User talk:Jenmom1973

Hi Jenmom1973! This is mspushypots aka Laura Chapin from WGSS 223. I am excited to start this Wiki-thing as it is a whole new experience for me. Looking forward to talking!Mspushypots (talk) 01:57, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Hi mspushypots! Great to see you here. I have really enjoyed your posts in class. I look forward to learning more here. I'm a little nervous that I haven't completed this week's assignments. I am a little unsure what is expected. Jenmom1973 (talk) 13:27, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, Jenmom1973, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Shalor and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

I hope you enjoy editing here. If you haven't already done so, please check out the student training library, which introduces you to editing and Wikipedia's core principles. You may also want to check out the Teahouse, a community of Wikipedia editors dedicated to helping new users. Below are some resources to help you get started editing. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:13, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

Genderqueer
Hi! I noticed that you were editing the article on genderqueer. I wanted to give you a bit of a head's up/warning about the page, as it's currently held under sanctions. What this ultimately means is that the article is part of a topic area that tends to be controversial on Wikipedia. As such, the article may be the result of a careful compromise between editors and/or there may be people editing with a very specific idea of how the article should look and what should be in it.

The main thing to remember when editing the page is that you need to make sure that your content is neutral, very well sourced, and adds to the article. This sounds like a no brainer, but just be cautious as the edits to this article will likely be scrutinized more closely than others. I would highly recommend that you draft your additions in your userspace first and post to the article's talk page to let people know what you will be adding. This kind of gives them a head's up and is generally seen as a sign of good will.

As far as the content goes, the sources look good, my main recommendation would be to make sure that you attribute claims and viewpoints in the article. The content is OK, but it's a little vague at points. For example you say "some have suggested", but this is vague - who exactly have suggested this? It may be good to say something like "some historians/sociologists/etc like April Scarlette Callis have suggested...". This would give attribution and make it a little more specific. Also be careful of grammar and spelling. I've made a little tweak to your content to mention Callis and attribute the opening claim to her.

All of that said, I think that adding the history of genderqueer to the article is a good idea and it's actually pretty surprising that this wasn't already in teh article. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:36, 15 November 2017 (UTC)