User talk:Kelly Nikkila

February 2009
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helpme I don't understand why these links would not be acceptable when it states in #4 under What Should be Linked that Book Reviews of these books are acceptable. Please help. I am trying to link legitimate book reviews of these books.


 * Under Links to be considered, the policy says, "For albums, movies, books, and other creative works, links to professional reviews." The silverplanet.com site doesn't appear to be a professional book review site, but rather, posts on a group blog, some of which are book reviews. Hope this helps! Dori (Talk • Contribs) 02:25, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

helpmeDori,

I appreciate your response. However, I humbly disagree. What constitutes a professional review to Wikipedia? Our reviews are under Entertainment  books and not in our blog area. We pay these reviewers for their reviews. One is a nationally recognized speaker (Kevin Knebl) who reviews motivational and business success book. One (Carla Hedstrom) has her masters and teaches AP English classes (college credit for English and British Literature). She leads travel trips though ASICS in which they highlight authors. Another (Nancy Jelinek) has been the leader of 2 book clubs for many years, is an English history buff, English mystery fanatic… Another (Dr. Ellie Greenberg) has her doctorate in education, is the author of many books throughout the years, has been the founding director for many innovative undergraduate and graduate programs for adults. Her research is in adult development and learning. She works with University of Colorado Denver on adult learning programs.

Please reconsider, as many would clearly benefit from the time, expertise, and expense that we put into our book reviews. Thanks in advance for your time to consider this.

Kelly Nikkila (talk) 19:38, 2 March 2009 (UTC)Kelly Nikkila