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Vikramadity Prakash

I see that you - if I get the links right - rejected the entry for Vikramaditya Prakash. (architectural historian teaching at Washington Univ. in Seattle). I have reworked his page to conform to the other similar scholars. It was rejected because of not being notable enough. This is wrong, if I may say so. He coauthored a textbook that is used throughout the US. has had projects featured at the recent Venice Biennale, is the host of an important podcast 'architecturetalk' that features important intellectuals in the community etc. Was named Distinguished Professor for his lifetime career achievements by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSCA) in their 2020 Architectural Education Awards. There are many other architectural historians in the wiki page that have done little by comparison. So I would like to get a revisit on this, Many thanks for your time. Brosi (talk) 15:13, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi Brosi,

I am the one who rejected your draft. I can understand feeling passionate about a topic and wanting to see it discussed in an article on Wikipedia. Unfortunately, that isn't always possible for a variety of reasons. Those reasons have to do with what the Wikipedia has deemed "notability" (a word with a different standard applied to it on this platform than the world at large) and are laid out in WP:GNG, WP:NACADEMIC, and WP:NBIO. I would highly suugest that you read these closely.

Sourcing dictates if a topic is notable, and specifically third-party, independent sourcing. Wikipedia is a collection of what others write about a subject, not what the subject writes about themselves. There is one independent source in your draft (The American Scholar) and Prakash is not the subject of that story, the podcast is. Sources published by the subject of the article, the institution they work for, or any side research groups they are a part are considered primary sources. Primary sources are by their nature not third-party, nor are they independent, and as such they do not contribute to notability. In each draft you've submitted, Prakash's own writings have been the supermajority of sources used. This does not satisfy this requirement.

In looking at notability guidleines for academics, it's not clear that Prakash clears any of those specific guidelines. The demonstration of significance of Prakash's contributions to architecture needed to pass Criterion 1 (the criterion Prakash is most likely to pass) is not present in the draft or sources, because, again, demonstrating significance requires third-party (secondary) sourcing.

Regarding the changes you've made to the draft since the rejection, I think you've done a good job cleaning up the tone of it and making it read more like an encyclopedia article than a CV. But the sourcing remains a significant problem, and because of that my stance on rejecting the draft has not changed.

I also want to address some comments you made on Netherzone's Talk page. You mentioned articles about other academics in this field that already existed, and that Prakash is more notable than they are. The discussion of Prakash clearing the notability bar has nothing to do with other articles. If you feel so strongly that articles about other architecture historians do not meet the guidelines I've mentioned here, I'd encourage you to go to WP:AFD and learn more about how to get them deleted.

I'd also encourage you to re-read the conflict of interest guidelines. The conversation on Netherzone's page leads me to believe you are closer to Prakash than you've tried to make it appear. A conflict of interest can be personal as well financial, but the rules for editing about topics with which you have a conflict of interest remain the same.

I've said all I intend to say about this draft. If you wish to revisit it in the future, I would suggest going to the Teahouse for help. M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 16:54, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time top respond and clarify. I am certainly not going to recommend deletion. Being someone who circulates in the field it seems is a negative instead of a positive. I have made several entries - many years ago - when Wikipedia just started and certainly know what objectivity means, and now want to return to those efforts since I have more time. I know of several scholars who are deserving of wiki sites, but now feel like the hill is just too steep to climb. Brosi (talk) 17:12, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

so for example Mary McLeod (academic) has written about 2 articles and has wiki site - no major grants, no awards and the like apart from a hand full of small interview. B ut the review board was convinced. I could not find out who did her entry or when though.... at any rate. So if she passes, there is hope for Prakash. Brosi (talk) 20:59, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Let me state again: neither the existence of other articles nor their perceived quality has any bearing on if your draft should be accepted. Each draft must be able to stand on its own merits.

I am not interested in further debate about this, but you piqued my curiosity. Here's why Mary McLeod qualifies: she is a a fellow in the Society of Architectural Historians. The deletion discussion for her article goes over that.

During the discussion, the community determined that being a fellow in that society meets Criterion #3 of the notability guidelines for academics.

I have no more to say about this. Good day. M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 01:50, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

March 2024 GAN backlog drive

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A barnstar for you!

