User talk:Cdjsuarez

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Hello, Cdjsuarez! My name is Sonia, and I'm one of the online ambassadors. On behalf of the community, welcome to Wikipedia! As you become a Wikipedian, your contributions will join ours in expanding the amount of free knowledge available to readers around the world. You don't need to read anything before you start editing; you can just jump right in and try to improve Wikipedia. If you find that you need help, you can talk with us right now, or leave me a message via my talk page or email. Here's a few pointers to refer to as you get involved:

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Above all else, remember to be bold and have fun! Happy editing, sonia♫ 21:54, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, Cdjsuarez. You have new messages at Sonia's talk page.
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Instructor Responses to Articles[edit]

Hi Claudia. I know that you've picked topics that are important and of interest to you. Both articles that you've selected are too broad and don't give you an opportunity to write new material. Both need some work in creating more appropriate introductions and parts need citations, but, overall, both articles are well developed. Try to find a stub article (a topic in search of a more fully developed article) or an article that has major sections that have not yet been developed and supported by research.Marlenefine (talk) 13:42, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mentor feedback[edit]

Hi! I have to agree with Marlene here; neither article is going to be very easy to rewrite. Do try to look for an article that is very short, or otherwise in need of substantial improvement; another useful thing is to think about the scope of the article, whether it is manageable within the time you have and easily defined.

I'd also like to encourage you to get out there and make a couple of small edits to articles, be they copyediting or adding a sentence or two– it's really not hard to try things out. Getting used to editing articles will be helpful when it comes to improving your selected article. This was my first edit to an article- a correction of a spelling error. From there I grew more and more confident and began doing bigger and better things, and I hope you will too!

Don't hesitate to leave me a note if you'd like advice on anything! Happy editing, sonia♫ 09:07, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Claudia. It looks like the U.S. state-based articles on LGBT rights, such as LGBT rights in Massachusetts, are mostly underdeveloped, and choosing one of these might be a really good way to make a contribution in this topic. Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs) 01:58, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! This was really helpful! Now up to research and getting sources. Cdjsuarez (talk) 18:44, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Non-mentor feedback[edit]

The entry for LGBT rights in Massachusetts was completely transformed between the time it was recommended to you above (Feb 23) and the time you got around to making edits to it. You might look at other states that need work. There are quite a few and they're not hard to find. Some have not even been created.

Adding national hate crimes statistics to the Massachusetts entry really doesn't make any sense at all. It's an entry devoted to Massachusetts. I've put a link to Massachusetts hate crime data on the Talk page for [LGBT rights in Massachusetts]. Even that data should be summarized, unless you want to start an entry devoted to [[Hate crime in Massachusetts], where some detail might make sense. Bmclaughlin9 (talk) 02:02, 6 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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A file that you uploaded or altered, File:2000-2003 Statistics.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. DMacks (talk) 22:00, 25 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]