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• Jennings Lake (AfD discussion)

I did Lake Patos (AfD discussion), helping the disappearing ducks. Tag! You are it. ☺ Uncle G (talk) 22:05, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. I already did thousands of stubs on the other half of Antarctica. This one looks like yet another merge and redirect. Step one is to find an online map... Aymatth2 (talk) 22:54, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Oyster Bay, Tanzania (AfD discussion)

I don't know whether you'll enjoy countering systemic bias on this one and putting the old pre-independence history in; with Harry L. Ford and the police station that couldn't go in the shopping centre. But here it is, in case you might. There appear to be a few more sources, beyond what I mentioned, on how the area has changed post-independence. Uncle G (talk) 07:23, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Nauroz Khan, to which you have significantly contributed, is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or if it should be deleted.

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• Wani, Shakoor Ahmad (September 2021). "The New Baloch Militancy: Drivers and Dynamics". India Quarterly. 77 (3). SAGE: 479–500. JSTOR 48650549.

  (Wani 2021, p. 481)

• Siddiqi, Farhan Hanif (2012). "Balochstan". The Politics of Ethnicity in Pakistan: The Baloch, Sindhi and Mohajir Ethnic Movements. Routledge contemporary South Asia series. Vol. 57. Routledge. ISBN 9780415686143.

  (Siddiqi 2012, pp. 62–63)

• Harrison, Selig S. (1981). In Afghanistan's Shadow: Baluch Nationalism and Soviet Temptations. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. ISBN 9780870030291.

  (Harrison 1981, pp. 28–29)

Uncle G (talk) 09:19, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for explaining the process and rationale behind the process. I found your essay really helpful.

"One may question the value of developing an article to GA or FA status in an attempt to satisfy the serious student or researcher. Would any serious student or researcher use Wikipedia? Perhaps getting more articles up to C class, meeting the needs of most readers, gives greater payback."

This is such a valuable perspective to me. I've made it my mission to expand stub and start class articles about literature, and I used to be very disappointed about the all the Cs I kept getting. This was a much needed reality check. Of course I'm still happy if I can get an article to B, but now I see how upgrading to C too is well worth my time and effort. --Adelequested (talk) 15:06, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am glad it was helpful. I admit to being a bit cynical about the rating process, though. I think the best we can do is try to develop accurate, useful articles, and pay no attention to the ratings. Aymatth2 (talk) 16:19, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]