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Nathan2055 ^talk 20:20, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, Thecobbrooklyn. You have new messages at Pol430's talk page.
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Pol430 talk to me 22:36, 21 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Dalisays (talk) 10:10, 26 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Edward Margolies

Hi Cob! I did some work on the Edward Margolies article for creation. I did quite a number on the article, so bear with me while I break down what I did and why I did it. It is pretty tricky learning to write Wikipedia when you are used to writing in a more literary/critical setting, but, it's a valuable skill and I hope you learn from my edits. And remember, everyone has their way of writing Wikipedia. I've found more value working collaboratively like this, than I ever found from just having someone tell me what I did wrong and leaving me be to feel like crap about my contributions.

I combined the personal life/education/teaching career sections. This not only reads a bit smoother in a nice set of paragraphs, but, is also a bit shorter. You will see that I added ^{[citation needed]} tags throughout this section. There are no inline citations (unlike the literary work section), therefore we consider this information original research and we can't keep original research on Wikipedia. It'll be removed if it isn't cited with a reliable secondary source! So please add citations in if you can.
You'll see a tag for ^{[clarification needed]} regarding Margolies teaching at the Sorbonne. There were numerous schools at the Sorbonne, and at this point, it could be construed as him just standing out front of the fountain at the Sorbonne shouting out literary information and "teaching" imaginary students. Okay, that's dramatic, but, without clarification we have no clue where he taught and if it was legit.
I added wikilinks throughout the article. That is a must have for any Wikipedia article =) Only for words that we generally consider "not obvious" in their meaning (so you don't have to link to the word "book" for example, most English reading people know what a book is.). You'll also see some red links, we need articles about the red links and sometimes people get motivated to write them by seeing them.
I removed the praise from Kirkus about Native Sons, it was a bit too dramatic for the article and came off as if you are selling the book to the reader. I did add a quote from the Kirkus review that describes the content, though. We want the reader to make their own decision about the book.
I also condensed the section about The Art of Richard Wright and cleaned it up a bit.
I removed the paragraph that featured his other works and created a bibliography instead. This is cleaner, easier to navigate, and is a standard for most articles where people have written things. If you find that there are further readings that other writers have done about Margolies, then we can create a section called "Further reading." If there are external links, we can create a section for that too.

If you can work on those citation needed sections, then you can resubmit the article for review. I'll add the article to my watch list! Great work so far, and don't let the Wikiworld getcha down :) Sarah (talk) 18:19, 26 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

FYI

Hey! I asked a question at the Teahouse about our situation Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions#Article_for_creation_won.27t_submit.2C_for_the_second_time. God, I can't wait to get this article in the main space! :) I'm sure you can't wait... Sarah (talk) 15:22, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Nathan2055 ^talk 20:20, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"notability"

Cob, the subject is notable. I have a feeling the article reviewer, might not be familiar with African American literature (not many people are on Wikipedia, actually). So don't let that get you down, we'll figure this out. The subject is notable. Sarah (talk) 21:00, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation

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Nolelover ^Talk^·^Contribs 23:03, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Nathan2055 ^talk 00:38, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Resilient Barnstar
	Hi Cob! I wanted to come by and drop off the Resilient Barnstar for a job well done at persevering through everything during your first article contribution about Edward Margolies. Well done! I can't wait to see what you work on next. Sarah (talk) 01:06, 3 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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