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Mark Milano page decline

MSK,

Sorry, I began editing, and first section gave me a Publish button after I was done editing that section. I could not find another button to save changes, and I apparently resubmitted. Please decline and send it back to me. I'll figure out how to make and save changes for each section. MedillMSJ (talk) 19:08, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

:I think I figured it out. Please give me specific examples of bias you see in the article. I eliminated a number of adjectives, but everything else is supported with citations. Thanks. MedillMSJ (talk) 19:16, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
::Did you use AI to help you write that draft? Using AI to write new articles is prohibited ↗. ms ↗k 19:21, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
:::No, I'm a professional journalist (two degrees, 40+ years experience), conducted the research, found the citations and wrote this original article. I recently attended Milano's memorial service and was inspired to create this page. MedillMSJ (talk) 19:26, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
::::Thanks for the quick answer. I'm going to be busy for the next hour or so, but after that, I'll try to provide some examples of bias in the article. While you wait, I recommend reading the policies on NPOV ↗ and NOTABILITY ↗. ms ↗k 19:32, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
:::Checking back in... MedillMSJ (talk) 21:46, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
::::Sorry about the delay, I forgot about this. Some examples:
::::* {{tq|helping save millions of lives}} this is probably subjective, and shouldn't be presented as fact
::::* {{tq|landmark HIV-discrimination lawsuit}} landmark is also a subjective descriptor.
::::The draft presents a lot of subjective opinions/descriptors as fact, which shouldn't be done with WikiVoice. ms ↗k 16:00, 3 June 2026 (UTC)
:::::I do not see "a lot of" subjective opinions/descriptors in the article.
:::::I deleted "landmark," although, in terms of law, this suit WAS a landmark, meaning it set new precedent in ADA law that will allow other plaintiff's to sue and win under the same points of law.
:::::He also DID help save millions of lives, as my citation pointed out. The Gore protest and subsequent change of the Clinton/U.S. policy towards generic AIDS drugs in Africa has saved an estimated 26 million lives to date. His work in AIDS education also has helped save countless lives - but I still deleted that.
:::::If what is holding up this page is simply a list of adjectives that could easily be deleted, can you delete them, or at least ask me for the sources?
:::::Thanks. MedillMSJ (talk) 16:38, 3 June 2026 (UTC)
:::::Checking back in... MedillMSJ (talk) 22:36, 17 June 2026 (UTC)
::::::I think I've put my finger on why the draft reads so promotional.
::::::* the draft introduces Mark as {{tq|one of the world’s longest-surviving HIV patients}}, instead of going over what they did (e.g. see George Washington ↗, {{tq|George Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797.}}) Opening with his work as an AIDS activist.
::::::* The lead ↗ section should summarize the entire article, not just greatest accomplishments.
::::::* Almost no information on early life (where/when he was born, education, occupation), this would be a good addition so that the entire article isn't just about him and HIV.
::::::* Right now the article is very borderline WP:NBIO ↗ and more notability-establishing sources would be helpful.
::::::* Most of the article goes into unnecessary detail on his work, e.g. the "Other activities included" paragraph in the Grass Roots Activism section could probably be cut
::::::* {{tq|Asare, who earned his medical degree from a school in Ukraine, is now selling a “miracle superfruit,” according to his LinkedIn page.}} While incredibly funny, probably not relevant.
::::::* A lot of the article is still unsourced, or the sourcing is unclear.
::::::Sorry for the late reply. ms ↗k 00:30, 19 June 2026 (UTC)
:::::::Thanks for your comments.
:::::::Noting that someone survived a deadly disease (that typically claimed lives in a matter of months in its early years) for 45 years is not “promotional”
:::::::Establishing early on that Milano was one of the world’s longest-surviving HIV patients is almost enough to justify his inclusion in Wikipedia.
:::::::This will not only pique people’s interest about him, but it also explains his credibility as an activist and it makes him a unique figure in this area. By some accounts, Milano was the second-longest surviving HIV patient in human history.
:::::::If he had done nothing other than survive HIV for 45 years, that alone might qualify him for inclusion in Wikipedia.
:::::::However, I moved this FACT down, because it is an incredibly rare occurrence for someone to survive HIV for 45 years.
:::::::“Right now the article is very borderline WP:NBIO “
:::::::I think we are safe here. No one can possibly believe that Mark Milano is not a notable feature, based on his world fame in HIV and AIDS activism and what he accomplished. There are countless porn stars, one-hit-wonder musicians, novelty songs, one-term politicians and non-Hall of fame athletes who have Wikipedia pages.
