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External Links

http://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol16/iss2/30/ Journal of International Women's Studies January, 2015 Carol Smallwood (talk) 02:52, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.wordriot.org/archives/7910 Word Riot March 16, 2015 Carol Smallwood (talk) 02:52, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.storycirclebookreviews.org/reviews/odyssey.shtml Story Circle July 7, 2010 Carol Smallwood (talk) 02:52, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.storycirclebookreviews.org/reviews/writingafterretirement.shtml Story Circle December 7, 2014 Carol Smallwood (talk) 02:52, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.storycirclebookreviews.org/reviews/womenonpoetry.shtml Story Circle April 25, 2012 Carol Smallwood (talk) 02:52, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.quillandparchment.com/archives/March2015/bookreview.html Quill and Parchment March 2015 Carol Smallwood (talk) 02:52, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

http://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1064&context=jiws Journal of International Women's Studies March 2012Carol Smallwood (talk) 02:52, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Contested deletion

This page should not be speedily deleted because the material can all be verified.Carol Smallwood (talk) 07:56, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Is the article about you by any chance?HappyValleyEditor (talk) 15:13, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

External Links

http://www.poetsquarterly.com/2015/04/review-divining-prime-meridian-by-carol.html Carol Smallwood (talk) 08:09, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2015/january/water-earth-air-fire-and-picket-fences-carol-smallwood Carol Smallwood (talk) 16:03, 16 July 2016 (UTC)Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).[reply]

Contested deletion

This page should not be speedily deleted because the subject is notable both a published poet and for her analytical support of libaries. Google reveals many pertinent sources. The article is being expanded. --Ipigott (talk) 11:17, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

CSD G5 is properly applicable here. It was created by a now blocked sockpuppet of community banned User:Carriearchdale. However, instead of deleting outright, I would suggest moving it to draft and letting it go through AfC. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 13:46, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Contested deletion

This page should not be speedily deleted because... Smallwood is a legitimate author and editor of numerous books and information about her work should be made public. --Soulesa (talk) 17:04, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please spell Carol with one l; it appears Caroll in 2 places.Carol Smallwood (talk) 12:33, 28 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Carol Smallwood just loves to edit this page

I have tagged the page as an autobiography. Look in the history. Carol Smallwood just loves to edit her Wikipedia page! User Carol Smallwaood has been warned not to do this several times but just ignores the warnings. Page should therefore be taken with a grain of salt, until such time as CS decides to leave things to more objective parties. Someone should actually AFD this page, as the notability here is dubious. 104.163.139.13 (talk) 04:28, 9 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Request edit on 2 March 2017

https://www.amazon.com/Interweavings-Creative-Nonfiction-Carol-Smallwood/dp/1941830463/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488486794&sr=1-3&keywords=carol+smallwood Carol Smallwood (talk) 21:00, 2 March 2017 (UTC) https://www.amazon.com/Hubbles-Shadow-Carol-Smallwood/dp/1941830447/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488486794&sr=1-4&keywords=carol+smallwood Carol Smallwood (talk) 21:00, 2 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

these books are listed in the books section with other references, so no need for the above. Coolabahapple (talk) 15:12, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Request edit on 7 March 2017

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. A reviewer felt that this edit would not improve the article.

Please add these 2 new releases:

https://www.amazon.com/Hubbles-Shadow-Carol-Smallwood/dp/1941830447/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488663790&sr=1-4&keywords=carol+smallwood

https://www.amazon.com/Interweavings-Creative-Nonfiction-Carol-Smallwood/dp/1941830463/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488664741&sr=1-3&keywords=carol+smallwood

Carol Smallwood (talk) 21:39, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

(Edit request was declined by Coolabahapple (talk) 15:42, 15 July 2017 (UTC), but was not correctly closed). I have now removed it from the category of requests awaiting review. Regards, VB00 (talk) 12:21, 16 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Request edit on 7 March 2017

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Please add this link: Women on Poetry: Writing, Revising, Publishing and Teaching, on Poets & Writers Magazine list of Best Books for Writers https://www.pw.org/best-books-for-writers?page=12

Carol Smallwood (talk) 21:39, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

i have incorporated the source into the article. Coolabahapple (talk) 01:18, 16 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Coolabahapple: Please note that the response options should replace the original edit request tag, thus removing it from the category of edit requests awaiting review. I have now properly closed the request. Regards, VB00 (talk) 12:21, 16 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

VB00, thanks. Coolabahapple (talk) 13:16, 16 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Having looked over the article, I notice that it reads far too promotional, so I've now added a COI template on top of the page. Regards, VB00 (talk) 12:29, 16 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please add reader references. Thank you for your help!