	The Editor's Barnstar
	Thanks very much for all of your subsequent work on the article Ed Bradley, after my initial research project and expansion. A pleasant surprise, and much appreciated!!! Princessa Unicorn (talk) 02:41, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

You did the hard part! I just got to wordsmith things a bit. A great example of teamwork! M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 16:18, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Promotion of Ed Bradley

Congratulations, M4V3R1CK32! The article you nominated, Ed Bradley, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Excellent job @M4V3R1CK32: I was happy to be the source reviewer and provide input! 750h+ 09:21, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks so much for reviewing! M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 19:00, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Welcome to the club

		The Featured Article Medal
		By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this special, very exclusive award created just for we few, we happy few, this band of brothers, who have shed sweat, tears and probably blood, in order to be able to proudly claim "I too have taken an article to Featured status". Gog the Mild (talk) 18:28, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

This is awesome! Thanks so much! M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 18:29, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Congratulations!!! Princessa Unicorn (talk) 21:26, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 01:42, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks again for your help with improving article quality

Thanks again so much for taking the initiative and running with it, after my research project and expansion of the article Ed Bradley. I've recently done some additional research and expansion on the article Channing Robertson. [1]. Do you think it is good enough yet to be "good"? Thanks again, Princessa Unicorn (talk) 01:42, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

I've left a handful of comments on the Talk page. Overall it's in really good shape! M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 00:40, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

I've got no objections to your suggested wording that you proposed on the talk page for that one bit you had removed, so I used your wording. I'm doing another research project at the moment that is taking up some of my time. I'll come back to look at your other recommendations, point by point. Thanks very much! Princessa Unicorn (talk) 17:33, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Sure thing! M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 13:59, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Baseball Spoken article

Nice job with that Spoken Article on Baseball, I can clearly see it's your first one.

Is it okay if I can give you some Spoken article requests, because I have a few requests. Clay2004 (talk) 15:15, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Sure can! M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 15:20, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Great, because here are two suggestions.

These include the SpongeBob episode SpongeBob's Last Stand, and the video game, Jetpac. Clay2004 (talk) 15:24, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

I think I can get those done a lot quicker than Baseball haha. I can take those on, I'll try to get to them this weekend. M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 15:25, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

As is Jetpac M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 21:14, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Spongebob is uploaded and placed. M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 20:29, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll add them to the list of Spoken articles. Clay2004 (talk) 22:02, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

@Clay2004 You bet! Thanks for the recs. Let me know if there are more you'd like me to record. M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 06:07, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Actually, I do have three more ideas.

The first one is Star Wars related, as today is May 4th, sometimes known as Star Wars Day, and that is the character, Jabba the Hutt, the second one is Eggs as food, and the final one is actually more of a list but is Nintendo mobile games. Clay2004 (talk) 11:34, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

I think for the time being I want to focus my efforts on GAs and FAs with spoken articles just because those will hopefully be static longer and the recordings therefore more accurate for a longer period of time. M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 01:42, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Okay, I understand.

How about the FAs, The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson, The Battle of Alexander at Issus, and Magnavox Odyssey, and the GAs Conker's Bad Fur Day and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Clay2004 (talk) 10:48, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

I'll see what I can do! M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 13:36, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Hello, M4V3R1CK32.

I just want to know how you are doing with those spoken articles. No need to rush or anything. Clay2004 (talk) 18:51, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

All I can say is I will get to them when I can. Life is happening off wiki and I have a few other projects that require my attention as well. M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 14:02, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

SW

HI M4V3R1CK32, mind doing a spoken Wikipedia recording for the Aston Martin DB9 article? We don't have any Spoken WP automotive FAs and it would be nice to have one. Do not feel obligated at all to. 750h+ 11:31, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

@750h+: I can certainly add it to the docket! Not sure when I will get to it. Time to record, in particular, is limited right now. M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 01:53, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Much thanks M4V3R1CK32! take all the time you need 750h+ 01:55, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

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Ed Bradley at TFA

Hi, this was promoted in May. Is July a good time for a TFA appearance? How about July 5? - Dank (push to talk) 15:58, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

I think that would be as good a time as any! I'll start thinking about a blurb, post something in TFA requests. Cheers M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 16:40, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Yes please. But I'll be shutting down the July TFARs as I schedule ... if people don't make a request, the usual place for all blurbs is the talk page of the FAC nomination. - Dank (push to talk) 17:50, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

