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== Seeking second opinion: Notability of Sri Lankan medical professional (Draft: Dileepa Wickramasekara) ==

Hello. I am seeking a second opinion on [[Draft:Dileepa Wickramasekara]]. It has been declined by two reviewers for notability and tone. I have provided three full-page health features in national newspapers (Lake House Publications) and two appearances on the state TV broadcaster (SLRC). The reviewers seem to view these as interviews or routine, but in Sri Lanka, these are significant editorial features. I have simplified the text to be completely factual. Could a volunteer please check the newspaper scans in my [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Wy1UDe3OychwatHcVE4FRdcfY-m5I20e?usp=sharing Google Drive link] and let me know if I am truly not meeting GNG standards, or if the reviewers are being too strict on a South Asian medical professional? [[User:Hansi Weeragammana|Hansi Weeragammana]] ([[User talk:Hansi Weeragammana|talk]]) 17:21, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

:I don't speak Sinhala, but I machine translated the photos and it seems like the newspaper scans are medical articles '''written by''' the person, not articles '''about''' him, which are required to establish notability. Is that not the case? TV appearances are not suitable for the same reason, unless maybe they're documentaries '''about''' the person. [[User:Flexagoon|🍅 fx]] ([[User talk:Flexagoon|talk]]) 17:53, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
::User is now blocked as an undisclosed paid editor. ~[[User:Anachronist|Anachronist]] (who / me) <small>([[User talk:Anachronist|talk]])</small> 18:07, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Anachronist|Anachronist]] the draft seems to contain a COI disclosure, no? [[User:Flexagoon|🍅 fx]] ([[User talk:Flexagoon|talk]]) 18:14, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
::::The editor failed to answer the paid editing question, which included an instruction not to edit until answering it. The question was ignored and the editor proceeded anyway. A COI disclosure is fine, but if there is compensation, paid editing disclosure is mandatory per the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of service. An editor isn't free to simply ignore the question when it is asked, and it was asked a couple of days ago with many edits since then. ~[[User:Anachronist|Anachronist]] (who / me) <small>([[User talk:Anachronist|talk]])</small> 18:25, 17 March 2026 (UTC)