User talk:JArthur1984
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A note about Harvard style citations[edit]
"Harvard-style" references. Step to step instructions are:
- Click the "Cite" button, then choose the "Manual" tab and the "Basic" option at the bottom.
- In the "enter your citation here" box that comes up, type "{{". This takes you a template search form.
- In the template search form, type "harvp" (for Harvard citations with parentheses) or "harvnb" (for Harvard citations without parentheses – these are common in other articles), and click on the template name.
- Fill in the fields that you need (the authors' surnames, year and page / page range at a minimum). You can add and remove fields using the tab on left-hand side.
- When you are done click the "Insert citation" button in the top-right of the box, then click through the remaining dialogues to actually insert the citation and save the edit in the usual way.
JArthur1984 (talk) 15:28, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
A barnstar for you[edit]
The Chinese Barnstar | ||
For your recent contributions to a variety of articles about China's economy and recent economic history. Thanks for making Wikipedia's coverage more detailed and informative! —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 14:14, 26 August 2023 (UTC) |
- Thanks very much, Mx. Granger! I have seen your contributions in these areas as well and likewise appreciate them. JArthur1984 (talk) 14:44, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Thanks![edit]
The Original Barnstar | ||
For your timely and helpful edits on the lead section of Cultural Revolution, thank you so much! Zinderboff(talk) 13:30, 26 February 2024 (UTC) |
- My pleasure, thank you for raising the issue. JArthur1984 (talk) 13:42, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
仓星[edit]
The Chinese Barnstar | ||
I'm very lucky that I can contribute and learn while surrounded by editors like you. Thank you so much for your work on China-related topics, it's a real inspiration for me. |
- Thank you for your kind words. I likewise appreciate and learn from your efforts. It has been a pleasure to see the quality of China-related topics improve over the last few years.
Some self-notes for citations[edit]
JArthur1984 (talk) 18:12, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
References
- ^ Han, Enze (2024). The Ripple Effect: China's Complex Presence in Southeast Asia. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-769659-0.
- ^ Li, Hongshan (2024). Fighting on the Cultural Front: U.S.-China Relations in the Cold War. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231207058.
- ^ Zhang, Angela Huyue (2024). High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780197682258.
Advice for article improvement[edit]
Hi JArthur1984, sorry for bothering. I've been working on the page for the Chinese botanist and academic Hu Xiansu for a while now. Can you take a quick look and see if there's any glaring issues present? Thanks! Zinderboff(talk) 13:25, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, I would be happy to review in detail. From my initial quick overview, I noticed a couple of missing punctuation marks and added them. My other suggestion is to add further citations. For example, in the early life section, there are a couple of paragraphs without citations. It may be that they are all from the source at the end of the section, I did not look at sources yet. Although the policies do not require that a citation appear at the end of every sentence (at the end of a paragraph may be sufficient, for example, if the source supports the entire paragraph), the overall trend is that China-related articles are edited vigorously. For this reason, almost all of my edits include a citation at the end of the sentence. My approach is probably overboard, but I like to make things extremely clear, especially for editors who may come to an article very much into the future.
- I will look more closely at the substance of the article later. These are initial reactions. Happy editing! JArthur1984 (talk) 13:47, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for the comprehensive review! I really appreciate it!
- The current sourcing quality varies quite a bit: from books and scientific articles to some brief biographies about him on some institutions he worked for (cited for the time being before I find better sources). I know of this one Chinese botanist who seems to be extremely interested in Metasequoia and Hu Xiansu. Their website about the topic seems to list relevent sources, but I don't have access to most listed unfortunately. Zinderboff(talk) 15:34, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
- This is great work.
- I made some further edits on the page directly. JArthur1984 (talk) 16:01, 5 May 2024 (UTC)