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This article should be renamed to Deborah Rodriguez. That is the form of her name that is used on her book.
Yes, it should be renamed. And then deleted.
When I apply for a visa to visit a foreign country, or for a home loan, can I list my occupation as "humanitarian"? Or how about billing myself as one "who creates safe spaces"? Then why can this garbage stand on Wikipedia? The person who wrote that should list their occupation as "not a writer", as they haven't figured out how commas are used. I can't comment on the rest of the article, the first sentence was all I could take. 75.79.161.32 ( talk) 19:21, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
Her bio currently says she "creates safe spaces that provide women with a way out of domestic violence and chaotic circumstances."
Says who?! Where is the widespread criticism of her regarding her beauty school in Kabul, where women were put into a dangerous situation when she wrote about them and then fled the country? From article on NPR in June 2007: "back in Afghanistan, the subjects of her book say Rodriguez and her newfound fame have put their lives in danger. They say they've seen none of the money or help to get them out of Afghanistan that Rodriguez promised them in exchange for having their stories appear in the book." There is also article in The Telegraph from July 2, 2007. Even before her book, her accounts of what she did and accomplished were challenged, such as this New York Times story from April 29, 2007. This Wikipedia article, as it currently stsands, is a PR piece. Earlier versions of her page had the more complete and more neutral story about her time in Afghanistan.
This article should be more like the Wikipedia article of Greg Mortenson
Jcravens42 ( talk) 15:05, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moved in accord with the consensus reached:
Happy New Year to All! ( closed by page mover) Paine Ellsworth put'r there 16:21, 7 January 2018 (UTC)
Debbie Rodriguez → Deborah Rodriguez – This is the name by which she is known, in the publication info for all her books, in articles such as this in NYT, and on her own website, although the web address uses "Debbie". There is an athlete Déborah Rodríguez, but the accents are enough to distinguish them. (If people disagree, I'd suggest the athlete should be at "... (athlete)" and the writer be the Primary Topic - page views of 6/day and 27/day respectively.) A move was suggested informally above, 8 years ago, but not implemented. Pam D 23:42, 20 December 2017 (UTC) --Relisting. Steel1943 ( talk) 20:33, 28 December 2017 (UTC)--Relisting. sami talk 21:31, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
I think there should probably be a separate WP:RM to move the athlete, as she wasn't mentioned in this move discussion and nothing has been said on her talk page. I've just tidied up the handful of incoming links to Deborah Rodriguez which were intended for Déborah Rodríguez. Pam D 17:37, 5 January 2018 (UTC)