Amcelis

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Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or , and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! 71.91.45.233 (talk) 04:50, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

• Re: your edits on State (polity): I see you're in a class. Encyclopedic writing is not the same as argumentative or even expository writing--while your text would fit in a class paper, it doesn't really strike the right tone for an encyclopedia. Your opening paragraph, for instance, introduces an argument, but in an encyclopedia it should probably introduce things of a more factual nature: "What are called 'weak' or 'failed' states are those that have lost the capability to fully exercise sovereignty over their territory or have never exercised it". The "increasingly brought" bit, in an encyclopedia, sounds like original research, and "could explain" would require direct verification that the possibility has been brought up in a reliable secondary source. In other words, try to sound less argumentative, and stay closer to your secondary source. Happy editing and good luck, 71.91.45.233 (talk) 04:54, 19 May 2017 (UTC)