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AfD nomination of Reskin Theory

Reskin Theory, an article you created, has been nominated for deletion. We appreciate your contributions. However, an editor does not feel that Reskin Theory satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in the nomination space (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and the Wikipedia deletion policy). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Reskin Theory and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Reskin Theory during the discussion but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Dlohcierekim 22:07, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Reskin Theory

A tag has been placed on Reskin Theory, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read our the guidelines on spam as well as the Wikipedia:Business' FAQ for more information.

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I'm sorry, but this really looks like original research or promotion. You cite her books, and an encyclopedia article needs to cite verifiable sources that are independent of the subject. Dlohcierekim 22:43, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

If I might suggest an alternative...There's currently no article on Barbara Reskin, so perhaps you could take some of the best material you've got in this page and add it to a bio of Reskin herself. It appears that she may be notable (per WP:BIO, the notability guideline for biographies). If you're interested, I could help you out. — Scientizzle 22:59, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Belated welcome with links to helpful guidelines.

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Barbara Reskin

Okay, let's get started...

Here's some quick sources I found via Google:

• Biography at UW
• Harvard Gazette story
• West Coast Poverty Center bio

I'll move the content from the previous article into Barbara Reskin. — Scientizzle 23:12, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I've got the bio basically set up (I'll continue to tweak it...). Please add any relevant information! (WP:FOOTNOTE has info on creating in-line citations.) When the basic bio is done, the section on the Theory can be improved. You should keep in mind that it should be a general overview appropriate for an encyclopedia. I'm not sure what the nature of your assignment is, but try to work within our policies & guidlelines (see the welcome message above). Ask me any questions... — Scientizzle 23:23, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Here's a hint on the references:

Write this Blah blah blah.<ref name="something">ref info</ref> More blah blah.<ref name="something"/>

and you'll get this: Blah blah blah. More blah blah.

— Scientizzle 23:41, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Original research

One thing we'll eventually have to work on is the tone of the Reskin Theory section. Wikipedia policy prohibits original research. Essentially, what this means is that all statements in an article must be attributable to a reliable published source. As much as we'd like, there's no room for our own synthesis, therefore we must rely on other reliable published sources.

Be aware of this as you continue your work, and we can revisit the subject when the article is more complete. — Scientizzle 23:51, 3 December 2007 (UTC)