User talk:Larry Hockett

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Raini Rodriguez[edit]

How is the source I used not reliable?

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/raini-rodriguez

The best guideline to answer this is at WP:RS. Let me know if you have specific questions. I think you'll find that your cited source presents several problems, but it's best for you to read the full guideline before editing any more pages concerning living people. Larry Hockett (Talk) 23:52, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

List of healthcare accreditation organizations in the United States[edit]

You might like to edit what is said about the National Council of State Boards of Nursing in this list.Rathfelder (talk) 20:45, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

Yikes. That list looks like quite the mess. I don’t think I’ll have the time to put such sustained focus into it, but taking out the unsourced entries might be a start. Larry Hockett (Talk) 20:49, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

"Overly flowery language"[edit]

Can you please explain how an NFL.com bio page is a "self-published" source?

If we're thinking of the same article, the podcast was him talking about himself, and the link to the NFL.com site included some info about the subject but not his place of birth or his college, as far as I could see. I think I accidentally clicked on save before finishing the edit summary. There were, of course, past issues that make us approach this WP entry with extra care. :) Larry Hockett (Talk) 02:24, 27 October 2018 (UTC)
You reverted the edits five minutes after they were made. You were able to listen to the whole podcast during that time?
There are time stamps that document each edit. Those are available under View History if you decide that you’d like to bring forward some assertions that approximate reality at any point. Further questions should be addressed on the article talk page so as to encourage input from a broader range of editors interested in this embarrassment of an article. Larry Hockett (Talk) 19:27, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you[edit]

Barnstar of Reversion2.png The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
For your diligence and helping out at the refdesk.—Mythdon (talkcontribs) 07:00, 28 October 2018 (UTC)
Thanks, Mythdon! Happy to help. Larry Hockett (Talk) 07:02, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

Help creating a new BLP[edit]

Hey there, I saw you're a member of the Biography science and academia work group and I was hoping you could help me review a new BLP I'm working on. I have a paid COI with MSK, and I've been researching and writing an article on one of their doctors, Nancy Y. Lee (sandbox link). Do you have the time or interest to help review it to ensure it's aligned with Wikipedia's guidelines and written neutrally? I'd greatly appreciate it.--FacultiesIntact (talk) 00:47, 7 November 2018 (UTC)

Hi FacultiesIntact - I currently don’t formally participate in processes like Articles for Creation, but I have written a number of biographies of academics, and I think your article is in good shape. Many COI contributions related to academics have one of two problems - lack of notability or lack of neutrality - but I think you are fine on both counts.
On the neutrality front, my only suggestion might be to change “Significant publications” to “Selected publications”, but that’s really a very minor quibble. For notability, there are two ways that academics typically meet requirements - the guideline at WP:GNG and the one at WP:PROF. Academics rarely meet GNG, but I think your subject meets WP:PROF due to her citation counts, having authored several publications each cited >100 times by others.
In short, I think you’re in good shape, and I think you’ve probably done about all you can do with this article. The reality is that many articles of academics and physicians are pretty short because the mass media coverage just doesn’t work the same way as it would for a star athlete or entertainer. Nice work on this! Happy to answer specific questions. Larry Hockett (Talk) 02:05, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
I appreciate the feedback! I'm not looking to submit this through AfC at this point, but rather find a willing editor to move it into mainspace, provided he/she thinks it's of sufficient quality. Pending the changes you suggested, would you mind?--FacultiesIntact (talk) 01:34, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
No problem. Took care of that. Larry Hockett (Talk) 03:55, 8 November 2018 (UTC)

David Eager[edit]

Could you weigh in on a user (Prof David Eager (talk) who appears to be editing his own Wikipedia article, David Eager? None of his edits seem to me to be problematic contentwise, but are an issue of wp:COI. I left a COI notice on his talk page, but he's since re-added his edits. Unsure how to proceed. Thanks. Zinnober9 (talk) 04:53, 11 November 2018 (UTC)

Agree - not much of a problem with the content. It sounds like he has mostly fixed verifiable factual issues, like removing some affiliations and updating his academic rank. (If I were a full professor, I wouldn't want to be misidentified as an associate professor, and I wouldn't want to go through a cumbersome process to get it fixed. The UTS website supports that he is correct, and it would be pretty gutsy of someone to make that change if it were not true.)
Ideally, he would suggest those changes on the talk page, but that rule is often ignored. The tone could be better in some areas, but the subject is not making that issue any worse with the recent edits. To me, it's not worth fighting over at this point. Larry Hockett (Talk) 05:25, 11 November 2018 (UTC)

Thanks[edit]

Thank you for reverting all those edits by Frosty. I've blocked him indefinitely, which hopefully will cramp his style for a while. - Donald Albury 17:42, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

No problem! Thanks for taking care of the block. Larry Hockett (Talk) 18:40, 17 November 2018 (UTC)