Wikipedia:Article Incubator/History

This page is intended to record all articles that have been incubated, included those that were eventually deleted. Deleted pages will generally be restored if an editor expresses a good faith desire to work on them. Such requests can be made at WT:Article Incubator.

Articles that were moved in, then right back out, are not listed.

Article In date Out date Result (Brief description of subject) Notes
Eddie Kilroy 2009-09-16 2009-09-17 Graduated (music producer) original author blanked in frustration, saved in incubation
Downtown Emergency Service Center 2009-09-17 2009-09-18 Graduated (homeless charity) draft article not previously found in mainspace
Eie-manager 2009-09-17 2009-10-06 Redirected (file software) returned to mainspace & redirected; page it was redirected to was later deleted at AfD
Halton Bus Services 2009-09-17 2009-11-15 Deleted (bus schedule) Incubated >1 month with no improvement. There was some discussion about broadening the article's scope, but no actual interest in doing so.
Inventory cost management 2009-09-17 2009-10-09 Deleted (business concept) incubation consensus was that improvement was not possible due to term not having any clear, specific meaning
Sierra Kusterbeck 2009-09-17 2009-11-30 Redirected (musician) returned to mainspace & redirected
Temesgen 2009-09-17 2010-03-12 Deleted (musician) Incubated for ~6 months with minimal improvement; a search for sources turned up only a couple local press stories
Sakabatō 2009-09-18 2010-02-03 Graduated (sword)
Kacey Jones 2009-09-19 2009-09-28 Graduated (comedian/musician) previously deleted under CSD A7
Chocolate tart 2009-09-19 2011-04-09 Graduated (dessert)
Isaac E. Smith 2009-09-20 2009-11-03 Graduated (boat builder) previously deleted under CSD A7, restored upon request from page author
Protest in the United Kingdom 2009-09-20 2010-10-06 Userified (history of) draft article, never been in mainspace
Thinkbox 2009-09-22 2009-11-15 Graduated (media business)
Elliott Wald 2009-09-23 Current (hypnotist) possibly notable or re-workable into article about company
Joe Scarfone 2009-09-23 2009-11-30 Deleted (anti-smoking activist) page in incubation for > 1 month with minimal improvement; doubtful notability
Sexual passivity 2009-09-27 2010-10-15 Deleted (human sexuality) per AfD: Largely OR, needs expert treatment, deleted at MfD
Reed Cowan 2009-09-28 2009-11-04 Graduated (news anchor & film maker) previously AfD deleted & userified per request. Brought here for further improvement.
Poker run 2009-09-28 2009-09-30 Graduated (social gathering) tagged for speedy as transwikied dictionary definition before being incubated & expanded
Post-Cold War era 2009-09-28 2010-10-03 Userified (period of time) per AfD: clearly a notable topic, but is merely a collection of OR and SYNTH
Iboga Records 2009-09-29 2010-10-01 Deleted Incubated for over a year with no activity
Simbo Olorunfemi 2009-09-30 2010-01-10 Graduated (poet) incubated per AfD; returned to mainspace after considerable improvement
Heather Macleod aka MacLoud Music 2009-10-01 2009-11-04 Deleted (musician) Incubated >1 month with no improvement & no evidence that any is likely
Chryp 2009-10-07 2010-01-30 Userified (blogging software) transferred to user space for further work upon request
Hridoy Khan 2009-10-09 Current (musician) meets A7 guidelines, but subject is likely notable in reality
Joel Warady 2009-10-20 2010-02-03 Deleted (consultant/business owner) per AfD: some potential for a valid article; deleted after 3 months of no improvement in incubation
J. Emilio Carrillo 2009-10-24 2010-10-01 Deleted (health professional/businessman) promotional tone, possible cut & paste
2009 Louisiana interracial marriage incident 2009-10-24 2009-10-24 Graduated re-written from BLP1E candidate to article on notable event per AfD
Ten sundays 2009-10-28 2010-03-12 Deleted (web show) moved from abandoned userspace page; deleted after 5+ months (10 since original drafted) with no interest
Goresleeps 2009-10-29 2010-02-03 Deleted (Russian metal band) previously deleted at AfD; incubated per request. Deleted after 3 months with no progress.
Nick Wolven 2009-11-04 Current (author & musician) per AfD: not enough sources found to support an article. Deleted after 3 months with no progress, but restored 2-20 to allow for further attempt to salvage
Pornstar (film) 2009-11-04 2010-10-01 Deleted (unreleased film)
Habibi Silsila 2009-11-04 2010-10-15 Deleted (spiritual teacher) per AfD: incomprehensible mess, but possible notable. Deleted at MfD.
