Avignonesi

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Explaining my recent reversion

Hi @Avignonesi,

I wanted to drop by to explain the reason for my recent reversion to your edits to Apsara Iyer. Your account seems fairly new so I want to direct you to a few conventions on Wikipedia. Please do let me know if I can help in any other way; the Teahouse (above) is also very helpful!

First, we generally have stricter editorial standards when it comes to biographies of living persons (see WP:BLP). Please make sure you are providing references to information you add to such a page; this is important to avoid intentional or unintentional defamation or libel against more vulnerable article subjects. I noticed you added significant information to the "Early life and education" section without doing so.

Secondly, I noticed you blanked and reframed significant portions of the "controversy" (for short) section. As a default, blanking content without a proper explanation is not a great idea because it disrupts the editorial process. This is especially true where, as here, that content was discussed in the articles talk page.

Third, you added content that might be considered a violation of WP:PROMOTION. You description of the subject's "dedication to archeology and indigenous communities" without any sourcing or attribution to their own statements is not WP:NPOV. Combined with your description of a process she undertook as "rigorous" and "competetive" (which, I'm sure, is true, though it would be more encyclopedic to wikilink to the journal's page, which contains information on that), and your blanking of content that may be interpreted by some as negative below, I hope you can understand why I feel your edits are problematic.

Please don't take this as discouragement, I, too, am still very much in the process of learning all of Wikipedia's community policies and procedures, its a journey! Happy editing! Arcendeight (talk) 20:59, 14 January 2024 (UTC)