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April 26

Draft:State Encoding for Low Power

Rkd1205 (talk · contribs)
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My article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:State_Encoding_for_Low_Power got rejected. Reason specified is that article is like an essay. I wanted to know more details so that I can revise the article accordingly — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rkd1205 (talk • contribs) 02:45, 26 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Rkd1205: Some of the material comes across as original research or synthesis of existing sources, both of which are prohibited on Wikipedia. For instance, the Background section to me reads a bit like a synthesis, since there aren't any sources cited that justify why there are three major steps associated with FSM synthesis. You could always ask Kikichugirl for her thoughts, naturally. wia (talk) 23:01, 26 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Rkd1205: I've read the draft but have absolutely no idea what subject area it is about - is it computer science, electronic engineering, software engineering or what? The draft lacks context and a clear simple definition in the introduction. The lead of an article should be written so that someone with absolutely no knowlege of the subject can at least get a basic understanding of what the article is about. It is also too full of inadequately explained jargon and mathematical formulas. The article presumes far too much prior knowlege of the reader - you're writing for PhDs but Wikipedia is actually supposed to be pitched at high school graduate/first year college level. I think the article probably needs to be at least twice as long as it currently is to include sufficient context and explanation. You can get more detailed assistance from a relevant subject WikiProject such as Computer science, Electronics, etc - whichever one is the best fit. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 09:47, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]