User talk:Alex.zakrewsky

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Happy editing! Vsmith (talk) 11:15, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Centroid
How to get your centroid calculation into Wikipedia: publish it in a reputable (preferably peer-reviewed) journal, and then suggest on the relevant Talk page that someone include a mention to it. --Macrakis (talk) 16:40, 16 September 2021 (UTC)


 * I don't believe that my centroid calculation is appropriate subject matter for an academic journal-- it does not demonstrate any new mathematical technique or add to any theoretical debate. It is meant only to provide a running, annual synopsis of changes in the settlement patterns of the United States for those interested in the topic. Alex.zakrewsky (talk) 17:47, 16 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Perhaps, then, you could convince some organization (the Census Bureau? the New York Times?) to use your calculation -- with credit. Otherwise, this falls under our original research policy. --Macrakis (talk) 22:03, 16 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Here are a couple of news articles/releases about my centroid calculation, the first from 2011 and one more current:
 * https://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/how-a-n-j-man-put-plato-mo-on-the-map-before-the-census-bureau/article_05d196d7-4ba5-5ab0-95a8-9e850e5d00f1.html
 * https://www.stltoday.com/pr/news/new-2020-united-states-census-estimate-calculation-names-wright-county-as-nations-center-of-population/article_e5cc1a94-14d8-11ec-9372-47665c0fb778.html
 * Please feel free to reference them. Thanks!Alex.zakrewsky (talk) 02:02, 17 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks. The second one (from the STL) is not useful, because it is not an independent source -- you wrote it yourself. The first one is a good start, but it's presented as a human interest story after the official centroid had been announced. I think you'll have a hard time convincing Wikipedians that this is encyclopedic content unless you have some more authoritative statements. You're obviously a serious person and you've done a reasonable calculation, but I'm just not sure that this belongs in Wikipedia. --Macrakis (talk) 14:35, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

Many news outlets are reporting on my 2020 US population centroid estimate and other commentary I made regarding the new population center and its recent movement. Here are two of them:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/us-population-center-plato-missouri_l_619287a8e4b05e93cbb35c2c https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article255863976.html

Best, Alex.zakrewsky (talk) 00:53, 17 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Your estimate is not notable and worth covering; nor is the estimate itself authoritative reliable source for the population center. We use the data from the Census Bureau as it becomes available.
 * Please stop your repeated attempts at self-promotion. You're embarrassing yourself. TJRC (talk) 01:34, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

The Associated Press has a different opinion than yours as to whether my estimate is worth covering. My multiple estimates are authoritative and reliable in that they have been shown to be about a mile from official Census Bureau calculations. Since I issue them on an annual basis, they provide an important snapshot as to what is happening to US settlement patterns between Censuses. Like any researcher, I am eager to share my findings with those interested. There is no shame in disseminating high-quality information. Best, Alex.zakrewsky (talk) 01:56, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
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