User talk:Schwarzwald633

Your draft article, Draft:Hermann Bahlburg


Hello, Schwarzwald633. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Hermann Bahlburg".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 23:09, 19 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Dear Liz,
 * sorry for not having replied to your message of deletion of my submission. Unfortunately I was unable to work during the last 6 months due to family illnesses and other hurdles in this difficult pandemic time.
 * I do not agree with the argument that the material is unsuitable for the encyclopaedia mainspace.
 * In contrary, I am certain the article “Hermann Bahlburg” is of political and historical interest, particularly in English therefore allowing access for non-German speakers especially people from Ethiopia and Italy. The English version of the text allows wider access internationally.
 * The request to restore and publish the article "Hermann Bahlburg" already edited in WikiSyntax is supported by the following arguments:
 * The article "Hermann Bahlburg" has been present in the German Wikipedia for about ten years, obviously following editing rules from the beginning.
 * According to published literature, it has been further edited to keep the knowledge up to date. Therefore I think it should also be accepted in the English Wikipedia. Considering that the rules applied should internationally be approximately the same – and because the subject „Hermann Bahlburg“ contains international aspects, which can be communicated internationally best in English.
 * In general, the article is written in a neutral style (Neutral point of view/WP:NPOV), both in German and in the following English translation. Besides the factually given life data, the essential contents are supported by a detailed bibliography (Verifiability/WP:V); in this respect, it only refers to the statements contained therein (No original research/WP:NOR);
 * Considering the article and it’s subject I am convinced:
 * a) Herman Bahlburg (HB) has worked publicly in northern Germany and Ethiopia, reaching a different, partly regional, partly international range. So he is a person of public interest (WP: notability warrants its article), even if today from a historical point of view.
 * b) HB has worked in different fields and left traces there; the relevant perception of his person in research is supported by an extensive bibliography (WP: verifiable, independent and reliable sources);
 * c) as an example, it should be emphasised: HB not only organised the beginning of the Hermannsburg Mission in Ethiopia, whose work, together with other missions from Europe and North America, led to the formation of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church of Mekane Yesus (EECMY; Bauerochse et al.), but he also protected many Ethiopians from indiscriminately killing Italians after the assassination of Marshal Graziani (cf: Campbell, I. L.; The Addis Ababa Massacre. Italy's National Shame. London 2017, pages 303f), which even led to recognition by the Ethiopian Association of Patriots in 2018.
 * For all these reasons Schwarzwald 633 wishes to request for the undeletion of the text and publication on the English Wikipedia Encyclopedia
 * I hope I am able to convince you with my arguments,
 * Best regards,
 * Schwarzwald633 Schwarzwald633 (talk) 08:03, 26 April 2022 (UTC)