User talk:Barrett90035

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Proposed deletion of Kurt Rappaport

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Proposed deletion of Kurt Rappaport

The article Kurt Rappaport has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, all newly created biographies of living persons must have 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 ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Mr. Vernon (talk) 01:01, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Lugia2453 (talk) 22:54, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

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Your submission at Articles for creation

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! SarahStierch (talk) 05:36, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Advice

Hi, you can sign your comments automatically using four tildes ~~~~.

• There's no point comparing your man's article with others, some slip under the reviewer's radar, and, with the best will in the world different admins may reach different assessments.
• As you know, you have to provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines. It looks as if he meets those criteria.
• The main problem is that it's was written in a highly promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic.

• Examples of unsourced spammy or peacocky claims presented as fact include: mogul... celebrity... widely regarded as the top high-end brokerage... most prolific buying spree in residential history... ultra high-end real estate
• There is a direct link in the text to his company, also spammy (in fact, there shouldn't be any url links in the main text, only the "Reference" or "External links" sections.
• TMZ has referred to him as the Zelig of celebrity real estate — well, they do, but it's an anonymous comment in a source that doesn't really compare with the NY Times, and just adds to the general "this guy is wonderful" tone.
• There is no content that isn't part of the glorification — no age, city of birth, education, marital status. All I know is that he is an American male, don't even know if he is American-born
• In my experience, estate agents have been known to attract criticism, but apparently not our hero.
• Those sales images of the houses have to go, the image descriptions are pure estate agent spam, if the text isn't changed, I'll list them for deletion. I think it's likely that they can't be used anyway, since I don't think there is freedom of panorama in the US.
• There are too many images for the amount of text anyway.

If you want to try again, do a draft here and let me know when you want me to take a look Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:08, 12 September 2012 (UTC)