User talk:Ripple72

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Frank Horwill
Thanks for starting this article, something I've been meaning to get around to for a long time (too many other things to do!). Among other things, its existence removes an annoying redlink from the Chrissie Wellington article &mdash; important as I think the period she spent training under Frank was critical in laying the foundation for her current success.

--NSH001 (talk) 20:06, 27 September 2008 (UTC)


 * I've done some work to improve this article, but a lot of work remains to be done to bring this article up to a reasonable standard. The links under "Welcome" above will point you in the right direction, but by far the most important is to provide verifiable references for everything stated in the article (within reason!). This is best done by the original contributor, so I'm asking you now if you could do so. If you need help on how to do this, just ask me on my talk page, and I'll be glad to assist. Good luck,
 * --NSH001 (talk) 17:27, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

We are struggling to understand what the problems are? We need some more clues please? Thanks Ripple72 (talk) 16:53, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Don't worry, you're doing OK for someone new to Wikipedia. Best not to think of "problems", rather "ways to improve". Most articles on Wikipedia start off as "stubs", and this is a better one than many others. The whole of Wikipedia is really a giant work in progress, and there's always scope for improvement on every article. A good way of understanding what makes a good article is to look at some examples:
 * Category:GA-Class biography (sports and games) articles - a list of sports-related biographies that are considered to be "good articles".
 * Category:FA-Class biography (sports and games) articles - "featured articles", the very best on Wikipedia


 * You can find some tips on how to write biography articles at WP:BIOGRAPHY - ignore the bit about drafting it in your user space first (but it's good practice to bear in mind for the future). However the bit about finding sources is important. Since anyone can edit Wikipedia, there needs to be some way of ensuring that dross, rubbish, blatant advertising and self-promotion are kept out and only factually accurate material stays in. The main way this is done is to ensure that the material can be verified in reliable sources. This undoubtedly means extra work, but it pays off in the quality of the result. Also, technically, it isn't that easy for beginners to learn how to do it, so here's a wee beginner's guide (stolen from elsewhere):


 * Click on "show" to open contents.

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I thought you might find it useful to have some information about references (refs) on wikipedia. These are important to validate your writing and inform the reader. Any editor can removed unreferenced material; and unsubstantiated articles may end up getting deleted, so when you add something to an article, it's highly advisable to also include a reference to say where it came from. Referencing may look daunting, but it's easy enough to do. Here's a guide to getting started.


 * Good references

A reference must be accurate, i.e. it must prove the statement in the text. To validate "Mike Brown climbed Everest", it's no good linking to a page about Everest, if Mike Brown isn't mentioned, nor to one on Mike Brown, if it doesn't say that he climbed Everest. You have to link to a source that proves his achievement is true. You must use Reliable sources, such as published books, mainstream press, authorised web sites, and official documents. Blogs, Myspace, Youtube, fan sites and extreme minority texts are not usually acceptable, nor is Original research, e.g. your own unpublished, or self-published, essay or research.


 * Simple referencing

The first thing you have to do is to create a "Notes and references" section. This goes towards the bottom of the page, below the "See also" section and above the "External links" section. Enter this code:


 * ==Notes and references==
 * notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing  will stop the Proposed Deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The Speedy Deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and Articles for Deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. LessHeard vanU (talk) 21:13, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:AW-Aug-28-2008-Cover.jpg
 Thanks for uploading File:AW-Aug-28-2008-Cover.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

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