Industrial cheeses 2009-11-05 2010-10-01 Deleted Deleted after over 9 months of inactivity
Big Cartoon Database 2009-11-12 2009-11-30 Graduated (reference website)
Valery Fedorenko 2009-11-13 Current (kettlebell athlete) per AfD
Janet Allison 2009-11-13 2009-11-18 Redirected (involved in important legal case) restored for rewrite as result of DRV. Recreated from scratch in mainspace instead.
WJ Souza 2009-11-15 Current (photographer/journalist)
World Gaming Center 2009-11-21 Current (gaming website) draft article; has never been in mainspace
Taakatism 2009-11-22 2010-01-10 AfD deleted (religion) returned to mainspace by original author without improvement: nominated for AfD & deleted
Trotskyist League of Canada 2009-11-22 Current (Marxist organization) per AfD
Engine (boogie-rock band) 2009-11-24 2009-12-14 Graduated (rock band) per AfD: notability was in question
Chris Mentillo 2009-11-24 2010-02-07 Deleted (businessman) Page in incubation >2 months with minimal interest & no reason to believe notability is likely
Euan Blair 2009-11-29 2010-02-06 Graduated (son of Tony Blair) previously deleted at AfD; expanded with greatly improved referencing
Bola Abimbola 2009-11-29 Current (musician) long unreferenced BLP
Jeffrey Abrahams 2009-11-29 Current (businessman) long unreferenced BLP
Abdulhussain Abdulredha 2009-11-29 Current (actor) long unreferenced BLP
Canasta (band) 2009-11-30 2010-01-12 Graduated (classical-style band)
List of mainstream films with unsimulated sexual acts 2009-11-30 Current in dire need of cleanup
Living With The Infidels 2009-11-30 Current (YouTube series)
Sikiru Ayinde Barrister 2009-11-30 Current (musician) long unreferenced BLP
Grant Bell 2009-11-30 2009-02-03 Graduated (rugby coach) long unreferenced BLP; referenced & returned to main space
Ken Black 2009-11-30 Current (politican) long unreferenced BLP
Brian Cook (football administrator) 2009-11-30 Current (football player/administrator) long unreferenced BLP
Nokia 1200 2009-12-01 Current (cell phone) previously deleted at AfD, incubated upon request
Lenora Claire 2009-12-01 Current (fashion model) storied history including contentious AfD deletion
Furrlough 2009-12-01 Current (comic book) per Afd: assersions of notability, but no sources found to prove it
ISKCON New Govardhana Hare Krishna Community 2009-12-01 2009-01-23 Deleted (property development) page in incubation for > 1 month with zero interest; third party sourcing seems doubtful
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal 2009-12-02 2009-12-19 Graduated (musician) previously merged with Guns N' Roses per group AfD for record label Bald Freak Music and related articles. Previous versions had COI and sourcing concerns
List of German actors (from 1895 to the present) 2009-12-04 Current userified after long ago AfD, brought here after much work
Mitchell Wiggs 2009-12-04 2010-02-07 Deleted (singer/producer) Page in incubation >2 months with zero interest & no reason to believe notability is likely
BENDEL 2009-12-06 Current (state/group of people) Bendel is currently a redirect to related article
Ancient artillery 2009-12-08 Current (overview) per AfD: notable topic w/no non-redundant information at current
Comparative phenomenology 2009-12-09 Current (philosophic concept) written like an essay/not ready for mainspace
Autowreck (album) 2009-12-09 2009-12-15 Redirected (Engine album [see above]); returned to mainspace when Engine returned then redirected
Engine - Live As Yer Like (Video) 2009-12-09 2009-12-15 Redirected (Engine album [see above]); returned to mainspace when Engine returned then redirected
Live At Kent 1988 2009-12-09 2009-12-15 Redirected (Engine album [see above]); returned to mainspace when Engine returned then redirected
Well Oiled (album) 2009-12-09 2009-12-15 Redirected (Engine album [see above]); returned to mainspace when Engine returned then redirected
SE&CR Diagram 960 PMV 2009-12-09 Current (rail cars) draft article; never been in mainspace
Tau Omega Mu Fraternity and its Ladies' Circle 2009-12-15 Current (fraternity)
Robert Williams (geometer) 2010-12-15 Current (mathematician) per AfD: needs reworked into article about Source Book of Design rather than its author
