User talk:Sailormom2012
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[edit]Hello, Kkjohnson9567, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Ian 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. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 04:00, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Your article
[edit]I returned your article to your sandbox because it isn't ready for mainspace yet.
- Your lead section needs to summarize the main points of the article. It should start with something like
[Article title] is (or refers to)...
and then go on to give a succinct explanation of what the topic is. - Your article needs to use a more formal and encyclopaedic tone. A Wikipedia article should never talk directly to the reader or refer to things like "the previous sentence". You should never include something like
I also know from personal experience...
- apart from the prohibition on original research in Wikipedia, there's also the fact that Wikipedia articles aren't the work of a single author. They're modified by many people over time.
I've linked the "Editing Wikipedia" brochure. Pages 7-9 in particular give a really good overview of what the layout of a Wikipedia article should be like. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:34, 30 November 2023 (UTC)