Zuzer Smith

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Hello, Zuzer Smith, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Ian 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. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:44, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

You have an overdue training assignment.

Please complete the assigned training modules. --Drew.viles (talk) 03:04, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Rueben Sanders article

Thanks for creating an article on Rueben Sanders. I moved your article back to your sandbox though, because it isn't ready for mainspace. Here are a few things you need to do

• Right now, you only have one source. A Wikipedia article needs to be based on more than a single source. You need at least three sources to demonstrate notability.
• Keep in mind that you are writing an encyclopaedia article. Rely on simple factual statements - if you use opinions, make sure that they are attributed.
  • "was a sports star for the ages" - this is an opinion, not an objective statement of facts.
  • "he was able to punt a football seventy yards" - why does this matter? When you say "football", at least the first time in the body of the article, you need to explain whether you mean American football, Association football, Australian rules football or rugby football. You also need to add some context for a 70-yard punt - make it clear (based on sources) whether this is normal, just outside the norm, or unusual.
  • "His retirement was easy" has no objective meaning
  • Avoid euphemisms like "passed away"
  • Refer to people by their first name and surname, or just their surname. Don't use nicknames.
• The opening sentence should start with something like Rueben C. Sanders (1876-1957) was... followed by a succinct statement, something like "an American football player and coach who was...". The rest of the lead section needs to summarize all the major points of the article, in a way that reflects their coverage in the body of the article.
• Make sure you clean up editorial comments like "This is a credible source as it is published through the Oregon Historical Society and Oregon Encyclopedia" before moving the article live
• You need to use the standard formatting for Wikipedia articles - headers and subheaders - instead of underlining.

Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:38, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Please stop moving this to mainspace. It is not ready! Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 03:57, 16 March 2022 (UTC)