User talk:Breanalloyd
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[edit]Hello, Breanalloyd, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Shalor and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.
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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:15, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
Kelli Ward
[edit]Hi! I wanted to let you know that I removed some of the content you added, specifically the content about Cernovich and Pizzagate. The reason for this is that he and his beliefs are already covered in the paragraph above the one about the bus tour, with links to both his article and Pizzagate, so mentioning this in the bus tour paragraph wasn't really necessary. Always make sure to review the article as a whole when adding material, to make sure that you avoid redundancy.
I also wanted to give you a head's up on the article. Since it's concerns a fairly controversial topic/person, this means that any edits done to the page need to be very carefully researched and phrased. What this means is that any added material should be as neutrally written as possible and also have the best and strongest possible sourcing. I don't want this to come across like you can't edit the page, as you absolutely can, just that editing and adding to the article will take a little extra care than some of the other articles out there. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:21, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
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Welcome to Wikipedia! Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:21, 4 September 2018 (UTC) |
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[edit]Hi! I wanted to leave you a quick note.
When writing about things, make sure to be neutral. Words like tragic, while accurate, are seen as opinion terms and shouldn't be used. The same thing goes for things like interesting. Also try to avoid writing in a persuasive tone - this would be things like "if... then" type arguments where you're directing people to see things in a specific light.
I also wanted to caution you about sourcing. Make sure that you're using the strongest possible sources. For example, Quora would not be seen as a reliable source since it's a question and answer website where anyone can provide an answer. Quora doesn't verify any of the material that their users post, nor do they ensure that their stated qualifications are correct, so someone could claim to have any position and answer anything that they want. It should not be used for a source. Primary sources are fine, but ideally you should find secondary, independent reliable sources as well. The secondary sources will not only help back up the claims made by the primary sources but they can also help establish notability. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:59, 2 November 2018 (UTC)