Hello! Yes, I have an article about myself, but it was only published after the notability review by the German Wikipedia. The administrators of the German Wikipedia decided that the entry is notable. My entry was written in a neutral tone and supported by numerous sources (interviews and publications).
However, my concern is about the lack of cooperation with the Kazakh Wikipedia (restricted access to the encyclopedia and absolutely no response). The German, Russian, and Ukrainian Wikipedias work perfectly well, but I have problems with the Kazakh Wiki. By the way, I have mainly contributed entries — especially in the Russian Wikipedia — in my field of expertise (Koselleck, the concept of the trace). So I write less about myself and more about topics that interest me. Best regards, Andreas Buller James Heilman <[email protected]> schrieb am Sa. 9. Aug. 2025 um 09:28: > 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] > > _______________________________________________ > 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/P26QSY2UWMJCHK5E7JVULM2I2PV4LWAC/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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