Wikipedia:Requests for feedback/2011 January 30

Michael M. Meguid
This is a biography page of a live notable person. I would be grateful for confirmation that the content is appropriate and the citations are sufficient (for now).

Also, I would like to declare a conflict of interest, as I am a work associate of the subject of the biography. Where and how should I do this?

Thanks so much. dljnobile Dljnobile (talk) 06:30, 30 January 2011 (UTC)


 * A lot of the information is unreferenced. All facts need references - WP:V. Especially biographies of living people. For example;

Born in Egypt in 1944, Dr. Meguid spent much of his childhood in Germany, and began his university education in England.


 * ...and so on.


 * Any information that cannot be verified should be removed.


 * I've improved the existing references using - see that link, and this edit.  Chzz  ►  16:44, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Most helpful. Thank you.

ADRg Ambassadors
Please advise whether the references are adequate and whether it looks ready to "move" to the main site.

Anikamorshead (talk) 16:30, 30 January 2011 (UTC)


 * User:Anikamorshead/ADRg Ambassadors


 * It needs footnote references directly after each fact. See WP:REFB.


 * Currently, there are not enough references to show that it is notable. See also WP:ORG.


 * I re-formatted it a little; headings look like == This ==. External links go in a section at the end. See WP:CHEATSHEET and WP:EL.  Chzz  ► 16:46, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

ADRg Ambassadors
Hello, I'm a bit confused about what should go under "References" and what should go under "External Links". I would really appreciate if someone could take a look at what I've got so far and advise. Also, how many of each is necessary?

Anikamorshead (talk) 17:44, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Think of References as the footnotes generated from the items you refer to in the article to verify the facts you state. That is, as you write the article, after you state a fact or write a sentence, you should be thinking, "Do I have a reference that verifies what I just said?" Hopefully you do. Where you have such a reference, you insert the information about it at that point between a pair of tags. By the magic of Wikipedia's software, the list of references appears at the appropriate place beneath the thing.


 * During your research you no doubt saw some things that were interesting and related to the subject of your article, but were not close enough to what you said that you used them as references. But perhaps they were substantial enough and related enough that you feel it would be useful to call a reader's attention to them as "further reading". That kind of material can be placed in External Links. Note that the items should be in a list (preceded by a "*"). See, Manual of Style (layout).


 * How many: You don't need any External Links. The ones you have look sufficient. You absolutely do need enough references to establish the "notability" of your subject. See, WP:COMPANY. I'm not sure that the links you have included so far accomplish this objective, because they seem to mention the subject of your article, ADRg Ambassadors, only in passing. Tkotc (talk) 18:40, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

no link required writing about my famous father
I have no idea how to properly add additonal information and pictures to my article on my father. I find it very difficult trying to get this information onto Wikipedia in an organized fashion. I have great pictures of my father and articles from newspaper, as well as a speech he gave upon be repatriated to USA from a Japanese Concentration Camp, but have no clue how to make this information on my father complete. I sure would appreciate some help.

Jhcowgirl (talk) 19:55, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Article Draft is at User:Jhcowgirl/Thomas Balfour Mackie Dunn, MD.


 * Hopefully you know that Wikipedia highly discourages writing about people you know, relatives, and the like. Did you read the Article Wizard?


 * I'm not going to get into photographs. To add additional information, and your article as it stands is devoid of documentation, you should first review WP:REF. In a nutshell, all your sources have to be properly displayed between a pair of tags: . The easiest way to do this is to fill out the appropriate citation template and paste the completed template between those tags. Templates can be found at Citation templates.


 * You will save yourself a lot of grief if you complete this part of your task before doing anything more, and then coming back here for more feedback about how it looks. Good luck. Tkotc (talk) 02:32, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:CarylElizabeth/The_Crossing:_A_Daughter_of_Light_Novel
I read this book and now I have created a page about it. I have 6 reliable sources that back up my information and I am looking for feedback. Specifically, I am looking for feedback to help me make sure this article is published and how to transfer it from my user space to the main Wikipedia.

CarylElizabeth (talk) 20:07, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
 * See Notability (books). I don't think the booksellers references help you reach your goal of notability. Are there no reviews of the book? I hope you can find some, because you put a lot of work into the article and it shows.


 * I'm not convinced it makes any sense to talk about a series that is otherwise unwritten except to say very minimally that this book is intended to be the first of a planned series.Tkotc (talk) 02:44, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks very much for your help. There is actually a review both on Barnes and Noble and Amazon so I will have to put those links as well. It is a planned series. so I will have to put that in there. Thanks again for your help.

Nadezhda_Kouteva
Philbg (talk) 21:16, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Scott Meadow Does this article on a University of Chicago faculty member and private equity professional meet Wikipedia citation standards?
Roundaboutmidnight (talk) 23:24, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

User:Tkotc/John V. A. Weaver
Another Project Gutenberg author for whom Wikipedia is missing an article. Poet, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, even book editor for the paper. He did it all. Married a star, moved to Hollywood, died of T.B. Comments welcome. Tkotc (talk) 00:01, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Tkotc (talk) 00:01, 31 January 2011 (UTC)