User talk:1AmNobody24
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Question from Amandin Musirikare (09:25, 4 July 2024)
[edit]How do you create a biography on Wikipedia --Amandin Musirikare (talk) 09:25, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Amandin Musirikare, you should take a look at Help:Your first article and Wikipedia:Biography dos and don'ts. Nobody (talk) 15:31, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
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Administrators' newsletter – July 2024
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2024).
- Local administrators can now add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without using JavaScript. Documentation is available on MediaWiki. (T6086)
- The Community Wishlist is re-opening on 15 July 2024. Read more
Hello, how are you? I need help adding a page, I am new --KCL2022 (talk) 21:58, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hi KCL2022, take a look at Help:Your first article to learn about that. Nobody (talk) 05:11, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
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MediaWiki message delivery 21:29, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
Hi this isn't like a question abt editing I'm just wondering if you're Nobody as in the dude who killed that poor cyclops or --Paragonne (talk) 08:15, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Paragonne, I don't think i'm related to Odysseus nor have I met a a Cyclops like Polyphemus before. Nobody (talk) 08:34, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
- Neato p.gonne (talk) 08:38, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
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MediaWiki message delivery 01:28, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
Updating bibliography in the WIKIPEDIA article on Seta B. Dadoyan
[edit]Dear Colleague, I fully understand and indeed appreciate the strict rules of editing and the problem of "conflict of interest." However, the suggested edition was ONLY an updating of bibliography, such as new publications, corrections of exiting dates/pages. Obviously, this sort of information will only be available to the author. or myself. A full and complete bibliography is always welcome, and it is not available anywhere else, except WIKIPEDIA. I do very much hope that you will consider the edition/completion of the "Works" section. The existing one lacks a very substantial part of my works. As you kindly go over it, you will see that there is not a single statement or word of praise or evaluation. It is all purely bibliographical material.
With many thanks!
SBD Seta dadoyan (talk) 00:37, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Seta dadoyan, the removal of the bibliography was mostly due to Style. The bibliography should not be longer than the rest of the article. Due to that, only the most notable ones, that can be sourced, should be added. While I understand that you'd like it to be the complete list, Wikipedia is not a directory. You could instead try creating a Bibliography list article on it's own at Draft:Seta Dadoyan bibliography, but I'm not sure how the notability would apply for that. It's also important to keep using the same style for all items, for example by using the citation templates for all them ({{Cite book}}, {{Cite journal}}). @Bbb23 Anything I missed? Nobody (talk) 06:31, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
As instructed, I cut the proposed update to 50% of earlier version, it is now in the required size and style. Please kindly consider the improvement, as the existing entry is seriously incomplete.
Thanks!
SBD Seta dadoyan (talk) 14:24, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
Question from Katrine Moite (10:14, 18 July 2024)
[edit]Hello, I want to add an article abput me and my work as a photographer to the Wikipedia. How can I do this? thanks --Katrine Moite (talk) 10:14, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Katrine Moite, there's a few things to consider. First there's Autobiography, a guideline that discourages writing about themself. There's Conflict of interest which also would apply. For the draft itself there are also a few things to consider: It needs Reliable sources for Verifiability and Notability, it needs to be written in a neutral tone. Nobody (talk) 10:43, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
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MediaWiki message delivery 00:01, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
The removal of the entire 'Works' section from WIKI entry Seta Dadoyan, scholar...
[edit]Dear 1AmNobody24, as per our previous talks, the issue is the removal of the entire section on 'Works' from the WIKI entry on Seta Dadoyan, an "Armenian historian, scholar..." The reason was explained as the section being too long. I totally understand the concern, and it is absolutely legitimate. As discussed, I sent you a very abbreviated one page of all published works, books and few articles, with the expectation that we would pursue the effort to restore my 'works'.
The entry on Seta Dadoyan still stands mutilated, a scholar, and a prominent one at that - with 13 major books and dozens of articles - also a painter, seems strange.
The object is now to find a way to restore the article with a brief section on my "works'. Since all the items there are published by major publishers, there can be no issue of so-called "sources." I will send that page to you anytime.
Also, while we are in this subject, and I greatly appreciate your professionalism about these matters, there are other missing matters in the entire entry, I have no idea who the author is. I suppose WIKI is precisely the venue to highlight the specifities of any subject/episode/person. How do you deal with these matters?
I very much look forward to hearing from you, a very incomplete entry on Seta Dadoyan should not persist long.
Many thanks,
Seta Dadoyan Seta dadoyan (talk) 14:40, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Seta dadoyan, the best point to start would be to create a complete list of works in your sandbox, sorting it by type (book (book series), articles). After that we take a look which ones can be considered the most notable ones. Since you know considerably more about Seta Dadoyan then I do, it makes sense for you to do this part alone and I then help on the second part of figuring out the notability. Nobody (talk) 15:28, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, 1Nobody 24, I just want to make sure that as per your advice, this morning NY time 12:00, I did send you a complete list of publications in Word and PDF versions (even though the PDF in turn looked like Word in the sandbox. This is for you to kindly "figure out the notablility." I will ask you to please share your edition, if you see it appropriate.
- Please confirm receipt of the material sent about 8 hours ago, and if it came through in good form. I may send the material as attachment, if you wish to provide an address.
- Many thanks! Seta dadoyan (talk) 23:49, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Seta, I've moved the list to your sandbox and started to improve it's layout, feel free to take a look there. It might take some time until I'm finished with it since I currently don't have much time to edit due to IRL responsibilities, but I'll do my best. Nobody (talk) 05:23, 25 July 2024 (UTC)