User talk:Editor Karasik

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I noticed that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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Thank you for replying to the conflict of interest query. Just to clarify, if you know him as a friend, relative or colleague, you must state that on the article talk page. If you have a remunerated relationship, that requires further disclosure.

Note that unless there more than one David P. Young on Wikipedia (there isn't) the title should just be his name, and in any case "Poet and Literary Critic" should be lower case, they are not proper nouns. Please read the guidance below:

When you write about a person, you must provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that they meet the notability guidelines. Sources that are not acceptable include those linked to the person or an associated organisation, press releases, YouTube, IMDB, social media and other sites that can be self-edited, blogs, websites of unknown or non-reliable provenance, and sites that are just reporting what the person claims or interviewing them. Note that references should be in-line, so we can tell what fact each is supporting, and should not be bare urls.

You had no inline refs at all. There were some links at the bottom, but most were unsuitable as independent third-party sources, including as they did sites associated with him, reviews of his work, what appears to be an obit for someone else, and his own comments'

You must write in a non-promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic, with verifiable facts, not opinions or reviews.

Much of the text is promotional opinions, or him talking about himself: , Young says that "Poetry is where it begins and ends, for me. I feel that poetry is one of the great and enduring human activities and that it merits being served with integrity and humanity."... have been praised as “inventive, playful, precise, eminently readable...

His poetry is deeply grounded in the landscape and weather... critics frequently emphasize its imaginative reach and depth: “Young's range is spectacular. The ease with which he moves through personal, historical, literary, and scientific idioms creates a powerful impression that each of these realms is part of a single whole—that somehow, in the grandest possible scheme of things, etc. His notability as defined above depends on facts, such as awards, not what he, or anyone else, thinks about his work

There shouldn't be any url links in the article, only in the "References" or "External links" sections.
You must not copy text from elsewhere. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly that the text is public domain. We require that text posted here can be used, modified and distributed for any purpose, including commercial; text is considered to be copyright unless explicitly stated otherwise. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient.

I didn't check, but there are obvious concerns here. An article created in a single edit, with no references or wikilinks (not even poet) and superscripts that appear to be ghost links to endnotes seems likely to have been pasted from somewhere.

Also note that the lead section should have no heading, and headings should be formatted in accordance to Wikipedia practice, including consistent sentence case. Claimed awards should be sourced to the awarding body.

It's pretty clear that you haven't looked at a Wikipedia biography, see, for example Emma Louisa Turner

Before attempting to write an article again, please make sure that the topic meets the notability criteria linked above, and check that you can find independent third party sources. Also read Your first article. If you are writing about yourself, or someone you know as a friend, colleague, client, employer or relative, you have a conflict of interest, and you must disclose the nature of that COI. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:24, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your guidance, Jimfbleak, I will study, revise, and resubmit. Editor Karasik (talk) 16:51, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Jimfbleak,

I have revised and the revision is in my sand box. Do you have access?

I have not been able to locate where I talk about possible conflicts of interest. I studied with Professor Young 49 years ago and have not spoken with him in years. Does this represent a conflict of interest?

Sincerely yours, Editor Karasik ~~~~ Editor Karasik (talk) 14:57, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Jimfbleak, Using my sandbox I have revised extensively and corrected formatting errors.

Two questions for you:

How do I transfer what is in my sandbox to Wikipedia as an entry?
Where do I set out considerations on conflict of interest? I think I am okay on that, as I last studied with Professor Young 49 years ago and have not spoke with him in years. Where do I file?
Many thanks, Editor Karasik (talk) 11:42, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Editor Karasik

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. A tag has been placed on User:Editor Karasik requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

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Contested deletion

This page should not be speedily deleted because... the page describes, without including bias or opinion, the achievements of an American poet, translator, editor, and literary critic whose contributions to the field are reflected with his massive bibliography including publications from highly regarded publishers (including poetry with Knopf, translations with Farrar, Straus, literary criticism with Yale University Press). References include poets.org, the website of the Academy of American Poets, and the Guggenheim Foundation, among others. If I have violated a Wikipedia standard, please be more specific and I will attempt to correct my mistake.Editor Karasik (talk) 16:11, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]