Talk:Maciej Cegłowski

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Article Structure

In attempt to provide a simpler more factual structure to the article, I re-organized the article into subsections (Speaking, Writing, Personal Life) and added numerous external references (the lack thereof being one of the motivations for a recent CFD).

This is the version with my edits:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maciej_Ceg%C5%82owski&oldid=726104378

Subsequently Blythwood simplified the article to one that is more of a summary with prose rather than explicit lists of notable (per external reference) accomplishments:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maciej_Ceg%C5%82owski&oldid=726108176

I am not sure if this is merely a difference in article structuring personal preference, or if one or the other of these is more "correct" for Wikipedia, so I am raising it here as a talk item in the hopes that others will help clarify which is better for a Wikipedia bio article (preferably with Wikipedia citations). Thanks!

Tantek (talk) 02:58, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, @t Tantek. Both forms are acceptable, although yours is preferable in my Wikipedia-informed opinion. Regardless, this BLP of Maciej has been saved from AfD ignominy, so all is well. I am an ardent deletionist but only when warranted. Thank you for your efforts to keep Wikipedia great!--FeralOink (talk) 02:25, 14 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Notability concerns

I reviewed the sources here, and I am concerned they are not sufficient for Wikipedia:Notability (biographies) requirements. Yes, the Pinterest company is notable, and its story has been subject to a series of articles, and as the founder, he is mentioned in it. But notability is not inherited. Steve Jobs is notable because they are numerous works about him, his biographies abound, etc. - he is not notable because of passing mentions in books/articles about Apple. But Maciej Cegłowski's notability seems inherited from Pinterest, he is discussed primarily in the context of his actions related to Pinterest. I do not think this sufficies; this article can be at best merged to Pinterest. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 11:47, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Piotrus: - I decided to expand this article out from the article on his company (it's Pinboard, by the way, not Pinterest - that's something else) when it became clear to me that much of his notability was for his writing and speaking rather than his company. If you look at (say) the Gruber sources, they don't even mention Pinboard. I have removed the PROD and added a few extra sources. Blythwood (talk) 12:07, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I added some more authoritative sources, such as Time, The Atlantic, the Guardian, The Economist, which I trust helps establish notability. Mdmcginn (talk) 22:16, 25 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]