User:Ms.Fixer
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Articles for Improvement
[edit]- Lead section fails to accurately summarize content points
- Citations are needed for verification of content validity
- Organization of content could be more effective
- Subheadings or bullets could be incorporated under content sections
- Lead section should be revised to reflect content
- New sections could be created from lead section information
- Citations are needed for verification of content validity
- Not enough references are included
Potential Articles to Edit
[edit]Problems and Tasks for Assigned Articles
[edit]Problems
- The article's writing and formatting style does not follow the Wiki style guidelines
- It is missing a lead section
- Existing content should be organized into different sections to improve clarity
- Headings and subheadings should be added
- Additional citations are needed
- Visual representation could be improved through the addition of images
Tasks
- Sort through the ideas presented in the existing content
- Determine if any points are being made and which can be separated into subsections
- Construct a lead section from the existing content
- Ensure that it briefly, but accurately summarizes the article's points
- Incorporate Wikipedia's summary style into the article to improve organization
- Include headings for clarification and better article structure
- Ensure it accurately introduces information and subtopics
- Adjust tone where needed
- If possible, locate more references about the topic and add them
- Add citations where missing
- If can't be provided then unreliable information should be deleted
- If possible, locate images that can illustrate the information presented in the article
Problems
- Lead section could be longer
- Grammatical errors are present
- Headings should be formatted the same
- Subsections could be added from existent content
- Information should be organized and placed with better corresponding section
Tasks
- Verify talk page and sources (Completed)
- Some of the advice/information discussed requires extensive research of references (Completed)
- The lead section briefly addresses the topic and only some parts of the content (Not necessary after all)
- Move information around so that it reflects points to be presented
- Reformat sections for clarification
- Look at the possibility of separating the murders by state and giving each a subheading instead - makes it easier to identify information
- Fix headings so that they all match
- Name of victim, states of murder, or both
- Fix minor grammatical errots
- Create "In Popular Culture" section (Completed)