User talk:Mark the train/Archive 1

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Discussion to restart Indian collaborations of the month.

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DELSORT'ing

Thanks for the efforts you've put into delsorting a few things. I've noticed that you've used curly braces instead of square brackets surrounding the article names in the edit summary. That doesn't make the discussion linked in the watchlist, which is what some of the other script options do, and which many folks, including me, prefer to save a step--why click to the list when I can just click right through to the discussion in question? Cheers, Jclemens (talk) 09:17, 25 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Jclemens: I hadn't noticed that. Thanks for letting me know, will keep in mind here onwards. Mark the train^Discuss 12:52, 25 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Deletion of Kolly Buzz? You can find the reference to the source carrying the most followed digital media website accounts on twitter in south india: https://twitter.com/KollywudCinema/status/705294964616536064 Zu.balaji (talk) 17:51, 6 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Zu.balaji: Wikipedia is not interested in what the company has to say about itself either through social media contents or its own website. References have to be third party publications with the articles having significant coverage in reliable sources. In the case of Kolly Buzz, having the fourth largest number of 'followers' doesn't entitle a brand/company to stake claims on market share; one has to demonstrate notability to merit an article on Wikipedia. On another note, if you have any conflict of interest regarding an article, you need to disclose it on your user page; not doing so might lead to an account being handed a ban. The best way to submit articles in such cases is through WP:AFC. Mark the train^Discuss 18:19, 6 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	👍🏼 Zu.balaji (talk) 18:50, 6 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Dear Sir, Mark the train, I have added references to the article Fortis Bangalore. Can you please take a look and let me know your thoughts? 117.192.80.45 (talk) 03:47, 24 November 2017 (UTC)Annakoppad[reply]

I've done some cleanup but would prefer merging it with Fortis Healthcare. Others will hopefully expand the article with other cities having equal importance with details. MT Train^Discuss 06:26, 24 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red World Contest

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Digvijay (Kerala cricketer)

I just want to tell you I would fully support deleting this article. I would actually nominate it for deletion right now, but the opprsive regime of the keep cabal, mainly powered by those who want to keep Wikipedia drowining in articles on utterly non-notable sportsmen, have limited me to 1 nomination for deletion every 24-hours.John Pack Lambert (talk) 04:45, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback granted

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A message from Tanmaig

Hi Mark! Thanks for the tip. Most of the changes I made were simple grammatical corrections, missing commas and spelling mistakes. I hope it is not too confusing. I shall add brief edit summaries for all these changes in the future. Tanmaig (talk) 07:50, 28 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Db tag at Karhade Brahmin

Hi, I don't really understand your addition of {{db}} here. The entire point of the See also entry would appear to be that there are other Maharashtrian Brahmin groups. If you feel it is inappropriate to link to the dab page for those groups then surely the solution is to add a dabhat and remove the See also section, not tag the See also entry? - Sitush (talk) 14:40, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sitush, I was unaware of the reason as to why such a page was added to the See also section, as I've never seen that before. Anyways I've undone my edit. Thanks, MT Train^Discuss 14:57, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I hadn't noticed it until you tagged. FWIW, I've even seen categories listed in See also sections, which seems even more weird to me. I suppose it is all a case of WP:IAR. - Sitush (talk) 15:00, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion declined: A Bank for the Buck

Hello Mark the train, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of A Bank for the Buck, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: A7 cannot be applied to books. If you are interested in learning more about how speedy deletion works, I have compiled a list of helpful pages at User:SoWhy/SDA. You can of course also contact me if you have questions. Thank you. So Why 07:49, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of prolific songwriters

Hi Mark. While I share your opinion on the possibility of IP-socking in the AFD, I think you should undo your last comment. You could add a {{subst:Afdnewuser}} to the latest IP !vote instead. A filing at SPI is a possibility. Sam Sailor 12:03, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the tag for now, but an Afdnewuser would be inappropriate considering there are more edits under that IP. MT Train^Discuss 12:10, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Suspicions about socking should be filed at SPI. When an IP appears out of nowhere and has no recent edits, as is the case with 8.37.225.53 (talk · contribs · WHOIS), they are regarded as a new user, and an Afdnewuser tag is appropriate. Had it been a named account, the case would be different, and {{Spa}} would have been the template to consider. Sam Sailor 13:04, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy Deletion Nomination (Miss National Sweetheart 2013)

Hi, I am braniac2000, I was just wondering why my pages Miss National Sweetheart 2013 are being deleted. I really put a lot of effort in those pages, and I wouldn't want it to go to waste. Would you please tell me all errors to avoid from being deleted. Thank you and appreciate your time.