:::::::If you have not, please read the sources I’ve included.
:::::::Please also do a Google search of Mark Milano and read what you find.
:::::::“Other activities included paragraph in the Grass Roots Activism section could probably be cut.”
:::::::You ask that I add information about his notability, then suggest I cut out that he disrupted a President George Bush fundraiser, disrupted White House Chief of Staff Andy Card during THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION and other items that give context to his decades-long activism against the discrimination of the LBGTQ community.
:::::::Interrupting a sitting U.S. president during his speech is about as high-level as activism gets.
:::::::As far as sourcing, let’s discuss further work on this once you have made your determination as to whether or not Mark Milano is notable.
:::::::If so, please note what you need cited. MedillMSJ (talk) 01:16, 19 June 2026 (UTC)
::::::::*I never said that you ''shouldn't'' note {{tq|that someone survived a deadly disease}}, just that, as is standard for all Wikipedia articles, it should {{tq|introduce the topic, and tell the nonspecialist reader what or who the subject is, and often when or where.}} (quote MOS:FIRST ↗)
::::::::*Notability is not based on accomplishments, it is based on media coverage. a look at the sources right now:
::::::::** https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/friend-friend-dying-hiv-survivors-back-past-30-59468714 - borderline SIGCOV ↗ and not independent ↗
::::::::** https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/06/02/nyregion/faces-of-hiv.html - ditto above
::::::::** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTbt5bUAqCw/ - WP:SPS ↗, unreliable
::::::::** https://gaycitynews.com/remembering-mark-milano-a-committed-activist-in-the-fight-against-hiv-aids/ - questionably independent, quote: {{tq|We had been planning with Mark a celebration to honor him with a Global Health Justice award in January.}} Gay City News is also questionably reliable, see this discussion ↗. This ''might'' be counted towards notability in the event of an deletion request ↗.
::::::::** https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/compassionate-gop-ers-beat-protesters/ - not independent
::::::::** https://www.eater.com/2017/1/17/14295676/trump-jean-georges-protest - not independent
::::::::** https://www.salon.com/2001/06/25/aids_11 - not WP:SIGCOV ↗
::::::::** https://gaycitynews.com/plastic-surgeon-denying-care-due-to-hiv-status-loses-big/ - as mentioned above, GCN is questionably reliable. On the fence whether this is WP:SIGCOV ↗. Also ''might'' be counted towards notability.
::::::::** https://www.poz.com/article/cosmetic-surgeon-must-pay-375k-damages-hiv-discrimination - also on the fence regarding WP:SIGCOV ↗, though I'm leaning towards no.
::::::::** https://everloved.com/life-of/mark-milano/obituary/ - not independent, though would be useful for the early life stuff I mentioned earlier.
::::::::* The call to cut the {{tq|Other activities included}} paragraph also comes from the lack of sources to support the (extraordinary) claims presented. If {{tq|interrupting a sitting U.S. president during his speech is about as high-level as activism gets}}, then there should be at least some sources on it, right?
::::::::Hopefully this should be helpful. ms ↗k 03:03, 19 June 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::· https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/friend-friend-dying-hiv-survivors-back-past-30-59468714 - borderline SIGCOV ↗ and not independent ↗
:::::::::Good Morning America is a credible source. This source was used to confirm the fact in the submitted Wikipedia article that Milano was diagnosed with AIDS in 1982.
:::::::::To re-cap – I wrote that Milano was diagnosed in 1982 and used a credible source to confirm that.
:::::::::· https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/06/02/nyregion/faces-of-hiv.html - ditto above
:::::::::The ''New York Times'' is a credible source. This source was used to confirm the fact in the submitted Wikipedia article that Milano was diagnosed with three different cancers.
:::::::::To re-cap – I wrote that Milano was diagnosed with three different cancers and used a credible source to confirm that.
:::::::::· https://www.instagram.com/p/DTbt5bUAqCw/ - WP:SPS ↗, unreliable
:::::::::This source was used to confirm that Milano had a kidney transplant. POZ is considered a reliable Wikipedia source (according to Google’s AI results). Can we use this source…
:::::::::https://www.poz.com/article/rip-mark-milano-fierce-tireless-hiv-activist-treatment-educator
:::::::::Milano was interviewed by several sources that might biased when discussing political, religious or other subjective topics, but there is no conspiracy here to mislead the public that Mark Milano had a kidney transplant. A simple Google search shows Mark Milano had a kidney transplant.
:::::::::· https://gaycitynews.com/remembering-mark-milano-a-committed-activist-in-the-fight-against-hiv-aids/ - questionably independent, quote: We had been planning with Mark a celebration to honor him with a Global Health Justice award in January. Gay City News is also questionably reliable, see this discussion ↗. This ''might'' be counted towards notability in the event of an deletion request ↗.
