User talk:Smellendorf/sandbox

Helping you with formatting
Hi, Smellendorf!

I just saw your post on my talk page. Sorry about the delay—I missed the post because it was at the top of the page. :) Smellendorf, I just made a few edits to your sandbox to help you with the formatting problem—hope you don't mind. On Wikipedia, you don't need to "tab" with a new paragraph, which was creating the problem! Also remember that you can use the ==Section heading== format for each heading and subheading rather than using apostrophes to bold them! Hope you see what I did, but let me know if you have any other questions! JMathewson (WMF) (talk) 23:39, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Smellendorf—a few other notes. No need to bold any terms other than the first one for the article, and don't forget to work your edits into the existing transgender article instead of creating a duplicate one. JMathewson (WMF) (talk) 23:42, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

I just added some information about the prevalence of the subcategories of cross-gender and somewhat about how they feel in today's society. I tried to add this to the transgender page but when I went back to the page, what I had edited wasn't there so I just created this page as my own. I used sources, mostly academic journals, to compile my information. Please let me know if there are any things I can fix or any suggestions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smellendorf (talk • contribs) 05:21, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi Smellendorf, looking down your list of references, several seem to stretch or break wp:RS. We look for published secondary sources as the foundation of articles, particularly in potentially controversial areas. While there is no requirement that the sources be online, they must be available to permit readers to verify the statements made.  The ease with which your fellow editors can access the sources translates directly into better articles. If you can help them access those sources readily, they can help you improve the article. One good tool for this is the use of linked identifiers such as doi, OCLC, JSTOR etc. in citations.  Another is the provision of accurate page numbers. These assist in finding the source text which supports your assertions. LeadSongDog  come howl!  05:55, 20 November 2013 (UTC)