Have a great night Braniac2000 (talk) 02:04, 24 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The main page, National Sweetheart, has the name of the winners. The notability in Articles on individual years don't appear notable. The winners being included in the main article is sufficient. Thanks, MT Train^Discuss 05:04, 24 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion declined: Divya Gopinath

Hello Mark the train. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Divya Gopinath, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: non-extra role in notable film and coverage in RS indicate significance. Thank you. So Why 08:59, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Deletion Discussion: INH 24x7

Hi Mark, I went through WP Media which states a Television Channel is a notable media owing to its public interest. It is a regional TV Channel and has a significant coverage in the state Chhattisgarh. It has about 40k followers and subscribers on FB and YouTube, constantly serving its viewers from over an year (UserID @inhnewsindia). It is a satellite television and has a distinct mention on in INSAT4. — Preceding unsigned comment added by G.swapnil (talk • contribs) 05:28, 12 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please refer to the notability guideline for broadcast media. The nominated article does not satisfy it, neither are there reliable sources to confirm the existence of such a channel. MT Train^Discuss 06:43, 12 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How are you?

I really can't mark your speedy train. Ha ha!. However, you did a lot for this website. But i need a free mind answer from you. Wikipedia gives his editors power to improve his own website , if we thing deeply what is the fruit before the times we dedicate in Wiki ! Wikipedia even does not show the creator's name beyond an article. So what we get ? I hope a friendly and simple answer from you. Have a good day . Abirlal Mukhopadhyay (talk) 05:15, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I hope you ask me whatever a bit more precisely. There is no own website here— every time you press the publish changes button, you are agreeing to Wikipedia's terms and conditions. MT Train^Discuss 12:46, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ha!!

You beat me to that Speedy by 2 seconds! - looks like it was created by the BLP, too. ^{Atsme📞📧} 18:17, 23 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion declined: Draft:Moothedath rijul unny

Hello Mark the train. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Draft:Moothedath rijul unny, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: this is the proper use of the Draft space to allow time to work on it. . Thank you. ~ GB fan 12:18, 24 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Minor barnstar
	For your help at deletion sorting. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk • mail) 00:39, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

-Thank you. MT Train^Talk 00:41, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Seconded. Keep up the good work. Softlavender (talk) 11:32, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. MT Train^Talk 11:42, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Swastika_Dutta

Please check my article once again I improve it every day I added many references regarding this article.. It's a real person biography. Please sir check again and remove the tag of Artucles for deletion/Swastika Dutta. Rakhi (talk) 12:08, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Rakhi Das, there are no reliable sources to support the works of the subject in the article. The issues still persist as I see it now. The first reference leads to a Google search (really?), the second and third to Hotstar, yet another source apart from YouTube that should be avoided as they give no objective information than a video of her work. The fourth source is a Bengali tabloid that presents an interview with the subject— this is more of a primary source, again unreliable. The last source does nothing more than provide the subject's first name.
You might want to have a look at articles of other actors in India's local cinemas or television to having an idea of the quality and amount of sourcing. Yes, I've come across many that are poorly sourced, and they are as prone to deletion as your article. Meanwhile, you can try your best to improve the article while the AfD discussion is still on; there are articles that get better upon nomination to be saved (Here is how I rewrote an article upon nomination, resulting in the nomination being withdrawn). On yet another note, she might be a case of WP:TOOSOON, and sources might be available in the future when she's more notable. MT Train^Talk 13:51, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry but she is notable enough to get a biography page on your wikipedia. She is an indian Television actress she awarded for her work. She worked with Koushani Mukherjee, Bonny Sengupta, Raj Chakraborty and many others they belong from same industry and they hold same respected position in the industry. If they have their biography page on your wikipedia why Swastika Dutta doesn't get same respect from your wikipedia. Please sir make it publish and remove the deletion log. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rakhi Das (talk • contribs) 14:26, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

