User talk:Kcampos06

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Hello, Kcampos06, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Adam and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Adam (Wiki Ed) (talk) 22:54, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

Feedback request

I got your message and took a look at your sandbox. What article are you thinking of adding this section to?
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Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:53, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Hi Ian, I want to add this to sexism in academia. Kcampos06 (talk) 21:52, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Hi Ian,

I want to add this to sexism in academia. code>{{ping|Ian (Wiki Ed)}} Kcampos06 (talk) 21:43, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

You should have gotten the Editing Wikipedia brochure from your instructor; just in case, I have linked to the pdf version here. I need to you take a close look at pages 7-9.

A Wikipedia article starts with a [WP:LEAD|lead]] section, not an introduction. You need to start off with something much like the lead in the current sexism in academia article. The opening sentence should be as direct and succinct a statement of what the topic is. The rest of the lead should summarize the remainder of the article.

You should use inline referencing instead of the Author, year style you are using. It's too easy, with Author, year style references to either forget to include the full citation or for it to get deleted along the way as the article develops. Inline referencing is much easier to maintain as the article develops.

When you're writing, it's important that you distinguish between largely undisputed facts and opinions. Avoid saying things like "some individuals" unless it's actually just a few individuals. For example, there are actually quite a few people who argue that sexism doesn't exist in academia, not just a few individuals. If it's a minority view, find a source that calls it that and cite it. But it's better just to cite examples - "[Name] argues [something, using this reasoning]".

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Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:38, 24 October 2016 (UTC)