Climate Gate 2010-12-21 Current (scientific controversy) started as a draft article; mostly redundant of Climatic Research Unit hacking incident - anything useful should be merged there
Comparison between Roman and Han Empires 2009-12-25 Current (historical comparison) Draft rewrite of Comparison between Roman and Han Empires as mandated by AfD
Fred: The Movie 2009-12-27 2010-02-18 Graduated (movie) draft article not previous found in mainspace
The Moscow Coup Attempt 2009-12-27 Current (music group) apparently notable, but article has zero content
Divorced Guys 2009-12-27 Current (movie) per AfD: upcoming movie which is sure to gain better sourcing soon
Base (design firm) 2009-12-27 Current (design company) draft article not previously in mainspace; written as self-promotion, but likely notable
Drs. Foster and Smith 2009-12-31 2010-03-13 Graduated (pet supply company) draft article with COI issues; cleaned-up & expanded before heading to mainspace
Google Technology User Groups 2009-12-31 Current (club-like meetings)
JME 2009-12-31 Current (grime musician) draft article not previously in mainspace
Ric Horner 2010-01-04 Current (artist)
Ric Horner 2010-01-04 Current (Bio of an artist) speedied A7; restored and incubated for sources to be added
Bocconi University School of Law 2010-01-05 2010-01-05 Graduated (law school) drafted in incubator
Bocconi School of Law Student-Edited Papers 2010-01-05 Current (body of academic work) recreated in incubator after being redirected in mainspace
C3Life.com 2010-01-07 Current (social networking website)
Engineered bamboo 2010-01-08 Current (product) notable, but is written like a ad using poor quality sources
Newsbeuter 2010-01-09 Current (Linux newsreader software) deleted at AfD for lack of notability; restored and incubated for sources to be added
A Marine Story 2010-01-10 2010-09-08 Graduated (movie) Per AfD: movie is coming up soon, so incubated until more sources are available
Demarco Morgan 2010-08-14 2010-09-09 Graduated (bio) Per AfD: unsourced BLP, notability not established
Wild Pockets 2010-01-12 Current (game engine/development softrrae) deleted at AfD for lack of notability; restored and incubated for sources to be added
2009 Kevin Rudd visit to Japan 2010-01-16 Current (historical event) incubated per request after AfD deletion
Glenn Cannon (bassist) 2010-01-19 Current (musician) per AfD: article passes notability, but needs a lot of work.
Yosef Babad (Hebrew Theological College) 2010-01-19 Current (college) per AfD: notability is assumed, but unproven
Dustproof computer 2010-01-22 2010-03-24 Redirected (product) Incubated per author request for "more time" to fix; returned to mainspace & redirected to related term after two months with no evidence of notability
Procedure Proficiency Software 2010-01-22 Current (class of software) incubated to give original author a chance to complete article tagged for speedy deletion
Majlesi Journal of Electrical Engineering 2010-01-24 Current (journal) deleted at AfD; incubated to give original author a chance to develop
Angus Waddell 2010-01-24 2010-02-02 Graduated (swimmer) unreferenced BLP; referenced & restored to mainspace
Alan Murray (golfer) 2010-01-24 2010-02-06 Graduated (professional golfer) unreferenced BLP; referenced, cleaned up, & restored to mainspace
Alastair Biggar 2010-01-24 2010-03-08 Graduated (rugby union player) unreferenced BLP stub; referenced & graduated (but not expanded)
Avtandil Kopaliani 2010-01-24 2010-03-08 Graduated (rugby union player) unreferenced BLP stub; referenced & graduated (but not expanded)
Arwel Thomas 2010-01-24 2010-03-08 Graduated (rugby union player) unreferenced BLP stub; referenced & graduated (but not expanded)
Asa Amone 2010-01-24 2010-02-28 Graduated (rugby league player) unreferenced BLP stub; referenced & graduated (but not expanded)
Andy Haigh 2010-01-24 2010-02-28 Graduated (rugby league player) unreferenced BLP stub; referenced & graduated (but not expanded)
Aaron Smith (rugby league) 2010-01-24 2010-03-05 Graduated (rugby league player) unreferenced BLP stub; trimmed, referenced, & graduated (but not expanded)
Andre Markgraaff 2010-01-24 2010-03-10 Graduated (rugby union player/coach) unreferenced BLP stub; referenced & graduated (but not expanded)
Aurélien Cologni 2010-01-24 2010-03-10 Graduated (rugby league player) unreferenced BLP stub; expanded slightly (but still a stub), referenced & graduated
