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Requesting deletions

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I: Put the deletion tag on the article.
Insert the {{vfd-new}} tag at the top of the page.
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  • Use the edit summary to indicate the nomination; this can be as simple as "VFD".
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  • Copy the following: {{subst:vfd-new2| pg=PAGENAME| text=REASONING — ~~~~}}. Replace PAGENAME with the name of the page you're nominating, and REASONING with an explanation of why you think the page should be deleted. Note that the signature/timestamp characters (~~~~) are placed inside the braces {{ }}, not outside as with standard posts.
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III: Notify users who monitor VfD discussion.
Copy the tag below, and then click  THIS LINK  to open the deletion log page. At the bottom of the log page, insert:
{{subst:vfd-new3 | pg=PAGENAME}}

replacing PAGENAME appropriately.

  • Please include the name of the nominated page in the edit summary.
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Note: Suggestions for requesting deletion of multiple pages, non-article pages, and repeat nominations may be found at VFD tips.

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Deletion candidates

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: Deleted--Jusjih (talk) 18:33, 20 April 2017 (UTC).

Jamie McCrimmon

Obscure Doctor Who character. The author has not added citations or proper formatting over the last year and I think UDScott had the right idea with a redirect, considering that's what Kirk and Spock are. — CensoredScribe (talk) 06:15, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: Deleted the template and its documentation--Jusjih (talk) 02:16, 25 May 2017 (UTC).

Template:Navbox (second nomination)

This nomination also includes the subpage Template:Navbox/doc.

Unused and non-functional template. See discussion of a previously deleted version. — Ningauble (talk) 14:45, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

  • Vote closes: 15:00, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
  • Delete, per npm. ~ UDScott (talk) 10:28, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

Campaign for "santorum" neologism

Whose going to look for this page title? Do any of the examples meet the notability guidelines? What other recently made up words have wikiquote pages? There isn't a page for genitalia nor the N word both of which would have far more examples of notable entries than this. CensoredScribe (talk) 01:39, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

  • Vote closes: 23:00, 25 March 2017 (UTC)
  • Comment: Two points of information: 1) The nomination appears to misconstrue the subject of the article, which is not about a word or its putative referent, it is about a smear campaign. 2) Suitability of the topic, including its notability, for encyclopedic purposes has been discussed multiple times at Wikipedia ([1][2][3][4][5]).

    I concur with the nominator's sentiment, though I would not frame it in terms of "notability", that the examples are lacking a certain je ne sais quoi essential to a compendium of quotations. This is one of several articles created by a former Wikiquote administrator covering news and information about topics of controversial or prurient interest. I am unconcerned about these interests, per se, but this sort of news and information does not exhibit any qualities of what I understand quotability to mean. Some people evidently understand it to mean quite different things. ~ Ningauble (talk) 16:31, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

  • Delete as above. This isn't something necessary for a project like this. Hyperbolick (talk) 21:01, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

Attentional control

Needlessly specific title that is not directly used in any quote. This works for birth control because contraception is it's own subject distinct from birth. Controlled breathing is a more commonly used term in reference to meditation but separating that from breathing merely splits articles or creates unnecessary satellite articles which just repeat quotes from another more commonly searched for page. CensoredScribe (talk) 18:30, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

  • Vote closes: 19:00, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
  • I'm sure these quotes can find a better home within the project. BD2412 T 04:42, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Panendeism

This is not any kind of notable philosophy. It is a recently made-up word adopted by some non-notable persons on a self-published website. See the Wikipedia deletion discussion.
What we have in this article are (A) quotes of some non-notable people that lack any Quotability, wherein they attempt to explain or defend a concept they made up that is not recognized by any reliable sources, and (B) quotes of some very notable people who are not speaking about this so-called philosophy, who assuredly never even heard of it. The former has no place in Wikiquote and the latter is flatly dishonest. — Ningauble (talk) 15:37, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

