User talk:Plinsky1138

ANTH 212 Wikipedia Assignment

Welcome to Wikipedia! Don't hesitate to let me know if you need help with this assignment. Hoopes (talk) 18:49, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It looks as if you misunderstood the difference between a book review and an encyclopedia article. Remember, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. It would be ideal if you could find ways to improve the article while keeping within the appropriate style and content of Wikipedia. Hoopes (talk) 22:14, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In looking at your contribution, it appears as if you tried to add a section that focused on an analysis of a single chapter. Please reflect on whether it would be practical for an encyclopedia article about a given book to contain a chapter-by-chapter analysis such as this. While you make some excellent points, they represent your own analysis and research. This violates Wikipedia's principle of WP:NOR. Hoopes (talk) 22:22, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

I’m a friend of User:Hoopes. I liked your analysis of Magicians of the Gods but it is what we call original research and not allowed. What you wrote was an essay, see WP:NOTESSAY. Doug Weller talk 19:30, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Doug. Thanks so much for having a look at this draft. I haven't yet reviewed it myself, but I will make sure that the author understands the issue of original research and what is expected of an encyclopedia article. The existing articles on The Sign and the Seal, Fingerprints of the Gods and Magicians of the Gods are good examples of what is expected when creating an article about a specific book of this kind. Hoopes (talk) 22:11, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]