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Recent changes to WikiProject Connecticut pages.

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Recent developments to pages under the scope of WikiProject Connecticut. For an archive of older alerts, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Connecticut/Article alerts/Archive.

Did you know

• 02 Sep 2026 – Burndy Library (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by ABehjat (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

• 05 Oct 2026 – Stone Key Partners (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Scope creep (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
• 05 Oct 2026 – Even Year Logano (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Justcgi (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
• 30 Sep 2026 – Chris Cantelmo (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Voorts (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
• 29 Sep 2026 – Alexandra Olivia (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by PeriodicEditor (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)
• 10 Sep 2026 – Doug Allen (meteorologist) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Bonadea (t · c) was closed as delete by Crisco 1492 (t · c) on 04 Oct 2026; see discussion (4 participants; relisted)

Proposed deletions

• 29 Sep 2026 – Sycamore Place (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by MrFib (t · c): WP:NOTABILITY, building does not have enough useful information to warrant an article. Lacks significant coverage, most information is trivial (WP:GNG)

Categories for discussion

• 29 Sep 2026 – Category:Connecticut road articles needing KML (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by X5163x (t · c); see discussion
• 13 Sep 2026 – Category:Historic New England (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
• 06 Sep 2026 – Category:People from Farmington, Connecticut, by occupation (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
• 06 Sep 2026 – Category:People from Wilton, Connecticut, by occupation (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
• 09 Jul 2026 – Category:People enslaved in colonial Connecticut (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

• 05 Oct 2026 – Poland, Connecticut (talk · edit · hist) →Terryville, Connecticut was RfDed by Mathguy2718 (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

• 07 Sep 2026 – Francis Clifford Smith (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by BeanieFan11 (t · c); start discussion

Requested moves

• 15 Sep 2026 – Matthew Griswold (governor) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Matthew Griswold (Connecticut politician) by PA Uploader (t · c) was moved to Matthew Griswold (Connecticut politician) (talk · edit · hist) by Maltazarian (t · c) on 29 Sep 2026; see discussion
• 15 Sep 2026 – Joseph Trumbull (governor) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Joseph Trumbull (politician) by PA Uploader (t · c) was moved to Joseph Trumbull (politician) (talk · edit · hist) by Maltazarian (t · c) on 29 Sep 2026; see discussion
• 15 Sep 2026 – Henry Roberts (governor) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Henry Roberts (Connecticut politician) by PA Uploader (t · c) was moved to Henry Roberts (Connecticut politician) (talk · edit · hist) by Maltazarian (t · c) on 29 Sep 2026; see discussion

Articles to be split

• 16 Feb 2025 – Thomas Ian Griffith (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Bricks&Wood (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

• 13 Sep 2026 – Draft:Nathan Gold (Born 1623) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Tuppence Glossup (t · c)
• 22 Sep 2026 – Draft:Even Year Logano (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Zacnascarguy 88 fan (t · c) was moved to Even Year Logano (talk · edit · hist) by Zacnascarguy 88 fan (t · c) (author) on 04 Oct 2026

Assessment log

Recently assessed or reevaluated WikiProject Connecticut pages.

• George Lamberton (captain) (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance rating changed from Unknown-Importance to Low-Importance. (rev · t)

• Hazel Thrall Sullivan (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Importance. (rev · t)

• Sycamore Place (talk) removed.

• Dell Sturges (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)
• Synchrony Financial (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Start-Class to C-Class. (rev · t)
• Thomas Gregson (magistrate) (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance rating changed from Unknown-Importance to Low-Importance. (rev · t)
• Thomas James (minister, born 1595) (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to B-Class. (rev · t) Importance rating changed from Unknown-Importance to Low-Importance. (rev · t)

• Carl Schiessl (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Importance. (rev · t)
• Ronald Smoko (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Importance. (rev · t)

• Draft:Even Year Logano renamed to Even Year Logano.

