Wikipedia:Requests for feedback/2010 July 31
hey. Just completed this draft and wanted to make sure it passed inspection. thanks for the help.
- Try and add some web references and add a name to the external link. Thanks. Chevymontecarlo 06:44, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
Looking for help with how to get an article changed from a stub category. Any help most appreciated and thanks in advance.
~~CJ_WeißSchäfer 01:30, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
- Wow, excellent article. You seem to have done an excellent job with the references, infobox and pictures. I don't really think anything needs to be improved - well done! Chevymontecarlo 06:46, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
Any ideas how to improve the structure/layout?
- It's a good idea to use sections to break up your article, like this for example:
==Early life==
Also try and add some names to those references to give the reader a better idea of what the website is, like this:
Example sentence in the article <ref>[http://www.example.com/video/2467|Example reference name goes here!]</ref>.
Hope you understand this. If you don't, please send me a message. Thanks. Chevymontecarlo 17:22, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
There wasn't a page on this species, and most of the information online is about keeping them as pets. I work in the education centre of a zoo so most of the information is from what I have learnt there, but it is backed up by the web pages.
Again, concerned about noteworhy-ness. Cited major publication, major radio broadcast and MANY bands already included on wikipedia, but i assume it will all get deleted anyways for reasons ambiguous and unclear.
I am requested feedback on my first Wikipedia entry on children's book author and illustrator Jane Wattenberg. She is notable in that she has produced a number of extremely well circulated children's books, many in multiple reprints.
I am a San Francisco based curator and writer, very familiar with the local creative community and their contributions to the national cultural dialogue. Your advice and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
~~Susan Miller 22:59, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
- Looks like you're off to a great start! From a cursory glance, the only thing I can suggest besides minor WP:Manual of style issues, is to assert notability more in the lead paragraph by emphasizing her importance, however, if this is too difficult to do without the article coming off as sounding overly promotional in tone then just sum up the article's major points in the introduction. -- Ϫ 00:30, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
I just want someone to review my article for notability.
[edit]I just want someone to review my article for notability, then give me some guidelines on how to make it an actual article. I find this process difficult and unwieldy, the help pages are of little help and it's going to take me a while to learn these procedures. I can't be the only person that is waiting for a more streamlined and simplified layout.
- You did not provide a link to your article so we don't know which article your referring to. However I'm going to assume you mean User:Binkel90/Andre Rand. Now, in answer to your question, I would say that this subject does meet general notability guidelines, and if you could find more sources such as this it would help improve the article immensely.
- In defense of Wikipedia's help pages, they are extremely helpful and detailed: you can find help pages on literally any aspect of Wikipedia editing and process; the ONLY difficult thing is actually FINDING the exact information that you need that relates to your problem at the time, as there are so many help pages it can become daunting tracking down the right page. Some pages which I recommend for first-time article writers is the Wikipedia:Your first article, Wikipedia:Starting an article, and Wikipedia:Writing better articles. As for "making it into an actual article" all that's involved in that is simply moving the page out of your userspace and into Wikipedia mainspace. See WP:MOVE for help on moving pages. If you need help with anything else just ask, but be specific! -- Ϫ 00:09, 2 August 2010 (UTC)