This page should not be speedy deleted because...
editThis page should not be speedily deleted because (your reason here) --Francsolina (talk) 08:34, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
Hi, I have not finished with the writing of the page on Boštjan M Turk. Beside being a university professor he is well known as a political commentator on various Slovenian TV Channels and writer of books on recent slovenian history. His books were already translated into French and English. I will be able to finish my writing by the end of next weekend. Please bare with me and make your decision once I am finished.
References
editIf you wish to include a reference to a writer’s work, you don’t simply reference the book itself. You need an independent source (written by someone else) mentioning said book. Also, search results, personal web pages and the like aren’t sources. — Biruitorul Talk 22:13, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Francsolina: I encourage you to review WP:MOS, WP:PSTS, WP:RS, WP:CITE and other relevant policies. Moreover, you should contemplate the fact that it’s a bad sign when 90% of your references are blind citations of the subject’s own books. Has nobody else written about Mr. Turk? — Biruitorul Talk 11:13, 11 October 2024 (UTC)
- There are some reactions of Turk's publications, for example: https://x.com/alexdelvalle3/status/1814369131732361439
- But neither X or Youtube are considered as reliable sources on Wikipedia.
- Books published by established publishers are on the other side considered as reliable sources. Books that Turk published with Slovenian publishers had each undergone 3-5 peer reviews before they were published. But these reviews are not publicly available. Mr. Turk also appears at least once a week in the talk show Factor: https://youtube.com/aCMEPZbP2zM?si=Tf0bHZxIl9Znq6k5 on one of the Slovenian independent TV channels.
- In light of this situation I suggest to cite his books directly. When they will appear in English and French translation, as announced, I am sure some published reactions will soon appear. You should also bear in mind that the Slovenian community is very small - about 2 millions. Francsolina (talk) 09:48, 16 October 2024 (UTC)