Your lead may be inappropriate in size. Examine
WP:LEAD to confirm that it is the right size, please.
"The term "fairy" came into use in the folklore of Western Europe in the medieval era;" Please verify/cite sources here.
"Fairies are generally described as human in appearance, though of variable size, and with magical powers. This is a generalization, please cite sources.
For obscure, occult facts such as the following, please verify and cite sources: "Folklorists have suggested that their actual origin lies in a conquered race living in hiding, or in religious beliefs that lost currency with the advent of Christianity." I apoligize preemptively for any offense taken from me calling the statement occult, but it shocked me as quite bizarre and other viewers will agree.
"Folklorists have suggested that their actual origin lies in a conquered race living in hiding, or in religious beliefs that lost currency with the advent of Christianity." See
WP:WTA
"Much of the folklore about fairies revolves about protection from their malice, by such means as cold iron or charms of rowan and herbs, or avoiding offense by shunning locations known to be theirs." Another generalisation, the FAC people will rip your article to shreads over these. Please cite sources. Your opening, "much of the folklore about fairies" is awkward.
" In particular, folklore describes how to prevent the fairies from stealing babies and substituting changelings." This statement infers that all folklore is about fairies that steal babies. I know it doesn't mean that and that the author was intending quite different meaning. That is how it reads, however.
Evan(
Salad dressing is the milk of the infidel!)21:34, 29 January 2007 (UTC)reply
Comma splice alert! "tales, and continue in modern literature." Remove it (the comma.)
An example about comma usage, as you make the mistake more than once.
INCORRECT: John walked to the store, and bought ice cream.
CORRECT: John walked to the store and bought ice cream.
CORRECT: John walked to the store, and he bought ice cream.
" they originally were of a much different image: tall, angelic beings or short, wizened trolls being some of the commonly mentioned. " Sources-- cite them.
If this article (or any other) has some phrase with an incorrect assemblage (commas in bad place; grammar issues; etc., etc.) then please use your time to fix it. If you realize a problem, doesn’t help to use your time for putting messages that invite others to work in it (it is not useful or polite). Please just do the correction. Do what you can do at that time (even if not to much), others eventually will complete the task.
a reader.
Your lead may be inappropriate in size. Examine
WP:LEAD to confirm that it is the right size, please.
"The term "fairy" came into use in the folklore of Western Europe in the medieval era;" Please verify/cite sources here.
"Fairies are generally described as human in appearance, though of variable size, and with magical powers. This is a generalization, please cite sources.
For obscure, occult facts such as the following, please verify and cite sources: "Folklorists have suggested that their actual origin lies in a conquered race living in hiding, or in religious beliefs that lost currency with the advent of Christianity." I apoligize preemptively for any offense taken from me calling the statement occult, but it shocked me as quite bizarre and other viewers will agree.
"Folklorists have suggested that their actual origin lies in a conquered race living in hiding, or in religious beliefs that lost currency with the advent of Christianity." See
WP:WTA
"Much of the folklore about fairies revolves about protection from their malice, by such means as cold iron or charms of rowan and herbs, or avoiding offense by shunning locations known to be theirs." Another generalisation, the FAC people will rip your article to shreads over these. Please cite sources. Your opening, "much of the folklore about fairies" is awkward.
" In particular, folklore describes how to prevent the fairies from stealing babies and substituting changelings." This statement infers that all folklore is about fairies that steal babies. I know it doesn't mean that and that the author was intending quite different meaning. That is how it reads, however.
Evan(
Salad dressing is the milk of the infidel!)21:34, 29 January 2007 (UTC)reply
Comma splice alert! "tales, and continue in modern literature." Remove it (the comma.)
An example about comma usage, as you make the mistake more than once.
INCORRECT: John walked to the store, and bought ice cream.
CORRECT: John walked to the store and bought ice cream.
CORRECT: John walked to the store, and he bought ice cream.
" they originally were of a much different image: tall, angelic beings or short, wizened trolls being some of the commonly mentioned. " Sources-- cite them.
If this article (or any other) has some phrase with an incorrect assemblage (commas in bad place; grammar issues; etc., etc.) then please use your time to fix it. If you realize a problem, doesn’t help to use your time for putting messages that invite others to work in it (it is not useful or polite). Please just do the correction. Do what you can do at that time (even if not to much), others eventually will complete the task.
a reader.