Jalen Holder
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editHello, Jalen Holder, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Shalor and I work with Wiki Education; 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. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:15, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
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editHi, I saw that you were asking on how to move the work live. In this instance it looks like there is already an article by the same name, so in this situation you can't move the article live as you would a new article. The proper way to go about this would be to merge pertinent information into the article. I do have some notes, however:
- This is written in a rather casual, reflective tone. It's important to avoid anything that could be seen as us making our own observations on the individual or topic area. For example, rather than writing "person contributed to the civil rights movement in the following ways" (which is us observing her impact) it would be better to write "Jones was active in the Civil Rights movement" (CRM).
- You also want to avoid taking a positive, praising tone with the article. While Jones is definitely amazing and what happened to her is heartbreakingly tragic (hopefully her murderers will be found and prosecuted), us telling the reader this through subjective prose that calls her inspiring and adept takes away the objectivity. We should only summarize the material so the reader can come to their own conclusions.
- Be careful when it comes to listing things as part of the CRM. Sections of this nature are usually limited to things that are more explicitly stated as part of the CRM, such as protests, legal battles, and the like. While Jones likely did think of setting precedent when she pursued her degree, it could also be argued that she was just pursuing a degree she wanted to obtain and engaging in her career field. It isn't activism in and of itself to do this, so labeling this as part of the CRM can be seen as original research. To be honest, the only content that should really be in the section would be this:
- Jones was an activist and took to the streets for marches, Rally’s, and sit ins. She Participated in the March on Washington and several marches in Louisville. Jones established the independent voters association. She rented voting machines with her own money to teach African Americans how to use the machines so they could cast their votes for their elevated public officials.[7]
- Jones also contributed to the Civil Rights movement by being an active member of the Louisville Urban League and the NAACP ( The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).
- Be careful with sourcing. Not all sourcing on the Internet is reliable, so it's important to verify that the source is routinely seen as reliable and that we can verify their editorial and verification process (even if only via reliable sources seeing the site as reliable). Be cautious when it comes to self-published sources, as it's important that the source be routinely seen as a reliable source - otherwise this poses an issue with verification and editorial oversight. This is very important when it comes to things like quotes and topics like murder.
I hope this helps! Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:43, 11 May 2020 (UTC)