User talk:Sammyjava#top

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The Ukulele Guy - Aggie80 (talk) 13:08, 17 October 2013 (UTC)

===Status and Advice===

As a reviewing administrator who specializes in academic bios, I re-checked the article. The main problem is that the material is written in too personal a style, as a tribute to here. Here are the general rule for this type of articles:

(See also our guide to writing Wikipedia articles . )

First, give the basic information--the source should be the CV-- birthplace and date, degrees, previous positions. If there are published books, list them in formal bibliographic style. In a field dependent on journal articles, list the 3 or 4 most influential articles, getting citation figures from Scopus or Web of Science or Google Scholar, or some other appropriate source.. Do not include conference presentations, book chapters, and other minor published work. Such a list needs to be frequently updated, and belongs in the CV, not an encyclopedia.

Include major national level offices and awards, but not minor ones. Be sure to list editorships (but not mere editorial board membership) --we consider it very important, and you should add it to the articles for the relevant journals also, with a link to the bio.

If the person has any notable students who would qualify for Wikipedia bios, include them. Their PhD & postdoctoral advisors probably also qualify for bios here; add them and link them, even if they do not yet have articles.

It is not necessary to cite the basic information in detail to other than the official CV. However, give any actual references providing substantial coverage from 3rd party independent published reliable sources, print or online, but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases. For any part you quote directly from a published bio, include quotation marks and a reference.

Pay particular attention to the way we make links to other Wikipedia articles. Avoid WP:Peacock terms: do not use words of praise, or state that the person is important: the contents of the article will show it.

Include only material that would be of interest to a general reader coming across the mention of the subject and wanting the sort of information that would be found in an encyclopedia. Do not include material that would be of interest only to those associated with the subject, or to prospective students--that sort of content is considered promotional. Keep in mind that the goal of an encyclopedia is to say things in a concise manner, which is not the style of press releases or web sites, or CVs, which are usually more expansive.

And be certain never to use material copied from other sources unless it is in the public domain, or released to us under a free license Even when it might be possible to get permission, there is generally no point in doing so--a person's web site or CV is usually unsuitable for WP, because it is usually written to some degree as a press release, praising rather than describing the subject and containing material we would not include, such as a full list of every minor publication. It is therefore always better and much easier to rewrite. In doing this, remember to also also Close paraphrase. Rewrite from scratch, changing not just the words, but the arrangement into sentences and the sequence of ideas.

If I can help you with any of this, let me know. DGG ( talk ) 04:05, 16 November 2013 (UTC)

{{Wikipedia:Teahouse/Teahouse talkback|WP:Teahouse/Questions|How to cite personal knowledge of fact?|ts=LukeSurl ^{t c} 15:02, 18 November 2013 (UTC)}}

File:Madison Public Library interior (9913742865).jpg I saw that you live in Madison (based on your userpage), so if you're interested, I wanted to invite you to a humanities edit-a-thon in the Madison Public Library on Friday, April 25th (1:30–3:30). It'll be on the shorter side and is aimed at new editors, but I hope to see you there. More information is available on the [http://humanities.wisc.edu/public-projects/public-humanities-conference/2014-agenda/ 2014 UW Conference on the Public Humanities website]. Let me know if you have any questions czar ♔ 04:03, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

File:Information.svg Hello Sammyjava. The nature of your edits, such as the one you made to :Draft:Gohar Vardanyan, gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic, but you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a category of conflict of interest (COI) editing that involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on neutral point of view and what Wikipedia is not, and is an especially serious type of COI; the Wikimedia Foundation regards it as a "black hat" practice akin to black-hat search-engine optimization.

Paid advocates are strongly discouraged from direct article editing, and should instead propose changes on the talk page of the article in question if an article exists. If the article does not exist, paid advocates are strongly discouraged from attempting to write an article at all. At best, any proposed article creation should be submitted through the articles for creation process, rather than directly.

Regardless, if you are receiving or expect to receive compensation for your edits, broadly construed, you are required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:Sammyjava. The template {{tl|Paid}} can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form: {{tlc|paid|2=user=Sammyjava|3=employer=InsertName|4=client=InsertName}}. If I am mistaken – you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits – please state that in response to this message. Otherwise, please provide the required disclosure. In either case, do not edit further until you answer this message. GSS ^💬 15:48, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

:@GSS I am not in any way being compensated either directly or indirectly for my edits to this page. I am merely an editor who was rather surprised to discover that Vardanyan did not have a Wikipedia artist bio page. In fact, I intentionally did not mention her sponsorships, as that would appear to be advertising. I have no relationship with Vardanyan other than as a fan of her work. I appreciate the concern, and it's certainly worthy of noting. Sammyjava (talk) 15:57, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

::Thank you for providing clarification. Have you ever had any professional or personal contact with her? GSS ^💬 16:39, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

:::I have, via comments on her performances on YouTube. Nothing unusual or close - standard fare these days with performers on social media. I have never met her in person, talked to her, or seen her perform in person (although I certainly hope to some day!). Sammyjava (talk) 17:21, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

@GSS Note that I have resubmitted the draft for review. I apologize for moving it to main on my own earlier today, that was a mistake on my part, thinking that the article would be put into review mode. Now it is in the proper review process, as I had originally intended! I hugely appreciate your help in getting this page published!

File:Information icon4.svg There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident with which you may be involved. Thank you. GSS ^💬 17:55, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

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File:Information.svg Hello, Sammyjava. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Gohar Vardanyan, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 22:06, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

File:Information.svg Hi Sammyjava! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you. DrKay (talk) 12:49, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

:Thanks for the clarification. I presume you're not referring to the edit I made today correcting a date that was already correct elsewhere in the article. I'll be sure to double-check that my "minor" edits are just for typos, non-meaning-changing grammar, and the like. Sammyjava (talk) 13:58, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

File:Information.svg Hello, Sammyjava. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Jonathan Leathwood, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 00:08, 12 November 2024 (UTC)