User talk:Hdwysong

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Forrest Wysong
(Crossposted from article talk page) I am going to offer up some suggestions for your article. I hope that you will agree to make some changes. Frankly I don't think it should be deleted, but someone may and in its current form, it may get fried.

First, statements like "He is believed to be the first American flyer to take off from a warship when he flew a single seat Sopwith Scout off the primitive flight deck of the battleship Texas while cruising off Scotland during World War I." Believed by whom? Its potentially a 'weasel word' as we call it. Do you have any verifiable information?

Second, in Memoriam can be dropped. Its enough to say that he died. WP is an encyclopedia, not a memorial site.

Third, I would recommend that you view other articles and see the proper format for section headings. Please don't use all caps.

Fourth, most of the article looks like it was copied from one of the references listed. That's a bad idea, since there are copyvio issues and neutral point of view issues.

Fifth, please review the rules for images. Otherwise they may get deleted. Montco 04:45, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

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