User talk:Timochui

Article critique of choice: Heterotroph

Throughout the article, the author utilizes an impartial tone of speech and avoids any usage of persuasion or personal opinions; close paraphrasing and plagiarism are also completely absent.

The wiki page is in a clear-cut structure with headings above each new section, but several paragraphs appear to be out of place; for instance, the fourth paragraph expands on detritivores, a specific type of heterotrophs, but the author does not introduce this idea under the “Type” subsection. Under the “Ecology” subsection, the author should expand on heterotrophs’ ecological role, specifically mentioning how heterotrophs are responsible for the decomposition and mineralization of organic materials back to their inorganic forms, and supply examples (i.e. deamination is the conversion of organic nitrogen to ammonium). Furthermore, the author should state that some heterotrophs can only use a limited range of organic compound as energy source – versatile versus specialized – under the “Type” subsection.

This article demonstrates both notability and verifiability required by Wikipedia. The hyperlinks are active and correct, and are also aptly placed throughout the page. In addition, the number of sources and references is adequate and reliable (Merriam-Webster dictionary, textbooks, and peer-reviewed articles). However, the author did not cite sufficiently; for instance, the second and third paragraphs compare chemoheterotroph, photoheterotroph, and lithotroph, but it is uncertain where the information was obtained from.

The talk page shows that other Wikipedia users have contributed to this article and gave constructive criticisms and suggestions. It also shows that the author has resolved any misleading or inaccurate information. Timochui (talk) 01:15, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

help me
Hi, I cannot move my work in sandbox to mainspace. The more(move) button does not exist on my bar. Thanks
 * The move option doesn't show up because you are not autoconfirmed (10 edits and 4 days). Once you become autoconfirmed you will be able to move the page. At the time of writing this, you have about 12 hours left before you become autoconfirmed (you already have 22 edits, so you don't need to worry about that). -- Terra  (talk) 07:08, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

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