User talk:Mntnwolf

Redirects

Hello, Mntnwolf,

Please do not add redirects, especially broken redirects to a non-existent page, to an article. It's just a link that needs to be removed by another editor so it creates extra work.

Hello! Sorry, I was trying to redirect "Taebaeksan National Park" searches & links to the Taebaeksan page, but I guess I did the opposite by mistake. The Taebaeksan page should be re-named Taebaeksan National Park, To align with the standards of Korea's 21 national parks, but I cannot see how to do that... Can some Korea Editor or Administrator please do that?

Martin Gray (spirituality scholar) moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Martin Gray (spirituality scholar), is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Vexations (talk) 16:47, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, thanks. I just started that as a stub; I intend to improve it with proper reference links and details, in the coming week. ~~mntnwolf~~

I noticed that he frequently refers to himself as an cultural anthropologist and "National Geographic photographer", but found no information on a degree in cultural anthropology, nor did I find a photo in the National Geographic that he took. If this is him, he studied at "International Travel". If found that a bit unusual, for a researcher and scholar. Vexations (talk) 18:53, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your swift & detailed attention, Vexations! This is an unusual situation, for sure, but I do believe that he is significant enough to have a WP page, if WP standards can be met. His website has been linked-to by at-least two dozen WP pages of sacred sites already, and could be by hundreds more; and his main book has been quite successful in the field. I do know him in-person, helped him on his Korea material around a decade ago, but we are not "close" friends nor any sort of pro-colleague -- I just appreciate what he does, as a similar sort. As can be seen in his publications and interviews, he is The Real Deal on these matters, more expert-knowledgeable than most PhD professors in such a wide range, especially in Fieldwork aspect -- yet it's true, he never earned any college degree at-all..! So then, what does WP do in cases like this?? (there must be many similar others). What CAN we legitimately call him..? "Published author" and "published photographer" obviously, but beyond that.... "Independent Researcher", perhaps? And now, you said that you can't find any of his photos in the National Geographic -- that's a shock, and disturbing; I know that I saw some a decade ago, and that such pro sales are how much of his travels are financed -- I will check this out myself and see what I can find from him or on the net. Thanks again for the help, and Happy Solar New Year! ~~mntnwolf~~

Concern regarding Draft:Martin Gray (spirituality scholar)

Hello, Mntnwolf. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Martin Gray (spirituality scholar), 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) 11:52, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Martin Gray (spirituality scholar)

Hello, Mntnwolf. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Martin Gray".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 17:09, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Martin Gray (spirituality scholar)

Hello, Mntnwolf. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Martin Gray".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:42, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Liz, sorry to be so late in replying. This deletion is Okay; I could not edit-in enough valid references to make this article acceptable for WP. I regret this, as I still think that he deserves a page. Maybe in future...

David Mntnwolf (talk) 00:18, 14 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]