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Robert McClenon ( talk) 16:48, 19 June 2017 (UTC)Robert McClenon Can you provide me a few specifics about what specific areas of the article require change? I need just a bit more direction than the listing about what constitutes a C Class article contains. Thank you Hollykatharine ( talk) 16:56, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
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The article I posted on Augustus Post got a C grade and I would be happy to edit it but I don't know what the problem is. Is it a.) too much extraneous information, b.) too much/not enough description? c.) tone problems? d.)"original research"
I honestly don't know how it can have too much extraneous information and yet "would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study." If my article isn't detailed enough, honestly, I don't know what detailed means. How can it have too much extraneous information and not have enough information for a study?
Is the problem original research? I cited mostly newspapers.com and a lot of google books. I had maybe two things that came from archives, but that's not much in terms of substantive research. The bulk of the piece is neutral fact after neutral fact, put in chronological order. Now, there are sentences like "The country held it's breath as word of Hawley and Post's disappearance hit the front pages of newspapers." Is the problem "held it's breath" or "hit the front pages"? The articles I cited used the phrase "country holds it's breath." Is the right thing: "The country waited to find out what happened to the missing men."
Obviously I put time and effort into filling in a gap in aviation history, and want to get it right. I'm happy to revise it and have others do the same, but just guessing at what kinds of revisions are needed may not yield the result you are looking for.
Also, once I've tried to clean it up, how do I ask for it to be reassessed to see if it can get a higher grade?
I appreciate your help.
Hollykatharine ( talk) 17:48, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
Thank you for your help. I have gone through and tried to make everything more concise, cull information and remove the kind of phrases discussed before. Hopefully it is better. I will work to keep following the style given as well. Is there more I can do now besides write a lead and look for typos? Thank you for all the specifics. They really help.
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I apologize for my slow response. I have added citations at the end of every paragraph and to all of the affiliations and notable associates. Please let me know if these changes are adequate for the GA classification. Hollykatharine ( talk) 23:41, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
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Robert McClenon ( talk) 16:48, 19 June 2017 (UTC)Robert McClenon Can you provide me a few specifics about what specific areas of the article require change? I need just a bit more direction than the listing about what constitutes a C Class article contains. Thank you Hollykatharine ( talk) 16:56, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
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The article I posted on Augustus Post got a C grade and I would be happy to edit it but I don't know what the problem is. Is it a.) too much extraneous information, b.) too much/not enough description? c.) tone problems? d.)"original research"
I honestly don't know how it can have too much extraneous information and yet "would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study." If my article isn't detailed enough, honestly, I don't know what detailed means. How can it have too much extraneous information and not have enough information for a study?
Is the problem original research? I cited mostly newspapers.com and a lot of google books. I had maybe two things that came from archives, but that's not much in terms of substantive research. The bulk of the piece is neutral fact after neutral fact, put in chronological order. Now, there are sentences like "The country held it's breath as word of Hawley and Post's disappearance hit the front pages of newspapers." Is the problem "held it's breath" or "hit the front pages"? The articles I cited used the phrase "country holds it's breath." Is the right thing: "The country waited to find out what happened to the missing men."
Obviously I put time and effort into filling in a gap in aviation history, and want to get it right. I'm happy to revise it and have others do the same, but just guessing at what kinds of revisions are needed may not yield the result you are looking for.
Also, once I've tried to clean it up, how do I ask for it to be reassessed to see if it can get a higher grade?
I appreciate your help.
Hollykatharine ( talk) 17:48, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
Thank you for your help. I have gone through and tried to make everything more concise, cull information and remove the kind of phrases discussed before. Hopefully it is better. I will work to keep following the style given as well. Is there more I can do now besides write a lead and look for typos? Thank you for all the specifics. They really help.
Hollykatharine (
talk)
18:54, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article
Augustus Post you nominated for
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I apologize for my slow response. I have added citations at the end of every paragraph and to all of the affiliations and notable associates. Please let me know if these changes are adequate for the GA classification. Hollykatharine ( talk) 23:41, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
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