David.Tomanek

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Welcome!

Hello, David.Tomanek, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was User:David.Tomanek/sandbox, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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Hi David. I realize you're only working on a userspace draft at the moment, but as I pointed out in my reply at Wikipedia:Teahouse#I wish to post an image, you probably should take a close look at some of the pages (blue words) linked to in the above template for some general information on policies and guidelines that are likely going to apply to you and the draft you're working on. I haven't added the template to try and discourage you or because you've seriously violated some policy and guideline already; I've just added it for reference because it contains links to pages you may find helpful. Some other things that you might want to take a look at are Wikipedia:Username policy#Real names and Wikipedia:Wikipedia is in the real world. You can use your real name as your username, but there may be some unforeseen disadvantages in doing so, particularly if you're a well-known person in your particular field or specialty. Moreover, since you seem to be trying to create an article about yourself, Wikipedia has no way of know whether you really are who you say you are; so, you may be asked to provide verification of your identity (via Wikipedia:OTRS) to ensure that nobody is trying to impersonate you if such a thing becomes a concern. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:15, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: David Tománek (March 26)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Theroadislong was:  The comment the reviewer left was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:David Tománek and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:David Tománek, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
• If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Theroadislong (talk) 22:56, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

March 2020

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions; however, it appears you may have written a Wikipedia article about yourself, at Draft:David Tománek. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – please 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 or change an existing article about yourself, you are welcome to propose the changes by visiting the article's 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 the page I created deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss this with the deleting administrator. Thank you.   — Jeff G. ツ 06:01, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

Peer review

In (most) Sciences, contributions (articles, reviews, comments) are reviewed not only by editors from the field, but also anonymous peers. Nobody gets money for publishing. The peer review process decides if an article is likely noteworthy or not, and if there may be weak points. Every field has its quirks. Mentions that may see superfluous to some are the key. If a painter was taught by Michelangelo, he/she is from the Michelangelo school that has particular notes. Sciences are the same. Even Wikipedia should respect the specifics of a field, since pages published there may be taken as a reference by people in the field. Of course, neutrality and information value to the public consumer of Wikipedia have highest priority. In my field of expertise, nanotechnology, I see a lot of biased information. Writings of a Sci-Fi author with no background knowledge are taken at par with what Science knows. So far, I have not seen much damage, but the effect of playing down dangers and ignoring the real issues is real. As recognition of Art schools may be foreign to a Wikipedia editor with legal background, so will insight into exact sciences be hard for someone without the background. David.Tomanek (talk) 13:54, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:David Tománek has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:David Tománek. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 21:25, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:David Tománek has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:David Tománek. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 22:22, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

March 2020

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because the username, David.Tomanek, matches the name of a well-known, living person.

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If you think that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding {{unblock|Your reason here}} below this notice, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. Orange Mike | Talk 06:18, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Hello, David.Tomanek, welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions. Your editing pattern indicates that you may be using multiple accounts or coordinating editing with people outside Wikipedia, such as Wikitucky (talk · contribs). Our policy on multiple accounts usually does not allow this, and users who misuse multiple accounts may be blocked from editing. If you operate multiple accounts directly or with the help of another person, please disclose these connections. Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 17:09, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

User name change

I do believe that Wikipedia editors do see how an individual is editing a particular page. I do understand the request to change my user name to an acronym (we usually frown on this in Science; each person is responsible for what they do), but I did it. It is unfortunate to be attacked for using "multiple accounts" -- I asked the first account to be deleted and move to the other. Wikitucky (talk) 17:35, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

You were requested to change your user name with the link above NOT to create another account. Theroadislong (talk) 18:07, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

@Theroadislong: David.Tomanek has been identity verified by User:Martin Urbanec. They do not need to change their username nor create a new account (I have since unblocked them). Additionally, I want to note that the instructions specifically recommend creating a new account — in bold — in the templated block rationale located in the above section. --TheSandDoctor ^Talk 21:51, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

External, verifiable sources

I was amused seeing a request to quote "external, verifiable sources" beyond scientific publications. My amusement stems from the fact that scientific publications (at least the reputable ones) are all reviewed by anonymous peers and undergo strict criteria before being published; rejection rate in journals such as Science or Nature amounts to maybe 95%. It appears to me that sources such as New York Times, also with verifiable external references, are trusted more. Is this true? Even versed journal editors often get their stories wrong, since the review of their contributions is very superficial, and since they may misunderstand a scientific topic. I do wish that Wikipedia editors do not trust journals too much as a source of information with public appeal. Public appeal -- yes, as long as it is not misleading or even wrong. Wikitucky (talk) 17:43, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Mythbuster: (Financial) Interests (COI) of Professors and Scientists

As a greenhorn in Wikipedia editing, I am not sure where I am. I should be in Wikitucky's domain, posting for Teahouse. (If I am not, please help me.) There is a myth: "Scientists adn Professors do what they do for money". Truth: they are mostly the same poor fellows like all of the Wikipedia editors. They get paid NOTHING for publishing. Sometimes they have to pay the fee for the "golden open access" to their articles (nothing to do with preditory publishers). Mostly they do not have the money to do so. In this case -- COI = conflict of interest is zilch. I would say, with a big margin of confidence, that authors with affiliations in Academia and in the National Labs do not see any (financial or non-financial) benefit from publishing. Wikitucky (talk) 18:21, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Your conflict of interest has nothing to do with what money you earn, but using Wikipedia to promote yourself against all the guidelines. Theroadislong (talk) 19:12, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:David Tománek has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:David Tománek. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 16:12, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

Your thread has been archived

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AfC notification: User:David.Tomanek/sandbox has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at User:David.Tomanek/sandbox. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 20:42, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (April 5)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Sulfurboy was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to User:David.Tomanek/sandbox and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to User:David.Tomanek/sandbox, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
• If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Sulfurboy (talk) 22:43, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: David Tománek has been accepted

David Tománek, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

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Thanks again, and happy editing!

DGG ( talk ) 18:25, 5 October 2020 (UTC)