User talk:Rybu

My todo list

Cerf theory

Handle decomposition

Alan Reid (mathematician) moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Alan Reid (mathematician), is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. ~Styyx^Talk? 19:09, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. Could you give me a sense for if you feel what is unreliable or not independent in the draft? I've given links to his Whittaker Prize and ICM address, as well as his current position at U.Rice. I can certainly put in more information, but it's unclear if you feel there is a lack of quantity or if it's more of a quality of the existing information issue. Rybu (talk) 21:52, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Alan Reid (mathematician) has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Alan Reid (mathematician). Thanks! Felix QW (talk) 09:22, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification for June 24

Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Allen Hatcher, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Andrew Marshall. Such links are usually incorrect, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of unrelated topics with similar titles. (Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.)

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 09:22, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Alan Reid (mathematician) (June 24)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Gusfriend was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines for academics). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

The text does not show that they meet WP:PROF.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Alan Reid (mathematician) and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Alan Reid (mathematician), click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
If you do not make any further changes to your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Gusfriend (talk) 12:15, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Rybu! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Gusfriend (talk) 12:15, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Alan Reid (mathematician)

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.
You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

A tag has been placed on Draft:Alan Reid (mathematician), requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. MaxnaCarta (talk) 02:57, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. I'm a little confused why the article was moved to speedy deletion. It was suggested I edit to address the WP:PROF issues, and I did. Reid held two endowed chair positions (currently holds one of them) and presented at the ICM, one of the highest honours in mathematics. This kind of recognition is enough for other mathematicans, why is it not enough for Reid? Rybu (talk) 06:04, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]