User talk:Stan S. Katz

Please don't add promotion for your own book (and links to it at Amazon) to any Wikipedia articles

Hello, I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to the articles Tokugawa Iesato and Sidney Mashbir because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. --Seattle Skier (talk) 06:01, 26 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Stan S. Katz (talk) 06:20, 26 April 2016 (UTC)Please help me with... Hello, I contributed content to two pages. I have studied and written about Colonel Sidney Mashbir and Prince Iesato Tokugawa for sixteen years. Both my contributions were reverted by someone who has no specialty in World War Two history or in Japanese History. The personal papers of Colonel Mashbir were acquired by me sixteen years ago, leading to insights not available before. I don't feel it is fair that my two posts were reverted. My website TheEmperorAndTheSpy.com contains a three hundred page fully documented Illustrated Timeline Gallery with documents and photos from the library of an American spy, Colonel Mashbir, that has never been revealed before. Mashbir allied with Prince Tokugawa and attempted to avoid conflict between their nations and the outbreak of World War Two and is an untold story. Next month a 18,000 subscription magazine is highlighting the novel, The Emperor and the Spy and the historical documents behind it. The Japanese American Veterans Association JAVA has highlighted and supported the novel and timeline in their 2015 Summer Quarterly Journal.[reply]

I'd appreciate your reviewing this and returning my contributions to the Wikipedia pages for these two heroes who I am shining the light upon.

Thank you very much, Stan S. Katz Stan S. Katz (talk) 06:20, 26 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Stan S. Katz (talk) 06:20, 26 April 2016 (UTC) Stan S. KatzStan S. Katz (talk) 06:20, 26 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Stan S. Katz. There are a few problems with the information you've added and the way you've done so. But I'm going to focus on what I think is ultimately the biggest obstacle for its inclusion in the above mentioned articles.

According to our policy on maintaining a neutral point of view – which is highly important for an encyclopedia – information presented on topics of articles should be presented in proportion to how it is covered in reliable sources. This typically means that any "insights not available before", or reinterpretations of history, receive little to no coverage in an encyclopedia. This is not a flaw, but pertains to the very mission of an encyclopedia: encyclopedias strive to give a condensed presentation of the subject as it has been covered elsewhere before. This requires the right balance (to the detriment of any groundbreaking and fringe views) as well as restraint from publishing material that has not been published before. Any new theory should first become established (not necessarily as mainstream, but at least as an established alternative view) in the academia and media. Only then can the encyclopedia present it as such.

Judging from what you've said above, you are on your way there, but that's a step that has to be taken before an encyclopedia can report on it. I'd be happy to answer if you have more questions about this or any other issue. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 07:36, 26 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Historical photos that need identification (August 23)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Dan arndt were:

This submission seems to be a test edit and not an article worthy of an encyclopedia. Please use the sandbox for any editing tests, but do not submit for review until you have an article that you want reviewed for inclusion in Wikipedia. Thank you.

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Dan arndt (talk) 09:19, 23 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Stan S. Katz! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Dan arndt (talk) 09:19, 23 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The Art of Peace - Illustrated biography of Prince Iyesato Tokugawa moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, The Art of Peace - Illustrated biography of Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, does not have enough sources and citations 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. ~~Cheers~~Mgbo120 20:13, 6 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: The Art of Peace - Illustrated biography of Prince Iyesato Tokugawa (March 6)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Liance was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject. Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

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-Liance^{talk/contribs} 20:43, 6 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

User:Stan S. Katz/Historical photos that need identification

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Your draft article, Draft:The Art of Peace - Illustrated biography of Prince Iyesato Tokugawa

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! JMHamo (talk) 23:19, 7 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Undeletion of article - American who received Russian political asylum: John Mark Dougan

How R U? 😀

Hello I notice you are interested in Russian/USSR spy articles.

I created

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2019_October_22 for John Mark Dougan

I am new to this process but from what I have seen it seems difficult to undelete an article. Any help that you can provide would be most helpful!

The deleted article is here: User:Moscowdreams

☯️☯️☯️ Moscowdreams (talk) 14:39, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Takashi Komatsu (industrialist) moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Takashi Komatsu (industrialist), does not have enough sources and citations 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. Boleyn (talk) 18:21, 7 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of File:1937 Japan, Group photo with Prince Iyesato Tokugawa and Colonel Sidney Mashbir and others after attending a Pan Pacific Club Luncheon honoring Colonel Mashbir’s return visit to Japan..jpg

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