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|author= Noam Cohen |date= 8 October 2006 |url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE3DF1330F93BA35753C1A9609C8B63 |title= Wikipedia Wars: Giving the Heave-Ho in an Online Who's Who |org= New York Times
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|author3= Daniel Terdiman |date3= 11 January 2007 |url3= https://www.cnet.com/news/to-delete-wikipedia-entry-or-not-to-delete/ |title3= To delete Wikipedia entry or not to delete? |org3= CNET News
|author4= Matthew Moore |date4= 1 October 2009 |url4= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/6250515/Wikipedia-20-articles-earmarked-for-deletion.html |title4= Wikipedia: 20 articles earmarked for deletion |org4= Daily Telegraph
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== List of political and geographical subdivisions ==

Hello! I was originally looking for a list of all political entities combined, but such a list does not exist, but then I was recommended the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_and_geographic_subdivisions_by_total_area]] lists. I have never in my life seen such messy and low activity articles on Wikipedia before. It seems like over half the entire entries have no reliable sources and there's so many articles as well! Is it really necessary with so many?

There seems to be no consistency in which regions/nations/unions etc. are added, we have everything from historical nations to modern nations to historical unions and modern unions and region. We have Bharat in South Asia, who you know... NEVER EXISTED. We have the Moon(not a planet, I know) but what about Mars and the other bodies in the galaxy? what about the rest of the universe? Where's the cut-off? What is the point of these articles? can anyone just add anything they want? imaginary nations and concepts and whatever they want? I'm of course joking about adding random entries, but it surely seems like that has been the go-to move ever since.

I know my personal opinion have no meaning, it means nothing, I know. I just can't stop myself from laughing when i saw these lists and the lack of sources and random entries, I thought I was on a fandom Wikipedia or something, and not the actual Wikipedia. I am also unsure what my goal is here, but shouldn't something at least be done with these messes of articles? they are so random and rarely edited and looks like nobody is keeping an eye out for what's added? [[User:MindfulGalaxy|MindfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:MindfulGalaxy|talk]]) 03:10, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

:"political and geographic subdivisions" is so inherently meaningless it could mean "everything", so I doubt those lists have much value. "all political entities combined" is likely similarly nebulous, although we have focused lists like [[List of first-level administrative divisions by area]]. [[User:Chipmunkdavis|CMD]] ([[User talk:Chipmunkdavis|talk]]) 04:00, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
::Hello! thanks for your quick reply! I agree that it seems kinda pointless and it seems like most people don't even know those lists exist? I am not big into Wikipedia, but other articles seems to be patrolled by admins and knowledgeable editors, but not these ones? I just want to know what the consensus is, can we add anything we want to without sources like half the articles have?
Edit: Just checked the list you provided, it seems very relevant and much more important and consistent than the lists i mentioned here, thank you for the list! [[User:MindfulGalaxy|MindfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:MindfulGalaxy|talk]]) 04:08, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
:: Sounds like a cleanup task. So [[WP:NOTCLEANUP]]. [[User:Hyperbolick|Hyperbolick]] ([[User talk:Hyperbolick|talk]]) 04:19, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Thank you for your reply! I clicked and I am embarrassed to say that I have no idea what I'm looking at. Sorry to take up your time but can you briefly explain it to me? [[User:MindfulGalaxy|MindfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:MindfulGalaxy|talk]]) 04:28, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
:::: Rule that if it can be fixed, fixing is the solution, not deletion. Unsourced can be fixed with adding sources. Seeming problematic entries can be discussed. If consensus forms they can be removed. All fixable. Makes this the wrong page to raise these kinds of things. [[User:Hyperbolick|Hyperbolick]] ([[User talk:Hyperbolick|talk]]) 08:29, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
:::::Ah I get it now. I probably shouldn't have bothered you guys in here then.. I apologize.
:::::I have seen some articles having some banners/boxes above them that says that the respective article is missing sources, is incomplete or should be merged, shouldn't that be added to all of those maybe? [[User:MindfulGalaxy|MindfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:MindfulGalaxy|talk]]) 01:08, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
:::::: Seems they all already have the "incomplete" tag. Will ask about the others. [[User:Hyperbolick|Hyperbolick]] ([[User talk:Hyperbolick|talk]]) 03:10, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
::::::: Thanks for the note. I have clarified the lede for these pages to note that "references for the information provided in this table may generally be found in the individual articles on each of the bodies listed therein". [[User:BD2412|<span style="background:gold">'''''BD2412'''''</span>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 17:31, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
::::::: For those who did not follow the discussion, this was nominated for deletion at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area from 50 to 250 square kilometers]], which resulted in a vote to keep and clean up the lists. That has now been done. [[User:BD2412|<span style="background:gold">'''''BD2412'''''</span>]] [[User talk:BD2412|'''T''']] 21:55, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