:::::::::Let’s use your use of the Wikipedia discussion of Gay City News’ reliability to decide. Five votes yes, two votes no. An eighth vote was that it was reliable, but had “limited” reliability. A tenth commentor wrote, “The comments by a percentage of editors speaking against ''Gay City News'' read to me as if they're they're reflecting a personal issue with the publication, rather than a more broad-based journalistic concern.”
:::::::::So, based on your recommendation that we look at the discussion, it appears that 80% of the comments do not find Gay City News unreliable.
:::::::::· https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/compassionate-gop-ers-beat-protesters/ - not independent
:::::::::I removed this fact and source.
:::::::::“<nowiki>https://www.google.com/search?q=how+does+wikipedia+judge+a+source+to+be+independent&oq=how+does+wikipedia+judge+a+source+to+be+independent&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigAdIBCTE4OTg3ajBqOagCBLACAfEFcCVJdbcBv8U&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8</nowiki>
:::::::::· https://www.eater.com/2017/1/17/14295676/trump-jean-georges-protest - not independent
:::::::::I replaced this source with FOX News’ coverage of the event.
:::::::::· https://www.salon.com/2001/06/25/aids_11 - not WP:SIGCOV ↗
:::::::::I removed this fact and source.
:::::::::· https://gaycitynews.com/plastic-surgeon-denying-care-due-to-hiv-status-loses-big/ - as mentioned above, GCN is questionably reliable. On the fence whether this is WP:SIGCOV ↗. Also ''might'' be counted towards notability.
:::::::::I replaced this source with CBS News
:::::::::· https://www.poz.com/article/cosmetic-surgeon-must-pay-375k-damages-hiv-discrimination - also on the fence regarding WP:SIGCOV ↗, though I'm leaning towards no.
:::::::::POZ is considered a reliable Wikipedia source (according to Google’s AI results).
:::::::::· https://everloved.com/life-of/mark-milano/obituary/ - not independent, though would be useful for the early life stuff I mentioned earlier.
:::::::::The end result of these changes is that we have multiple credible sources for facts included in this story about one of the world’s most well-known AIDS activists, who has been featured in articles by ''The New York Times'', CBS News, FOX News and ABC’s Good Morning America. MedillMSJ (talk) 00:33, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
::::::::::I was just analyzing how those sources contribute to notability, not whether they should or shouldn't be used - non-independent sources can still be used for WP:ABOUTSELF ↗ information. I'm just saying that, with the sourcing right now, notability is barely evident at best. ms ↗k 01:26, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::::So while Milano's notability is "barely" evident, you're saying it IS evident, correct?
:::::::::::We have CBS News, FOX News, ABC and The New York Times covering one of the world's most respected (but evidently not covered by X number of websites) AIDS activists. And I've included other sources that don't violate Wikipedia's source guidelines.
:::::::::::How many sources does Wikipedia say you must have?
:::::::::::I understand that just because someone is world-famous and a major contributor to major societal issues, that's apparently not what Wikipedia is about. Wikipedia is apparently about people who have earned X amount of media coverage from specific types of sources, regardless of their value to society (e.g., porn starlets, one-hit wonders, baseball players).
:::::::::::Regarding, "non-independent sources CAN STILL BE USED for WP:ABOUTSELF ↗ information," can I re-insert the ones I deleted?
:::::::::::Again, you just said Milano IS notable, so what is the next step?
:::::::::::Thanks for your help, so far. MedillMSJ (talk) 01:46, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
::::::::::::{{tq|So while Milano's notability is "barely" evident, you're saying it IS evident, correct?}}
::::::::::::: By "barely evident at best" I mean, if the article were to be brought to AfD ↗, it wouldn't have a very slim chance of not getting deleted. More notability-establishing sourcing would improve the article's chances at AfD.
::::::::::::{{tq|Wikipedia is apparently about people who have earned X amount of media coverage from specific types of sources, regardless of their value to society}}
::::::::::::: Wikipedia's notability criteria can seem pretty arbitrary. A relevant essay is WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS ↗.
::::::::::::{{tq|Regarding, "non-independent sources CAN STILL BE USED for WP:ABOUTSELF information," can I re-insert the ones I deleted?}}
::::::::::::: Yes, you can re-insert those sources.
::::::::::::ms ↗k 02:34, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::::::Thanks.
:::::::::::::How many sources beyond CBS News, FOX News, ABC and The New York Times would you recommend? MedillMSJ (talk) 02:38, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::::::Also, if we submit and it's rejected, is it rejected for good and can't be re-submitted, or does it come with instructions to re-submit? MedillMSJ (talk) 02:40, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
::::::::::::::I've added more sources. Please look at my last two questions. MedillMSJ (talk) 02:20, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

