User talk:Verhagem

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

I hope you enjoy editing here. If you haven't already done so, please check out the student training library, which introduces you to editing and Wikipedia's core principles. You may also want to check out the Teahouse, a community of Wikipedia editors dedicated to helping new users. Below are some resources to help you get started editing. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:29, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

Hello!
Hi, Verhagem -- welcome to Wikipedia! As Ian mentioned, the Teahouse is a great resource for new editors. But did you know that Wikipedia also has an extensive help library for common questions? Of course, if you run into a question or problem, you're always welcome to get in touch with me either by email or on my talk page. Happy editing! Fraudoktorkatie (talk) 14:39, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

Peer Review: Suggestions
I think this article does very well at introducing this topic by explaining the difference in human DNA and bacterial DNA and why it is a benefit to use bacterial DNA in a crime scene. I think the subtopics you included were chosen wisely and are great for someone trying to learn about human identification. It definitely gives them a multiple perspectives. I was also impressed by the fact that it seemed you knew what you were talking about and was not merely copying and pasting from a source. In addition, I think your contribution gives the reader a good range of knowledge, however, I would change some wording to make it easy for everyone to understand. These changes would be an improvement because all different kinds of people read these articles and I find it important to explain in a way that is easy for people who are not familiar with the topic can understand. For example, describe what “volar pads” are and describe how exactly cats and dogs can be utilized to help solve criminal cases and also elaborate on the “Earmarks/ impressions” section. These improvements can help in broaden the knowledge of the reader and covering more information in the article. In general, everything looks great and I can tell you definitely put hard work into it, however, I would just consider changing your wording of some things and being more elaborate on the 2 sections I mentioned about domestic animal forensics and the earmarks/impressions. Reviewing your article has made me think about the revisions I have made on mine and how I could definitely describe and elaborate on certain things a lot more. I also took note that you had a lot more in-text citations than I do which reminds me to go back and add more before submitting the final article. Overall, this was a great draft and I wish you the best! I`m sure your article final draft will turn out great!

Pcfernandez324 (talk) 22:30, 4 April 2016 (UTC)