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Marcus Rediker

I've listed this article for peer review because I want to know how I can improve it so that it may eventually WP:GA status. To keep it brief, Marcus Rediker is a historian best known for his works on sailors and pirates which typically follow a people's history type narrative. I have expanded the page significantly over the last few weeks, and I now believe it's ready for peer review. The main things I'm concerned about are some of the references, as there are a number of Twitter links. I've replaced them when possible, but the ones left over are posts I consider worthy of being on the page, as they are all sourced from Rediker himself and are non-controversial, which is consistent with WP:RSP.

Thanks, Pac-Man PHD (talk) 21:11, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Comments from Z1720

After a quick skim, I am surprised at how often block quotes are used in the article. Wikipedia encourages summarising information instead because of copyright concerns and to use quotes sparingly. I suggest that these quotes be reconsidered and possibly summarised. Z1720 (talk) 00:42, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Noted. Is it fair to keep some of his interview quotes though? I think his comment on the impact of slavery in particular would be difficult to summarize and is better incorporated as a direct quote. Pac-Man PHD (talk) 01:47, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

@Pac-Man PHD: Sorry I did not respond to this sooner. If a quote cannot be summarised, then block quotes can be used, but they should be used sparingly. Also, quotes should have their context explained, not be used to give information to the reader. Z1720 (talk) 04:04, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Ah, ok. I deleted most of the quotes and replaced them with paraphrasing. The one blockquote I left in now has context provided. Pac-Man PHD (talk) 07:02, 9 December 2023 (UTC)