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Update existing content: election results

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  • After the 5th paragraph, I suggest adding an update on the subject's latest election results: "In November 2020, Parker ran against Elias Ferran and was elected to a third 4-year term with 80.4% of the vote." :
  • The subject's election history is currently described in her profile, in paragraphs 3 and 4. I am suggesting updating that history to bring it up to date. :
  • Ballotpedia: Barbara Parker (California). https://ballotpedia.org/Barbara_Parker_(California). Retrieved October 4, 2024.:

I am being paid by the profile subject to bring her profile up to date. This edit seems like a neutral statement of fact, drawn from a reputable source, so I believe it is an appropriate edit. Also, I am new to Wikipedia. I welcome any constructive criticism and suggestions! Thank you. WesternBirdBeak (talk) 22:47, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I'm not familiar with the website for the source you provide above, but its name suggests it is user-generated content (see WP:USERGENERATED) and thus problematic from the standpoint of whether or not it constitutes a reliable source (see WP:RS). Do you have a more straightforwardly reliable source, e.g. a mainstream media report or a government website recording the election result?
Also, as a side point, the current text of the article seems to derive primarily from a single purpose account (WP:SPA) dedicated to editing this article between 2016 and 2019. The current text is arguably to some extent promotional, so I will shortly add a conflict of interest tag to the top of the article. I would strongly advise you to consider looking at the article text and trying to bring it more in line with Wikipedia norms in terms of tone and article construction. Axad12 (talk) 02:53, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your reply - I appreciate the feedback! I will see what I can find. WesternBirdBeak (talk) 15:36, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I reviewed Ballotpedia, the source I cited in my suggested edit. It appears to be a legitimate, neutral information source. Notably, it does not run any user-generated content. As a test of its content, I reviewed their coverage of the upcoming presidential election; it appears to be completely non-partisan.
From their About page: "Our professional staff of researchers and writers produce all of our content." The page provides the name and contact information of their Editor in Chief. They also post a statement describing their editorial independence policy, in which they state: "In order to protect the best encyclopedic, journalistic, and business interests of our organization, Ballotpedia retains full authority over its editorial content... We provide no right of review or influence of editorial content."
Given this information, do you feel it would be an acceptable source of election results information for this Wikipedia entry? WesternBirdBeak (talk) 16:08, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Also, I have not found a news article about the election results, though I found two articles that list preliminary results, both giving the same statistic. The Oaklandside wrote: "Barbara Parker, likely headed toward a landslide reelection with 80% of the vote so far..." This is slightly less precise than the Ballotpedia information, which gives the final result of 80.4%. Which source is better? WesternBirdBeak (talk) 17:45, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Adding citations to existing statements.

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  • I suggest updating links to two sentences that mention awards the profile subject has won.

In the 1st paragraph, replace the bad citation link with a working one. In the 7th paragraph (that starts with "In a legal career..."), add a link to the words "selected Parker for an appointment". Could also replace the words "State Judicial Council" with "Judicial Council of California" and link to the relevant Wikipedia page. :

7th paragraph: Judicial Council of California: Profile, Administrative Office of the Courts, Fourth Edition, p. 28. https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/profilejc.pdf. Retrieved October 4, 2024. Relevant Wikipedia page: Judicial Council of California: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_Council_of_California:

WesternBirdBeak (talk) 23:09, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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