As 331dot mentioned, the nomination cannot be removed nor can I withdraw it without a justification, which there isn't as the article stands in the present condition. MT Train^Talk 14:39, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 It's my first article to contribute on Wikipedia please need your help to contribute on Wikipedia. Am working on it to improve this article add more references to help you publish this page with reliable sources. You doesn't accept IMDb source ,Hotstar link it's really shocking to me. Hotstar link is original official source of her work. If doesn't accept this sources then please tell me what kind of source you accept. Am try to add this type of sources. Please help me sir. I want to publish this on Wikipedia. Only you can help me, please sir help me am a new member of Wikipedia need your help to contribute on Wikipedia. Thank you..Rakhi (talk) 15:58, 1 March 2018 (UTC) 
 
  Keep this page it's a very good page Mark the train . All sources are reliable to this article. There is indian news sources         that is real. That's real evidence of her work or her role. Keep this page on published. Thank you Mark the train.LoveSourav (talk) 05:30, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delsort request

Could you put Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vase of Entemena in Art-related AfDs? I forgot to sort it when I created the AfD and I don't have a tool to do that easily. Thanks. Softlavender (talk) 06:18, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Softlavender: I had forgot to put it under arts. Thanks for reminding :) MT Train^Talk 06:21, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

AFD: Peter and Irene Ludwig Foundation

Hello! I noticed you delsorted this deletion discussion under the Arts and the Organisations twice. Therefore I have crossed out/struck the delsorts & removed the article entry from their respective lists. In addition, I've moved it from Europe#General to more specific Germany. Regards! Ivecos (t) 18:23, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ivecos, ~~please~~ I've restored the listing on the Europe/General list. Per the article, "The foundation's institutions and museums are located in Aachen, Bamberg, Basel, Budapest, Koblenz, Köln, Oberhausen, Beijing, Saarlouis, Saint Petersburg and Vienna." Softlavender (talk) 11:37, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Softlavender: The article is not about the... institutions and museums but the foundation or organisation that owns and runs those institutions. And they're based in Germany (Aachen). Placing it in Germany means placing it in Europe too. (See Europe#Germany) By applying your logic, it should be under People and Women deletion lists too? (Say Per the article's title) and looking at lead, USA is also mentioned! Ivecos (t) 16:57, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The foundation operates and has institutions and museums throughout Europe regardless of where its headquarters are. Your various other counter-arguments – "By applying your logic, it should be under People and Women deletion lists too? (Say Per the article's title) and looking at lead, USA is also mentioned!" – make no sense and do not deserve replies, which I why I did not reply to you. Softlavender (talk) 08:41, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion declined: Demlang

Hello Mark the train. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Demlang, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: There is sufficient context to identify the subject of the article. Thank you. —Kusma (t·c) 18:56, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delsort

I can't see why you added the same delsort listings to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sajidul Islam Pathan that I'd added 9 minutes previously. I've tidied up. Cabayi (talk) 16:36, 3 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Cabayi: I'm sorry, might have happened because the page wasn't purged, and I had opened a couple of AfD's to delsort at the same time. MT Train^Talk 16:39, 3 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The Swing Swindlers

I have hard time understanding, what the user Smerus has against my listing. How can an orchestra verify itself properly, if not through reviews and record label websites? This seems a case of political harassment, as the user Smerus's page identifies him as a hardcore communist sympathizer (an ideology, which is deemed criminal in my country among many others). If a person is 'unable' to verify links in a foreign language, I don't think he should be allowed to exercise his censorship on Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Martsander (talk • contribs) 03:11, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please move my article's name to → Rahul Singh (TV actor)

The actor you are talking about is a film actor. Xenon One (talk) 19:52, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I believe it is best to wait for the outcome of the article before doing so, as the move itself would likely affect the related nomination page. Thanks, MT Train^Talk 20:02, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Mr. sn sharma deepak (official name satya narayan sharma) are real person

this people mr. sn sharma deepak (official name satya narayan sharma) are real and working for the development of the marginalized community in rajasthan region from the last 20 year.