Marilyn Taylor In Hubble’s Shadow http://www.poetrymagazine.com/poetrymagazine_reviews_marilyn_l_taylor_ph_d.html

Alex Phuong In Hubble’s Shadow http://www.millerspondpoetry.com/index.php/reviews

Aline Soules In Hubble’s Shadow Writer Advice July-September 2017 Vol. 20, Number 4 http://www.writeradvice.com/hooked-on-books

Stephen Holder In Hubble’s Shadow https://thenewbookreview.blogspot.com/2017/08/michigan-quarterly-reviews-smallwoods.html

Vera Gubnitskaia Interweavings: Creative Nonfiction http://www.scarletleafreview.com/non-fiction3/vera-gubnitskaia-book-review-interweavings-creative-nonfiction-by-carol-smallwood

Ronald Primeau Interweavings: Creative Nonfiction http://www.raintaxi.com/volume-22-number-3-fall-2017-87/

Lara Lillibridge Interweavings: Creative Nonfiction http://momeggreview.com/2017/04/25/interweavings-creative-nonfiction-by-carol-smallwood/

Patti Gibbons Interweavings: Creative Nonfiction https://thenewbookreview.blogspot.com/2017/09/university-librarian-reviews-creative.html Carol Smallwood (talk) 15:33, 10 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Request edit on 22 August 2017

Please remove

Unbalanced scales.svg	A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Please discuss further on the talk page. (July 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

I thought it could be updated if I logged in and updates were verified. I finally found this Talk Page and hope it is the correct way to update? It is very confusing for me. Thank you for your help and service for others.(Carol Smallwood (talk) 15:50, 10 September 2017 (UTC)).[reply]

Hi there. The Career section of the article does not seem to follow the NPOV policy of the English Wikipedia, which is why I have placed the template there. A relevant section of the NPOV page would be: "Prefer nonjudgmental language. A neutral point of view neither sympathizes with nor disparages its subject (or what reliable sources say about the subject), although this must sometimes be balanced against clarity. Present opinions and conflicting findings in a disinterested tone. Do not editorialize. When editorial bias towards one particular point of view can be detected the article needs to be fixed".

What I don't seem to understand is how the Career section purely talks about publications, when all of those are already mentioned within the publications list. A way to change that would be to only leave a few publications that had the most "impact", as well as the viewpoints relating to them (note that the current viewpoint presentation seems positively biased). The rest doesn't have to be there, as even reading the whole thing seems confusing, with a review upon a review. Now, if the section was expanded with some other information, that would be a different matter...

Also, please note that wording such as "The book provides public and higher education libraries with strategies and tested programs to encourage patron interaction with libraries" is trying to pass off a source's opinion as a fact, and cannot be included.

Hopefully, that gave you some tips on how to improve the section. Lastly, feel free to discuss the contents of the article and possible improvements with other editors on this talk page. Once the Career section no longer reads promotional, the tag can be removed. Regards, VB00 (talk) 18:34, 10 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

How can the template of COI be removed?

It said learn how and when to remove it in the box.Carol Smallwood (talk) 07:13, 22 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Clicking on the hyperlink within the template will open up (click) this guide. Please look through the points presented under the section "When not to remove" (You should not remove maintenance templates if any of the following apply: *Points follow*). The most relevant is point 1, which states:"The issue has not yet been resolved", as no significant progress has been made on improving the problem areas of the article. Feel free to read through the rest of the guide to understand the template removal procedure and its requirements better. Regards, VB00 (talk) 15:41, 24 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Sorry I've been a bother. I thought updates were acceptable if I was logged in and references were verified links. Could the template indicating a conflict of interest be removed if all my reviews be deleted, or just those recent ones felt to be in question? I can see updates could seem to be promotional but my intention was to keep the entry current but won't post anymore since I now know this is against policy. Thank you for all you do.Carol Smallwood (talk) 06:03, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Carol Smallwood and welcome.

