User talk:Pmarra0374

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~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:23, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

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Hello, Pmarra0374, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Brianda and I work with Wiki Education; 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. Brianda (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:42, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Felt theory

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A tag has been placed on Felt theory, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent. If the page you created was a test, please use the sandbox for any other experiments you would like to do.

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Felt theory

Hi @Pmarra0374, The Felt theory article seems like a very interesting article. But it has very few inline citations, which makes it difficult for readers to verify factual statements in the article. Every statement should be followed by a supporting citation; if a group of sentences are all supported by the same source, you can place a single reference after all of them, but you need to have at least one reference per paragraph, and you shouldn't have any statements after the final reference in a paragraph. If you need a refresher on how to add citations, please consult this training module.

Unsourced content can be challenged or removed. I suggest adding more inline citations as soon as possible! Looping in @Tifawine. Brianda (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:31, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi Brianda,

Thanks for your comments! While I appreciate your guidance, I'm confused as to why there should be a citation after every statement, as you say. First of all, as a previous Wikipedia contributor--outside of academics--I've seen plenty of articles that don't have inline citations included with every statement, so I'm unsure what makes this article any different. If the statement is my own original thought, how would it support a citation? I'm very thorough with my research, compilation of sources, and citations, so anything that came from an outside source other than my brain has an included in-text or inline citation. If not, it's likely something that relates to a later citation in a more general sense.

I'll be sure to implement some of your suggestions and advice; please let me know if there's anything else! Pmarra0374 (talk) 18:55, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Oh, it's great to hear you've edited before. True, there are articles that do not have inline citations, but it's a sign that page needs improvement. Take a look at WP:NOR. What you are describing goes against this Wikipedia policy. Wikipedia is not a place for your original thought or ideas, precisely because there is no way of verifying the information coming from you. Do you have an editorial board that fact checks your original research? Do you have a reputation for fact-checking and neutrality? The reader doesn't know. That's why it's important to include inline citations after each statement to a reliable source. With inline citations, the reader can track exactly where that information is coming from, and if they want to know more then they can investiagte the sources used.

If you take the path of becoming a researcher or an academic in your field, then you might be the one creating these reliable sources. But at the moment, as an editor for Wikipedia, we summarize information that already exists in academic journals or mainstream publications and make it accessible to readers. Brianda (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:25, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, Brianda. That was very insightful and informative; thank you so much for clarifying and for your help. I've gone through my article and added more citations to where an unsupported claim may have been made--let me know how it looks. Thanks for letting me know, I really wasn't sure how much I should incorporate my own knowledge if any. I also suppose I may have forgotten a little bit that this is meant for any reader, not just someone who knows the material or about my class/research project.

I truly appreciate your expertise! Pmarra0374 (talk) 20:28, 16 May 2024 (UTC)