  • Vote closes: 16:00, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
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  • Delete as nom. It's not a thing. ~ Ningauble (talk) 15:37, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
  • Keep. JohnSanford (talk) 16:02, 19 April 2017 (UTC) It is a thing, the term has been in existence for at least 22 years and is included on both the Wikipedia and Wiktionary site. Additionally the term appears in numerous notable published works[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] and the website (panendeism.org) is mentioned in several of them as a reference. I see no reason why there should not be a quotes page. ~ JohnSanford (talk) 10:58, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
— JohnSanford (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
  1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=urcyCnUurGMC&pg=PA323&lpg=PA323&dq=panendeism.org&source=bl&ots=jQRne3rf0z&sig=eWmA6XybyocIWV21eYrG2Hn0r7A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj8moyU8LDTAhWhzIMKHb38D9cQ6AEIUTAO#v=onepage&q=panendeism.org&f=false
  2. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=8PaDNBaKAfAC&pg=PA48&dq=panendeism.org&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBk_a28LDTAhUnyoMKHRBhA40Q6AEINjAD#v=onepage&q=panendeism.org&f=false
  3. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=EJMsAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=panendeism.org&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBk_a28LDTAhUnyoMKHRBhA40Q6AEIOzAE#v=onepage&q=panendeism.org&f=false
  4. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=CmZeCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT178&dq=panendeism.org&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBk_a28LDTAhUnyoMKHRBhA40Q6AEIQDAF#v=onepage&q=panendeism.org&f=false
  5. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=ARNcCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT252&dq=panendeism.org&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBk_a28LDTAhUnyoMKHRBhA40Q6AEIRTAG#v=onepage&q=panendeism.org&f=false
  6. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=fIxMAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA34&dq=panendeism.org&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBk_a28LDTAhUnyoMKHRBhA40Q6AEISjAH#v=onepage&q=panendeism.org&f=false
  7. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=tlpHad1I-xkC&pg=PA32&dq=panendeism.org&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBk_a28LDTAhUnyoMKHRBhA40Q6AEITzAI#v=onepage&q=panendeism.org&f=false
  8. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=R0xfCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT254&dq=panendeism.org&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBk_a28LDTAhUnyoMKHRBhA40Q6AEIUzAJ#v=onepage&q=panendeism.org&f=false
  9. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=lixAAQAAIAAJ&q=panendeism.org&dq=panendeism.org&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjOyPu58bDTAhVp4YMKHWtECu84ChDoAQgiMAA
  • Keep. Platonianlike (talk) 17:02, 19 April 2017 (UTC) The page simply seeks to cite quotes that are in-line with the philosophy of Panendeism. Just as the Pandeist page cites many people who never identified as such, i.e, John Lennon and William Wordsworth - neither of which ever identified as Pandeists during their lives, but both of which had ideas that bear remarkable similarity to Pandeism. Because the ideas of the philosophy of Panendeism are directly based on the philosophies of these scientists, I don't think it's dishonest or unfair to include their quotes on this page.
    • Panendeism is cited in the following notable works:
      • World Religions at Your Fingertips by Michael McDowell Ph.D and Nathan Robert Brown, (2009), p. 323, ALPHA, ISBN 1592578462 (cites panendeism.org as authoritative ref.)
      • The God Franchise: A Theory of Everything by Alan H. Dawe, (2012), p. 48, Life Magic Publishing, ISBN 0473201143
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— Ziggythegreat (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
  • Delete, per nom and particularly the discussion at WP. ~ UDScott (talk) 22:58, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
  • Keep. SullivanBenjamin (talk) 20:37, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
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  • Speedy delete. There seems to be some marketing push going on over this word, on different Wikis. Those voting "keep" here are involved in that, and only that. [6], [7], [8], [9], possibly sockpuppets from their behavior. Proof is this Wiktionary exchange,[10] where one tries to change the definition and add to it a link to their website. This sparks administrative response, and the other jumps in to argue the definition right away. This also seems bad for a collection of quotes. Good ones aren't really about the topic, and ones really about the topic aren't good. Suspicious that there are quotes by "Benjamin Sullivan" (no Wikipedia article) and "SullivanBenjamin" comes to defend. Hyperbolick (talk) 20:39, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
