Talk:Wikipedia @ 20

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It is massively problematic to refer to Wikipedia editors as "prominent and expert Wikipedians". This kind of self-congratulatory puffery is contrary to our commitment to neutrality. Vexations (talk) 15:30, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

@Vexations that was removed and corrected. I would welcome hearing of more concrete issues you find. --Zblace (talk) 17:25, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Apart from the fact that the subject is not notable, because it does not meet the relevant notability citeria for books, WP:NBOOK and the WP:GNG:

• "reflecting on particular histories, ongoing and future themes in Wikipedia discussions" is weasel-word salad. It sound impressive, but means nothing.
• "distinct writing style Wikimedians used" is nonsense, there is no such thing
• "endorsed by" is misleading, because it suggests that Wales is in a position where he can approve something, which is not true
• the list of contributors is too long Vexations (talk) 18:37, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

@Vexations in reverese order:

• can not cut out list of contributors, can only display it differently, as I did initially
• hm...I am not native speaker to know fineses well, however he is not approving it, but considering that he is co-founder and activly involved it is relevant that he finds it a good effort in making such publication reflecting on past 20 years
• maybe this was not clear - but non-essential...
• I am not agreeing here, but I do not mind it being modified.

As for notability, I think book is fairly notable considering it was published by MIT Press and got a review in Science mag. Maybe it is not the next book bestseller, but for sure is not in 10% of least notable books that already have EN Wikipedia pages. -- Zblace (talk) 19:41, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

Perhaps you could review WP:NBOOKS and explain how "published by MIT press" and "was reviewed in one publication" meet any of the criteria listed there. Vexations (talk) 19:48, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

@Vexations I just review it and though those individual arguments do not stand as enough, together they point to notability... Never the less I added more both here and in Wikidata, so let us see what others think. Good night from Croatia! --Zblace (talk) 20:25, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

@DGG do you mind revisiting the page again and maybe lifting the Note if it is good enough? --Zblace (talk) 10:27, 1 December 2021 (UTC)