From here: https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal#When_not_to_remove (please click through) and I have copied and placed in green for clarity

You should not remove maintenance templates if any of the following apply:
The issue has not yet been resolved;

There is ongoing activity or discussion related to the template issue (with the exception of POV-related templates);

You do not understand the issues raised by the template;

You have been paid to edit the article or have some other conflict of interest.

The editor who placed the template stated in their edit summary: Adding COI tag - despite editing, still is far too promotional. Since then there have been only minor adjustments to the article (such as spelling). So per the numbered reasons: the issue has not been resolved; we are prolonging resolution since (number 2) we are still discussing the template issue ( and number 3: without understanding since you are still questioning the need for it) and (number four: you have a conflict-of-interest). Thanks and wishing you the best. Fylbecatulous talk 15:31, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Template Removed

How can a clean up mentioned on the template be done? Who can help with this since I have been told I cannot edit myself? The references called promotional are connected with being a writer which were added by volunteers. Yes, I logged in and updated 3 I believe in July to make them current which can be deleted. I now understand revising is against your policy if done by me and volunteers are in short demand. I do hope the clean up mentioned is done. Carol Smallwood (talk) 17:23, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, I'll go over it for you. I know how frustrating WP:COI can be! I will say that people telling you not to edit are entirely wrong. Unfortunately it usually sends a red flag when COI users edit their conflicted page, but those users should take the extra second to hold back their judgement and look at your edits objectively. Users with a declared COI are absolutely allowed to edit their own pages, but of course their edits receive more scrutiny (and rightfully so). I can't speak to your past contributions to this page as I only just stumbled across it, but I can go through the article and try to fix it up so we don't need that tag on it. SEMMENDINGER (talk) 00:26, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Career section

Having trouble with editing this article to remove any promotional info. The entire Career heading is very awkward to read. Very long book titles interspersed with favorable quotes with no clear order or organization. Furthermore, the books listed in this section are not all also listed under her Publications section, and I wonder why that would be. If she wrote these books they should certainly be added to the Publications header, which would allow their removal from the Career header since at the moment they are talking less about her career and more about her in a favorable light. Opinions? SEMMENDINGER (talk) 00:38, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Also having a difficult time finding any reference to the "ByLine 1st Place for First Chapter of a Novel" award online. The reference used for it (and all the other awards) come from a site that is declared to be written by the poet themselves, or their reps. SEMMENDINGER (talk) 00:48, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That seems to be a problem with AfDs. Apparently, to establish notability in the first AfD, they just randomly added book reviews to the section, probably without much regard to how it would look afterwards. I suppose the COI tag could be replaced with advert, but, since you are working to fix the issue, that wouldn't make much difference. Regards, VB00 (talk) 13:47, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah that's what it is seeming to look like to me. I think the references are fine in establishing notability - at least they are better than many of the poetry stubs I've been looking up to gauge how to write a page - but it definitely reads more as an advert now (which was put in by her so the COI probably still stands). In any case, one editor's recent removal of all the references in the Published works section really helps in cleaning up the Career section, which I'll look at soon. SEMMENDINGER (talk) 18:07, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

In reference to my recent edit, I moved all publication names into the appropriate section. Each were cited, and it was already established that references are not needed where an IBSN is added (see a few edits before mine). I also removed favorable quotes as they were seen as promotional on this talk page, and as an advert. I do not think I removed too much, though the loss of references was regrettable. They are still there in the previous revisions of the page, but their use previously was beneficial to the page in any NPOV manner. SEMMENDINGER (talk) 18:36, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Request edit

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Please add to Publications: Poetry A Matter of Selection Poetic Matrix Press (March 5, 2018) ISBN-10: 0998146986

https://www.amazon.com/Matter-Selection-Carol-Smallwood/dp/0998146986/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1522359371&sr=1-3&keywords=carol+smallwood

Carol Smallwood (talk) 15:59, 11 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Done Spintendo 16:57, 11 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Poetry

Part of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented.

https://www.amazon.com/Measuring-Carol-Smallwood/dp/1947067389/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1532597733&sr=1-2&keywords=carol+smallwood Carol Smallwood (talk) 00:29, 2 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.amazon.com/Genealogy-Librarian-Perspectives-Instruction-Management/dp/1476670870/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1533169941&sr=1-1&keywords=genealogy+and+the+librarian Carol Smallwood (talk) 00:33, 2 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Reply 01-AUG-2018

Partially implemented

Y The book of poems was added.
N The second book was not written by Smallwood, rather, it was edited by her. As there is not currently an Edited by section in the Wikipedia article, this listing was omitted.

