Philipxgarcia

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:40, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

Block quotes

Hi! I saw that you posted a big block quote to the article on Gordon Parks. In general block quotes should only be used when the content cannot be rephrased in your own words and when the quote is very major. I'm not entirely sure that the block quote you put in the legacy section is really necessary, as you can rephrase that in your own words and still have roughly the same impact, so I would recommend that you write it in your own words. Part of the issue with using quotes like this is that at some level it can detract from the article - this page goes over it in a little more depth. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:45, 5 April 2018 (UTC)