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I've put the article on hold for seven days to allow folks to address the issues I've brought up. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, or here with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise
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Using "with" as an additive link leads to wordy and awkward prose, e.g. "the town has ten councillors, with one being the district mayor" → "the town has ten councillors; one is the district mayor"
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Annoying as it is, all quotations must be directly cited, like "quotation"<footnote> if they are in the middle of a sentence, even if the sentence has a citation at the end of the sentence.
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Imperial measurements should be accompanied by the metric equivalent in brackets, and vice versa. If possible, use a conversion template, eg. {{convert|5|mi|km|0}}.
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Avoid using the words "circa", "utilise", "whilst", "upon", "commence", "the majority of", "lack", "whereas", "generate", "due to the fact that" and "prior to".
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Hyphens shouldn't be placed after -ly words, eg. widely-used word (except if the ly- word could also describe the noun, e.g. friendly-looking man)
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Blogs and personal websites are not reliable sources, unless written by the subject of the article or by an expert on the subject. (GA criteria)
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33:* I randomly googled three phrases and only turned up Knowledge mirrors. shows no sign of copyright violation.
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Avoid Weasel Words, such as "it is believed that", "is widely regarded as", "some have claimed". (GA criteria)
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watch for abbreviations, that they are either explained or eliminated. Especially i.e., etc., no., Inc., Corp.
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Avoid vague words, such as "various", "many", "several", "long", "a number of", "just", "very" and "almost".
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The words "current", "recent" & "to date" should be avoided as they become outdated. (GA criteria)
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