Anthony Peridis 2010-01-24 2010-03-12 Graduated (television personality) unsourced BLP stub; expanded, referenced, & returned to mainspace
Andy Ripley 2010-01-24 2010-03-12 Deleted (rugby union player) unsourced BLP stub; recreated from scratch in mainspace instead
Andy Kent 2010-01-24 2010-02-04 Graduated (music artist) unreferenced BLP; referenced, expanded, & restored to mainspace
Audius Mtawarira 2010-01-24 2010-02-04 Graduated (music artist/producer) unreferenced BLP; referenced, expanded, & restored to mainspace
Barrington Pheloung 2010-01-24 2010-02-04 Graduated (TV/film music composer) unreferenced BLP; referenced & restored to mainspace
Ash Grunwald 2010-01-24 2010-02-07 Graduated (music artist) unreferenced BLP; referenced, expanded, & restored to mainspace
Barbara Frawley 2010-01-24 2010-02-22 Graduated (actress) unreferenced BLP; referenced & restored to mainspace
Angela Keep 2010-01-24 2010-02-22 Graduated (actress) unreferenced BLP; referenced & restored to mainspace
Ashley Gilbertson 2010-01-24 2010-02-23 Graduated (photographer) unreferenced BLP; referenced, expanded, & restored to mainspace
Ashley Carey 2010-01-24 2010-02-23 Graduated (Olympic field hockey player) unreferenced BLP; referenced, expanded, & restored to mainspace
Majlesi Journal of Electrical Engineering 2010-01-24 Current (academic journal) incubated after AfD deletion per request of page's author
Amr Adib 2010-01-28 Current (television personality) unsourced BLP that has been subjected to attacks on multiple occasions
Elisabeth Ribbans 2010-01-28 Current (newspaper editor)
Earth in Aid 2010-01-29 Current (charity) CSD:A7 candidate incubated to give it a chance to develop
United States v. Ballin 2010-02-06 2010-03-24 Graduated (legal case) draft article, not previously in mainspace
Tim McAuliffe 2010-02-07 Current (comedian/writer) incubated per request after PROD deletion
HCL ISD 2010-02-12 Current (Division of HCL Technologies, an Indian IT-company) COI draft article, never found in mainspace
Henry Kariel 2010-02-17 Current (author/researcher) insufficient content to warrant an article, but the subject is likely notable
Color symbolism and psychology 2010-02-18 Current deleted at AfD; incubated per DRV which found some potential for a legitimate article(s)
Vijai S. Shankar 2010-02-19 Current (Indian sage) speedy deleted as promotional; incubated per request for time to improve (see User talk:Abecedare/Archive 16#Dr._Shankar)
Thirty Four 2010-03-03 Current (biography of Albert Göring)
Race 2 2010-03-04 Current (future film) per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Race 2
Dhoom 3 2010-03-04 Current (future film) per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dhoom 3 (2nd nomination)
Hagoole 2010-03-04 Current (price comparison website) incubated per creator's request for more time to improve (was A7 speedy deletable)
Colin Ramirez 2010-03-07 2010-03-08 Deleted (footballer) deleted per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Colin Ramirez, incubated for additions to demonstrate notability, but deleted at editor's request when he could not source them.
Mark Boardman 2010-03-08 2010-04-16 Deleted ("celebrity journalist") deleted per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Boardman; repost deleted G4 but exhumed for possible DRV
Boss Audio 2010-03-15 Current (company) per DRV likely needs better sourcing to have a stand alone mainspace article
Asiagh 2010-03-15 Current (clan of people) per request after AfD deletion
Hubert Joly 2010-03-23 Current (CEO of Carlson Companies) text was copied from company webpage; copyright was released, but text still needs cleaning to be usable
Stav Prodromou 2010-04-04 2010-04-16 Graduated Bio, incubated for sourcing and notability
Denizen (film) 2010-06-20 2010-06-21 Graduated Userfied after AfD, film was not yet released
Melody EP 2010-07-24 Current Forthcoming EP, incubated after WP:Articles for deletion/Melody EP
Bitcoin 2010-11-26 2010-12-14 Graduated Article about a new form of electronic currency, incubated after a complex history including an AfD, userfication, and two DRVs, the latest one here.
Elena Siegman 2010-11-30 Current Article about a singer, speedied A7 but incubated as another user expressed intention to improve it.