User talk:Mcnelson26
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[edit]Hello, Mcnelson26, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Ian 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. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 22:07, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
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[edit]Your additions to the ion exchange chromatography article just triggered a potential plagiarism report because your original wording was too close to your source, though it looks like you have fixed it. Remember that it isn't enough just to change the words - it's still problematic if you preserve the form of the sentences in the source you're using.
Part of the problem is that you are giving "how to" type instructions. Remember that Wikipedia articles are not supposed to include step-by-step instructions (see WP:NOTMANUAL) but rather, talk about the process in way what that might interest the general reader, or even a specialist reader who wants to know more about the process or a reminder when it comes time to analyze results. Just not someone who's looking for an actual protocol to run the experiment. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:52, 9 May 2016 (UTC)