User talk:Scottmshepard
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Hello, Scottmshepard, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Ian and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; 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. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 00:38, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
Recent edit to Travis Kalanick[edit]
Hello. I noticed that you made an edit to a biography of a living person (Travis Kalanick), but that you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source. Wikipedia has a strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! Ueutyi (talk) 08:55, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
Feedback[edit]
Nice start on your draft article. One thing to bear in mind- Wikipedia articles don't start with an introduction - they start with a lead. The lead should begin with a concise statement of what the article is about, something like
[Article title] is [something or other]
Most people who read a Wikipedia article are interested in finding out what [x] is. They want to know as much as possible as quickly as possible. The first sentence should do this as best possible, and the lead section should provide a summary of the entire article. Beyond that, you'll expand on the material - people who want to know more can keep reading, but people who just want a brief overview or a reminder should be able to get that from the lead. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 03:58, 10 March 2016 (UTC)