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Hi ComplexRational,

the original article was indeed justifiably deleted by you, as its relevance was not demonstrated or supported by external sources.

However, in place of the article that was also deleted from the German Wikipedia, there is now a significantly better German article: .

Based on that, there is now also an English draft , which should meet the requirements for demonstrating relevance. In addition, Katz has since then received the main award (Personality Award) of the renowned Margot Friedländer Prize https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margot_Friedl%C3%A4nder_Preis.

I don't really know the rules of the English Wikipedia very well, so my question is: Is your approval as a deleting admin enough to move the draft (supplemented with the Friedländer Prize) into the article namespace, or is going to Wikipedia:Deletion review necessary? (this is the procedure on the German Wikipedia: first ask the admin and only if he says 'no' go to deletion review)

Greets from Germany

--Feliks (talk) 08:23, 19 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Feliks: Thanks for reaching out. Deletion review is only used when there is reason to believe a deletion was made in error – such as incorrect application of the criteria for speedy deletion or misreading of consensus at a deletion discussion – such that a previously-deleted page may be restored. It is not a venue for discussing content of the deleted page; if anything, a deletion review may result in the deletion discussion being reopened. When such errors occur, it usually is best practice to first ask the deleting admin at their talk page, though since your question is about publishing a new page rather than restoring a previously-deleted one, the process is somewhat different. No approval from the deleting admin is required provided the new page is substantially different from the old one – which is indeed the case here.

The new draft should instead be evaluated independently through the articles for creation process. If the subject is indeed notable now, the draft will be published to article space. That effectively supersedes the original deletion discussion – for that only concerned the old version where notability was lacking – and any outstanding doubts about notability must be addressed in a new discussion. Additionally, notability criteria are independent on each Wikipedia: the existence of an article on German Wikipedia does not automatically imply that a substantially similar article would meet English Wikipedia's content standards, or vice versa. I am unable to review the draft myself now, as offline responsibilities are taking up much of my time, though you may follow the directions at this page to submit it for review. ^Complex/_Rational 16:28, 28 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Happy First Edit Day! Hi ComplexRational! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy eighth anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! PixelsRCool (talk • contribs) 00:04, 28 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thank you! ^Complex/_Rational 16:28, 28 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Happy First Edit Day! Hi ComplexRational! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy eighth anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 11:50, 28 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thank you! ^Complex/_Rational 16:28, 28 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Happy First Edit Day!

Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

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Thank you! ^Complex/_Rational 16:28, 28 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

You're Welcome! 😊

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Hey, ComplexRational. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! ☘︎☘︎☘︎ALEXHammeke (talk | guestbook | sandbox) 23:32, 28 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Thanks! ^Complex/_Rational 02:30, 30 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Shouldn't all ordinary categories be removed from Wikipedia:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia/The Enthusiasts? Vif12vf/Tiberius (talk) 02:23, 30 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Vif12vf: Linked no more; thanks for flagging this. ^Complex/_Rational 02:30, 30 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

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