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Nomination of List of people who performed on Beatles recordings/Table for deletion

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ITN recognition for William Macpherson (judge)

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DYK for Port Way

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Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:01, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Katumani Experimental Farm

The article Katumani Experimental Farm has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Fails WP:NBUILD/the GNG. Non-notable farm; BEFORE search yields only scattered mentions.

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Nomination of Katumani Experimental Farm for deletion

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Extraordinary Writ (talk) 15:30, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

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Queen's Award category

Be aware of this and the fact that the fun sponges might be coming after you sooner rather than later to delete it. --10mmsocket (talk) 21:53, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. MIDI (talk) 08:19, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Wow, they really were quick! 10mmsocket (talk) 08:34, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Nah, that was me! I G7'd it; there's no way it would survive another AfD so soon after the previous one – especially as the only change was a slightly different name. If the award is as prestigious as it purports to be, then it's on par with the MBE and therefore could be justified as a defining feature of the recipient. I can't help but feel that the problem of it not being seen as a defining feature is that it's a relatively new scheme and I suppose it's relatively little-known. MIDI (talk) 08:49, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Astra Farm

The article Astra Farm has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Not even a settlement. Most likely only a farm. There are no cited sources that prove that it was ever part of the Eastern Province.

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Wikipedia podcast

Hi MIDI,

Hope you're well. I was wondering whether you'd be up for speaking with me a bit about your work on Wikipedia? I'm a podcast producer and we're making a documentary about Wikipedia. I've already interviewed a number of people from the community and I've come across some edits you've made on pages I'm interested in, and was hoping I could talk to you a bit about it.

Thanks!

Wearecrowd (talk) 14:23, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Hi @Wearecrowd:! Sounds interesting. May I ask which page(s) made you want to drop me a line? Thanks, MIDI (talk) 11:01, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Hi @MIDI:, thanks so much for getting back to me. It was the Murder of Sarah Everard page that I was looking at and saw you've been quite active on. Is there an email I could contact you on directly, so I could tell you more?

Thanks, Wearecrowd (talk) 11:13, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Sure! My emails are open – Special:EmailUser/MIDI. MIDI (talk) 10:03, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

Great, have sent you an email. Thanks! Wearecrowd (talk) 12:46, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!

Hey, MIDI. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 08:55, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Where's the cake? ;) MIDI (talk) 08:57, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Jill Murphy (Actress)

There are still two citations that need to be added, otherwise the AFD will be back up. --TheWingedWarrior (talk) 12:19, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

The referencing of the article is not good, and it doesn't seem to be easy to find reliable sources to add to the article. That said, I objected to the parts of the proposed deletion rationale that said the article was more like a blog and sounded like a hoax. The article now has two citations for this actor's work, which isn't brilliant but stops it from being an unreferenced biography. If you do take the article to WP:AFD, You may wish to consider the notability guidelines for entertainers. MIDI (talk) 13:56, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

ITN edit

I added the middle initial in response to a comment, now at WP:ERRORS, that the deceased person could be confused with a living person of the same name. 331dot (talk) 17:59, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for flagging – I'll self-revert and comment there. MIDI (talk) 18:00, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

New Wikipedia Guideline Proposed which you might be interested in.

Hello. I am letting editors know who participated in the recent discussions that decided whether the Killing of David Amess should be called "killing, murder, or assassination", about a new Wikipedia essay being proposed for a new guideline. The essay, Wikipedia:Assassination, explains how the common definition of "assassination" does not determine an article's title. Only reliable sources can determine whether it is murder/killing or assassination. Since you participated in those recent discussions, I wanted to drop a message to you about this new proposal. If you want to leave your opinion about it, you can do so in this discussion. Have a good day and keep up the good editing! Elijahandskip (talk) 01:42, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Wishing MIDI a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Birthday Committee! Best wishes! CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 03:48, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Wishing MIDI a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Bobherry Talk Edits 03:49, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

12 years!? Blimey. You've made a happy man feel very old. MIDI (talk) 10:54, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Ray Weston

The article Ray Weston has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

There isn't any in depth coverage of this drummer. Allmusic lists his credits in various bands but that's hardly unique.

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DYK nomination of Hungerford police murders

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DYK for Hungerford police murders

On 20 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hungerford police murders, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in December 1876, two police officers were murdered by brothers who had poached just two pheasants and a jay? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hungerford police murders. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hungerford police murders), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 12:03, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 8,510 views (709.2 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of December 2021 – nice work!

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 01:22, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

Ooh! Thanks leek. MIDI (talk) 10:42, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

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Rolf W. Schnyder

Hello, this is random but I noticed you made edits to Rolf W. Schnyder years ago, and I was recently copyediting the article because most of what was added by a COI editor is pretty bad stuff. No sources. It's so puffed up it reads like satire. I can't find any sources on the web for 90% of it, but I feel a little bad deleting content from a deceased person's WP:BIO article without certainty. But it also doesn't fit Wikipedia guidelines. Do you have any recommendations for a course of action? Thanks for your time. Pyrrho the Skeptic (talk) 16:48, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks @Pyrrho the Skeptic:. I've just started looking into this, and I've just blocked User:Ulysse-nardin for WP:ORGNAME. I can't help but feel this is a case of WP:MEMORIAL, and having skim-read the article I can't see anything that suggests this person is notable. I will raise this at WP:AFD if you like? MIDI (talk) 17:03, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rolf W. Schnyder. MIDI (talk) 17:06, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. I think that's the right move, yes. This article has been bothering me for a while. I appreciate the action taken. Pyrrho the Skeptic (talk) 17:08, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

It was a LONG time ago I edited it – not only that, but it was an AWB edit so one I'm even less likely to remember! :) MIDI (talk) 17:10, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

Merchandise giveaway nomination

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