There was some disagreement on the Wiktionary page, but the end result was that I fully embraced the definition provided. I also admit that I have not been an active contributor to Wikiquotes, although I would like to be. I'm simply passionate about Panendeism, and among thousands of other people, I do see it as a real thing and would like to see that reflected on Wikiquotes - just as other sub-categories of Deism are. However, I will certainly respect whatever the consensus is on this page. I'm also open to merging it with the Deism page since Panendeism is really nothing more than a focus within the sub-categories of Deism. However, I do want to set one thing straight - the quotes that were included in the final Wiktionary definition are ALL from for profit books that are being marketed. Mostly from fraudulent people who have made-up illustrious academic titles and from sketchy, non existent universities. This was my contention on Wiktionary, not the definition. I would challenge anyone who believes my own work in Panendeism to be "marketing" to find a single trace of for profit anything that I've done with it. I have never made single penny off of Panendeism, nor do I ever want to. All of the articles on our site are released under creative Commons, as are our ebooks, and in future, print formatted books will also be sold at the cost of manufacture without any profit whatsoever. The irony is that I am accused of marketing and marketers are the ones who are cited on Wiktionary.SullivanBenjamin (talk) 08:38, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
Let's engage here. What was decided on Wiktionary is not relevant to whether this page is kept. Different Wikiprojects, different purposes. Now, "marketing" does not always mean for profit. Sorry if I implied that, but what's going on here is an effort to promote a new idea into a mainstream where it doesn't now exist. "I'm simply passionate about Panendeism" is no help. Merging with Deism is no help either. The quotes don't work. Breaking it down, there are 16 quotes. Ones by Copling, McDermott, and two by you are non-notable. That leaves 12. None of those mention "Deism" or seem very on point with what's unique to it. Maybe Einstein. Some could go to Mind. Some seem indistinguishable from Pantheism. Hyperbolick (talk) 19:08, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
I just removed John Lennon from Pandeism, for the same reasons. Hyperbolick (talk) 20:29, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
Thank you Hyperbolic, your level headed manner of addressing this has resorted my faith in an unbiased process here on Wikiquotes.
As far as this page goes, if you tell me what it would need to meet your criteria for inclusion, I will try and assist - assuming there is viable information to validate Panendeism here. If not, I trust your processes and whatever your decision is regarding this page.
As a back drop to this discussion, just to lend clarity to it (rather than credence) I spent some time as a Deist, then about a year as a Pantheist before stumbling on the philosophy of Panendeism. I consider myself an agnostic and liked the open aspect of Panendeism. There is a definite overlap between Panendeism, Pantheism, and Panentheism - there's no doubt about that. I still consider myself to be a classic Pantheist, but felt the need to differentiate after a large movement appears to have emerged which Presents the Pantheist/Pandeist God as expressly material, non-volative, and without sentience. As someone who is open to various possibilities, I was put off by that dogma and I started a small group on Facebook. Over the years, I connected with Larry Copling and more recently, Jim Garvin because I really wanted to grasp what their initial ideas and intentions were when they used that term and accurately reflect that.
Since starting that group I have have had an overwhelming number of people troll our page and attempt to force their idea of a mindless God as being the only possible conclusion and reality. As we grew, these same people that once trolled our groups decided to grant themselves prance about titles and PHDs from made up schools and then self published books that paint Panendeism as being virtually identical to Pandeism. It's been a long and frustrating journey and throughout it, my intent has always been to keep all possibilities open.