This person is ideal for me and thousands of rural people — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2405:205:1085:EC54:4159:76BD:CEA9:BA90 (talk) 10:09, 14 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

March 2018

Hi @Mark the train: thanks for adding sources to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Evelyn_Bourke I have added in more. I would appreciate your feedback/advice on the suitability for publication. Thanks for your help. Cheers Andrewbyron (talk) 14:15, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The draft looks decent enough at this point and is likely to be accepted into the mainspace. Still, I'd advise you to restructure and paraphrase the 'Career' section (ideally 2-3 paragraphs) in a better way as it sounds more like a resume/profile and might be tagged as such. Further, Bourke established a new strategy focusing the organisation on three core strategic pillars, delivering for its customers, employees loving working at Bupa and strong and sustainable performance would be considered ambiguous and vague, and needs elaboration in simple terms. Expanding the career beyond each employer and role might help. You could also use the Infobox to summarize the article. I've placed a template on the page, so you can click 'submit draft' once finished. Thanks, MT Train^Talk 16:16, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Mark the train: I took you feedback on board and edited the careers section - agree it sounded very CV like. I have just stripped it back and summarised as suggested. Would you mind taking a look to see if I've missed anything or If anything else is needed? I submitted it for review as suggested. I understand there is a large backlog and this will take a while...

Andrewbyron (talk) 15:56, 14 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Andrewbyron, I have further made some minor changes to the draft by reducing the number of paragraphs and shifting the educational qualification to the related section. The draft is almost certain to be accepted as and when a reviewer goes through it. As for further improvements, I'd like you to be specific with the place Tipperary as it leads to a disambiguation page. As mentioned earlier, an Infobox would help as well, as it's one of the things that most editors look into for a summary of the article. Also, please indent while conversing on talk pages. Thanks, MT Train^Talk 07:45, 15 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Baragama listed at Redirects for discussion

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Delsort

Hi, I have a question. How do you do the delsort on AfD articles? (like the technical way it's done, not how to decide which ones to sort it too). Prince of Thieves (talk) 15:19, 17 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Prince of Thieves: You can check WikiProject Deletion sorting, where there are a few scripts and tools mentioned to help semi-automate the task. I use User:Enterprisey/delsort. Thanks, MT Train^Talk 15:46, 17 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

AfD for Prashant Kanojiya

Hello there. I notice that you AfD'd the article "Prashant Kanojiya" despite my speedy delete template not having been contested. I do not believe articles that are under consideration for speedy deletion should be taken to AfD unless the speedy fails. DesertPipeline (talk) 13:18, 20 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I have just noticed the two contests of the speedy on the talk page. One of them is invalid and the other is not very convincing. However, does this count as a successfully contested speedy? DesertPipeline (talk) 13:21, 20 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict):@DesertPipeline: There was an edit conflict that got ignored while nominating through Twinkle. I initially avoided the CSD because the subject has received some coverage, but not sufficient enough to pass notability. Perhaps the closing admin can decide and close the nomination if CSD is accepted. MT Train^Talk 13:26, 20 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Online_Etymology_Dictionary

I would appreciate it if you would add this and format it properly, since I don’t know how and can’t find a help page to help me. The reasons are on Talk:Online Etymology Dictionary, more than one heading. Thank you. deisenbe (talk) 09:14, 21 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please explain

I followed Twinkle to propose deleting Online Etymology Dictionary, as you suggested, but it’s not on the Articles for deletion log. Is this normal, or if not, what's wrong? Thank you. deisenbe (talk) 09:32, 21 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Deisenbe: Once you've installed Twinkle, purge the page. Then go to the article, press the TW tab at the top and click on XFD. Click on Unknown and choose the category, write the rationale for deletion and press Submit query. That's it! Could you please try again. Thanks, MT Train^Talk 11:03, 21 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Purge (blank?) which page? deisenbe (talk) 11:07, 21 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Deisenbe: Purge in other words is to clear the cache, just to ensure Twinkle has been installed correctly. If you've already installed Twinkle, please proceed by going to Online Etymology Dictionary and follow the steps I mentioned. Thanks, MT Train^Talk 11:10, 21 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea what to do at this point. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Online_Etymology_Dictionary&diff=next&oldid=831602196. deisenbe (talk) 20:06, 21 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Deisenbe: I'll nominate it on your behalf for now, but please consider installing twinkle and read the manual accompanying it. Thanks, MT Train^Talk 00:17, 22 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have alreadyinstalled Twinkle and read the manual. What I don’t understand is, what the next step is, something I haven’t done already through Twinkle. On the Twinkle dropdown menu which should I choose? deisenbe (talk) 01:17, 22 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

As said earlier, it's XFD for normal deletion. It does show you that if you hover the cursor over that option. MT Train^Talk 01:25, 22 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Project Tiger Writing Contest

In 2017 – 2018, the Wikimedia Foundation and Google working in close coordination with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Wikimedia India Chapter (WMIN) and user groups from India, are piloting a program encouraging Wikipedia communities to create locally relevant and high-quality content in Indian languages. This program will (a) support active and experienced Wikipedia editors through the donation of laptops and stipends for internet access and (b) sponsor a language-based contest that aims to address existing Wikipedia content gaps.

