User talk:JollyBrit

Marxist Student Federation (UK)
Hello. I have just reviewed the article you created, Marxist Student Federation (UK). The article has a fundamental weakness—lack of indepent sourcing that meets Wikipedia requirements. Wikipedia is a large, collaborative encyclopedia project that relies on published secondary sources produced or supported with editorial oversight (standards, fact-checking, accountability). I have been unable to find such coverage. For that reason, I have redirected Marxist Student Federation (UK) to the mention of the organization in Socialist Appeal (UK, 1992). I suggest that, for the time being, you work to improve that article. Until you can cite coverage in WP:RS an article here will not be possible. While basic facts can be attributed to primary sources (, for example, secondary sources that establish notability (in the Wikipedia sense) are necessary. These could include independent coverage of a demonstration, strike, conference, or political campaigns which the MSF participated (radio, television, or print journalism; scholarly peer reviewed papers; books or articles by recognized authors or publishers). I realize this may seem a high bar for a relatively small leftist organization. However, a neutral poInt of view is existential for Wikipedia—our volunteers come from almost the entire political spectrum. We must all depend on reliable sources rather than particular points of view. In this case, an organization must have a visible impact to get an article. There are many articles in Wikipedia that don't meet this standard, relics of a time of lower standards, from a time before Wikipedia became the sixth most popular website. We are working to correct these problems.

Until WP:RS are available, I suggest you not try to recreate this article (the original text can be found through the article history). If you think I made a mistake, or if you need help, please leave a message on my talk page at User talk:Neonorange, or you can add this template on your talk page. — Neonorange (talk) 10:41, 19 October 2016 (UTC)