@Dank: I've created the TFA submission, let me know if you need anything else from me! M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 20:08, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, now at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 5, 2024. - Dank (push to talk) 21:06, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, both, this is so wonderful! Princessa Unicorn (talk) 02:13, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Thank you today for the article "about American journalist Ed Bradley, a prominent Black journalist in the latter half of the 20th and early 21st Century"! Enjoy your first TFA day! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:07, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 15:15, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Precious

journalism

Thank you for quality articles such as Ed Bradley and William D. Hoard, for History of cheesemaking in Wisconsin from scratch, for improving articles and lists, for quality reviewing, for addressing suggestions- Josh, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2943 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:14, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks so much! M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 18:42, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

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• The Voting period for the 2024 Board of Trustees election is open until September 17. Go to the SecurePoll voting page to vote.
• Scholarship application for Wikisource Conference 2025 in Bali, Indonesia is open until September 20.
• WikiConference Nigeria 2024 will be held in Abuja, Nigeria from September 12–14.
• Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2024 will take place in Istanbul, Türkiye on September 20–22.
• Celtic Knot Wikimedia Languages Conference will take place in Waterford City, Ireland on September 25–27.
• Italian WikiConference will be held in Padua, Italy on September 27–29.
• Join Wiki Loves Onam, a photo campaign dedicated to documenting the vibrant and colorful festival of Onam on Wikimedia Commons. The campaign runs until September 30.

Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure See also newsletters: Wikimedia Apps · Growth · Research · Web · Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia · Tech News · Language and Internationalization · other newsletters on Mediawiki.org

• Users of all Wikis will have access to Wikimedia sites as read-only for a few minutes on September 25, starting at 15:00 UTC. This is a planned datacenter switchover for maintenance purposes.
• The Alternative Text suggested edits feature has now been fully deployed to production on the iOS App for Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and French Wikipedias! This feature, part of WE1.2, is designed to enhance how newcomers add alt text to images, aiming to improve accessibility and engagement. For more details, visit the project page and explore the new feature in the app!
• Editors and volunteer developers interested in data visualization can now test the new software for charts. Its early version is available on beta Commons and beta Wikipedia. This is an important milestone before making charts available on regular wikis. You can read more about this project update and help test the charts.
• A new draft text of a policy discussing the use of Wikimedia’s APIs has been published on Meta-Wiki. The draft text does not reflect a change in policy around the APIs; instead, it is an attempt to codify existing API rules. Comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome on the proposed update’s talk page until September 13 or until those discussions have concluded.
• More recent tech updates from Tech News.
• The latest status updates from Wikifunctions.
• Help us find WikiProjects or other online collaboration spaces!

Annual Goals Progress on Equity See also a list of all movement events: on Meta

• Revamping Movement Strategy Grants with Hub Focus.
• Watch the recordings of Let's Connect Grantee Partner Learning Conversation: Conversation #1 with Wiki in Africa, Wiki Advocates Philippines, and Indic MediaWiki Developers UG and Conversation #2 with Wikimedia Community UG Malta, Wikimedia MA UG, and Wikimedia Canada.

Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Integrity See also blogs: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog

• Wikimedia Foundation defeats gambling magnate’s lawsuit in Germany.
• Wikimedia Indonesia and UNESCO Jakarta Team Up Against Harmful Content Online.
• Child Rights Impact Assessment at EduWiki Knowledge Showcase and more: Latest updates from the Global Advocacy team.
• Protecting the people: Some recommendations for safety while contributing to Wikimedia projects.

Board and Board committee updates See Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter

• The Movement Charter Drafting Committee published their recommendations and bid farewell.
• Read updates from the July 2024 Wikimedia Endowment Board Meeting.
• Learn more about 12 candidates running for 4 seats on the Board by reading their statements and their answers to community questions.
• See the new members of the U4C following the results of the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) special election, a new decision making group that will enforce the UCoC in specific circumstances.

Other Movement curated newsletters & news See also: Diff blog · Goings-on · Wikimedia World · Signpost (en) · Kurier (de) · other newsletters:

• Topics: Education · GLAM · The Wikipedia Library
• Wikimedia Projects: Milestones · Wikidata
• Regions: Central and Eastern Europe

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The Signpost: 26 September 2024

• In the media: Courts order Wikipedia to give up names of editors, legal strain anticipated from "online safety laws"

• Community view: Indian courts order Wikipedia to take down name of crime victim, editors strive towards consensus

• Serendipity: A Wikipedian at the 2024 Paralympics

• Opinion: asilvering's RfA debriefing

• News and notes: Are you ready for admin elections?