Regards, spintendo 04:50, 2 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Request edit

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. The requested changes are already evident in the article.

http://www.ragazine.cc/2018/10/ronald-primeau-poetry-review/ Ragazine, October 31, 2018 Carol Smallwood (talk) 21:18, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Reply 03-NOV-2018

Already implemented

The mentioned book is already listed in the article.
The COI editor is reminded that templates are not to be placed within the header-space, but rather, one line below it.

Regards, Spintendo 14:57, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Request edit

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined.

Please add new poetry book: https://www.amazon.com/Visits-Other-Passages-Carol-Smallwood/dp/1635348005/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547239754&sr=1-2&keywords=carol+smallwood Carol Smallwood (talk) 22:16, 30 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please add award: https://wwlifetimeachievement.com2018/12/12/carol-smallwood/Carol Smallwood (talk) 22:16, 30 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not done non notable award like three others already in the article. Theroadislong (talk) 22:50, 4 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Request edit

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. [See below]

Extended content

Marquis Liftetime Achievement Award

https://wwlifetimeachievement.com/2018/12/12/carol-smallwood or http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/4122617

New Poetry Book written by Carol Smallwood alone

Visits and Other Passages by Carol Smallwood Paperback:134 pages; Finishing Line Press (January 4, 2019) ISBN-10: 1635348005; $18.99 https://www.amazon.com/Visits-Other-Passages-Carol-Smallwood/dp/1635348005/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547239754&sr=1-2&keywords=carol+smallwood

Carol Smallwood (talk) 22:25, 4 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Reply 4-FEB-2019

Unable to implement

The Maquis Lifetime Achivement Award is not independently notable in Wikipedia, and therefore cannot be added to the article. Items are independently notable when they have their own Wikipedia pages.
The request to add the book was previously reviewed by the editor Theroadislong. Their review is shown just above this one.

Regards, Spintendo 03:21, 5 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

https://wwlifetimeachievement.com/2018/12/12/carol-smallwood Carol Smallwood (talk) 19:56, 13 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

cleanup

What needs to be cleaned up? Carol Smallwood (talk) 23:57, 6 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I was told by a volunteer that anyone could editor entries after nothing had been done. Have I addressed the objections now?Carol Smallwood (talk) 03:15, 9 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Edits

Poetry I deleted Visits and Other Passages that questioned possibly conflict of interest

Awards I listed a different link for the Marquis Award

Reference review I added a reference review

Hopefully these updates are acceptable and the shield about conflict of interest, no website for Marquis, has been addressed.

You are missing the point the template above states "Individuals with a conflict of interest, particularly those representing the subject of the article, are strongly advised not to directly edit the article" Please stop and get consensus on the talk page for any edits. Theroadislong (talk) 10:43, 7 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Awards

Four of these awards are not notable (ie. they have no articles about them) The Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award is supported by a press release which is not suitable [1]. The others are supported by her own page here [2] which is a primary source. The Eric Hoffer Award is barely notable though might be acceptable if we can find an independent source. Theroadislong (talk) 11:38, 7 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Carol Smallwood provided alternative sources for the Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award on my talk page and elsewhere:

https://wwlifetimeachievement.com/2018/12/12/carol-smallwood - a primary source of rather dubious reliability. It's a WordPress blog whose "about us" page doesn't give any indication who that organization actually is. If that's
http://momeggreview.com/2019/01/14/currents-announcement-award-for-smallwood/ - I have no opinion on the print journal, but I doubt the independence of an announcement that says, "[...] and she is grateful for Mom Egg Review in their dedication to helping so many women and mother writers like her." That's pure self-aggrandizement.
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/4122617 - the same press release as above.
https://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/459909/carol-smallwood-presented-with-the-albert-nelson-marquis-lifetime-achievement-award-by-marquis-whos-who - yet again the same press release, this time on a different website.

