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Not sure why my proposed merge was procedurally closed
[edit]Hello @Schwede66
I don't really understand what you mean by "you cannot nominate an article while it is nominated from the main page"
The link to 2026 Turkish LGBTQ raids had already dropped off the maın page by Wikipedia:Main Page history/2026 September 21b
However perhaps you could close Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pink certificate?
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Chidgk1 (talk) 14:11, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
- Hi there, if the above is what I said, then the phrase "nominated from” should be replaced by “linked from”. Otherwise, it doesn’t make sense. Sorry if my sloppy edit summary or closure rationale caused confusion. When I closed the merge request, the item was on the main page. I do not know how long after the closure it came off. Sorry, I don’t usually work at AfD, but look after the main page. Schwede66 17:38, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
- @Schwede66 Please see Wikipedia:Main Page history. It was linked from the main page for a few days from the 18th, but as you can see from the link above it had already dropped off by the 21st. I nominated it for merging on the 22nd.
- Not a problem, as if you don't want to reopen it I can easily renominate. Chidgk1 (talk) 14:00, 1 October 2026 (UTC)
- No, you are wrong. It was on the main page for some 18 more hours or so after I had closed the merge discussion. You need to look at the timestamps to figure out the details. Schwede66 19:24, 1 October 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks for posting it on 18th Sept. It was removed on 20th with https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:In_the_news&diff=next&oldid=1375828082
- No, you are wrong. It was on the main page for some 18 more hours or so after I had closed the merge discussion. You need to look at the timestamps to figure out the details. Schwede66 19:24, 1 October 2026 (UTC)
I can see it in ITN on some of the main page snapshots for Sept 18, 19 and 20. But I can't see it in the snapshots for 21 or 22, which was the day I nominated it for merging. Can you please check and if I am wrong link the snapshot you are talking about? Chidgk1 (talk) 13:57, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
- No, snapshots is NOT what you use if you are interested in the details, but you look for Help:Page history (sorry, I called that timestamps before, but I see that specifically refers to signatures). By default, page history is shown in UTC, but I've changed my display to my local timezone:
- 2026 Turkish LGBTQ raids first posted to ITN 14:13, 18 September 2026
- 2026 Turkish LGBTQ raids first removed from ITN for page balance 23:46, 20 September 2026
- Closure discussion initiated 19:51, 22 September 2026
- 2026 Turkish LGBTQ raids readded to ITN by Robertsky for page balance 12:56, 26 September 2026
- procedural closure 22:55, 26 September 2026
- 2026 Turkish LGBTQ raids removed from ITN 04:13, 28 September 2026
- Ok, two things. When you nominated the item at AfD, the item was not on the main page. It went onto the main page (for a second time) after your nomination, hence the procedural close stands. But you did not do anything wrong. The mistake rests with Robertsky, who reposted the item while it was at AfD. Robertsky should have closed the deletion / merge discussion before posting it to the main page per WP:PCLOSE. Robertsky, maybe install User:Anomie/linkclassifier.js; that way, pages at AfD will show with a red link.
- Note that as per my comments above, the times that you see will differ (as you will see it in UTC). Schwede66 18:48, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
- Oh I see thanks for explaining. I had never heard of page balance before so I had no idea that links were sometimes re- added to ITN. Not a problem - I was just curious why - will start a new merge discussion Chidgk1 (talk) 07:12, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
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Mostly Bach cantatas these days: a new FA, a cantata turning 300 today, but I didn't manage expanding yet, so my story is about a different one for the same occasion. - Bryan Kelly - again last day for ITNN. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:01, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
Bach composed a cantata for today's feast, performed 300 years ago. This time the main page has it on the right date. I nominated it for GA ;) - Also waiting for a review: Maureen Jones (on WP:ITNN), - someone said the article isn't good enough for the main page. We could change that! Already arrived there: Bryan Kelly and his fun Magnificat. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:01, 29 September 2026 (UTC)
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- Thanks heaps, Panamitsu Schwede66 04:17, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
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[edit]Hi - ICYMI, I thought I'd let you know that this has been deployed, and I've updated the template documentation around how to troubleshoot any first or last name weirdness, under § Matching existing citation formats. Happy citing! — Jonathanischoice (talk) 03:38, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
- You legend! Thank you so much. Schwede66 04:07, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
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Again a bio last day for RD, created today: Jacqueline Van Quaille. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:21, 23 October 2026 (UTC)
She made it to the main page! - also Hilkka Kinnunen, died at 101, and Sofia Gubaidulina who would have been 95 today - the story is about the first, the video a love duet, and you can watch the whole piece on youtube --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:08, 24 October 2026 (UTC)
Thank you for posting Geysen! I wouldn't mind credit ;) - Again 3 at a time, and now two more nominated. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:01, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
- Evidently, I forgot. Sorry for that; have fixed it. Schwede66 08:04, 28 October 2026 (UTC)
- No problem! - René Jacobs 80 today! - Judith Blegen marked ready for RD. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:03, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
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