User talk:Bob drobbs

ITN

Thanks for nominating the deportation article for ITN. But you wrote

It looking like this is going to end with consensus for "oppose" and I'm not expecting to change anyone's mind. But I am sincerely puzzled by the standards applied here. The NCAA Division I women's championship is of global importance, but a constitutional crisis in the USA is not?

To explain this, please note that WP:ITNSIGNIF explains that "Whether a topic is significant enough for inclusion in ITN is often contentious. ...It is highly subjective whether an event is considered significant enough...". So, the outcome of such nominations depends on who shows up. ITN's regulars tend to like sports, which are granted a special preference, but dislike US politics and so such outcomes are common there.

The good news is that ITN doesn't matter much as it doesn't drive much traffic. The article in question is getting lots of readers regardless and was the #2 most read article yesterday with about quarter of a million views. The NCAA article got less than a thousand.

Another aspect is that the article has also been nominated to appear on the main page in DYK. That section is much more productive – posting 9+ articles every day while ITN may only post one blurb per week. But DYK has a rule that an article can't be posted if it has appeared at ITN. So, ITN's loss is DYK's gain.

So, your work on the article is still getting plenty of attention. Thanks again.

Andrew🐉(talk) 07:22, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the background info and especially the link to the wiki page traffic counts! Bob drobbs (talk) 15:30, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hope all's well

I've noticed your absence, and figured I'd should stop by, especially given today's news about the prisoner exchange involving El Salvador, the U.S., and Venezuela. I hope that you're just busy with your life outside of WP, but nothing serious. Take care, FactOrOpinion (talk) 01:34, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:United States Deportations to CECOT

Hello, Bob drobbs. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:United States Deportations to CECOT, a page you created, has not been edited in at least five months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 06:04, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Hello, Bob drobbs. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a page you created, has not been edited in at least five months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 08:08, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:United States Deportations to CECOT

Hello, Bob drobbs. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "United States Deportations to CECOT".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:34, 14 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]