User talk:M0rganmay16

Norm (sociology)

Didn't mean to all over you, but the article needs good sources and in-line citations from those sources. Please don't write something without having a couple of good sources with you. The Wikipedia Manual of Style has a lot of rules to try to make the articles easy for a reader to read. You don't have to learn them all, but don't be surprised when people make changes to what you've done. Take a look at the history tab for an article that you are interested in. It is helpful to compare versions to see what kinds of changes people are making. You should also see an explanation of why they are making the changes. Happy editing. DCDuring 00:27, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:Sources for the how. I'm not a sociologist, but I am a Wikipedian and am interested in the social sciences. I'll be looking over your stuff because it's on my watchlist (along with 800 other pages). (see "watch/unwatch" tab and "my watchlist" at the top of the page for yours.) DCDuring 00:35, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you use the "Harvard style" citations [e.g., (Coleman 1906)], you still have to have the full citation at the bottom. Which Coleman work are you citing? Also, you are supposed to put in pages (or page ranges) in your citations. Many articles don't have them but the standard is for them to be in. Other editors show a lot more respect for material that is properly cited. Some even check the citations, especially if they disagree with the content. The Norm article has three different source sections, which suggest that three different "newbies" have tried to solve the reference problem, or one newbie tried 3 different ways, or.... DCDuring 00:53, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]