User talk:NickRaihala

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NickRaihala (talk) 17:40, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

Welcome!

Hello, NickRaihala, 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) 16:52, 11 March 2019 (UTC)

W. Eugene Smith

Hello! Thanks for expanding W. Eugene Smith. However, the prose needs some work to attain a more formal, encyclopedic tone: Wikipedia articles should strive to avoid euphemisms and subjective, flowery, emotionally-laden language. Phrases like "Smith's morals and values where carved into stone. Salt was thrown into the wounds... " say rather little factually (no stones or salt are actually involved). See WP:FORMAL and WP:IMPARTIAL for additional guidelines, as well as Manual of Style/Words to watch, especially Expressions that lack precision. Lastly: some technical points, the subject should generally be referred to by surname after first mention to maintain a formal tone, and inline citations are generally placed after punctuation marks. If you have any questions on editing, the Teahouse is a good place to ask. Cheers, and happy editing. --Animalparty! (talk) 00:58, 11 April 2019 (UTC)