Phase (a) has been completed, during which active contributors were awarded laptops and internet stipends. Phase (b) will be a contest in which editors will come together and develop a writing contest focused on content gaps. Each month three individual prizes will be awarded to each community based on their contribution for the month. The prizes worth 3,000 INR, 2000 INR, and 1,000 INR, will be awarded to the top contributors for each month. The contest started at March 1, 2018, 0:00, and will end at May 31, 2018, 23:59 (IST). Useful links are as follows:

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Harsh Agarwal

Hi, I am new to Wikipedia so was looking for some advice. There is a page on the Indian author Harsh Agarwal. The references seem weak to me. Some are blogs and profile sites. My first instinct was to clean it up but then felt he may not deserve a page here. Any advice? I want to see if my judgement is correct or am I messing up? Globe2trotter (talk) 19:37, 21 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Globe2trotter: This is among those fringe topics where the subject might pass notability, while sourcing is poor to support the notability claim. Though the individual is an author with no bestsellers, he is involved in other works as an organizer and owns two NGO's as per TED and has been mentioned in several news articles (though it fails WP:SIGCOV). If you want to nominate it for deletion, you'll have to make a strong argument in support. MT Train^Talk 04:52, 22 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

New page reviewer granted

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I have unreviewed a page you curated

Hi, I'm Classicwiki. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Sathish yellanki, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you.

Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 06:45, 24 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Altered speedy deletion rationale: List of online clothes stores in pakistan

Hello Mark the train. I am just letting you know that I deleted List of online clothes stores in pakistan, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, under a different criterion from the one you provided, which didn't fit the page in question. Thank you. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 10:50, 25 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Arafura Medical Clinics

Alireza Ahmadvand 12:45, 25 March 2018 (UTC) To: Mark the train

Mark, I am familiar with the rules and regulations of creating encyclopaedic information on Wikipedia.

But, honestly, I wasn't expecting a speedy deletion tag on Arafura Medical Clinics Wikipedia page, only a few minutes after creation of the page.

If you wish people will contribute to Wikipedia, both to its content and/or to its promotion, you can give them some time to get their materials together and create what is appropriate for them as well as the audiences. For this page, I am showing it to my team next week to showcase the possibilities. How do you think they would react when they see such a tag on the page?

You may think that you are doing the right thing by tagging something very soon as inappropriate/promotional; but, you may at the same time increase the chance of killing it in the bud.

Thank you. Reza — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahmadvand.ar (talk • contribs) 12:45, 25 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Ahmadvand.ar: I'd differ from the claim you made in the very first sentence – you clearly haven't been through Wikipedia's guidelines and policies. What was written in the article was promotional and goes against our policies. If you want a place to test the article for some time and make revisions, use your sandbox or create a draft of the article.
Wikipedia is not a place to advertise your business, there are other platforms you can use for that purpose. Wikipedia is only interested in what third party independent sources day about a subject, and notability is assessed upon several factors including the availability of such sources. Your article had none.
The main point, you haven't declared your conflict of interest or the paid notice, which is required by default. If you do feel the subject merits an article, you can start with a draft and through the WP:AFC route, but remember that anything that sounds promotional or is a copyright infringement shall be deleted by an admin without delay. Also, please sign while using talk pages. Thanks, MT Train^Talk 13:18, 25 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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New Page Review Newsletter No.10

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ACTRIAL:

ACTRIAL's six month experiment restricting new page creation to (auto)confirmed users ended on 14 March. As expected, a greatly increased number of unsuitable articles and candidates for deletion are showing up in the feed again, and the backlog has since increased already by ~30%. Please consider reviewing a few extra articles each day.

