Talk:Jan Kaplický

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Former good article nomineeJan Kaplický was a good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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DateProcessResult
February 5, 2009Good article nomineeNot listed
Did You Know
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on April 6, 2007.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ...that British architect Jan Kaplický escaped from Prague to London in the wake of the Prague Spring, carrying only US$100 and a few pairs of socks?

Jan Kaplický[edit]

Hello Jacklee, thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia but I think that it is not a place for April jokes as you did by renaming Jan Kaplický to Jan Kapličký. I am wondering how did you "invent" the new spelling. I was born in Bohemia and I live there for 31 years but I have never seen surname Kapličký, it does not exist in this and surrounding regions or Czech language. In every Czech book or newspaper you will find the correct name: Jan Kaplický. --pabouk 07:24, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It was certainly not meant as an April Fool's joke. I was following the spelling used in the newspaper article Woodman, Ellis (2007-03-31). "The Library has Landed". The Daily Telegraph (Review). {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) I suppose the journalist who wrote that article must have got it wrong. Sorry about that. Cheers, Jacklee 11:30, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I just realized that the on-line version of the article spells the surname "Kaplický" correctly. I read the newspaper version of the article – it was spelled "Kapličký" there. Anyway, thanks a lot for reverting the mistakes. Cheers, Jacklee 11:43, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for showing the source of the mistake. In fact the web page containing the article "The Library has Landed" is encoded in the ISO-8859-1 codepage which does not contain the č character so we cannot be sure whether Daily Telegraph is aware of the error. Regarding the April fools' joke—I did not mean it really seriously but it was an interesting coincidence that the change was made on the 1st April :-) --pabouk 14:18, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
No worries. Do help improve the article if you can! Cheers, Jacklee 15:18, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

When was Future Systems set up?[edit]

According to the Future Systems website at http://www.future-systems.com/company/cv.html, Jan Kaplický worked with Foster Associates from 1979 to 1983. However, the same website also states that he became a partner of Future Systems in 1979. Was he a partner in both Foster Associates and Future Systems at the same time, or is there a mistake in the dates? Can anyone can help clarify this point? Cheers, Jacklee 11:51, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I believe he worked at both, with Future Systems being merely a side project for the first few years. Might wanna check that first, before putting it in though. —The preceding comment is by Irishrichy (talk • contribs) 18:23, May 20, 2007 (UTC): Please sign your posts!

Pronunciation of "Kaplický"[edit]

Hi, just wondering whether "Kaplický" should be pronounced "KAP-lit-sky" with the primary stress on the first syllable (as is currently indicated), or "kap-LIT-sky" which seems more natural? Cheers, Jacklee 11:37, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Hi. "Kaplický" is a common Czech surname and all Czech words always have the primary stress on the first syllable. Jan.Kamenicek 11:44, 18 May 2007 (UTC) I think that the feeling that the stress would sound more natural on the second syllable from the end comes from names with a similar ending of Polish origin, such as Wojciech Jaruzelski. Jan.Kamenicek 11:48, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I see. Thanks for clarifying! Cheers, Jacklee 12:38, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Jan Kaplický/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Hi, I am reviewing this article for GA. Jan Kaplický sounds like an interesting architect and it looks like you have some good sources available. Below are my initial comments, and I may add more as I become more familiar with the article.

Comments
  • Although the subject's death has been mentioned in the article, and the tense of certain verbs changes to past tense, there is no mention of his death in the lead. Also, in the article his death is buried in a paragraph that starts off on another topic. There should be a clear progression in the article to his death. The reader should not have to hunt for the details.
  • There should be a section on "Legacy", or "Death and legacy" with some evaluation of his work by others, critical acclaim, awards, etc.
  • There should be a section on his architecture. For example: Who were his early influences? Did he have a particular style? Were there stages or periods in his style? Some descriptions of his best work, and what made them good etc.
  • Per WP:LEAD, the lead is to be a summary of the major elements of the article. You have in the lead: "Kaplický was the subject of a Czech documentary entitled Profil (Profile, 2004)". Therefore, there should be a paragraph somewhere in the article on this, if it is important enough for the lead.
  • The article does not feel very complete. Have you presented the information available about Jan Kaplický?
  • There is a "citation needed" tag in the article. You can remove the information if you cannot find a citation.

I will place the article on hold for the time being. —Mattisse (Talk) 18:47, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Side note: "Naples Subway Station" in the table, should be named or removed (and by now it must be completed instead of "completion due 2008"). NVO (talk) 06:49, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Can you break up the "Career" part into sections? Perhaps "Early career (with dates)" and "Later career (with dates)" - or in some way you prefer?
  • And maybe a section listing his awards/honors?
  • Also a section on his "Legacy" or influence.

The article just doesn't feel really complete. —Mattisse (Talk) 01:37, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, you've caught me at a really busy period. Will try and work on the article when I can find some time to do so. Thanks for taking the time to carry out a review. — Cheers, Truth's Out There –talk– 07:50, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Are you going to be able to address this issues relatively soon? —Mattisse (Talk) 17:47, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Regretfully, I am going to have to fail this article, as the editor has not responded to work on the article. Please feel free to nominate the article again when you have time to work on it, or to seek reassessment through Good article review. —Mattisse (Talk) 04:16, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
No, I'm afraid I won't have time to work on the article for the next couple of days or so. Yes, I will renominate the article later on and drop you a note. Thanks. — Cheers, Truth's Out There –talk– 04:55, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced information[edit]

The following sentence contains unreferenced information. I've removed it from the article for the time being. It can be reinserted if a reliable reference can be found. — Cheers, Truth's Out There –talk– 17:44, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As a child, his godfather sent him copies of Life magazine from the United States, which was to have a major influence on his later work. He was fascinated by the technology he saw in it, such as airplanes and modern architecture.[citation needed]

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