User:Bdj/DRV is Broken

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Wikipedia:Deletion review (DRV) is meant to be an appeal for mistaken or misguided deletions. While the process works a good deal of the time, there is no guarantee that the process will result in the correct outcome - overturning a speedy deletion that did not meet speedy deletion criteria, deletion of an article that was kept improperly at [[WP:AFD|articles for deletion, etc. While some mistakes are expected, the level of error at DRV is much lower than the actual level, and this page is intended to be a collection of such.

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[edit] Reviews

For each daily log, I'll link to the log, note the number of reviews, and note the number incorrect, with a second bullet point explaining. Withdrawals, "consent of closing/deleting admin" closures, improper forums (challenging a redirect, for example) and prod undeletion requests are not included in these counts.

[edit] March

  • 1 March - 4 reviews, 1 error
    • Unofficial St. Patrick's Day - deletion endorsed although sources to establish suitability were presented. Should have been overturned.
  • 2 March - 5 reviews, no errors
  • 3 March - 2 reviews, 1 error
    • Jeopardy! in popular culture - although relisted, was done so because of "no decision." Clear error in original AfD closure in terms of COI and AfD consensus.
  • 4 March - 10 reviews, 1 error
    • Re:sound - a proper A7 deletion, even if the show is notable.
  • 5 March - 4 reviews, no errors.
  • 6 March - 6 reviews, 1 error.
    • EGullet - AfD demonstrated necessary sources, DRV mentioned more. Still remains a redlink.
  • 7 March - 11 reviews, 1 error.
    • Jewdar - AfD showed new sources, no relist anyway. Still a redlink.
  • 8 March - 4 reviews, no errors.
  • 9 March - 7 reviews, 1 error.
    • Steak and Blowjob Day - numerous reliable sources presented, arguments were simply ignored.
  • 10 March - 3 reviews, no errors.
  • 11 March - 8 reviews, no errors.
  • 12 March - 5 reviews, no errors.
  • 13 March - 4 reviews, 1 error.
    • Xtreme ice skating - invalid A7 noted, but endorsed anyway. A7 does not apply to games.
  • 14 March - 4 reviews, 1 error.
    • Accidental Centaurs - notability asserted and established, probable improper use of G4.
  • 15 March - 2 reviews, no errors.
  • 16 March - 5 reviews, 1 error.
    • Rickey Smith - Verifiably met standards, improper AfD closure endorsed anyway.
  • 17 March - 3 reviews, no errors.
  • 18 March - 3 reviews, 1 error.
    • Baseball Channel - Met standards, was closed due to an interesting procedural issue. Has since been properly recreated at The Baseball Channel.
  • 19 March - 9 reviews, 2 errors.
    • Matrixism - Reliable sources provided, speedy still endorsed and article remains salted.
    • Dean Roberts (criminal) - Notability and sources provided, deletion still bizarrely endorsed even after faulty arguments were addressed.
  • 20 March - 6 reviews, 1 error.
    • Red wings (sexual act) - Inappropriate speedies and incomplete AfDs made this outcome improper. Still a redlink.
  • 21 March - 3 reviews, 0 errors.
  • 22 March - 9 reviews, 3 errors.
    • Category:Doctor Who people - closed early as WP:POINT with no evidence of such.
    • Melissa Scott (pastor) - endorsed an A7 over a consensus keep AfD, blatantly out of process. Article has since been reinstated.
    • Five clicks to jesus - Many admissions that it didn't meet the speedy criteria, endorsed anyway, still a redlink.
  • 23 March - 2 reviews, 0 errors.
  • 24 March - 2 reviews, 1 error.
    • Image:Airforce-ti.jpg - faulty deletion of public domain image based on poor OTRS request that was granted. Erring on the side of caution is good if no one else cares, maybe, but not a discussion for DRV, and the deletion was improper.
  • 25 March - 1 review, 1 error.
    • Brian Peppers in popular culture - No violations, no policy issues, and banks on the mistake deletion from a month earlier. Making the same mistake twice is still a mistake.
  • 26 March - 4 reviews, 2 errors.
    • Internet troll squads - Deleted over a consensus of keep at AfD. Endorsed anyway.
    • Hadouken! - Did not meet speedy criterion at the time of deletion. Still a redlink.
  • 27 March - 4 reviews, 1 error.
    • Fighting Words - Speedied out of process during improper webcomic purge, endorsed anyway, now a nonsensical redirect to a book it was mentioned in.
  • 28 March - 4 reviews, 2 errors.
    • List of Mario Party minigames - Along with the Advance ones, no consensus at AfD and admin ignored it.
  • 29 March - 4 reviews, 0 errors.
  • 30 March - 7 reviews, 1 error.
    • Subcategories of Category:Gaelic Athletic Association All Star Awards (football), Category:Gaelic Athletic Association All Star Awards (hurling) - a mess of categorization, nom was 100% correct.
  • 31 March - 1 review, 0 errors.

