User talk:Byzantinus

Promotion of D.S. Konstantinos as a "reference"
So far this user account is editing only to list the works of D.S. Konstantinos. If you are, or are affiliated with, D.S. Konstantinos, please read the Conflict of interest policy.

In any case, please note the difference between Further reading and References. The former is for listing bibliography related to the article subject. "References" consist only of works specifically cited as sources of the article. Wareh (talk) 16:31, 4 March 2011 (UTC)


 * is the same issue again. And it's especially beside the point, since your addition of Konstantinos' works to the "Further reading" section has been allowed to stand. Wareh (talk) 20:23, 5 March 2011 (UTC)


 * The same would apply to anonymous Athens, Greece, IP addresses like this one and this one. In the latter case, violating alphabetical order for no reason other than to give more prominence to Konstantinos (who would not exist in the encyclopedia without the aggressive campaign by Byzantinus and the IP's) is particularly egregious. Wareh (talk) 15:07, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

It is frustrating that you seem increasingly aware of the Wikipedia content standards but are not engaging in discussion about questionable edits. Let me try to show good faith by pointing out, for example, that if is based on Konstantinos' (your own?) work, then you could read WP:CITEFOOT to learn how to add a footnote with a page-number specific reference, and then add Konstantinos to the reference section.

Now, until you explain why your edits exist for no apparent purpose other than promoting Konstantinos, and start using article talk pages to get consensus for promoting and using Konstantinos,* this would do nothing to remove the WP:COI issue. But it would be progress if we could stop claiming "reference" status for works of Konstantinos which are not cited as sources of the article text. Wareh (talk) 15:25, 8 March 2011 (UTC)


 * * This could be as simple as writing on the talk page, "(1) I have X relationship to Konstantinos. (2) I think Konstantinos should be cited or listed as further reading for Y reasons.  Are there objections?"  This is the appropriate way to go about adding material in which you may (seem to) have an interest.  If no one cares enough to object, you won't find that I stand in the way of your doing the edits yourself after such a gesture! Wareh (talk) 15:27, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Promotion of Konstantinos Paidas
Hello! As Wareh tried to explain to you, your constant re-addition of Konstantinos D.S. Paidas' book/article is not acceptable, both as an apparent act of promotion and conflict of interest and as not being in actual fact a source for these articles. Wikipedia is not a directory of scholarly articles or books, and articles list only the sources they have actually drawn upon. Since this particular work has not been used in any Wikipedia article, its relevance to the articles it has been added in is zero, irrespective of its scholarly or other merits. Please respect that this is an encyclopedia, and not a place to promote Mr. Paidas and his work. If you want to help Wikipedia, please consider contributing by adding additional information in these and other Byzantine-related articles, but first please take the time to read Wikipedia's rules and policies. Regards, Constantine  ✍  19:42, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

ANI notice for conflict of interest
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Constantine  ✍  00:15, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Byzantine articles
Hi, I realise you haven't got off to a great start, but many wikipedia articles on byzantine history could really benefit from expert attention; if you could make some broader expert improvements in this area it would be very helpful, and much respected. If there's anything we can do to help, just ask. It might be good to get involved in a relevant WikiProject (perhaps European History). If you need technical help using more features of wikipedia, try the WP:HELPDESK. bobrayner (talk) 11:54, 7 April 2011 (UTC)