Editing Eurovision Wiki:Teahouse (section)

== Deleted talk page archive ==

I went into the talk page for [[Columbo]], and then into the archives for the talk page via the name discussion header, but only [[Talk:Columbo/Archive 2|archive 2]] seems to exist. The [[Talk:Columbo/Archive 1|first archive]] got deleted by Twinkle under G8, which seems wrong, from reading the policy. Am I missing something, or is this a mistake? I think it's also broken the talk page header, since it refuses to display the archives at all, despite archive 2 being completely fine.

So: if this is a mistake, how could I fix it/notify an admin to fix it? If it's not a mistake, why would this be done? Thanks! [[User:Magicalus|Magicalus]] ([[User talk:Magicalus|talk]]) 19:09, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:Hello, @[[User:Magicalus|Magicalus]]. That does indeed look like an error - it was not a talk page of a deleted article, but an archive of a talk page. Perhaps @[[User:Isabelle Belato|Isabelle Belato]] (who did the deletion: "Twinkle" was the tool she used) can comment? [[User:ColinFine|ColinFine]] ([[User talk:ColinFine|talk]]) 19:47, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::It technically ''was'' the talk page of a deleted article. Somebody created [[Columbo/Archive 1]]. Isabelle Belato deleted it and routinely included its talk page [[Talk:Columbo/Archive 1]], a simple mistake to make. I have restored it. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] ([[User talk:PrimeHunter|talk]]) 20:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Much obliged! For the future, is there a more proper way of reporting such oddities? [[User:Magicalus|Magicalus]] ([[User talk:Magicalus|talk]]) 20:12, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::::{{ping|Magicalus}} Clicking the red link showed the deletion log with the administrator who deleted it (like [[Columbo/Archive 1]]). The recommendation is to contact them first but they haven't edited since 14 February 2026 so coming here was OK. This page is watched by several administrators with access to examine and handle it. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] ([[User talk:PrimeHunter|talk]]) 20:20, 11 March 2026 (UTC)