None of these strike me as particularly reliable sources. I also doubt that this "Lifetime Achievement Award" is a significant achievement; for all I can tell, the only criterion for this award is "has been in Who's Who for ten years". Huon (talk) 14:11, 19 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

New Book

Can this new Poetry book be added:

Visits and Other Passages by Carol Smallwood Paperback:134 pages; Finishing Line Press (January 4, 2019) ISBN-10: 1635348005; $18.99 https://www.amazon.com/Visits-Other-Passages-Carol-Smallwood/dp/1635348005/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547239754&sr=1-2&keywords=carol+smallwood

hi Carol Smallwood, Visits and Other Passages is already listed, but of course without the amazon link as that is WP:PROMOTION (also please remember to use 4 tildes so your edit requests/messages are signed). Coolabahapple (talk) 13:27, 15 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Confused

I edited after receiving this:

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Now there are two shields/templates on my entry??? Carol Smallwood (talk) 19:23, 24 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Carol Smallwood. Those template messages are just to highlight issues with the article that need the attention of editors. If I were the agent replying to your e-mail to OTRS, I would have suggested that rather than editing the article yourself, you should follow the instructions at WP:COIREQ to request any changes or additions here on its talk page. Cordless Larry (talk) 19:59, 24 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hope Update Site Will Help

http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=CA&u=gale&id=GALE%7CH1000092145&v=2.1&it=r&sid=CA&asid=4cf5ec1b Carol Smallwood (talk) 18:04, 4 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No...yet another primary source, we need independent sources not ones connected to you. Theroadislong (talk) 18:17, 4 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Theroadislong: Gale isn't a primary source. They collect and collate information from many different sources and then offer subscriptions to people to get the information. Some of the info, like this page, is available without a subscription. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 17:49, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies it looked like a publisher website, feel free to add as a source if you think it adds anything Nihonjoe. Theroadislong (talk) 18:26, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I gather some of Gale's databases are similar to EBSCO Literary Reference Center? Anyway, their canonical link currently is https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000092145/CA?u=gale&sid=CA&xid=45a7e67 but it's a slow redirect, so I’ve used the version given above. Have added to early life, based on that ref. Pelagic ( messages ) – (14:53 Sat 28, AEDT) 03:53, 28 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Another Source

Would this be considered independent: http://www.pw.org/content/carol_smallwood Carol Smallwood (talk) 23:31, 5 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It wouldn't be considered independent because it states (at the bottom of the page) that "All information in the Directory is provided by the listed writers or their representatives". While some of the information in the source might be helpful, what we really need is something like a couple of newspaper or magazine profiles. Cordless Larry (talk) 08:57, 6 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please add new Poetry Book

https://www.amazon.com/Patterns-Moments-Time-Carol-Smallwood/dp/1625493053/ref=sr_1_3?fst=p90x%3A1&keywords=carol+smallwood&qid=1552070353&s=books&sr=1-3 Carol Smallwood (talk) 18:45, 8 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Independent Source for Award

Would any of these work:

http://thebookendsreview.com/news-2/

https://writingitreal.com/2019/tornado-watch-by-carol-smallwood#comment-75044

http://momeggreview.com/2019/01/14/currents-announcement-award-for-smallwood/

http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/4122617 Carol Smallwood (talk) 18:50, 8 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No none of these are independent and the real problem is that the award itself isn't notable. Theroadislong (talk) 08:36, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please Add Poetry Book Just Out

https://www.amazon.com/Patterns-Moments-Time-Carol-Smallwood/dp/1625493053/ref=sr_1_3?fst=p90x%3A1&keywords=carol+smallwood&qid=1552070353&s=books&sr=1-3 Carol Smallwood (talk) 20:49, 12 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not done we don't need a list of every book you have ever had published, the list should probably be trimmed and re-titled "selected publications". Theroadislong (talk) 21:23, 12 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Clean Up

So if Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award is not suitable, please delete, complete editing/clean up. Carol Smallwood (talk) 22:35, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Edits

I edited after being told I could edit myself:

Ticket#2019012310010499] Updates 2-2-19 Dear carol smallwood, We have received your message. You may not know that Wikipedia is a "wiki", which means that everyone is welcome to contribute to our content, including you! We have no central editorial board; all of our articles are written and edited by individual volunteer members of the Wikipedia community. You don't need to apply or get special permission to participate.

What I edited was not suited was the response I received: so please remove the Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award under AWARDS. One of my 2 new books was successfully added under POETRY, the other wasn't. So could the 2 shields/templates finally be removed?

