Talk:Nantucket Culture

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HI MICHAEL - THIS IS A GREAT START AND I CAN SEE THAT YOU'VE FIGURED OUT HOW TO WORK IN WIKIPEDIA NOW AND HOW TO FORMAT THESE ARTICLES. THE HARD PART ABOUT WRITING FOR WIKIPEDIA IS FINDING A BALANCE BETWEEN PROVIDING DETAILS AND DECIDING WHAT THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THIS PLACE. RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF MATERIAL, BUT IT IS PRETTY JUMBLED. SO, THINK ABOUT SETTING UP A SECTION AT THE BEGINNING WHERE YOU LAY OUT THE THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT CULTURES WHO MEET IN THIS PLACE - SO THAT YOU CAN SET IT UP AS A DISTINCTIVE PLACE. ARE THERE SOME CRUCIAL INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT? THEN, JUMP INTO THE SECTIONS ABOUT THE KINDS OF INDUSTRIES THAT DEVELOP SO EARLY THERE. I WOULD AVOID TAKING THE STORY ALL THE WAY TO THE PRESENT. IT WILL SOUND LIKE SOMETHING FOR TOURISTS AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS GIVING US HISTORICAL BACKGROUND.

WORK ON EDITING. CLEAR SHORT, STRAIGHTFORWARD SENTENCES WORK BEST IN AN ENCYCLOPEDIA.

YOU NEED MORE SOURCES AND FULLER CITATIONS. START FINDING AND ADDING TO YOUR REFERENCES AND CITATIONS. SPEND A LITTLE TIME ON THE OU LIBRARY WEBSITE AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIND MORE STUFF THAT IS AVAILABLE ON LINE. YOU'LL HAVE TO BE A LITTLE CREATIVE ABOUT THINKING UP SOME SEARCH TERMS BEYOND NANTUCKET. THERE ARE SOME ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS OF NEW ENGLAND HISTORY THAT MIGHT HELP.

GOOD START AND JUST KEEP GOING. (I'M PUTTING A CHECKLIST OF THINGS TO THINK THROUGH FOR YOUR FINAL VERSION JUST BELOW MY NAME. . . )

ANNE HYDE

LEAD: Does your lead summarize the entire article by briefly covering all important aspects of the topic? Does it work as an outline for the whole article?

First sentence: does it serve as a definition of the article topic, with the topic itself — be it a person, place, thing, idea or concept — in bold, and a brief description that puts it into context.

(Example: Anna Anderson (c. 16 December 1896 – 12 February 1984) was the best known of several impostors who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia.)

BODY: Fact-based, not persuasive writing. The article is a description of the information you can find about a topic, based on good sources.

Did you write in your own words? Check that the article doesn’t contain excessive quotations, or copy any sources, even if you’ve given them credit.

Does the article let the reader decide for themselves? Avoid persuasive language? Are there any words or phrases that don't feel neutral?

Did you proofread? Basic grammar and spelling are correct? Complete sentences? Remove first-person (“I/we”) or second-person (“you”) writing.

Formal tone and simple language? No technical language or jargon? Check that you’ve explained acronyms and jargon in simple English the first time you use them.

Is your formatting consistent with the rest of Wikipedia? No bullet-pointed lists or too many headings in your article.

SOURCES: Is every claim cited to a reliable source?

Are there unsourced statements? Are there enough sources

Are the sources reliable and authoritative. Does each source have citations – footnotes, bibliography, etc.

Good sources include textbooks or academic journals. Don’t cite blog posts.

WHAT ABOUT IMAGES, LINKS, Afh1858 (talk) 21:30, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 13 January 2020 and 8 May 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Peer reviewers: Kimlek.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 17:47, 18 January 2022 (UTC)