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Hello,

First of all let me wish you a happy new year.

I would like to ask you if you could give me a more detailed feedback on how to address the issues on the new page I have tried to edit, named Iakovos Antonios Armaos.

I have tried to use reliable sources as well as to follow a formal and neutral tone. However, I am having difficulties understanding which points of the text exactly need to be corrected so that the page can be published.

Could you help me in showing me with more details the things wrong with this page as is now, which made you decide to send it back for review and resubmission?

Thank you in advance for your time Thanosb94 (talk) 11:42, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I still do not believe the article demonstrates that the subject meets the inclusion criteria for academics. I recommend reading it, though I dislike it for its length. I agree that the tone is neutral, and the article cites reliable sources. However, the issue is that none of the sources are independent from the subject himself in that they are simply his written works or conferences he participated in. I see that he has written for couple of publications and gave speeches at conferences. However, I do not believe they are enough to satisfy any of the inclusion criteria. In any case, thanks for disclosing your conflict of interest. Ca ^{talk to me!} 13:20, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

thank you very much for your reply.

My intention was not to create a page demonstrating that the person is an academic. The person has three properties: business man first and most importantly, part-time writter in media plattforms, and thirdly with some academic interests and some minor notable references on this part. Basically, the person is not an academic through and through nor was my intention to present him as such.

Secondly, when you talk about length, you mean too short or too big? Because, there have been articles both way too big and way too short out there. Shouldn't be the information itself that matters?

Additionally, the sources which are only dependent from the person are his personal website and the website of the enterprise he is leading. All other references are

1)from the national archive of PHD theses in Greece -which includes a huge number of other theses-

2)papers and news plattforms which may have the person's resume and articles, but are independent entities on their own, responsible for what they publish and contain articles of mulitple other writters? How else could one demonstrate his second property and activity? And even if the writting is his own, which media plattform would publish any piece from anyone without having control of the publishment of such piece? Does this not make the plattform an independent source, since the final decision of the publications is entirely up to the plattform itself?

Finally, isn't the information and its safekeeping that matters, even if a person may not be that popular?

My intention is not to be offensive or pushy at all. To be entitely honest with you, I knew from the beginning that this specific item is kind of in the medium: with some sources out there which could be argued that are both dependent and independet and with a person that could and could not be included in wikipedia. I chose this specific task to see how wikipedia works so that I may be able to responsibly add content in the future in an encyclopedia scheme which I find carries a significant importance, if one thinks what is stands for in terms of the democracy of knowledge. So, please, do not take my message as someone who pushes but as someone who tries to learn and be responsible.

The only thing I find hard to understand is issues on length. If we are lazy enough to read half a page we are doomed as a species: This is an encyclopedia afrer all, not tik-tok.

Would you be so kind as to answer to my questions point by point so that I know how to go on adequately ans responsibly in the future? Thanosb94 (talk) 06:21, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Thanosb94 I apologize, I should have worded the bit about the length better. I meant to warn you that the guideline WP:NACADEMIC is very lengthy, not your draft. I'll respond to your other points later. Ca ^{talk to me!} 07:17, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Thanosb94 Since he is more known for his career outside academica, you may want to look at the WP:General notability guideline. It could be argued that since his articles were reviewed by third-parties, they could be considered more independent. However, these articles are meant to give an expert perspective on a matter, only representing one person's viewpoint. The news sites he wrote for are not rigorous as properly peer-reviewed journals. It perfectly fine to cite his articles for basic claims such as "He wrote for New York Times", but such use would be considered as a use of a primary source.

Notability guidelines ensure that Wikipedia articles are sourced to many different viewpoints, not just people and publications affiliated with the subject. Ca ^{talk to me!} 14:32, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Just a reminder that, if you have time, you are welcome to join the ongoing GA backlog drive; it runs until the end of January. You are receiving this message because you signed up on the drive page but have not yet listed any reviews. We hope to see you there! Either way, happy editing! —Ganesha811 (talk) 01:09, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Is it "Ka", "Sa", "Tsa", or "Ja"? This is only a technical question. 67.209.130.188 (talk) 04:46, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I pronounce it like /ca/. Ca ^{talk to me!} 04:55, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On 10 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Charles Brenton Fisk, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Charles Fisk quit physics after unknowingly working for the Manhattan Project and became an organ builder? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Brenton Fisk. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Charles Brenton Fisk), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 12:03, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Interesting article, and on a topic I would not usually have reason to read about! Thank you for this contribution. Best, Tenpop421 (talk) 19:43, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Thanks for your kind words Ca ^{talk to me!} 02:21, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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hello the reason why I came here is because it showed on the list you are one of the active draft page reviewers so I am asking if you can please review my draft of submission at https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:North_Cushitic_Languages. Thank You. Cookiemonster1618 (talk) 20:00, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sure Ca ^{talk to me!} 01:31, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

VisualEditor BotlinkermontyC666 (talk) 01:09, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @BotlinkermontyC666, Here is a guide onusing VisualEditor: WP:Visual editor Ca ^{talk to me!} 01:31, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A tag has been placed on Universal content identifier requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section R2 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a redirect from the article namespace to a different namespace except the Category, Template, Wikipedia, Help, or Portal namespaces.

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How to upload my images here? --Ahmad Abdullah Makame (talk) 21:25, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, here is a guide here: WP:Uploading images. Ca ^{talk to me!} 00:24, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, How Can I Add A New Article? --الوهابية بلا اعتذار (talk) 18:21, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@الوهابية بلا اعتذار Hi, you can read the guide WP:Your First Article. Ca ^{talk to me!} 23:14, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]