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Similar situation of Slavic speakers in Germany

Maybe its worth comparing: While Kamusella argues that the will of 60,000 persons, who indicated Silesian as their language of everyday communication in the Polish census of 2002, could not be disregarded in any democratic state , the people of the Sorbs or Sorabs are only approx. 40 000 in Germany. The Sorbs, a Slavic minority in Germany, speak Sorbic which has been declared an official language by the East German Government in 1949, and is today gleichwertig mit der Deutschen Sprache (= equivalent to the German language) by the law of the States of Brandenburg and Saxony.

I do not know if you think this could be mentioned, but it came to my mind when i saw the number of 60 000 and realized, it is quite a similar situation in the neighbouring country.

Pozdro

Piotr PeterBln (talk) 11:58, 7 August 2010 (UTC) blocked indefinitely for abusive comments, including legal threats.

Nothing about controversies?

Like this one: Dr Tomasz Kamusella nie jest reprezentantem środowiska filologicznego Uniwersytetu Opolskiego - uznała w czwartek rada Wydziału Filologicznego "Głoszone przez niego teorie nie mają nic wspólnego z prowadzonymi na uniwersytecie badaniami i są nam całkowicie obce" - czytamy w przesłanym nam stanowisku.

Rada wydała oświadczenie po tym, gdy wokół kontrowersyjnych treści zamieszczonych w "Glosariuszu regionalnym województwa opolskiego" autorstwa Kamuselli rozgorzała dyskusja.

Jak zapewnia dziekan Wydziału Filologicznego prof. Stanisław Kochman rada już wcześniej wytykała Kamuselli kontrowersyjne treści w jego publikacjach.. --MyMoloboaccount (talk) 19:01, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Nationalism or Controversies?

This inadequate reaction, in breach of the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of speech and research, was caused by the inclusion in the Glossary Polsko-angielsko-niemiecki Glosariusz regionalny Województwa Opolskiego the information on the two differing interpretations of the status of the Polish western border, namely the Polish and Soviet interpretation and the interpretation of West German and the Western Allies.

Using unofficial channels Opole University and the Opole Region authorities had this Glossary banned from lending in the Polish National Library in Warsaw. In retrospect, this decision of applying censorship was found to be illegal and was reverted, see: http://www.nto.pl/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120117/POWIAT01/461115347 ; http://www.nto.pl/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120115/REGION/853367746.

--User:Hyrdlak (talk) 10:38, 23 August 2015 (GMT)

Autobiography?

(Copied from my talk page, where talk posted the following missive) Please do not write or add to an article about yourself, as you apparently did at Tomasz Kamusella. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Wikipedians with articles). If you wish to add to an existing article about yourself, please propose the changes on its talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was my page deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss it with the deleting administrator. Thank you. Poeticbent talk 19:26, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Poeticbent never explained what might led him to believe I am the scholar to whom the entry is devoted, neither did he provide a proof of it.

Furthermore, the Misplaced Pages's advice on such a possibility, among others, is as follows: "Subjects sometimes become involved in editing material about themselves, either directly or through a representative. The Arbitration Committee has ruled in favor of showing leniency to BLP subjects who try to fix what they see as errors or unfair material. Editors should make every effort to act with kindness toward the subjects of biographical material when the subjects arrive to express concern. " (see: Misplaced Pages:Biographies of living persons).

--User:Hyrdlak (talk) 13:49, 23 August 2015 (GMT)

Self-Publishing

(Copied from my talk page) --User:Hyrdlak (talk) 13:49, 23 August 2015 (GMT) In the change introduced on 19:16, 24 March 2015‎ by User:Volunteer Marek (talk | contribs)‎ . . (10,230 bytes) (-5,125)‎ . . (→‎Books in English: rmv reviews and self published), it is proposed that the titles deleted were of books that were self-published. I wonder if a proof could be given that it is indeed the fact, meaning that the books were self-published. Likewise, is there any guideline on not using book reviews as references commenting on this or that volume? I see, browsing that many Misplaced Pages biographies use book reviews in this way. User:Hyrdlak 11:10, 29 April 2015 (GMC)

Deletions by Volunteer Marek

(Copied from my missives posted on Volunteer Marek's talk page) In the change introduced on 19:16, 24 March 2015‎ by User:Volunteer Marek (talk | contribs)‎ . . (10,230 bytes) (-5,125)‎ . . (→‎Books in English: rmv reviews and self published), it is proposed that the titles deleted were of books that were self-published. I wonder if a proof could be given that it is indeed the fact, meaning that the books were self-published.

With regard to the above, it is quite a standard to provide the titles of all the books published by a scholar, eg: https://en.wikipedia.org/Zygmunt_Bauman.

Dear Volunteer Marek, I wonder why you chose to delete all book chapter and articles by T. Kamusella from this entry, while it appears quite a standard element of biographies of scholars, eg: https://en.wikipedia.org/Per_Anders_Rudling.

Likewise, is there any guideline on not using book reviews as references commenting on this or that volume? I see, browsing that many Misplaced Pages biographies use book reviews in this way, also in the main body of the entry, eg: https://en.wikipedia.org/Jo_Fox.

And if you want an example of an article that makes the fullest use of all the aforementioned elements plus many others, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/Snje%C5%BEana_Kordi%C4%87.

Personally, I believe that articles on scholars and researchers should let Misplaced Pages readers to access the former's research. In this way Misplaced Pages functions as a portal to knowledge. Does it make sense to limit this portal, making it in a small hole through which one can hardly see anything.

Last but not least, why did you choose to bowdlerize the entry on T. Kamusella? There are many other biographies of scholars, which could be cut down to the size preferred by you. But is it the size preferred by other Misplaced Pages users, as well?

User:Hyrdlak 13:10, May 5, 2015 (GMC)

Dear Volunteer Marek,

I see that you persist in bowdlerizing this entry. I propose you take a minute and read through my reasons of undoing your changes. I would be happy to hear your arguments why you disagree with me, as long as they are supported by proofs. Otherwise, I propose to refer our disagreement to another editor. Regarding your latest May 18, 2015, please, feel free to point out and improve on any fragments that seem to be too resume-like to you. Don't bowdlerize this entry.

User:Hyrdlak 14:21, May 18, 2015 (GMC)

Encyclopedia is not a collection of resumes

(Copied from my talk page) First, Kamusella does not compare to either Bauman or Rudling in terms of importance. For a very minor academic who barely passes the threshold of notability, the article in your version goes out of its way to promote him and his works. Only the most important books and articles should be listed. The article should not read like a resume or a CV, which it does now. This is an encyclopedia, not LinkedIn or a similar site. Please don't remove the tag until the problem is addressed. Volunteer Marek (talk) 15:57, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

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