User talk:Njcook1
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User page vs. Talk page
[edit]Welcome Njcook1,
I noticed you edited your talk page and added info that is usually reserved for the Wikipedian's user page. It's easy to get the two confused at first :-) Your user page is about you and your interests and what you like to do here at Wikipedia. Your talk page is where other Wikipedians can find you and leave you a message. I moved your bio info over to your user page so that others will be able to learn about you. Enjoy Wikipedia! And welcome, Crtew (talk) 18:40, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
Editing
[edit]Njcook1, I made two edits on your page that I wanted to point your attention to.
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Reedit your page and make fixes!
Have fun, Crtew (talk) 18:49, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
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I, and the rest of the hosts, would be more than happy to answer any questions you have! SarahStierch (talk) 16:21, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
Assignment
[edit]I assign you Ali Sharmarke who was one of the co-founders of HornAfrik Media Inc. in Somalia. Good luck, Crtew (talk) 16:22, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
Progress at this point
[edit]By now you should have ...
1. Written your notability statement.
2. Filled in your infobox.
3. Moved the material on your user page about your person under the "Adopt a Journalist" section under your user account. Copy that material, click on the red link of your journalist, and paste the material on that page!
4. Run your reflinks tool in the banner (by right clicking and creating a new tab). It might take a minute to complete the operation -- be patient. You will copy over the results from the tool tab you create to replace the existing ref tags in your article.
5. Taken the Wikipedia tutorial. After you do all of the above, you may begin writing your article.
Crtew (talk) 19:08, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
Kdwerner, Peer Review
[edit]Hey, Nathan!
On your article, I enjoyed your "reactions" section. I really was not sure what to put on mine yet, but I like your approach with the quotes. It adds to the character of your journalist (we can hear real quotes from people who knew of him).
Does anyone know who attacked (killed) your journalist. I know you said it was a car "accident" with the controlled mine, but I did not know if there was anything on who or why he was attacked (what did he say or write that made someone do this)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kdwerner (talk • contribs) 03:08, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
Rmwheatley, Peer Review
[edit]The section about reactions was a nice touch, but should those have references following them? While the reactions add something, I would like to know a bit more about Sharmarke's life and history, if possible. Even though this is a page focused around Sharmarke's death, I would like to know more about his life. I think it would create a more solid foundation for your article if you presented the context surrounding this area and journalists. I, personally, know very little about the events happening in Somalia. Your page mentioned something about a civil war, but can you tell me more about it? Also, what has HornAfrik done in the situation? Yes, it has told about corruption, but I would like some specific examples, or maybe even a sample of what they have done.
Do not hold me to this, but I don't think it is proper to refer to him as "Mr. Sharmarke", which you do in the area underneath reactions. Also, when starting to write under a new heading, I think it is proper to start off saying "Sharmarke", not "he". Sometimes we jump to read under different sections, and the reader may not know who you are referring... Unless we backtrack and read the previous section.
It really isn't a bad start. I just want to know more about the entire situation because I'm pretty interested in it. Rmwheatley (talk) 18:50, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
Crtew, Review
[edit]Nathan, You're looking for the most important points and that is good, but your article has very few details and it is not constructed as a narrative. You should expand every section in the article. I agree with points made by your peers (see above), but it would be good for you to see the larger picture here, too, in that will want to know more about HornAfrik as you write about Sharmarke. Hint: He is not the only director of the broadcast company to be killed. You are far behind your peers on both writing your infobox and filling in your references. The infobox will help you write the article and sort through the sources. Filling references before you write the article and then placing them as you write will make you more efficient and save time! I added the See also section. You can work on all the feedback from the reviews immediately! Crtew (talk) 19:13, 22 October 2012 (UTC)
Hey! When I read your article there are alot of questions I still have, so elaborate a little more if you can. I know it was hard for me to find information. If you can, go in depth more on what HornAfrik is, why was the land mine there, what kind of stories did the radio station tell about the government, why was the company considered "anti-government', etc. The topic sounds interesting though!--Chelms6 (talk) 17:43, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia Education Program: student survey!
[edit]Hi! I work with the Wikipedia Education Program, and I'm hoping to get your feedback about your experience this semester! In order to help other students like you enjoy editing while contributing positively to Wikipedia, it would be very helpful to hear from real program students about their experience, so we know what to change. The survey takes no more than 10 minutes, and I'd really appreciate your response!
Thanks so much! JMathewson (WMF) (talk) 01:53, 18 December 2012 (UTC)