== Backlogged, again ==

There are several AfDs way overdue for closing: [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Sol Foundation]] and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jon Hartley (2nd nomination)]] are nearly a week overdue, [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of victims of the 2015 Tianjin explosions]] three days, and over a dozen around 24 hours. I'd appreciate if any lurking admins would pitch in to help, especially with the three several-day-old ones. [[User:Toadspike|<span style="color:#21a81e;font-variant: small-caps;font-weight:bold;">'''Toadspike'''</span>]] [[User talk:Toadspike|<span style="color:#21a81e;font-variant: small-caps;font-weight:bold;">[Talk]</span>]] 13:05, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

== AfD request: [[Janet Tavakoli]] ==

The subject of this BLP (not me) requests deletion, but a PROD was declined with no substantive explanation.  The deletion rationale is at [[Talk:Janet Tavakoli]]. [[Special:Contributions/173.79.19.248|173.79.19.248]] ([[User talk:173.79.19.248|talk]]) 14:04, 4 June 2025 (UTC)
:{{already done}} by {{noping|Russ Woodroofe}}. See [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Janet Tavakoli]]. <span style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="font-family:monospace">'''<small><nowiki>'''[[</nowiki></small>[[User:CanonNi]]<small><nowiki>]]'''</nowiki></small>'''</span> ([[User talk:CanonNi|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/CanonNi|contribs]])</span> 14:31, 4 June 2025 (UTC)

== AfD Request: [[Jared Safier]] ==
Upward of 90% of the article concerns the other works this individual has worked with, besides his own. From what I've discovered, the only references that talk about him concern his wedding with [[Courtney Stodden]]. Notability has not been established and frankly this is really starting to look like autobiographical/free web hosting. '''[[User:Botto|<span style="color:#38003B">BOTTO</span>]]'''<sub>&nbsp;([[User talk:Botto|<span style="color:#38003B">T</span>]]•[[Special:Contributions/Botto|<span style="color:#38003B">C</span>]])</sub> 15:12, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{already done}} by Launchballer. [[User:Toadspike|<span style="color:#21a81e;font-variant: small-caps;font-weight:bold;">'''Toadspike'''</span>]] [[User talk:Toadspike|<span style="color:#21a81e;font-variant: small-caps;font-weight:bold;">[Talk]</span>]] 22:13, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

== AfD request: [[Peter New]] ==

I nominate this article for deletion because the subject is not notable and references do not show that the actor passes [[WP:NACTOR]]. as an IP I can not finish the nomination process. All of the references right now are unreliable or mentions with no sig cov [[Special:Contributions/2600:1011:B03A:9C5:A43F:90D:A2C4:9E5C|2600:1011:B03A:9C5:A43F:90D:A2C4:9E5C]] ([[User talk:2600:1011:B03A:9C5:A43F:90D:A2C4:9E5C|talk]]) 17:05, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{done}} [[User:Toadspike|<span style="color:#21a81e;font-variant: small-caps;font-weight:bold;">'''Toadspike'''</span>]] [[User talk:Toadspike|<span style="color:#21a81e;font-variant: small-caps;font-weight:bold;">[Talk]</span>]] 22:16, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

== Afd request: [[MERMOZ]] ==

Would someone kindly nominate [[MERMOZ]] for AFD on my behalf with the following rationale?  Thanks in advance!

Contested [[WP:PROD]] with no reason given.  My original concern was: Appears to be a nonnotable project.  Most of the sources cited don't even mention it, and those that do are either press releases or written by people involved with the project; can't find any secondary independent coverage. [[Special:Contributions/35.139.154.158|35.139.154.158]] ([[User talk:35.139.154.158|talk]]) 20:15, 12 June 2025 (UTC)
:The topic seems sourced and notable. [[User:Randy Kryn|Randy Kryn]] ([[User talk:Randy Kryn|talk]]) 15:46, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
::It most definitely is not, for the reason I described above.  If you feel otherwise, you should feel free to opine at the AFD, which is a reasoned, good-faith request, and whose opening has no real reason to be denied.  [[Special:Contributions/35.139.154.158|35.139.154.158]] ([[User talk:35.139.154.158|talk]]) 13:03, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

== AfD request: [[Calcutta Historical Society]] ==

I found this article [[Calcutta Historical Society]] unsourced. Could someone kindly confirm if it’s eligible for AfD? Thank you. [[User:Aona1212|Aona1212]] ([[User talk:Aona1212|talk]]) 15:03, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hitler's reference to the Armenian genocide]] ==

Hello. Can someone close this page? It has been wiped clean by the nominator, and the nominator lacked the required extended confirmed to edit or make nominations for this article in the first place, [[WP:GS/AA]]. [[User:KhndzorUtogh|KhndzorUtogh]] ([[User talk:KhndzorUtogh|talk]]) 05:14, 19 June 2025 (UTC)