• F. Philip Prelli (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Stub-Class. (rev · t)
• Lucien DiMeo (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Stub-Class. (rev · t)

• Dell Sturges (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Importance. (rev · t)
• Margaret Strekas (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Importance. (rev · t)

• Donald Boughton (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance rating changed from Unknown-Importance to Low-Importance. (rev · t)

• Bessie Taylor (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Importance. (rev · t)
• F. Philip Prelli (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Importance. (rev · t)

• Donald Boughton (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Importance. (rev · t)
• Lucien DiMeo (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Importance. (rev · t)
• Myron Abell (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Importance. (rev · t)
• The Final Death of the Buddha Sakyamuni (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as C-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Importance. (rev · t)

• Hartford and Tolland Turnpike (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Stub-Class. (rev · t)
• Stephen Somma (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Stub-Class. (rev · t)

• Michael Kraus (psychologist) (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as C-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Importance. (rev · t)

• Draft:Nathan Gold renamed to Draft:Nathan Gold (Born 1623).

• Valentin Senn (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Start-Class to C-Class. (rev · t) Importance rating changed from Unknown-Importance to Low-Importance. (rev · t)

• 2026–27 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Importance. (rev · t)
• Category:Violence against African-American women in Connecticut (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Importance. (rev · t)

Deletion discussions

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Connecticut

Dre Deas

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I can't find any significant non-primary source coverage about the subject beyond a passing mention or routine roster announcement, therefore Deas fails WP:NSPORT. Raskuly 🐰 19:59, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Note: this discussion has been included in the AfD sorting lists for the following topics: Football, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (U.S. state), and New York. Raskuly 🐰 19:59, 6 October 2026 (UTC)
• Delete: More footy spam from Tupelo.... fails WP:SIGCOV so fails WP:GNG. - In solidarity, UtherSRG (talk) 20:21, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

  Hey, no need to say the first half of that. This article dates from 2020–it is not like this is a new article. Raskuly 🐰 20:23, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. Fails WP:NSPORT. FiddleheadLady (talk) 00:31, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Stone Key Partners

AfDs for this article:

• Articles for deletion/Stone Key Partners
• Articles for deletion/Stone Key Partners (2nd nomination)

Stone Key Partners (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Fails WP:NCORP, WP:SIRS, WP:ORGIND, WP:CORPDEPTH. scope_creep^Talk 16:51, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Note: this discussion has been included in the AfD sorting lists for the following topics: Companies and Connecticut. Shellwood (talk) 17:17, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Comment: I was unable to view the Reuter's sources due to a paywall, so I won't advocate for deletion, but I wasn't able to find many sources here. Best I could find was this article, which I am not sure is independent as it contains seemingly direct quotes from one of the founders. ExitTheWarrior (talk) 18:28, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

• Comment: the first nomination from 2015 ended with "no consensus" (but that nomination did not really get any support–the only other opinion beyond the then-nominator was a "keep"), though standards (even the stricter ones for companies) might have been a bit more lax even then. (No opinion.). WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 20:23, 5 October 2026 (UTC)
• Note: this discussion has been included in the list of Finance-related AfD discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 20:23, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Delete; in all seriousness IMO this has a non-zero chance to be G11-eligible for such wonderful prose as led by Michael J. Urfirer, who has spent more than 30 years advising leading companies in the [various industries]. however I haven't tagged since it is "a bit short" (understatement). msk 01:59, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

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 Dimethyltryptamine#Cantelmoism. czar 02:19, 7 October 2026 (UTC)

Chris Cantelmo

AfDs for this article:

• Articles for deletion/Chris Cantelmo
• Articles for deletion/Chris Cantelmo (2nd nomination)

Chris Cantelmo (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Restore redirect to Dimethyltryptamine#Cantelmoism per the previous AfD. There is still no SIGCOV beyond the Vice article. The remaining sources here seem to be sketchy clickbaity websites. voorts (talk/contributions) 00:41, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

• Note: this discussion has been included in the AfD sorting lists for the following topics: People, Biology, Chemistry, and United States of America. voorts (talk/contributions) 00:41, 30 September 2026 (UTC)
• Comment: for clarity, the first nomination from January ended in deletion. No redirect was proposed at the time, but one was boldly created in July–which was overwritten this week with the return of article content. (No opinion.). WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 02:48, 30 September 2026 (UTC)
• Note: this discussion has been included in the AfD sorting lists for the following topics: California and Connecticut. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 02:48, 30 September 2026 (UTC)
• Redirect. Indeed, none of the sources aside from the Vice article are reliable, and at least one was written by Cantelmo himself. Toadspike [Talk] 09:41, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Keep - While the sourcing could be better, I do think it just comes by SIGCOV. As far as I can see the sources are not unreliable, but again it could be better. AFeatherlessBipehead (talk) 13:30, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