[edit] March totals

146 reviews, 24 errors = 16% fail rate.

[edit] April

  • 1 April - 3 reviews, 0 errors.
  • 2 April - 4 reviews, 0 errors.
  • 3 April - 3 reviews, 1 error.
    • Userpages - Who knows how many this encompassed at this point, but WP:DENY, a rejected concept, is not a speedy reason.
  • 4 April - 7 reviews, 0 errors.
  • 5 April - 3 reviews, 0 errors.
    • Inferno radio is really borderline here.
  • 6 April - 4 reviews, 0 errors.
  • 7 April - 5 reviews, 1 error.
    • Barbara Bauer - met all standards, deleted anyway. Very contentious.
  • 8 April - 5 reviews, 1 error.
    • Doba (company) - No consensus for deletion or redirect, but DRV decided to delete anyway.
  • 9 April - 3 reviews, 0 errors.
    • List of MySpace events became complicated, see below for eventual problem.
  • 10 April - 3 reviews, 2 errors.
    • MySpace Events - Met standards for inclusion, was endorsed anyway.
    • Darvon cocktail - Did not meet any speedy criteria, speedy was endorsed. One of the worst DRVs I've seen.
  • 11 April - 2 reviews, 0 errors.
  • 12 April - 3 reviews, 1 error.
    • PNMsoft - Asserted notability, was not spammy, improperly speedy deleted.
  • 13 April - 5 reviews, 1 error.
  • 14 April - 3 reviews, 0 errors.
  • 15 April - 3 reviews, 1 error.
    • Darvon cocktail - Same as above, abusive speedy closure (plus abusive threat to myself) of a review of the review.
  • 16 April - 1 review, 0 errors.
  • 17 April - 4 reviews, 0 errors.
  • 18 April - 5 reviews, 1 error.
  • 19 April - 3 reviews, 0 errors.
  • 20 April - 6 reviews, 1 error.
    • Roy O. Martin, Jr. - met inclusion standards, deletion endorsed anyway.
  • 21 April - 4 reviews, 0 errors.
  • 22 April - 3 reviews, 0 errors.
  • 23 April - 5 reviews, 2 errors.
    • The Jeopards - was not a speedy candidate, was endorsed anyway.
    • Extreme Sports with the Berenstein Bears - similar to "Egg Yolkeo" above, the recreation stood in the way of what was trending toward an improper endorsement.
  • 24 April - 4 reviews, 1 error.
    • Cole Hunter - review closed early based on percieved consensus even though evidence of notability was presented.
  • 25 April - 4 reviews, 0 errors.
  • 26 April - 2 reviews, 1 error.
    • Captain Cannabis - had sources, deleted and upheld anyway.
  • 27 April - 5 reviews, 2 errors.
    • Jason Kaplan - notability associated with show, should have been relisted given the AfD participation.
    • RoboImport - software isn't A7 compatable, improper speedy endorsed.
    • GFDL template became complicated with userfication.
  • 28 April - 2 reviews, 0 errors.
  • 29 April - 1 review, 0 errors.
  • 30 April - 6 reviews, 1 error.
    • Libricide - AfD debate did not weigh arguments properly, endorsed anyway.

[edit] April results

111 reviews, 17 errors = 15% fail rate.

[edit] May

  • 1 May - 3 reviews, 0 errors.
  • 2 May - 3 reviews, 0 errors.
    • Includes one problematic issue regarding the 09 F9 key.
  • 3 May - 1 review, 1 error.
    • Deletion of category endorsed, may have been complex due to vote-stacking allegations at DRV.
  • 4 May - 7 reviews, 0 errors.
  • 5 May - 5 reviews, 1 error.
  • 6 May - 3 reviews, 1 error.
    • Matrixism - invalid speedy endorsed. Previous DRVs have endorsed as well.

[edit] May results

22 reviews, 3 errors = 13.6% fail rate