User talk:Mmelby2

Welcome!
Hello, Mmelby2, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Elysia and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

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feedback
Hi, I have undone this edit of yours to my talk page. A Wikipedia user's talk page is a place to ask them questions, request feedback, or coordinate editing. It is not the place for your drafts. Please use your sandbox (User:Mmelby2/sandbox). Please refer to the training on using your sandbox for more information. Thanks, Elysia (Wiki Ed) (talk) 00:34, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

December 2018
Please do not add or change content, as you did at Alberta Darling, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. WNYY98 (talk) 23:43, 11 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Related to the above, I strongly caution you to edit from a neutral point of view. Avoid generic contributions such as "Senator Darling has always been a proponent for education". This is vague. Always? Proponent? When you edit an article, you want just the facts and only the facts. If Darling is a proponent for education, then list the educational reforms and legislation she has supported. As for "Additionally, she recently created a turnaround school model for failing Milwaukee schools which will create a better learning environment and improve the standards for children across the district." Again, this is vague and sounds like talking points from a talk show or political spin. What does "failing" mean? What was the model? Better learning environment how? Lastly, content like "Aside from her political achievements, Senator Darling is a strong survivor of not only one, but two forms of aggressive cancer. Alberta battled breast cancer in 2000 and skin cancer in 2011, defeating both illnesses with strength and dignity." Euphemisms should be avoided on Wikipedia. Darling did not "defeat" an illness, she recovered. With strength and dignity? That is not written from a neutral point of view. You may want to review our training on Wikipedia's five pillars, which includes neutrality. Thanks, Elysia (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:06, 12 December 2018 (UTC)