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Paul Tuschinski

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Alexander Tuschinski has a penchant for writing articles about his family. First came the autobiography, then great-grandpa Demeter Ritter von Tuschinski, then grandpa Constantin Ritter von Tuschinski, and now papa Paul Tuschinski. I have my doubts about all of these, but this latest iteration of Tuschinski fandom really is a bridge too far. He was a minor academic with a handful of publications who never even managed to become a professor. He apparently helped his son hold the camera while the latter was shooting his film, a dubious claim to notability. Half the sources are links to his meager output, the other half a smattering of random trivia. Per WP:PROF, there is no reason to keep. — Biruitorul ^Talk 09:15, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators and Romania. Shellwood (talk) 11:34, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Authors and Germany. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 11:44, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your feedback. The articles I write rely on many sources, I aim for a neutral, encyclopedic tone, and I am transparent who I am. Therefore, to me, the usage of terms like "fandom" in your critique appears inappropriate and unwarranted, and I respectfully ask to discuss the articles, their specific merits and potential issues in a more neutral tone, independently of who the author is. I write about my ancestors because I do know about them - I aim to write articles in a neutral style and fashion, in a way as if I were not related. Since I am related, I take particular care to use as neutral a language as possible, and only quote named sources.

Of course, I welcome a discussion if this article on Paul Tuschinski is eligible for inclusion in Wikipedia, no matter the result. To address concerns: "He apparently helped his son hold the camera" is not what the sources say or what I wrote in the article. In several interviews, I credited his importance on my early works in numerous facets - the IMDB listing of his credits is incomplete. The listed academic publications in Romania are an excerpt (ones I could locate quickly), in the next months, I do plan to research more of his 1970s/80s academic publications. Given the difficult political climate in Romania during that era for academics, your remark "who never even managed to become a professor" isn't a wording I would personally use - if professorship is an objective criteria required for eligibility regardless of country and era, I do understand the concern, though again, I respectfully ask for a more neutral wording in discussing.

You briefly express having "doubts" about the articles on Constantin and Demeter. While this is not the place to discuss other articles, particularly those articles took several months to compile from online and archival research, naming many sources that are linked, and I am convinced they add important facets of Austrian-Hungarian and Romanian history to Wikipedia - which several historians have attested to me, as well. Please feel free to reach out to me to discuss those doubts if you like. Best wishes. ATuschinski (talk) 14:53, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]