Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Haliey Welch
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was redirect to Draft:Hailey Welch. (non-admin closure) This is a version of an article that was already in the draftspace and submitted via AfC. I created an article on this subject first, in the draft space, and then submitted it to AfC. 15 minutes after my submission, the article which is the subject of this XfD was created in the mainspace.
Given that there is mixed consensus to keep, delete, or draftify, and that the original article on the subject was already in the AfC process, I am closing this so that it can continue through the AfC process.
This article was in and should be in the draftspace as it is, going through the AfC process as it was before Bulldawg2021 created it in the mainspace, and not the subject of an XFD. Had I chosen to publish directly to the mainspace instead of trusting the AfC process, Bulldawg2021 would not have been able to publish his version of the article.
I also feel that this version of the article teeters on a bit promotional, whereas the original which was in the AfC submission process was more neutral.
I really am trying to help, and I hope this closure is not wrong. While it may not matter, I spent a lot of time on the original article, and to see someone create it in the mainspace after I submitted for review through AfC is very de-motivating as a volunteer editor.
I apologize in advance if this isn't an appropriate closure, but I am under the impression it is.
My reasoning is that not closing this as a redirect, would essentially mean it's ok for editors to go through pending AfC articles, create it themselves and publish to mainspace, and then the original editor gets their AfC declined because "The article is already in the mainspace."
My thinking is that if Bulldawg2021 is allowed to do what he did (which I assume he didn't do on purpose..), then it almost seems foolish to put time and care into developing a draft and then submitting it to AfC, instead of publishing to the mainspace.
This situation has almost made me feel as if I should not have gone through the AfC process and instead published to the mainspace, but by closing, I am hoping to correct this dilemma.
Again, if I'm making a mistake here, I am really sorry.
(if you look at the edit history here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Hailey_Welch, you will see this article was already created and submitted for review when BullDawg2021 created it in the mainspace.) (non-admin closure) Comintell (talk) 03:10, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
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Latest viral meme, very WP:BIO1E. WP:TOOSOON to tell if this is lasting. - UtherSRG (talk) 13:01, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Women, Language, Entertainment, and United States of America. UtherSRG (talk) 13:01, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 16:30, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Draft: I guess, this is likely TOOSOON, but it's got decent enough sourcing. Time will tell if it's notable or not. Oaktree b (talk) 16:43, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- I am amenable to this WP:ATD. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:47, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Why did you copy my draft? I created this page first User:UtherSRG Comintell (talk) 18:57, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry confused you with User:BullDawg2021 Comintell (talk) 19:06, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Why did you copy my draft? I created this page first User:UtherSRG Comintell (talk) 18:57, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- I created the draft first Comintell (talk) 19:11, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry about that. I had no idea that you also created a draft. BullDawg2021 (talk) 19:20, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- I am amenable to this WP:ATD. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:47, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Delete or Draftify per nom - WP:BIO1E, but possible WP:TOOSOON. KylieTastic (talk) 18:40, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- I created this article first and it's already in drafts and was submitted to AfC. Edit history proves I created the draft first. It's current in draft space. user basically copied my draft Comintell (talk) 19:12, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Comment. Her name is Hailey Welch, and I created this page fitst and submitted through AfC. Draft:Hailey Welch
- The user paraphrased much of my draft, and changed the name because my draft already existed. THIS is incredibly disingenuous.
- To clarify. If you read my draft, I think you will see that Welch DOES qualify for notability, specifically because of sustained significant coverage over the last month, and her pivioting into a career and getting mentored by Shaq. I can't believe this UtherSRG basically copied my draft and moved it to mainspace with a spelling error in the name Comintell (talk) 18:57, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Super suspicious that this article says "Often misspelled as Hailey Welch" When All reliable sources cite her name to be Hailey Welch Comintell (talk) 19:03, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Please go to her social medias. Her name is Haliey Welch. BullDawg2021 (talk) 19:22, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Super suspicious that this article says "Often misspelled as Hailey Welch" When All reliable sources cite her name to be Hailey Welch Comintell (talk) 19:03, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Rdirect or merge: Draft:Hailey_Welch: I created this page first. Technically this qualifies as speedy delete under WP:A10 Comintell (talk) 19:00, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- As can be seen by the edit history on this article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haliey_Welch&action=history the page was created 13 minutes after I created the inital draft:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Hailey_Welch&action=history Comintell (talk) 19:10, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Please assume good faith. I had no idea you created a draft. Also, you spelt her name wrong. BullDawg2021 (talk) 19:21, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Where is your source for this? My article was much more detailed. You literally copied the same flow of facts as I did. What source spells her name this way. Every single reliable source says her name is Hailey. Sure I will assume good faith, but you shouldn't have been permitted to create this article Comintell (talk) 19:28, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Please calm down. Her name is Haliey Welch. You are blowing this way out of proportion. I did not copy you. BullDawg2021 (talk) 19:31, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Where is your source for this? My article was much more detailed. You literally copied the same flow of facts as I did. What source spells her name this way. Every single reliable source says her name is Hailey. Sure I will assume good faith, but you shouldn't have been permitted to create this article Comintell (talk) 19:28, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Please assume good faith. I had no idea you created a draft. Also, you spelt her name wrong. BullDawg2021 (talk) 19:21, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Keep. Absurd as it may seem, the phenomenon has started to gather coverage in reliable sources and move from mere Tiktok gag into a Let's Go Brandon-style cultural moment. Here's eg Slate, 7News, Rolling Stone. Jpatokal (talk) 21:31, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Keep - Keep per Jpatokal, or redirect to either Zach Bryan or Shaquille O'Neal. --Jax 0677 (talk) 21:43, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Please see my comment in the discussion Comintell (talk) 22:47, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.