User talk:Jmjosh90/Archive 1/Archives/2022/May

Welcome!
Hello, Jmjosh90, 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) 20:15, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

Census data
Hi! To use census data, it depends on what you're using it for. If you're using it for basic statistics such as how many people lived in the Rio Grande Valley during X year and how much the median wage was, then that's fine. Something you may find of interest is that basic math type of stuff is also fine, so let's say that the report didn't give a total for how many people are in X town - it would be fine to just add the reported numbers for each household in the town and then report that number.

Now if you wanted to use for information such as predicting the rate of growth for the area based on the growth percentage in past census reports (or the predicted rate of people leaving the area), that would be considered original research and shouldn't be included. Let me know if this doesn't answer your question. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 05:23, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

Sandbox
Hi! So far your content is good, although it does seem like there are some sections that aren't finished yet - before you move those portions live, they should be fleshed out. You also want to avoid terms like "well known" since what's well known to one may be obscure to another, which makes the term a subjective one.

You should also avoid statements like "Generally zoning laws and building codes are not enforced" unless you are backing this up with a source that explicitly makes this claim. Even then, you must attribute it to the person making the claim and it's something that should also be very commonly stated by people in reliable sources. The reason for this is because ultimately what you're saying is that the government of a given area is not following or upholding the law, which can be often be controversial. As such it's important to source things like this carefully and try to avoid writing it in Wikipedia's voice. I would look over this section on human rights in Cuba to see how it's written and styled there.

Other than that, I think you're on the right track. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:18, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Article evaluation
Hello Jmjosh90, In response to your question at Shalor's talk page, please see WP:ASSESS. As you are a new editor, it would be best if you avoided making ratings yourself at this point, but you could certainly raise a discussion at the Talk page of the WikiProjects whose rating you would like to see altered. Hope this helps, Mathglot (talk) 06:53, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks Mathglot! Jmjosh90, I agree with them - when you're new it's best to avoid assessing content yourself, at least until you're more familiar with Wikipedia's editing guidelines as a whole and with the given requirements for the specific WikiProjects at hand as far as assessments go. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:37, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi Jmjosh90, I am interested in helping out with assessing some articles under the scope of WikiProject Texas. Currently, there is a large backlog, but I am concerned that you have requested assistance and have not yet received as response. I hope you will continue to edit with Wikipedia in the meantime. Please feel free to contact me on my talk page. Best, Oldsanfelipe2 (talk) 19:44, 31 January 2020 (UTC)