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This peer review discussion has been closed.
I've listed this article for peer review because we'd like some feedback about our work.

Thanks, ABrundage, Texas A&M University ( talk) 02:14, 2 April 2008 (UTC) reply

Ruhrfisch comments: A lot of work has been done here, but much more needs to be done to clean this up to meet Wikipedia's Manual of Style. Here are some suggestions:

  • I agree completely with Shyamal's comments.
  • Read about reliable sources - they need to be published, so interviews and lectures do not count
  • Expand the lead per WP:LEAD to summarize the whole article. For an article this long the lead should be 2-3 paragraphs long
  • Avoid lists (Tools section), convert to prose instead.
  • Article needs many more citations - every quote, every attribution, every statistic, every extraordinary claim and any thing likely to be challenged needs cited. In general every paragraph needs at least one ref
  • Avoid needless repetition - Dr. Jeffrey Tomberlin is described at least twice. Also is he an an Assistant Professor or a Professor (called both - there is a big difference).
  • Get rid of the conclusion section, it is not encyclopedic.
  • The tone needs to be encylcopedic - this is not a term paper, and people found in the hallways that you could ask about this profession are no substitute for library work and relaible published sources.

Hope this helps, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 12:14, 6 April 2008 (UTC) reply

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This peer review discussion has been closed.
I've listed this article for peer review because we'd like some feedback about our work.

Thanks, ABrundage, Texas A&M University ( talk) 02:14, 2 April 2008 (UTC) reply

Ruhrfisch comments: A lot of work has been done here, but much more needs to be done to clean this up to meet Wikipedia's Manual of Style. Here are some suggestions:

  • I agree completely with Shyamal's comments.
  • Read about reliable sources - they need to be published, so interviews and lectures do not count
  • Expand the lead per WP:LEAD to summarize the whole article. For an article this long the lead should be 2-3 paragraphs long
  • Avoid lists (Tools section), convert to prose instead.
  • Article needs many more citations - every quote, every attribution, every statistic, every extraordinary claim and any thing likely to be challenged needs cited. In general every paragraph needs at least one ref
  • Avoid needless repetition - Dr. Jeffrey Tomberlin is described at least twice. Also is he an an Assistant Professor or a Professor (called both - there is a big difference).
  • Get rid of the conclusion section, it is not encyclopedic.
  • The tone needs to be encylcopedic - this is not a term paper, and people found in the hallways that you could ask about this profession are no substitute for library work and relaible published sources.

Hope this helps, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 12:14, 6 April 2008 (UTC) reply


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