It's not that I reject the idea of a mindless Universe as invalid, or consider atheism to be invalid, but I think it's remarkably dishonest to enforce any hard set of conclusions at this phase of human evolution and science, especially through covert means in other people's philosophy and groups. I have never tried to redefine Pandeism, for example, nor have I ever attempted to sway people from their variations of Pantheism or redefine it. The only thing I have ever been adamant about is the idea that life and the universe we live in are inherently meaningful. Beyond that, Panendeism simply uses the concepts of science and deductive reasoning put forth by Deism and embraces any and all potentially valid postulates that fit the "all in God" meaning of the term. So to me, and to the people I've talked to that brought Panendeism to light, there is no solid model for God in Panendeism, it simply looks at the compatible ideas put forth by science and embraces them with a healthy dose of agnosticism.
Again, my intent and the intent of my colleagues was not to make Panendeism bigger than life, but to preserve what it was meant to be. I respect the beliefs of others and hope a for the same respect in a return, but that has not been the case. If your opinion is that these ideas would be best suited to the Pantheism page. I applaud that. In fact, I would love to see these classic kind of Pantheistic ideas there. I think it would be an affirmation that Pantheism still entertains these ideas as potentially valid. Also, I checked out the mind page you cited. I'd be honored to see these quotes there as well. I wasn't previously aware of that page, it's excellent! SullivanBenjamin (talk) 02:09, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
Others here can better speak to this. I think to be kept you'd need quotes by very notable people directly saying "Panendeism is" something. Usually takes a while for that to come of a new idea. Hyperbolick (talk) 12:57, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
Duly noted. I will do my best to find notable resources, but as you've said, it's probably unlikely given the few decades the philosophy has existed. I appreciate everyone's time and effort here and would be happy to add these resources under the Mind category, assuming the consensus is to delete this page. I'll also await any further feedback from other members as to what material can be provided (assuming such materials exist) to help substantiate this page here.
  • Moved all unrelated to their authors, some to other topics. Hyperbolick (talk) 17:54, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
  • Delete, Cool! I have a lot more quotes, in future I will add them accordingly. After a good deal deal of research, and with respect to Wikiquotes policy, I've decided to change my vote to delete. There simply aren't any very notable sources for Panendeism and I'm certainly not notable. If possible, given the background I've provided, I would like to propose that all entries for Panendeism be purged across all related Wiki sites. There are a number that were cited under this Wikipedia redirect discussion. I agree per nom and Wikiquotes policy, this is a recently made-up word. I also agree with the suggestion that this should also be stripped from the Wikipedia entries w:God, w:Theism, w:Personal god, w:Glossary of philosophy, w:Theopanism, w:De divisione naturae, and w:God becomes the Universe and would like to propose it be deleted from the Wiktionary entry for wikt:Panendeism as well. There is some Pandeist zealotry at work behind this. I don't know if you can blacklist the term accross wiki sites, but I'd support that too. I have literally been messaged on Facebook by these people (can screenshot if you like) with the threat that their lofty self-published books and made up publishing houses, which coincidentally sound like they have ivy league associations (i.e. The Columbia Review) represent the "most complete and scholarly works ever published on Panendeism." I guess they've taken their bogus PhDs to heart and decided that subversion is justifiable. Seriously, I would be forever in your gratitude if you would just put an end to this drama. I still plan to learn and contribute, but I'm more than happy to do so under the appropriate, well established authors and categories.SullivanBenjamin (talk) 01:09, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
  • @SullivanBenjamin: Please assume good faith when dealing with your fellow editors. There is no "Pandeist zealotry at work behind this". The editors involved in this discussion are longstanding contributors to this and/or other Wikimedia projects, and have no ulterior motive in enforcing our clearly delineated notability guidelines. If you have evidence of off-Wiki communications specifically relating to this discussion, you can provide this here, but Wikiquote is not a forum for airing conspiracy theories or grievances against other parties, real or imagined. BD2412 T 20:18, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
  • Delete, precisely per nom. Sock/meatpuppetry closes the case. BD2412 T 04:28, 30 April 2017 (UTC)
    Addendum. At this point, content relating to this term has been deleted from Wikipedia, per discussion there. BD2412 T 19:15, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: Deleted--Jusjih (talk) 02:01, 21 July 2017 (UTC).

