Draft talk:Sandor (Sandy) W. Shapery

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== Article Creation == This article was created to document the notable career of Sandor W. Shapery, a real estate developer with over 50 years of experience in San Diego. His work includes the notable $22.5M no-money-down acquisition of the SDG&E headquarters building and extensive historic preservation work recognized by Save Our Heritage Organization. Sources include extensive media coverage and company documentation. 21:30, 17 June 2025 (UTC) Melissaad (talk) 21:58, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I have been compensated for creating this article. I have attempted to write it in compliance with Wikipedia's neutral point of view and verifiability policies.

Response to Notability Concerns

Thank you for the feedback on the initial submission. I have substantially revised the article to address the notability concerns by replacing self-published sources with independent, reliable secondary sources that demonstrate significant coverage. The revised submission now includes:

Major newspaper coverage:

The New York Times (1988) - Extensive feature article on Shapery's Emerald Plaza development
San Diego Union-Tribune (2016, 2016) - Coverage of major real estate transactions and historic preservation work
San Diego Reader (2000, 2022) - Feature articles on development projects
Pacific Business Journal (2025) - Current business activities coverage

Third-party recognition:

Save Our Heritage Organization official award documentation (2011) recognizing Shapery as having "saved more buildings from SOHO's Most Endangered List than any other person in SOHO's history"
La Jolla Institute for Immunology board service documentation

Recent media coverage:

Big Island Now (2024) - Feature coverage of current hotel development project
Multiple hospitality industry publications covering current business activities

All sources are now independent, published, reliable secondary sources that provide significant coverage (not just passing mentions) of the subject. I have removed all self-published sources and company website references that were in the original submission.

The revised article demonstrates notability through: 1. Sustained media coverage over 35+ years (1988-2025) 2. Official third-party recognition for historic preservation work 3. Coverage in major publications including The New York Times 4. Ongoing coverage of current business activities

I believe this revision addresses the stated concerns and meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines for people. Melissaad (talk) 00:00, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Response to July 13 Review

Thank you for the detailed feedback from Gheus. I have completely rewritten the article to address both concerns: Significant Coverage Issue: * Removed all sources with only passing mentions * Focused only on three sources with substantial coverage of the subject: ** New York Times (1988) - Extensive feature article on Shapery's major development project ** Save Our Heritage Organization (2011) - Official third-party recognition with detailed description of achievements ** Big Island Now (2024) - Feature coverage of current business activities Large Language Model Issues: * Completely rewrote the article from scratch using only direct information from sources * Removed all promotional language and editorializing * Used factual, encyclopedic tone throughout * Eliminated vague or speculative statements * Based all content directly on what is explicitly stated in the reliable sources The revised article is significantly shorter and focuses only on what can be verified through substantial coverage in independent, reliable sources. I believe this addresses the notability concerns and removes the AI-generated content issues. melissaad (talk) 00:00, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]