Talk:Mulu Nega

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Spyder212 (talk) 18:44, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

Apparent plagiarism of Mulu's PhD thesis by others

Joseph Attiah Seniwoliba and Richard Nalarb Yakubu published (https academicjournals org /journal/ERR/article-full-text/861648154784) a paper dated 2015 in Educational Research and Reviews (Archived 22 November 2020 at archive.today) which has

• the paragraph The rapid changes in the higher education context driven by political, economic ... improve quality of their higher education systems. from page 17 of Mulu's thesis;
• the three paragraphs Despite the lack of consensus over the concept of quality, ... higher education in the context of developed countries (Harvey and Williams, 2010; Pratasavitskaya and Stensaker, 2010). from pages 18 and 19 of Mulu's thesis.

Since Mulu's thesis was prepared in 2011 and the pdf timestamped in March 2012, it looks like Seniwoliba and Yakubu plagiarised from Mulu, not the other way around. I'm posting this here for easy searches in the future. Since academicjournals org is listed as a predatory publisher I suspect that these two authors may not achieve the notability needed for Wikipedia. Boud (talk) 22:02, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

Clarification: it's Seniwoliba and Yakubu who I assume will never become notable, after apparently plagiarising like this. Boud (talk) 20:50, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Tweet

@HyettsTheGamer2: A tweet really only is acceptable to illustrate a topic - it should not normally be a source, although there are some exceptions, such as at least one national health ministry (Poland) that is unable to publish fresh COVID-19 infection data on its own websites, and instead publishes them on Tweets outside of the European Union. I'm not really convinced that this statement is so important in Mulu Nega's life, but it's true that it's the event that has probably made him most famous in the world, so it's probably acceptable. Ethiopian government websites would be the best sources for official information, but if Ethiopian government agencies have the same software and server difficulties as the Polish Ministry of Health, then tweets could probably be accepted as an exceptional case.

In any case, we need the correct username and ID of the tweet! Right now we have Sorry, that page doesn’t exist! Boud (talk) 21:12, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

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Social media on a via

Seriously? Social media is not a reliable source, even if someone else repeats it — or maybe that's especially if someone else repeats it. See WP:SOCIALMEDIA.

Content in this wiki article: According to Europe External Programme with Africa (EEPA), Mulu Nega handed in a resignation letter in late January 2021, stating that the transitional administration had no power to respond to "the plight of the people of Tigray who are starving to death and sexually harassed by foreign forces". Citation: [1]

EEPA writes: Social media also report that the Interim President of the Tigray region, Mula Nega, handed in a resignation letter, with as reason “the plight of the people of Tigray who are starving to death and sexually harassed by foreign forces” and that the the administration had no say in any matter; the resignation would have been submitted to the Office of the PM, and Nega is waiting for a response

Disclaimer at bottom of EEPA report: Disclaimer: All information in this situation report is presented as a fluid update report, as to the best knowledge and understanding of the authors at the moment of publication. EEPA does not claim that the information is correct but verifies to the best of ability within the circumstances. Publication is weighed on the basis of interest to understand potential impacts of events (or perceptions of these) on the situation. Check all information against updates and other media. EEPA does not take responsibility for the use of the information or impact thereof. All information reported originates from third parties and the content of all reported and linked information remains the sole responsibility of these third parties.

WP:SOCIALMEDIA allows you to use such in certain circumstance, but you don't even have it sourced to the actual social media post, just someone who says they saw something. And it's ambiguous as to whether Mulu Nega wrote something or someone else wrote it about Mulu Nega. And EEPA disclaims accuracy. Come on! Delete that!

Platonk (talk) 06:13, 29 December 2021 (UTC)