Request on 17:30:38, 5 June 2026 for assistance on AfC ↗ submission by Elidoesbnuuy

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Hey i was wondering what i could do to improve the Wikipedia page for the TAV, any help would be appreciated!

Elidoesbnuuy (talk) 17:30, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

:Hi, it seems TAV has almost no trusted sources unfortunately. The archived website maybe won't fit. Perplexingquandary (talk) 12:20, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

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Dear MSK,

Thank you for reviewing the draft article I submitted earlier this year regarding my employer, RAJA, a reseller of packaging and office supplies. I understand that the draft did not comply with Wikipedia guidelines. I have been transparent about my connection to RAJA, and I hope to be able to improve the original submission. I recognise that the draft was too long and included details that were not relevant.

The reason I am seeking to publish an article on Wikipedia is that RAJA employs close to 600 people in the country. The RAJA Group has been operating in the UK since 1999.

Today, it operates in the United Kingdom through three companies — RAJAPACK UK, Viking Direct and Morplan — employing around 600 people.

Established in 1999, RAJAPACK UK is a distributor of packaging materials and equipment for businesses. The company employs approximately 200 people and operates a distribution centre and office facility near Bedford.

Viking Direct, a reseller of office supplies, stationery and furniture for businesses, was acquired by the RAJA Group in 2021, having previously been part of Office Depot. The business employs around 200 people across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Morplan is a reseller of equipment and supplies for retail and fashion businesses in the UK. Founded in 1846, the company employs around 90 people. It is headquartered in Harlow, Essex, and operates additional stores in London, Bristol, Glasgow and Birmingham.

I would appreciate the opportunity to resubmit a shorter article, focusing on factual and verifiable information about these three companies. Would this be possible, please?

Best regards,

Mademoiselle de Maupin — Preceding unsigned ↗ comment added by Mademoiselle de Maupin (talk • contribs ↗) 12:43, 12 June 2026 (UTC) 

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Your draft article, User:Primatedecimatingtypewriters/FakeAFCDraft

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Question from James is a train (18:10, 16 June 2026)

How do I edit? --James is a train (talk) 18:10, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

Question from Vikfrs (21:31, 16 June 2026)

hi! I was wondering how I would go about submitting a petition to change all instances of "greenware" to "green ware" in the celadon article? Greenware in ceramics refers to unfired ceramic pieces. --Vikfrs (talk) 21:31, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

disregard previous

there is actually quite a bit that needs to be fixed and clarified in that article now that I look at it so nevermind the previous question, I can just do it myself since it'll be a bit of a project Vikfrs (talk) 21:37, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

Welcome to the club, a little belatedly.

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CVUA

Hi MSK. I am interested in joining the academy and wondering if you still have open student slots. I have looked at other trainers but most of them aren't active. That is the reason why I decided to choose you as my instructor. TyronesEditsPages (talk) 06:54, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

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Hello. I was thinking about making an article on this person, and I saw that there was already a draft. This draft was submitted to become an article, but was then rejected because the sources provided were not good enough to establish notability, they were either written by Fehlinger himself or were just about his radical statements.

However, I found some sources that I think are better which were not brought up in the draft:

Investment Management Exhibition: https://ime-europe.eu/speakers/gunther-fehlinger-2023/

Visegrad Insight: https://visegradinsight.eu/author/g-fehlinger/

Writerblog: https://writerblog.co.uk/gunther-fehlinger/

I think that, with these sources, among others I could find with more time, the subject is notable enough for an article. However, since there was an AFD on it, and since this is my first time making an article, I went to the helpdesk to ask if this can be made into an article, and they told me to go talk to the person who rejected it, which was you. So, I wanted to know, with these sources, would Fehlinger be notable enough to have an article about him? If not, please let me know why. Thanks. Map Enjoyer (talk) 23:19, 30 June 2026 (UTC)

:IME isn't independent, as is Visegrad, and Writerblog seems like AI slop, and is almost certainly unreliable. Unless Fehlinger outdoes himself once again in his ''antics'', I don't forsee him becoming notable in the near future. ms ↗k 04:19, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
::Alright, thanks. Map Enjoyer (talk) 02:22, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

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