be involved. I need to think before I respond! Liz Read! Talk! 22:18, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from Cameronmcdonalds on London Buses route 97 (22:13, 27 April 2024)[edit]

how do i add photo from photo gallery --Cameronmcdonalds (talk) 22:13, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RD[edit]

story · music · places

Thank you for posting RD articles. Would you please also give credits? - If you click on places: images of a flock of sheep that I met by chance on the 300th birthday of cantata Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104 -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:00, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt, yeah. I was distracted by... lunch. – robertsky (talk) 07:24, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
no problem, and we even managed the same day ;) - thank you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:26, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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