Ciro Paoletti

This article was {{prod}} because "Unmemorable quote and lack of notability for its author." The tag was removed with this comment: "this is author of a standard military history text writing about the literature; memorable albeit long; the lack of enWP article more reflects the scarcity of its coverage". Memorability of the passage is not evinced by being quoted anywhere. This cursory survey of the literature of a field exhibits none of the qualities of Wikiquote:Quotability. — Ningauble (talk) 14:31, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

  • Vote closes: 15:00, 9 May 2017 (UTC)
  • Delete as nom. I do not doubt that it is informative and useful to note prior works in the field of the author's "standard(?) text"; however, even allowing that such background information is not always expected to be particularly witty, pithy, eloquent, or poignant in its expression, this passage does not represent a particularly wise or insightful example of original thought. It is just the sort of an annotated bibliography that is commonly included in the preface or introduction of an academic work to show that the author has done his homework. ~ Ningauble (talk) 14:31, 2 May 2017 (UTC)
  • Delete, per nom and further rationale by Ningauble. ~ UDScott (talk) 14:56, 2 May 2017 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. Neither the author nor the quote is notable. There is not even a topic into which this quote can be merged. BD2412 T 00:38, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
  • Keep That this is a standard text should be obvious from the title of the book itself. If anything we should lower the bar of notability of humanities authors and try to create Wikiquote pages on everyone who has written a full volume text. You previously nominated one of my creation for deletion at Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/David Mumford with the same rationale. I was able to further expand it though. Same logic here, do you seriously believe that there is no memorable quote on a topic as diverse as Italian military history? I am taking the liberty to ping here some of our more active contributors to the military history project at enWP.
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Solomon7968 (talk) 01:44, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
  • Is there any notable work in which this passage has actually been quoted? I couldn't find one. BD2412 T 03:16, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. If Paoletti is notable, give him a page on Wikipedia and move the quote over there.--Jim in Georgia Contribs Talk 02:10, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
  • Comment, please see WP:CANVASS. If the individual is notable than as suggested by Gaarmyvet (talk · contributions) than the individual should be able to pass WP:BIO and if there are significant quotes of the individual, than this page can stand. If the individual does not have notability, than how is it that their quotes are notable, unless the quote itself has received significant coverage?--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 04:06, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
  • Why have I been pinged? I have no interest in, or opinion about, this matter. Dodger67 (talk) 06:26, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
Ditto. GraemeLeggett (talk) 07:16, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
  • Comment No idea why I've been brought into this but am struggling to see anything noteworthy about this quote. As already said, it seems like the sort of comment on literature found in most text books. 95.148.242.188 08:40, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
  • Delete: agree with Jim in Georgia above. Alansplodge (talk) 10:27, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
  • Migrate per JiminGeorgia. With that, I have replied to my ping. 2600:1011:B04F:E9F8:BD66:AF42:7B4A:C2C 12:21, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
  • Delete - Per JimInGeorgia. I'm not familiar with the standard notability of WikiQuotes, but I think that if this guy is truly notable enough to have a page with one quote he would have a Wikipedia article. Since we lack an article, we can either create one or just delete this. I'm leaning towards delete. UNSC Luke 1021 (talk) 13:16, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
  • Delete - As far as I can tell in a few minutes of searching, this is either the only book this person has written, or the only book of any importance. If I'm missing something feel free to ping me and point it out. I don't keep an eye on my WQ watchlist. TimothyJosephWood 19:06, 9 May 2017 (UTC)
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Qur'an on peace

Unnecessary page, we already have a page for Qur'an — IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 19:09, 7 May 2017 (UTC)

Investing.com

Nothing memorable here - it's all either straight business news or advertising for the site. — UDScott (talk) 16:46, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

  • Vote closes: 17:00, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
  • Delete. ~ UDScott (talk) 15:03, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. There are no quotes "by" a company, as it is not a thinking entity. No prejudice against moving the Dror Efrat quotes to a page on that person, if notability can be shown. BD2412 T 03:33, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
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The result was: Deleted. Please restart while copyright-considerate.--Jusjih (talk) 02:26, 14 July 2017 (UTC).

Mike Breen

Tagged likely copyright infringement for 4 months. — Jusjih (talk) 01:20, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

  • Vote closes: 02:00, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
  • Clearly a notable subject, in a profession bound to yield some quoteworthy quotes. Keep but reduce to a stub and strip the copyvio material from the edit history. BD2412 T 00:38, 8 June 2017 (UTC)
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The result was: Deleted--Jusjih (talk) 03:06, 22 June 2017 (UTC).

