Talk:Cryptee

Why was this article flagged under notability?

Hello there Aszx5000,

I have improved on and added tons of information and links to this article as a part of the university research I’ve been working on, related to organizations that have been influential in European Union / European Commission technology policy making, after a wikipedia marathon held among our peers in the university.

I have spent countless hours in researching and writing this, and so that I can improve this article and my other future articles, could you please clarify why you flagged this under notability (and simultaneously under too many links)?

The founder of the company testified in a European Union hearing against Apple, and there’s a reference to the video straight from European Commission’s own page.

The company has been actively involved in EU policymaking, co-authored and published an analysis to European Union along with 10 other prominent human rights organizations and foundations, with links cited to these as well.

The company and its founder was covered in prominent mass news media and tech media ranging from The Guardian, Wall Street Journal MarketWatch, The Verge, Ars Technica, VICE Motherboard etc all linked in the article, so there are plenty of notable third party sources talking about the company, its activism and research.

As far as notability goes, if I’m not misunderstanding the rules, this should qualify the company and their active role in EU policy, so much so that they’re being taught and discussed in our university. And if I’m misunderstanding the rules, I would love to better understand where I’m mistaken if you don’t mind giving me a helping hand here.

Could you please clarify why you flagged it under notability (and too many links, when the links are there to prove its notability and refer to the company, its actions and to offer a clear timeline of events using third party sources)?

Or if it was perhaps a mistake, would it be fair to remove the flag and possibly improve the article instead of flagging for removal? As I believe that organizations that are influential in European Union’s policymaking would be notable and of great use for public information. AleksanteriTurunen (talk) 19:04, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi @AleksanteriTurunen. There are two questions here:

1. The optimal situation is to have 1-2 references at the end of each sentence that verify the sentence, which we call inline citation. The opposite is having lots of citations grouped at the end of a section which hopefully support the section, which we call citation overkill. I used the overlinking tag by mistake, which is a different issue, and I have removed that now.

2. The issue of notability in Wikipedia is straightforward. We need several - ideally 3 - high quality independent sources that have done dedicated significant pieces on Cryptee as a standalone topic. E.g. a review of Cryptee in a major technology publication / online magazine. If you can show me that, then I would be happy to help you confirm notability. The sources can be in any language and can be books or journal papers.

Hope that helps. 21:49, 17 August 2024 (UTC) Aszx5000 (talk) 21:49, 17 August 2024 (UTC)