User talk:Dmarshalljames

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Comments on the draft that you have created about Grace M. James

 * 1) I have made an edit to the page Draft:Grace M. James, MD, in order to note in my edit summary that it contains content copied from the web site of the United States National Library of Medicine. I did that for two reasons. Firstly, the National Library of Medicine requests at https://www.nlm.nih.gov/copyright.html that any copying be acknowledged. Secondly, stating where the content comes from reduces the risk that some editor, seeing that it is copied but not realising that the source is in the public domain, may request that the page be deleted.
 * 2) The draft is written in a tone that is not suitable for a Wikipedia article. Partly, this is a general impression, difficult to pin down to specific details, that it reads more like a reflective essay than an objective encyclopaedia article, but there are also specific points where it is clearly written to extol or praise Grace James, rather than to simply report objectively on her. For example, saying that she "was a role model" and "a tireless activist for her causes" is not writing from the neutral point of view that Wikipedia requires.
 * 3) Any article needs to cite references to sources, for two reasons. Firstly, reliable sources are required so that the content of the article is verifiable, as anyone can edit Wikipedia and post content which is simply untrue. Secondly, sources are required to show that the subject of the article is notable enough to be the subject of an article In this case, the source that the draft is copied from is obviously sufficient for verification, but I advise you to try to find at least one or two other sources to show notability. I'm afraid that in my opinion Wikipedia's notability guidelines (and indeed most of Wikipedia's guidelines and policies) are far too long and complex, making them confusing for new editors. However, you should at least have a quick look through the general notability guideline and the guideline on notability of people to see what sort of thing is needed.
 * 4) I notice that your user name contains "james", which suggests that you may have a connection to Grace James. If so, you should be aware that Wikipedia's guideline on conflict of interest encourages you to be cautious about writing about her. (Of course your user name doesn't prove a connection: my own user name also contains "James", but I have no connection to her at all, but I mention this in case yo do have a connection.)
 * 5) My advice to new editors is that it is best to start by making small improvements to existing articles, rather than creating new articles. That way any mistakes you make will be small ones, and you won't have the discouraging experience of repeatedly seeing hours of work deleted. Gradually, you will get to learn how Wikipedia works, and after a while you will know enough about what is acceptable to be able to write whole new articles without fear that they will be deleted. Over the years I have found that editors who start by making small changes to existing articles and work up from there have a far better chance of having a successful time here than those who jump right into creating new articles from the start. Of course,if you have no interest in making contributions other than an article about Grace James, that advice may not appeal to you, but I suggest seriously considering it. Anyway, however you choose to go on editing, at the top of this page I am posting you some links to various pages which may help you. I don't suggest trying to read and learn everything before you do any more editing, because there is far too much to take in, but I do suggest having a look at the parts which seem most relevant to your needs at present, and of course you can always come back and read more in the future, when you need to.
 * 6) It seems to me that Grace James very probably is notable enough to be the subject of an article, but for the sort of reasons I have described, the current draft is not ready to become an article. I therefore intend to decline your submission for the present, but I hope that does not discourage you, as it simply means that more work needs to be done on the draft before it is ready, not that it can't eventually become an article. It can be re-submitted when more work has been done. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 19:46, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

Draft:Grace M. James, MD concern
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Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 21:11, 24 September 2017 (UTC)