Template:Infobox political party

Not sure why this template is needed - and it appears to be broken anyway. — UDScott (talk) 13:51, 13 June 2017 (UTC)

  • Vote closes: 14:00, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
  • Delete. ~ UDScott (talk) 13:51, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. BD2412 T 16:13, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
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The result was: Deleted. BD2412 T 19:15, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

Pavan Kumar N R

This is merely an attempt to promote an unremarkable software developer, going on from w:en:Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of N R Pavan Kumar. The user has even gone to the point of creating literal fake news to use as "sources".— Jasper Deng (talk|meta) 20:33, 13 June 2017 (UTC)

  • Vote closes: 21:00, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
  1. Delete. --YMS (talk) 11:19, 15 June 2017 (UTC)
  2. Delete: c:User:Achim55/Sockpuppet investigations/Pavan Kumar Saarang N R --Achim55 (talk) 17:24, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
  3. Delete as I reminded the creator of the page.--Jusjih (talk) 01:38, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
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Seth Farber (psychologist)

Not notable; not the Seth Farber at Wikipedia, nor anywhere in Wikipedia. A more general search does not turn up much more than self-promotional efforts. — BD2412 T 16:23, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

  • Vote closes: 17:00, 30 July 2017 (UTC)
  • Delete, per nom. ~ UDScott (talk) 21:28, 23 July 2017 (UTC)
  • Keep — The number one hit in the google search I did for "Seth Farber" is for THIS Seth Farber Phd. who has been a notable dissident psychiatrist since the 1980s, and not the Jewish rabbi and historian who currently DOES have an article in the Wikipedia, which is actually only the third most prominent hit, behind a page for a lawyer by that name. Overall, on the pages of google prominence, this Seth Farber is actually far more noted and notable than the historian rabbi who already has been provided with a page. I find his works recommended as notable by such widely noted individuals as Thomas Szasz, Kate Millet and Kurt Vonnegut, among others, but don’t have time to add to the page at present, as I am about to leave in a few minutes for most of the day, but expect that I shall add notable quotes by and about this person within the next few days. ~ ♞☤☮♌Kalki·†·⚓⊙☳☶⚡ 11:55, 24 July 2017 (UTC)
    • By "number one hit" you mean the psychologist's own website? Anyone can buy positioning for themselves on Google. What evidence is there that anyone else considers this person notable? BD2412 T 18:08, 24 July 2017 (UTC)
Anyone with sufficient funds can certainly buy ads on Google, but their search engine results generally reflect general interest shown in the sites, and I believe that there were many more results for this author than the one for the historian, in the listings made. In some material I just added to the page, I have posted quotes about the author or his works by such notables as Daniel Berrigan, Kate Millett, Thomas Szasz, and Kurt Vonnegut. IF you had bothered to consider the fact that I stated SEVERAL of these people in my previous remarks on his work being praised by them, your questioning any evidence of his notability would not seem so obtuse. I am running late right now, on several tasks, and must be leaving now. ~ ♞☤☮♌Kalki·†·⚓⊙☳☶⚡ 23:12, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

Manitoba

The sole quote on this page for the eleven years that it has existed is a happenstance pop culture (Star Trek) reference to a fictional journal being in Manitoba, and says nothing about the province itself. We should delete this, unless and until there are quotes that are actually relevant to the subject. Absent such material, a red link would be more useful than the present page. — BD2412 T 20:19, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

  • Vote closes: 21:00, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
  • Delete - fully agree with the nom (I think we have too much of this very issue here on the site. Too many quotes are linked to a topic or work simply because there is a tangential mention of said topic or work, without the quote really being about it). ~ UDScott (talk) 23:20, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

Pre-disney EU by character

Collection of random quotes of different Star Wars characters. There appears to be no reason to have a collection with no defined criteria, when there are voices about the franchise and almost all the films and series. — Superchilum (talk) 21:57, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

  • Vote closes: 22:00, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
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