Adji M 13
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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:43, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
Incomplete DYK nomination
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Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Portrayal of mental illness in popular culture at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described in step 3 of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with {{db-g7}}, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 10:24, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi! I've closed out the nomination since there is no live article. I do see that you have some work in your sandbox here, however it looks like this is meant to be an expansion to the article Instagram rather than a standalone article. To qualify for DYK you would have to expand the article to five times its original length, which would be an enormous undertaking that would also require lengthy collaboration with others, given that this is a very heavily edited and viewed article.
- Now that said, I do have some feedback of your draft:
- Be careful of writing in a persuasive tone that could be seen as original research. In one sentence you write "Research suggests that" - the issue here is essentially this: who is suggesting this? Is it a widely held opinion by researchers and scientists? Is it clearly stated in the source material or is it a conclusion that we are drawing from the research? If it's stated in the source material but isn't clearly specified that it's a widespread opinion held by authorities on the topic, then it's very important to attribute the claim.
- Approach sourcing on medicine and the self very, very carefully. Always make sure that you're using the strongest possible sourcing and always be careful of applying a specific statement or source to a broad statement. For example, the Anxiety.org source looks to be discussing the topic of anxiety from a Western standpoint and isn't considering Instagram in specific. As such, we should be careful about assuming that the article's findings apply on a global scale - and applying it to Instagram in specific. It's also good to be careful of the Anxiety.org source. It's not a bad source, but it's not as strong as would be say, a review article in a scholarly or academic journal. Sites like these tend to be more in the line of popular press, meaning that the editorial oversight may not be as strong or stringent as it would be for say, the Lancet. Again, it's not necessarily a bad source, just not one I'd really recommend for a health and medicine related article.
- Ian (Wiki Ed) can give you more specific feedback, but I do hope that this helps! ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 07:03, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
- On a related note, I would like you to take the training module on editing articles or topics dealing with health, medicine, and the self before posting any content in this topic area live. Wikipedia has specific guidelines in place for this topic area that are more strict than they would be for other topic areas. Let me know on my talk page if you have any questions! ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 07:05, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks so much ReaderofthePack. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:58, 16 December 2020 (UTC)