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Speedy deletion declined: Pyala Prasadarao

Hello Mark the train. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Pyala Prasadarao, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Author didn't blank — another user (likely related) deleted the end of the comment line, putting the entire thing into a comment. Thank you. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 15:20, 30 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delsort

Thanks for adding Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William D. McDowell to specific projects. Unfortunately they don't seem to be showing up. Would you mind to check that? Thanks Djflem (talk) 20:23, 19 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Djflem: It is present under the specific categories I added. Maybe purging the cache might help? Thanks, MT Train^Talk 00:18, 20 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Requets

Hello. Help more sources and expand the newspaper Maureen Wroblewitz. Thanks you very much.171.248.246.158 (talk) 10:11, 3 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Discussion at Talk:Elaine Herzberg#Requested move 6 April 2018

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Disputed non-free use rationale for File:India's first blood bank.jpg

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If it is determined that the file does not qualify under the non-free content policy, it might be deleted by an administrator seven days after the file was tagged in accordance with section F7 of the criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions, please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you. Ytoyoda (talk) 18:43, 2 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Another RfC on Net Neutrality

A month ago you participated in an RfC at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 147#Net neutrality. The same proposal has been posted again at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Proposal: A US-only CentralNotice in support of Net Neutrality. (This notice has been sent to all who participated in the prior RfC, regardless of which side they supported). --Guy Macon (talk) 20:51, 6 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Rangaraj Pandey References

Added Reference this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangaraj_Pandey Please check :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Athlour (talk • contribs) 13:37, 7 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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NPR Newsletter No.11 25 May 2018

Hello Mark the train, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!

ACTRIAL:

WP:ACREQ has been implemented. The flow at the feed has dropped back to the levels during the trial. However, the backlog is on the rise again so please consider reviewing a few extra articles each day; a backlog approaching 5,000 is still far too high. An effort is also needed to ensure that older unsuitable older pages at the back of the queue do not get automatically indexed for Google.

Deletion tags

Do bear in mind that articles in the feed showing the trash can icon may have been tagged by inexperienced or non NPR rights holders. They require your further verification.

Backlog drive:

A backlog drive will take place from 10 through 20 June. Check out our talk page at WT:NPR for more details. NOTE: It is extremely important that we focus on quality reviewing. Despite our goal of reducing the backlog as much as possible, please do not rush while reviewing.

Editathons

There will be a large increase in the number of editathons in June. Please be gentle with new pages that obviously come from good faith participants, especially articles from developing economies and ones about female subjects. Consider using the 'move to draft' tool rather than bluntly tagging articles that may have potential but which cannot yet reside in mainspace.

Paid editing - new policy

Now that ACTRIAL is ACREQ, please be sure to look for tell-tale signs of undisclosed paid editing. Contact the creator if appropriate, and submit the issue to WP:COIN if necessary. There is a new global WMF policy that requires paid editors to connect to their adverts.

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RAW Pressery Deletion

Hello Mark the train,

Regarding your reason for deletion of the page, I have removed the information about the fundraising by the company and it's connected sources. Some of the other sources that have been used for ciation include https://www.thehindubusinessline.com - A vey independent and noteworthy newspaper website of the country, https://www.crunchbase.com/ - an independent, reliable website that tracks information about all companies using their own sources, http://bwdisrupt.businessworld.in - an independent business Magazine's website, https://economictimes.indiatimes.com - (used in multiple citations)Economic Times is a section of the noteworthy and independent newspaper of the country The Times of India.

Raw Pressery is trying hard to educate the people of India about the concept of Cold-pressed juice. Cold pressed juice being free of preservatives, artificial flavours and chemicals is a very healthy (and a much needed) alternative to the other tasty but non cold-pressed juices available in the market. I have also observed that Raw pressery promotes a healthy lifestyle among the masses through their Yoga/exercise related events/workshops etc. and they not only care about the health of the people but also that of the environment, through their initiative called RAWcycle, which is about creating polymer based tshirts/clothes by recycling the plastic (their plastic bottles). I have not added this information in the article because of lack of better and noteworthy sources. All of these facts about the brand and it's growing popularity among the masses inspired me to do some research and write this article. When @MatthewVanitas approved the afc submission of this article, it was graded as StartClass and this article can have a better future if you do not delete it, as our Wiki community will add more on the page. In fact, given your expertise on Wikipedia, you can guide me into making relevant changes to the article if needed instead of deleting it. Rest is up to you. Thank you for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Akash1221 (talk • contribs) 07:29, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Akash1221: It wasn't me who nominated the page for deletion, I only added notices of the discussion at related projects. Thanks, MT Train^Talk 07:46, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]