Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vladimir J. Konečni (2nd nomination)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was speedy keep per WP:SK. No valid reason for deletion was offered. Writing autobiographies is strongly discouraged, but not forbidden (regardless of whether this is one or not). Other reasons for deletion were not mentioned by either the nominator or other users.  So Why  14:04, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Vladimir J. Konečni
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This article was written all at once by a user named 'Goldenratiocination', who seems to be Dr. Konečni himself. Since it's against Wiki policy to write your own biography, I propose that this page should be deleted. My evidence for this is that the person in question has extensively studied the golden ratio (making the author's username quite a coincidence), and the article seems overly detailed and laudatory. It seems unlikely to me that anyone other than Dr. Konečni himself would have written it, especially in one go. In addition, the page currently appears to cite every article ever written by Dr. Konečni, which is not standard practice. I suggest that a moderator check the IP address of 'Goldenratiocination'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.53.249.130 (talk) 22:42, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Adminsistrative note: Just listing it now, please leave open until the 23rd based on this. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 03:14, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
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Comment "it's against Wiki policy to write your own biography". Is it? All I could find is this, which just suggests to think about it first. What matters at AfD is whether the subject is notable or not. The issue of notability is not even addressed in the nomination. While the article in its current state appears indeed promotional, this is no reason to delete. 84.73.134.206 (talk) 05:27, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
 * You may also want to look at WP:Autobiography. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 11:04, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Comment I hereby state that the claims that “GoldenRatiocination” is my account, and that the Wikipedia entry “Vladimir J. Konečni” was written by me, are false. Signed: Vladimir J. Konečni — Preceding unsigned comment added by V.J.Konecni (talk • contribs) 15:49, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

Comment: I'm the creator of the original article. Since my work has resulted in unjust accusations being made against the subject of the article, I feel I have a responsibility to join this discussion, and offer some clarifications. First, GoldenRatiocination is not, and has never been, Vladimir Konečni's account; he did not write the article. If anyone is curious about the actual origins of the article, I created it during a break from University studies. I based the main content on a research project regarding Konečni's work, rounded out with some additional biographical information. GoldenRatiocination (talk) 02:11, 21 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. Thank you, GRcn, for taking the time to write an extensive article. It must have taken a lot of work, and appreciate that you have heavily referenced it. It would be a significantly better article if if went into less detail, and yet discussed more explicitly Prof. Konečni's impact and the relevance of his work, and real less like a CV and less promotional. Hopefully, that will be taken care of with time in your and others' editorial contributions. In the meanwhile, taking at face value all the data in the article, the Guggenheim fellowship and Emeritus professorship at UCSD together push me over the edge to say Prof. Konečni does seem to meet WP:PROF, therefore keep. Martinp (talk) 03:08, 24 July 2017 (UTC)


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