Wikipedia:Requests for feedback/2011 April 30
This article is about a children's literature classic. It is related to the article about the book's author, Doris Buchanan Smith. I hope that this article is neutral, and that the references are reliable and independent of one another. Does it meet the notability bar? Are there categories I could/should add? Please let me know what you think. Thank you.
Howardrandallsmith (talk) 05:45, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
- Your article was showing up in red because the title of your draft page is User:Howardrandallsmith/A Taste of Blackberries children's literature classic, but the link was to "User:Howardrandallsmith/A Taste of Blackberries children's literature classic". I've fixed your link to avoid that confusion.
- At my non-expert glance (looking more at formatting), you look awfully solid, and your referencing is well-done and does appear to meet WP:Notability (books). I'd say you're past the point of needing RfF on this particular page, and would suggest you move on to expert topic advice at WP:WikiProject Books. I'd say you're fine to publish at this stage, whether before or after checking in with WP:Books. I would suggest that you add a little spice to the article by adding an image of the book's cover; note on WP:Fair use that a book article can legally include one low-res image of a cover for coverage purposes, though the item be still under copyright. If you upload a Fair Use image, it must be uploaded directly to en.wiki (whereas free images are uploaded to WikiCommons), and you must carefully select and describe the Fair Use licensing and justification in the upload forms. Image uploads are a bit tricky to learn at first, so please do not be discouraged if your first attempts to upload an image trigger any automated warnings for misformatting. Overall, really nice work and your references are exceptionally good for a new editor's page on a book, as too often people just write a plot summary and don't understand why they get pinged for Notability. Suggest you publish and post at WikiProject Books for any fine-tuning, and upload a cover image. MatthewVanitas (talk) 15:58, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
- Matthew - thank you so much for your assistance, and vote of confidence. Couldn't have done it without you! I've 'gone live', and started reading the WP:WikiProject Books article. Thanks again! All the best. User:Howardrandallsmith (talk) 18:11, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
- No worries, glad to help. If you plan to focus on books/authors, I would definitely read all the WPBooks policy docs and standards you can digest. A lot of folks have spent a lot of time hashing out a methodology that works, and it'll ease you into their world if you get a grasp for it. Also, regardless of whether you specifically need Feedback or no, it'd be good to hit up the Discussion tab on WPBooks and drop in to introduce yourself, share what your interests and priorities are, etc. It may be that your skills and interests line up with what a small team is working together on, or can be integrated into other efforts to improve coverage. WP is a big place, so it helps to get to know other people in your areas of interest. Nice work on Blackberries; your "Reception" section was excellent; being recognised by experts as one of the first modern children's books to cover death is indeed a significant distinction. You may want to quote that portion in your post on WPBooks and see if people think that fact should be integrated into the big articles like Children's literature as a milestone in the genre. Hope that you'll stick around and keep finding interesting things to write about; you've certainly taken to the formatting and organisation quite well. MatthewVanitas (talk) 18:26, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
This is a list of many common reagents and their descriptions for ease of use. Is this a decent article and how can it be improved?
Explodo-nerd (talk) 06:10, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
- Fixed your link; note that links are case-sensitive. MatthewVanitas (talk) 06:12, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
- Format-wise, pretty solid overall, except it lacks WP:Categories (specific categories, not just "chemistry"). For technical input, I suggest you post this same request at WP:WikiProject Chemistry. MatthewVanitas (talk) 06:23, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
This is an article for small literary magazine existing since 1965, operated through U. Windsor.
Vjhamilton (talk) 12:37, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi
What do I need to do to have the flags at the top removed?
Thanks!
Scott Lipscomb (talk) 16:44, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
Please review my article Tamil Forums
Forum2011 (talk) 18:18, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
- It's a really interesting article, but it has a real lacking in WP:Sources, and may stray into WP:Original research. The issue is that WP articles must be backed up by evidence from WP:Reliable sources, and that WP:Primary sources such as direct evidence from forum discussions, etc. are inadmissable. What you have to demonstrate in the article is that this issue has been covered in books or publications. Do you have any, say, newspaper links which discuss "Turmoil on Tamil Forum" or similar? If all you have is your personal observations of this (admittedly very interesting) issue, then it's not yet ready for a Wikipedia article, until some point in the future when recognised experts have written observations about it in published sources. Feel free to post back here with any questions. MatthewVanitas (talk) 15:45, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
I am looking for editorial review of my article. I have had a professor specializing in sustainable construction in the UK review and approve it. However, he is not a Wikipedia Editor. Your feedback/review would be appreciated.