Talk:Edward Rose (fur trapper)

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DEAR BILL: YOU'VE BEEN WAY AHEAD ON THIS ASSIGNMENT AND YOU HAVE A GOOD CHUNK OF MATERIAL TO WORK ON. GREAT JOB ON PULLING HIS STORY TOGETHER. YOU HAVE THE WHOLE STORY OF HIS LIFE HERE, BUT YOU PROBABLY NEED TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND AT THE BEGINNING ABOUT THAT ERA OF THE FUR TRADE. THINK ABOUT READERS WHO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE TOPIC AND HOW TO GIVE THEM ENOUGH BACKGROUND AND DETAILS TO UNDERSTAND WHO HE IS. DO YOU NEED MORE FUR TRADE BASICS? YOU CAN LINK TO OTHER ARTICLES IN WIKIPEDIA ABOUT OTHER MOUNTAIN MEN AND PLACES TO HELP YOUR READER. YOU ALSO NEED TO DECIDE HOW TO END IT - WITH HIS DEATH OR WITH HOW HE IS REMEMBERED. IT NEEDS SOME BASIC PROOFREADING. TO MAKE THIS DRAFT INTO A SOLID ENTRY NEEDS A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST, LOOK AT HOW OTHER BIOGRAPHIES ARE SET UP AND CREATE THOSE SECTIONS TO DIVIDE UP YOUR ACCOUNT. SECOND, YOU NEED MORE SOURCES AND BETTER CITATIONS. THERE IS A LOT OF STUFF ON MOUNTAIN MEN IN ACADEMIC JOURNALS AND ALL THAT IS AVAILABLE TO US ONLINE. GO TO THE OU LIBRARY WEBSITE AND TYPE IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SEARCH TERMS. EDWARD ROSE PULLS UP QUITE A FEW THINGS. MANUEL LISA HAS A BIOGRAPHY ABOUT HIM THAT MIGHT HELP. WE CAN'T REALLY GET BOOKS OUT OF THE LIBRARY,BUT LOTS OF GREAT MATERIAL ABOUT THIS IS ONLINE. GUIDE YOUR READER TO THE BEST ACADEMIC SOURCES ABOUT THIS ERA. THERE IS A LOT WRITTEN ABOUT WILLIAM ASHLEY,ETC. FINALLY, THINK ABOUT IMAGES - MAPS AND DRAWINGS THAT WILL HELPFUL FOR YOUR READER.

THE CHECKLIST BELOW IS FOR YOU TO USE AS YOU THINK THROUGH PUTTING TOGETHER A FINAL VERSION. THIS IS ABOUT USING WIKIPEDIA FORMAT, BUT ALSO MAKING THE PIECE USEFUL AND BASED ON GOOD SOURCES. KEEP WORKING AND LET ME KNOW IF I CAN HELP!!

ANNE HYDE

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Afh1858 (talk) 19:51, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

CHANGE THE TITLE: Should be Edward Rose (fur trapper)
I'm not going to do it myself because I am out of practice, but the article should be "Edward Rose (fur trapper)", and it should be linked from the "Edward Rose (disambiguation)" page, because - come on. If that is "not a bluelink", then this article can simply be "Edward Rose".

The current title is not in line with Wikipedia style guidelines.

This is my first edit since beginning self-quarantine without access to my normal Wikipedia password. Hence the new account. Dios mio. Yeah, I can't even type unicode AND those should get red underlines, I am out of practice and this browser doesn't have enough dictionary for my dyslexia. Covidios (talk) 02:25, 25 May 2020 (UTC)