User talk:CGymnast

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 * As a pointer, I should note that your article has more of a personal reflection tone than the tone of an encyclopedia entry. The style of writing is a bit too "familiar".  Also, rather than citing general research "looking up older articles", etc, you need to cite specific articles (titles, authors, publications, dates at a minimum).   WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 18:28, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

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I have taken the opportunity to do a faily major cleanup of your Kathryn F. Clarenbach article. The information is still mostly intact, but the style is somewhat more appropriate for Wikipedia. Remember when writing for Wikipedia, that you are writing for a GLOBAL audience, so your references must be understood by people who are NOT necessarily fellow students at UW-Madison. So, for example, I removed the list of extracurricular activies that Clarenbach was involved in, as no one outside of UW-Madison will know what those are anyway. Also, your tone needs to be more formal (refer to people by last name, not by first name). There is still a fair amount of unsourced material in your article, and a fair amount that is not really germaine to Ms. Clarenbach's work as a feminist. (Most of the details of her college life would fall into that category.) Also, the reflective nature of the final section (that I have titled "Later life") seem like they are sourced directly from an interview with Ms. Clarenbach, but no such interview is cited. I just wanted to give you a few pointers that will help make your article one of the better articles on Wikipedia. Happy editing. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 13:27, 30 September 2008 (UTC)