So you were trying to publish an article about yourself? J
Sent from Gmail Mobile On Fri, Aug 8, 2025 at 20:26 Andreas Buller <[email protected]> wrote: > *To the Wikimedia Meta-Wiki Community,* > > I would like to raise a concern based on my recent experience contributing > to the Kazakh-language Wikipedia (kkwiki). > > As a published academic with experience contributing to German, Russian, > and Ukrainian Wikipedias, I attempted to publish a thoroughly sourced and > neutrally written article on *Andreas Buller*, a philosopher and author > with demonstrable notability across languages and regions. The article was > already successfully published in three other Wikipedia editions: > > - > > German Wikipedia > - > > Russian Wikipedia > - > > Ukrainian Wikipedia > > However, in Kazakh Wikipedia I encountered multiple layers of technical > and editorial obstacles that effectively *prevented* me from publishing > this article under normal conditions: > > 1. > > *Mandatory use of the Incubator*, even for well-sourced articles with > clear notability. > 2. > > *Strict edit filters*, blocking the creation of even *user talk pages* or > participation in discussions (because I had fewer than 100 edits). > 3. > > *No clear, active editorial oversight* of incubated articles. Despite > publishing a complete and code-formatted version with references, the > article remained ignored. > 4. > > *No reaction* from administrators or community members even after > polite and formal requests in public help spaces (e.g. *Көмеу бөлімі*). > > This discouraging experience is not just personal. It reflects a broader > systemic issue within Kazakh Wikipedia that may explain why its growth has > stalled around 260,000 articles — despite the global success of the > Wikipedia movement. > > I believe the following steps would help address the issue: > > - > > Loosen edit filters for new users submitting incubator articles with > reliable sources. > - > > Allow new users to post on talk pages and request help directly. > - > > Appoint 1–2 more active administrators to review incubator submissions > regularly. > - > > Create guidance pages for new contributors in both Kazakh and Russian. > > I am sharing this not as criticism but as support for the Wikimedia > mission. I believe every language community should be open to high-quality > contributions — especially from experts and educators — and this openness > must be backed by a welcoming infrastructure. > > Thank you for your attention, > *Dr. Andreas Buller* > [[User:AndreasBuller]] on kk.wikipedia > [[User:Andreas Buller]] on ru.wikipedia > Email available upon request > > > Dr. Andreas Buller > *Philosophy teacher* > https://andreasbuller.wixsite.com/andre?lang=de > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/TEJQDKFAO2EMFXM56WUFAZEHACM7VLHZ/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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