User talk:Tkc1983

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Proposed deletion of Mike Coffin


The article Mike Coffin has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this newly created biography of a living person will be deleted unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one.  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  06:18, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

I've made these changes &mdash; formatting, removing some purple prose and saying what he is notable for in the first line. Otherwise looks OK. I'll look at the other one shortly.  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  09:43, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

The institute is more problematic. The refs need formatting, and wikilinking is virtually non-existent. The text is still a bit spammy, and I don't see much in the way of independent refs. Dubious text includes Just needs the refs improved and toning down the language  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  09:58, 20 September 2013 (UTC)
 * builds upon more than 20 years of university core partnership... aspires to a similar key role&mdash;These are opinions, not facts.
 * significant and internationally recognised expertise&mdash;opinion sourced to... itself!
 * IMAS strongly contributed to the... achieving grade 5 scores (well above world standard)... grade 4 score (above world standard)&mdash;not supported by the reference as linked