@AFeatherlessBipehead: the consensus at the last AfD was that the only SIGCOV was the Vice article. What new sources have you uncovered showing notability? voorts (talk/contributions) 18:15, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

I will note that all of the sources presently in the article were in the last version, which also had additional (unreliable) sources. I debated tagging this as G4, but this version is not sufficiently identical to the last version. voorts (talk/contributions) 18:18, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

See side discussion on the G4 issue. voorts (talk/contributions) 18:22, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Note that the discussion resulted in a change to G4 that would now make this page eligible for speedy deletion. voorts (talk/contributions) 01:42, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

Yeah okay the sourcing is not great, my vision here was more so address the issues of the article having a weird POV and style of writing, which was mentioned by users in the previous AfD. Would like to change my vote to weak keep on this one. AFeatherlessBipehead (talk) 18:28, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

The article was deleted for lack of notability, not the writing style. You should not be recreating an article that was deleted by consensus unless you can establish that the subject is now notable. voorts (talk/contributions) 18:33, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

It wasn't deleted strictly for lack of notability, it was nominated for it. AFeatherlessBipehead (talk) 18:43, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

All of the !votes were about notability. One editor said that the article was not notable and that there were tone issues; the other three !votes (including myself) were only about notability. Articles don't get deleted at AfD because of a slightly promotional tone (see WP:DINC), and I would not have nominated the article for deletion if that were the only issue with it. voorts (talk/contributions) 18:48, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

• Redirect to Dimethyltryptamine#Cantelmoism per nom, still only one good source, which is not enough for GNG. Kelob2678 (talk) 20:54, 30 September 2026 (UTC)
• Redirect to Dimethyltryptamine#Cantelmoism per Voorts. The Vice piece is the only solid source; the rest are self-written, clickbait or unreliable death databases. One article cannot carry a biography under WP:BASIC, and the earlier deletion still stands. Onatic (talk) 23:17, 30 September 2026 (UTC)
• Redirect as suggested, and as reasonable in these circumstances. The Vice article is not enough for GNG. Bearian (talk) 03:02, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

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Alexandra Olivia

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All sources are run of the mill so do not show notability or meet WP:NAUTHOR. PeriodicEditor (talk) 19:56, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

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None of the sources are run of the mill? Book reviews are how authors obtain notability. What? PARAKANYAA (talk) 20:42, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Keep because Pburka demonstrated at least 2 of her books are notable. PARAKANYAA (talk) 03:40, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

• Delete. This article currently has two sentences and fails WP:GNG. It seems there may not be significant coverage of this person but it is possible there may be of some of their work. Aneirinn (talk) 21:11, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Keep. Meets AUTHOR#3. msk 22:37, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

• Comment: WP:NAUTHOR says "a person is likely to be notable if" they meet either #1, #2, or #3, not necessarily that they are. They still have to pass WP:GNG, which the article does not as it does not have anywhere near significant coverage of this individual. It can be debated if they even meet #3. The second is a review by a literary agent of an agency of which she is a client , and the third is not by a reliable source. Aneirinn (talk) 22:55, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

  Didn't catch that, thanks. Weak delete. msk 23:14, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

  They do not necessarily have to pass GNG if they meet NAUTHOR. See this recent RfC where everybody agreed that the status quo is, if you have two (theoretically) notable works, even if they do not have their own article, then you meet NAUTHOR and can be kept. 1brianm7 (talk) 23:50, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

  I am not voting yet because you need at least 2 notable books to pass NAUTHOR and only 1 has been demonstrated. But no, that is not the case. If you pass NAUTHOR you are notable. All that means is no one is absolutely notable, no matter what guideline they pass - but that also goes for GNG. That is why GNG is a presumption. If we find a compelling enough reason we can rebut the presumption of any notability guideline, including the GNG. PARAKANYAA (talk) 01:39, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

• Keep per MSK. Author of at least two notable books (The Radiant Dark and The Last One). As PARAKANYAA notes above, this has long been the standard for authors at AfD. In addition to the reviews above, both were also reviewed by Kirkus: . pburka (talk) 03:31, 4 October 2026 (UTC)
  • When closing this AfD, please move the page to the correct name, Alexandra Oliva. pburka (talk) 03:14, 5 October 2026 (UTC)