User talk:Willysinclaire

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Hi. I noticed that your addition to the recombinant DNA article was reverted. I just wanted to give you a few pointers to think about when writing for the encyclopaedia I hope this is helpful. If you have further questions, don't hesitate to get in touch. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 22:18, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * As Jytdog mentioned, "we" is a red flag in this sort of writing. Encyclopaedia writing shouldn't use the first or second person. It's about collecting information, not about speaking to your reader. This is especially true in Wikipedia's case, where there dozens of people collaborate on articles over a long period to time. If you find yourself using "I", "we", or "you", it's a good sign that you may be on the wrong track in terms of tone.
 * The other issue with what you wrote is that you're writing in a step-by-step fashion. On one hand, this is problematic because Wikipedia isn't supposed to be a "how to" resource (see WP:NOTMANUAL). But from a different perspective this is problematic because you're telling a story. In an encyclopaedia article, you start at the end: if you're writing about recombinant proteins, say something along the lines of  "recombinant proteins are [x] and are used for [y]". Once you establish what they are and why they're important, then you might want to describe how they're used. But not in a "how this was done" style of writing.