User talk:Alaroc5/sandbox

Sources

It looks like you're focusing on a very short section of the article (taxicabs in NOLA), which limits the amount of information you can support with sources without having to add your own writing. Also, the NOLA section of the article reads like a travel guide, which is against WP policy.

You have two options:

1. You can stick with your chosen article and improve it by adding new information supported by sources. The source on taxi drivers and crime is a good one, and you could use it to add info on crime to the WP article. Your other source should be an overview of taxis or transportation in NOLA. The two sources you have for this info are not good, though - one is outdated and the other is not from the library. I recommend that you look up newspaper articles related to taxicabs in NOLA. The LexisNexis database is great for that.

2. Your other option is to choose a different article to work on.

Choose one of the options, update your sandbox, and send me an email when you're ready for me to review it. Josef Horáček (talk) 17:02, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

Your sources are a lot better now, and you should go ahead and put them in the article. Just be sure to cite them correctly - instead of providing a link (which not everyone can access), you need to provide the publication data (title, author, publication, date, etc.). Josef Horáček (talk) 01:00, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

The Lead

Your lead has lots of problems. For one, it's factually incorrect. Frederick Douglass died in 1895 and had nothing to do with the organization you found online, which in turn has no apparent connection to the organization that's the subject of the article. Instead doing additional research, you're supposed to summarize the information that's already in the article.

This may not be the best article to work on. In order to write a lead, you'd first need to take the writing that's there and organize it into sections (someone has already created some section headings at the bottom). Then you'd write a short lead to put at the top. It wouldn't need to be more than four sentences or so.

Also keep in mind that this is an article about a business and you need to keep a neutral point of view. It shouldn't read like an advertisement.Josef Horáček (talk) 10:41, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

Your new lead is much better. You'll notice, though, that someone has been working on the article and already wrote a lead, so there's no need for you to post yours. That's okay, you'll still get your credit. Josef Horáček (talk) 20:11, 9 March 2016 (UTC)