User talk:Makolm

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The page you have edited on S K has been listed for proposed deletion. I have removed the deletion tag, which stops the process for the moment. She seems a worthy subject for an article, but if you would like the article to remain you must write it in the WP style, which includes:


 * looking like an encyclopedia article not a CV
 * saying in the first sentence something to demonstrate notability, like "A.b. is an internationally-known professor of X at, winner of the XYZ prize and 10 honorary doctorates", or A.B. is a notable authority on Whatever. She is ... (etc) (whatever applies best). Use the exact wording I recommend, including either the word "notable" or "internationally-known" or "nationally-known"; do not use "famous" -- May sound silly, but that is what many people look for here.
 * listing college degrees with university and year -- and putting the university names in double brackets
 * listing important awards, memberships and offices held. Use a list, not a paragraph. Only the important ones.
 * listing some major published papers, say how many total. Do not just link to Google, list the most prestigious papers. State the importance the journals are. 5 is enough. Pick the best. Omit short or non-professional articles. Omit conference papers.
 * If your work is cited in court decisions, give the one or two most notable cases.

and, most important, giving some 3rd party sources. A personal website is expected, preferably an official one. In addition, book reviews are fine, or a newspaper stories. Print or web is OK, but not from a list or a blog.

There is understandable feeling here against articles written by the subject or a member of his family, so it has to be a really solid article. See WP:AUTO and WP:COI. The article will probably be deleted if not immediately improved.

I apologize for not having the time to help personally. --