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Hackensack University Medical Center[edit]

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I listed this article because it is in disarray and I would love to improve it but I don't know where to start. Thanks! Peter.C • talk 23:39, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Finetooth comments: Start by fixing all of the many problems with the citations. Also, I would suggest reviewing the Manual of Style at WP:MOS for details about Wikipedia's preferred style. It would also be good to review WP:V; generally every unusual claim, every direct quotation, every set of statistics, and every paragraph needs a citation to a reliable source (WP:RS). (The lead is an exception, but the article is in too rough a condition to worry about that yet.)

There should be no direct links to external sites from within the main text. Use in-line citations instead.

The link checker at top of this review page finds six dead urls in citations. These should be fixed or replaced. The soft 404s may also need to be fixed or replaced.

To format the citations correctly, you may find it helpful to use the "cite" family of templates found at WP:CIT. You can copy-and-paste these into your sandbox to see how they work. If you use the "cite" family, don't mix it with other families like "Citation". Choose one method and use it consistently throughout the article. You might also look at featured articles at WP:FA to see how other editors have handled citations and reference sections.

Once you have solved the sourcing problems and at least some of the Manual of Style issues such as turning lists into straight prose where feasible per WP:MOS#Bulleted and numbered lists, you might bring this back for another review.

I hope these suggestions prove helpful. If so, please consider reviewing another article, especially one from the PR backlog at WP:PR; that is where I found this one. I don't usually watch the PR archives or check corrections or changes. If my comments are unclear, please ping me on my talk page. Finetooth (talk) 23:36, 12 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]