Talk:Averell Smith

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Citations needed and other stuff[edit]

Yes, work in progress, but find citations for statements of fact or remove the statements. I removed all mention of the not-yet-published book, and shorted the article by more than 20% in attempt to make it less laudatory. David notMD (talk) 12:11, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, true. When the book is published, you might add a link to the Google "preview", here. -- Hoary (talk) 13:06, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Kudos for adding refs. However, #2 is an interview (frowned upon), and also does not support the factual statement immediately preceding it. Ref 3# DOES mention the campaigning for McGovern at 13, so use that. David notMD (talk) 23:46, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

and also[edit]

What's the meaning of "peer-based board of directors"? And perhaps one should clarify the distinction between (A) originating such-and-such (which an organization, I think primarily of adults, did) and (B) leading it (which we're told students do). -- Hoary (talk) 13:46, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

When in doubt, take it out. David notMD (talk) 13:52, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

the consulting firm SCN[edit]

"the consulting firm SCN" → "a consulting firm"

How is this edit an improvement? (It came with no explanatory or other edit summary.) -- Hoary (talk) 00:07, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The name of the firm belongs in the Career section, along with a reference confirming that Smith was a co-founder. David notMD (talk) 10:01, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"a lot of unreferenced content"[edit]

Theroadislong, you added:

{{AFC comment|1=There is a lot of unreferenced content [[User:Theroadislong|Theroadislong]] ([[User talk:Theroadislong|talk]]) 12:37, 10 March 2018 (UTC)}}

to this article when it was a draft. I've just now removed this, not because the article no longer has a lot of unreferenced content (I think it has a lot less than the earlier draft did, but I haven't really investigated), but instead simply because (rightly or wrongly) it's no longer a draft. If it merits a different template to a similar effect, feel free to slap this on. -- Hoary (talk) 23:41, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ref #2 is an interview. Can a different ref be found to support the text? Ref #9 has only a one sentence mention of Ace being hired to do PR on the project, with no description of what he did. David notMD (talk) 09:58, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]