User talk:Jam-Ali88

This user is a student editor in American_University_of_Sharjah/WRI_101_2pm_(Fall_2024) .

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Hello Jam-Ali88, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, some of your edits have not conformed to Wikipedia's Manual of Style, and have to be changed. Please familiarize yourself with the guidelines shown there. Edits that don't comply with these guidelines are changed to match what our MoS recommends.

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Hey kazamkam!

Hope you’re doing well. Thank you for your feedback. I definitely see myself editing more articles, I never knew how much wikipedia is fun and full of opportunities to spread knowledge.

I will go through the provided links, however may I know specifically where I missed? Is all the information I added not suitable or was it the style of writing or what exactly?

please guide me so I can improve it.

regards,

Jam Jam-Ali88 (talk) 13:48, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Jam-Ali88 - hello! I'm so glad you're enjoying editing wikipedia! the information you added was mostly suitable but yes, the issue was the style of writing. It's really, really important to remember that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia project. In addition to being grammatically and writing per the Wikipedia Manual of Style, we must try to, as much as possible, write in a way that is neutral and considers multiple perspectives of a topic or event. It's also essential that we have sources and references for our claims. Some of your writing in the Arabs in Malta article were grammatically incorrect ("After the Arab ruling has ended in 11th century." <- sentence fragment), non-neutral in perspective (this is where the neutral point of view policy comes into play and the policy around what we call "weasel words", i.e. "Under the Arabs rule both Christians and Muslims lived in harmony, which is considered an achievement in that period of world history."), and lacked sufficient sources. It is also important to consider the origin of sources. Some of your classmates, for example, are working on the Nabaṭī poetry article, and have used a number of personal websites of Emirati sheikhs as "sources". Given, as described in the article, the political and financial stake that the Emirati government has towards promoting nabati poetry and a specific narrative about its place in Emirati culture, that is not a "neutral" source and we should understand that is, possibly, not providing us with objective information, which is the whole point of Wikipedia. This is a longer philosophical discussion but many editors think that a lack of information is better than an abundance of incorrect information.

But I am so happy you've started editing! Please continue editing, please check out the Teahouse, they have many opportunities for new editors to learn, take on small tasks to become more experienced, and to find a mentor. Also, if you would like to contact me on this page, please "ping" me using the @ sign and my username so I am sure to see your message. All the best, Kazamzam (talk) 02:41, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Brianda (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:51, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]