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Next step?
[edit]Opinion by administrator on the sources in question Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Film/Indian_cinema_task_force#Expedite_verdict_on_moviecrow.com,_123telugu.com,_Indiaglitz.com,_cinejosh.com,_behindwoods.com,_thesouthfirst.com,_latestly.com. We also have this here Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#Indian_Film_boxoffice_and_review_sources. I carry same opinions from both on the sources. This is good to be added on the list in WP:ICTFSOURCES. I can help with list if you think it is OK with the inputs we got. I'd appreciate your insights. RangersRus (talk) 21:00, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
- RangersRus, Hey, yes I've been following the discussions but is a lil bit busy irl. So I'll give it a go this weekend sometime. As I have said in the talk page, some uninvolved user must close those subtopics and then someone can update the ICTFSOURCES table. Regarding the RSN discussions, I'll cover it this weekend. Thanks and happy editing. — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 03:49, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
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Thank you for improving article quality in July! - Today's story is about a photographer who took iconic pictures, especially View from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Manhattan, 9/11, yesterday's was a great mezzo, and on Thursday we watched a sublime ballerina. If that's not enough my talk offers chamber music from two amazing concerts. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:17, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks Gerda. To many more musings and music:) The Herald (Benison) (talk) 15:08, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
Third relisting
[edit]Hi. I recently came across Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Swadhin Axom where I notice that you relisted a third time. Per the deletion process third relists are discouraged and when they do happen need justification. Barkeep49 (talk) 02:49, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
- Barkeep49, Hi, thanks for the message. I relisted it due to no consensus, but I'll be careful to write a short rationale next time for a third relist. Thanks and happy editing :)
. — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 04:01, 21 July 2024 (UTC)- Great to hear you will change in the future. I would suggest, when making these statements, you don't just write "I relisted it due to no consensus" but why a relisting to find consensus is appropriate for that particular AfD. Thanks and happy editing to you as well. Barkeep49 (talk) 17:19, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
- Barkeep49, Hey, how would you proceed with Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/For the Freedom of Nations!. — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 10:08, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for asking. I would close that given that there was no subsequent discussion after the last relist. Depending on the proper weighting of the various !votes I would close it as either delete or (more likely) no consensus. Barkeep49 (talk) 17:47, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Barkeep49, Hey, how would you proceed with Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/For the Freedom of Nations!. — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 10:08, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Great to hear you will change in the future. I would suggest, when making these statements, you don't just write "I relisted it due to no consensus" but why a relisting to find consensus is appropriate for that particular AfD. Thanks and happy editing to you as well. Barkeep49 (talk) 17:19, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
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