User talk:Akakievich

Faraj, the proper spelling of Farage
Why are you blocking accuracy improvements to the page on the arabic name Faraj? Farage is merely an anglicised version of Faraj, and there is *no* evidence, anywhere, that this was a Huguenot name.

Why do you continue to promote an utterly unsupported lie?

Are you fit to be doing this 'editing' job? You seem incompetent to me.

Ahh, you have history here...

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Rollback granted
Hi Akakievich. After reviewing your request, I have [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=rights&user=&page=User%3AAkakievich enabled] rollback on your account. Please keep the following things in mind while using rollback: If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see Administrators' guide/Rollback (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into trouble or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts? 16:29, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
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Comments on Svitlana Boytsaniuk
Hello. I would like to ask you regarding your comments on the nomination of Svitlana Boytsaniuk. Although I have decided to move beyond the work of monitoring regurarly articles for deletion, I would like to know better your argumentation to gain more experience on this field. With my WP:BEFORE I nominated this article, I have seen all the sources you mention and the biographic details, but I made the exactly opposite conclusion from your comment (proposal for deletion instead of keep).

At first, you mention that this scientist has held a highest-level post at a major academic institution. While she is dean of a specific faculty (not of the whole university), the university itself doesn't possess the criteria to be considered as a major academic institution. Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University is not included in any major university rankings (QS, Times Higher Education) and is only 93th among Ukrainian universities in Webometrics, that's why I consider it as local or regional academic institution (not a major one). Also, you mention a table with sources of articles that I have checked before my nomination, articles that discuss one specific project as a war relief effort. Based on the sources of this project, you justify WP:GNG; however, I saw it as WP:BLP1E, WP:SUSTAINED and what it's mentioned as "If reliable sources cover a person only in the context of a single event, and if that person otherwise remains, and is likely to remain, a low-profile individual, we should generally avoid having a biographical article on that individual". Is that similar to the case of the project for soldiers and refugees and the scientist is only notable for this one? Since, the academic institution may not be considered as major in terms of university rankings in Ukraine, how WP:GNG is finally validated?

I would like your help on this example to better understand the criteria of Afds for the future, since you may have more experience. Thank you, Chiserc (talk) 15:14, 18 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello @Chiserc and thank you for your message. First of all, I would like to point out that I, too, am relatively new to AfD. All my input is based only on my informed, good-faith interpretation of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. That said, I don't think QS and THE are reasonable ways to determine whether a Ukrainian university is "major"; they are notoriously unreliable and biased in favour of Anglo-American universities. Once again, you are applying Anglo-American standards to Ukrainian subject matter. Ivano-Frankivsk NMU is not one of the foremost institutions in Ukraine, but it is a major one where the study of medicine and dentistry is concerned.
 * There is certainly a compelling argument to be made that the coverage pertains only to a single event, but given the sources in question refer not to a one-off event but rather a longer-running project, I think inclusion is justified.
 * Lastly, please, please avoid using AfD in a way which diminishes the representation of already underrepresented groups on Wikipedia. I understand that this is not your intention, but when you search for articles to delete among lists of women, or submit articles to AfD before you have searched in the relevant languages, you do irreparable damage to Wikipedia. Think of the big picture, and how your AfD strategy will affect Wikipedia as a whole. I don't want this to become an encyclopaedia only about English-speaking men. Akakievich (talk) 14:27, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Dubliany, Rivne Oblast
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DYK for Dubliany, Rivne Oblast
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