• Gallery: Are Luddaites defending the English Wikipedia?

• Recent research: Article-writing AI is less "prone to reasoning errors (or hallucinations)" than human Wikipedia editors

• Traffic report: Jump in the line, rock your body in time

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Wikimedia Foundation Bulletin September Issue 2

Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation over the second half of September 2024. Please help Translate.

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Upcoming and current events and conversations

Wikimedia event at the United Nations

Talking: 2024 continues

• "Wikimania Katowice coverage travels around the world" – a curated list of community and media coverage of Wikimania 2024. Over 100 pieces so far have been published about the event.
• WikiForHumanRights will lead a conversation about the future of the campaign with the Africa region on September 25 at 15:00 UTC.
• Let’s Connect: “Technology for Language Diversity in Wikimedia” will take place on September 26 at 15:00 UTC.
• Wikisource Conference 2025, the deadline for scholarship applications  has been extended to September 29.
• Big Fat Brussels Meeting 9 will be held in Brussels, Belgium from September 29–30.
• WikiConference North America will be held in Indianapolis, USA from October 3–6.
• WikiIndaba Conference 2024 will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from October 4–6.
• Wikimedia Technology Summit (WTS 2024): will be held in Hyderabad, India from October 4–5.
• ESEAP Community Call will be held on October 6 at 07:00 UTC.
• Wikimedia+Libraries International Convention 2025 is accepting submissions until October 6.
• The Language and Product Localisation team is hosting two office hours to discuss this year's plans and gather feedback from event organizers. The first session is October 5 at 16:00 UTC (Europe-Africa-Americas friendly), and the second is on October 6 at 03:00 UTC (Asia-Pacific friendly).

Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure See also newsletters: Wikimedia Apps · Growth · Research · Web · Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia · Tech News · Language and Internationalization · other newsletters on Mediawiki.org

• MediaWiki Product Insights: The latest edition includes details about: research about hook handlers to help simplify development, research about performance improvements, work to improve the REST API for end-users, and more.
• Tech News: Find out about the new automated Special:NamespaceInfo page, the latest Wishlist focus area, Template recall and discovery, and more recent tech updates.
• Wikidata Query Service: A new change to Wikidata Query Service will impact certain uses. The project will enter a transition period until the end of February 2025. For more details, visit the announcement page.
• Wikimedia Enterprise: Enhanced Free API Accounts: Recurring Credits and More Frequent Updates, early beta release of Structured Contents in Snapshot API, and early beta dataset release to Hugging Face.
• Wikifunctions: Status updates from September 20.
• Wikipedia Mobile Apps: Over 20,000 images have been added via the "Add an Image" feature on both iOS and Android (T372954)!
• Knowledge is Human: Read about ongoing work on the 2024 iteration of the "Knowledge is Human" public awareness campaign
• Server Switch: A server switch was completed successfully on September 25 with a read-only time of only 2 minutes 45 seconds.

Annual Goals Progress on Equity See also a list of all movement events: on Meta

• Wikimedia Research Showcase: Watch the latest showcase with the theme of Curation of Wikimedia AI Datasets.
• Conference and Event Fund: Updates and changes to the Conference and Event Fund program beginning in September 2024.

Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Integrity See also blogs: Global Advocacy blog · Global Advocacy Newsletter · Policy blog

• UN Summit of the Future Action Days: Watch the Wikimedia event titled "The Power of the Commons: Digital Public Goods for a more secure, inclusive, and resilient world" at The Summit of the Future. This is expected to result in a negotiated Global Digital Compact, which represents the final phase of our movement-wide campaign to impact the text of the Global Digital Compact.
• Wikipedia and the Digital Services Act: Lessons on the strength of community and the future of internet regulation.

Foundation statements

• Ahead of UN General Assembly, Wikimedia Foundation calls on governments to ensure the future internet is shaped by communities for the public interest.

Other Movement curated newsletters & news See also: Diff blog · Goings-on · Wikimedia World · Signpost (en) · Kurier (de) · other newsletters:

• Topics: Education · GLAM · The Wikipedia Library
• Wikimedia Projects: Milestones · Wikidata
• Regions: Central and Eastern Europe

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