With thanks for all the work you volunteers do! Carol Smallwood (talk) 22:36, 27 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

New Magazine Review

Could this be added:

http://momeggreview.com/2019/04/08/visits-and-other-passages-by-carol-smallwood/Carol Smallwood (talk) 20:52, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

In what context? Do you want to use it as a source for content, if so what? Theroadislong (talk) 20:54, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Templates

When can the two templates be removed? I added information after being told I could by a volunteer.(Carol Smallwood (talk) 22:47, 27 July 2019 (UTC))[reply]

Done Though this post was not previously replied-to, maintenance templates were removed by Nyttend on 2019-07-30 and Killiondude on 2019-08-07. — Pelagic ( messages ) – (15:58 Sat 28, AEDT) 04:58, 28 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Templates

If information added is not within guidelines, please delete it.(Carol Smallwood (talk) 22:52, 27 July 2019 (UTC))[reply]

Resolved

See previous section. Pelagic ( messages ) – (15:59 Sat 28, AEDT) 04:59, 28 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

please add new biographical interview link since was told background was needed

https://www.ragazine.cc/smallwood-interview/

by Mike Foldes Managing Editor September-October 2019; Volume 15 Number 5

Thank you very much for the help, Carol Smallwood Carol Smallwood (talk) 16:42, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Carol, I’ve added a statement based on the interview. If you have a specific addition you'd like to propose, please post the desired wording below. — Pelagic ( messages ) – (15:46 Sat 28, AEDT) 04:46, 28 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The Illusiveness of Gray, Kelsay Books, 2021Carol Smallwood (talk) 19:29, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

https://smile.amazon.com/Illusiveness-Gray-Carol-Smallwood/dp/1954353367/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=carol+smallwood&qid=1636916495&qsid=137-5835463-8331607&s=books&sr=1-2&sres=0786473452%2C1954353367%2C1941830463%2CB01FKUV6WA%2C1476670870%2C1442238305%2C0810887223%2C0786471808%2C0838910068%2C0786465433%2C1476664730%2C0810882132%2CB017GCO6DG%2C0998146986%2CB01182IJHE%2CB00HQ1SSQE ^[1]

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Hi, what exactly is the edit being requested? To reopen this request after you reply with more information, please remove the "|D" in the {{request edit}} above. Spencer^T•C 02:48, 14 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Please edit CHILDREN'S BOOKS:

A Ceremony: should be under CHAPBOOK or FICTION On the Way: should be under POETRY Carol Smallwood (talk) 00:22, 17 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done Spencer^T•C 02:52, 14 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Add New Poetry Book

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What I think should be changed:
Why it should be changed:
References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

https://smile.amazon.com/Illusiveness-Gray-Carol-Smallwood/dp/1954353367/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=carol+smallwood&qid=1636916495&qsid=137-5835463-8331607&s=books&sr=1-2&sres=0786473452%2C1954353367%2C1941830463%2CB01FKUV6WA%2C1476670870%2C1442238305%2C0810887223%2C0786471808%2C0838910068%2C0786465433%2C1476664730%2C0810882132%2CB017GCO6DG%2C0998146986%2CB01182IJHE%2CB00HQ1SSQE Please add under Poetry: The Illusiveness of Gray, 2021, Kelsay Books

Carol Smallwood (talk) 20:15, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done.W.stanovsky (talk) 23:50, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

New Book Review Excerpt

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Dr. Ronald Primeau, Central Michigan University, included Thread, Form, and Other Enclosures Main Street Rag, 2020. 96 pp. in: MidAmerica: The Yearbook of the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature, 2021.

Excerpt from “Complexity and Variety in Eight Midwestern Poets: A Review Essay”

“Right now we need Carol Smallwood’s poems in Thread, Form, and Other Enclosures. In the midst of the barrage of challenges we face as a nation, publishing houses and many seats of critical power on both coasts continue to ignore the wisdom of making connections, persisting in the mistake of treating the Midwest as fly-over territory. Smallwood’s collection lives up to its title as it recycles into quilts what has become harmfully and needlessly fragmented as we attempt to analyze all feeling and emotion under the lens of science, is a reconnecting of what was once whole, a creation that shapes its own enclosure."

What I think should be changed:
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Carol Smallwood (talk) 20:19, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

Not done I do not want to add this as a block quote in the article as I do not think it is encyclopedic. A reviewer in the future can consider this source's inclusion into the article at a later date. Z1720 (talk) 00:44, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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