Talk:Charlie Craggs
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The only content in the article is publicising the subject. It reads as a brief CV and, whilst possibly a useful reference for a job application, it contains almost no other information about the subject, such as would be normal in an encyclopaedia entry. |
The only content in the article is publicising the subject. It reads as a brief CV and, whilst possibly a useful reference for a job application, it contains almost no other information about the subject, such as would be normal in an encyclopaedia entry. |
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Publicity articles such as this adversely affect Wikipedia's standing as a potential reference work. |
Publicity articles such as this adversely affect Wikipedia's standing as a potential reference work. — Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/86.139.37.217|86.139.37.217]] ([[User talk:86.139.37.217#top|talk]]) 03:05, 8 August 2021 (UTC) |
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Having followed up the few links and the material to which they lead this is starting to look even more like a hollow self-publicity effort. |
Having followed up the few links and the material to which they lead this is starting to look even more like a hollow self-publicity effort. |
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There is no other biographical material, such as early life, education, employment, no date of birth, no personal section, family / relationships, etc. |
There is no other biographical material, such as early life, education, employment, no date of birth, no personal section, family / relationships, etc. |
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This Wikipedia article fits neatly into the pattern of creating a minor set of self-referencing material as an act of publicity, probably originally a 'clever idea' for an undergraduate project. There appears to be no notable achievement otherwise. This really is an example of using a fundamental weakness of Wikipedia for personal ends. |
This Wikipedia article fits neatly into the pattern of creating a minor set of self-referencing material as an act of publicity, probably originally a 'clever idea' for an undergraduate project. There appears to be no notable achievement otherwise. This really is an example of using a fundamental weakness of Wikipedia for personal ends. — Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/86.139.37.217|86.139.37.217]] ([[User talk:86.139.37.217#top|talk]]) 03:32, 8 August 2021 (UTC) |
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== COI Concern == |
== COI Concern == |
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{{U|Greenpark79}}, can you clarify your COI concerns? Even if the original article creator had a COI, the article has been reworked and expanded since then to address the self-publicity and notability concerns raised on the talk page. |
{{U|Greenpark79}}, can you clarify your COI concerns? Even if the original article creator had a COI, the article has been reworked and expanded since then to address the self-publicity and notability concerns raised on the talk page.[[User:Tcr25|—Carter (Tcr25)]] ([[User talk:Tcr25|talk]]) 20:09, 23 April 2026 (UTC) |
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