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Restored

It was deleted because it was set up as a talk page, with no article page. I restored it and moved it to User:Purpleglasses/Elite (2010 film).--SPhilbrickT 11:06, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

No problem. Actually, you have an excuse, I did not. It is quite common for an admin to delete an article and miss the talk page, so it is equally common for there to be a stray talk page that needs deleting. It happens often enough that I sometimes delete them without looking closely. Had I paid more attention, I would have realized it was a misplaced article, not a stray talk page. In any event, problem solved. I did move it to user space, because it has no references; those should be added before moving back to article space. If you cannot do so, let me know and I'll do it.--SPhilbrickT 12:15, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

I am deeply in debt since I had no backup! Thanks for the help. Do you believe it's ok to leave the page in user space until I find the references or should I use sandbox instead? Thanks again! --Purpleglasses (talk) 12:21, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

It is fine leaving it in user space. Copy vios and attacks will be removed in short order, other material, if it languishes too long, but I define too long as over a year or two.--SPhilbrickT 13:59, 12 August 2011 (UTC)