User talk:DBKAT

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Proposed deletion of Dorota (architect)


The article Dorota (architect) has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this newly created biography of a living person will be deleted unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one. JohnCD (talk) 11:15, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

Advice
This needs considerable work, if it is to be kept. Read WP:your first article for general advice. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 11:32, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * References are essential, (a) because of the Verifiability policy, summarised as "any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable, published source", and (b) because Wikipedia has an inclusion test called Notability, which is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject."
 * The title of the article should be her full name. There are evidently a number of architects called Dorota. If you add her surname to the article, I can move it to the correct title.
 * The article is too promotional in tone. An encyclopedia article should not read as though it is trying to sell something or persuade its readers. Avoid "peacock words" like "prestigious". Wikipedia requires a WP:Neutral point of view, no opinions, plain facts cited to reliable sources. What she has actually achieved should speak for itself, without the need for puffery like "exceptional creativity, inspired by her imagination and dreams" or "her talent and commitment to architecture".
 * Also, nothing in the article seems to me to show notability in Wikipedia's sense; but its account of her career stops short in 1978. Maybe she has notable achievements since then? JohnCD (talk) 17:16, 22 November 2014 (UTC)