User talk:Vskanavis

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Hi. To try things out, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Kleuske (talk) 22:05, 15 October 2016 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Fokas method

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Fokas Method (unified transform) (November 11)

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Smmurphy^(Talk) 16:46, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

Hello! Vskanavis, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Smmurphy(Talk) 16:46, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (May 21)

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» Shadowowl | talk 10:21, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Fokas Method (May 22)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Robert McClenon 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.

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Robert McClenon (talk) 18:10, 22 May 2017 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Fokas Method (June 28)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by DrStrauss 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.

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DrStrauss talk 12:18, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

Draft:Fokas Method concern

Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Fokas Method, a page you created, has not been edited in 5 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

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AfC notification: Fokas method has been accepted

Fokas method, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
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Too many capital letters

Please note my recent edits to Fokas method. You're using too many capital letters in section headings. This is codified in WP:MOS. Michael Hardy (talk) 18:56, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use File:Professor Fokas Athanassios at USC.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Professor Fokas Athanassios at USC.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of fair use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of fair use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

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Sock-puppet

Sock-puppet of Fokas. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.53.53.217 (talk) 06:44, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Vskanavis. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about in the page Costas Synolakis, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

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Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Drm310 🍁 (talk) 04:41, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Costas Synolakis

1. The article, after you re-created it, still consisted largely of content copied from another source. Merely rearranging the same text and making trivial changes in wording does not alter that. You must stop posting text to Wikipedia that you have copied from elsewhere: if you continue to do so you will be blocked from editing.
2. Reading the article, it was impossible to fail to see that it was written by someone with a high regard for Costas Synolakis, and a belief that his work is important and valuable. That is not acceptable, as a Wikipedia article must be written from a neutral point of view, and not promote or extol its subject. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 11:43, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

1. Dear Mr. Watsons

Thank you for your comments, will try to re-edit. However, I can't find my text which contained at least 50 hyperlinks, and it took several hours to write. As a comment, I did try to use descriptions of Costas Synolakis from other sources and referred to them, such as EGU and ASCE. Facts are facts, he has been in ma ny documentaries and he is a great communicator of science, just check online or in youtube. Last, it is the American Society of Civil Engineers who characterized him as the leading engineer working on tsunamis. So I included the description in quotes, I do think this is relevant. As I wrote, i will re-write, but kindly undelete the draft so I can work on it, without loosing the hyperlinks. Best wishes Vassilis — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vskanavis (talk • contribs) 06:31, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

I have received your email. Here is some information which I hope will make it easier to communicate with other editors in future.

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I can't post a page which appears to infringe copyright to Wikipedia, but I shall email you a copy of the Wikipedia source, complete with hyperlinks and everything else, so that you can work on it. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 15:40, 27 September 2018 (UTC)