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Ways to improve Tenisha Yancey (politician)

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Coleman A Young II

Hey there,

I just want you to be carful with how you are writing - especially while you are including serious topics such as death threats. Luckily, the information was nearly correct, (was not death threats against him and his mother, but rather his father due to his out of wedlock birth) but when dealing with topics like that it is important to be as accurate as possible, and use as up to date sources as possible. I completely nuked the section as that is a very serious topic and the sources that you had included did not mention anything about either the name changes or death threats. While probably not the best way to deal with that subject, I was editing on my mobile and did not have time to find different or more accurate sources. However, (and I know you have no way of knowing) I did have the intention of rewriting / editing / replacing sources when I got home. When I did get home, you had already replaced one of the sources (might I add with one I was about to use), and I have fixed the rest.

Additionally the use of the word 'including' when preceding a list should only be used when the list is not all inclusive. Including, at least in my mind, creates the idea that the information following is a subsection of a complete list, truncated for purposes of including only valuable or interesting entries. As the list used for detailing vice chair positions is fully complete, it should not be used. Generally I see the word including followed immediately by 'but not limited to'.

I will say that your writing is entertaining, and I appreciate someone taking the time to put information onto the page. I have kinda taken the page under my wing once I noticed the COI editor, so I really appreciate someone taking the time that I dont have to fill the page.

I noticed on your talk page that you are working on your masters in Journalism. Thank you for taking the time away from your studies to help curate the worlds best free information source! Best of luck with your masters!

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