User talk:Ren18838
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[edit]Hello, Ren18838, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Brianda and I work with Wiki Education; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.
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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Brianda (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:22, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
Jeannie Donohoe and "Game"
[edit]Hello, I'm BlackcurrantTea. I hope that you're enjoying editing Wikipedia, and that you'll stay here after your assignment ends. One of the many things I do here is tidying up articles created by students in the WikiEd programme. I have a few suggestions for the articles about Jeannie Donohoe and "Game":
- Please try to find more references - independent reliable sources - demonstrating that Donohoe and "Game" are notable in the Wikipedia sense of the word. I know this isn't always easy, but you wouldn't be writing about her and the film if you didn't think they were notable, right? Show the rest of us that they are with good references.
- The statement that "Game" won 80 awards raised my eyebrows. That's a lot of awards. The reference for it is to Cine Qua Non Lab, which is probably a biography written either by Donohoe or by someone who knows her. For a statement like this, it's best to have an independent source, because some people have been known to exaggerate or make things up, even when they have good intentions.
- The plot summary for "Game" is quite long for a Wikipedia article. There are feature-length films with shorter summaries! Trimming a plot summary can take more time and thought than writing it in the first place, but try to reduce it to the essentials, and remove the smaller details. What are the most important aspects?
- A style note (this one is super-easy to fix!): References follow punctuation rather than preceding it. So with a sentence, put the reference after the
.instead of before it; with a phrase, put it after the,.
You may find the style guide for writing about films helpful. My schedule can be unpredictable, and I'm not always here, but I'll be glad to answer questions if I can. The Teahouse is a great place to ask questions any time - it was created especially for new editors. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia, and happy editing! BlackcurrantTea (talk) 09:37, 7 November 2023 (UTC)