User talk:Mnettle

Please leave me comments with your signature , Thank you Mnettle (talk) 02:57, 20 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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PSYCH 2410A[edit]

Hi Morgan! When you write, "I have decided to edit this article", could you say which article you are referring to? You posted that message on a general noticeboard for people who improve psychology articles. That would help us to help you. Thanks and welcome, MartinPoulter (talk) 13:16, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've just seen your other note, explaining that it's the social stigma article. The best place to propose your improvements is Talk:Social_stigma. That's where it will be seen by the people most interested in improving that article. Thanks and I look forward to your edits. MartinPoulter (talk) 13:18, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mnettle! I have chosen to edit your article in the peer review.

.5/1 The student has improved the quality of the information available in this article 1/1 The student has improved the clarity and/or organization of the content 1/1 The student has clearly explained the method and findings of an empirical paper .5/1 The student has correctly cited the empirical paper according to Wikipedia guidelines, and the paper is appropriate (i.e., it is an empirical study on development published the results in an academic journal)

I found the insert you added on the Greek origin of the word to be very interesting. Also, the new layout in which you organized the information is more precise and structured. One thing I did notice was that you failed to outline what changes you would be making to your article on the article's talk page which made trying to find your input more difficult. As a result, I assume what you added as your empirical article was the subsection including information on stigma in the media. The article was interesting but failed to provide any numeric evidence to reinforce the findings, which is one of the core components of an empirical study. As a possible improvement to your article I would suggest adding in an article including some information on how social stigmas affects behaviour differently between when those who are stigmatized are with those who have enforced that stigma and when they are with those who are stigmatized in a similar fashion. (Ex. How people are stigmatized for being African American act when they are around, perhaps Caucasian people who have been known to act in such a way, and when they are around other African Americans). Hope this helps, and good luck with your article! Dsmit89 (talk) 01:51, 8 November 2012 (UTC)Dsmit89[reply]