User talk:Buhalid

As reviewing administrator, I have deleted the article on Dimitrios Buhalis, because it was copied directly from his web page--and because it appears to be entirely promotional.

A Wikipedia article needs to be written like an encyclopedia article, not a press release--don't praise the organization or person, say what they do. Remember not to copy from a web site, even your own -- first it's a copyright violation, but, even if you own the copyright and are willing to give us permission according to WP:DCM, the tone will not be encyclopedic and the material will not be suitable. As indeed this was notL it was mainly devoted to repeating how important he thinks he is, with repeated statement like "He is regarded as an expert in ..." All such judgments of quality must be specifically referenced by references from 3rd party independent published reliable sources not connected with the subject, print or online, but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases.

Include only material that would be of interest to a general reader coming across the mention of the subject and wanting the sort of information that would be found in an encyclopedia. Do not include material that would be of interest only to those associated with the subject, or to prospective clients or students--that sort of content is considered promotional. An encyclopedia is not the place for academic CVS--not everything a person has done, not every committee he has been on, is of importance to the reader of an encyclopedia. As a general rule, a suitable page will be best written by someone without Conflict of Interest; it's not impossible to do it properly with a conflict of interest, but it's relatively more difficult: you are automatically thinking in terms of what the subject wishes to communicate to the public, but an uninvolved person will think in terms of what the public might wish to know. And keep in mind that the goal of an encyclopedia is to say things in a concise manner, which is not the style of  press releases or  web sites, which are usually more expansive. Autobiographies are especially problematic here; the best approach is to realize that if you are truly notable, someone else will write an article about you.

If you think you can do it right according to our guidelines, do so, but expect the article to be carefully checked for objectivity.` DGG ( talk ) 08:46, 1 July 2012 (UTC)