I'd like feedback on my article: The Actual Affect of Pollution on Nature

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   Nyamweyaposted 4 years ago

   Hi Hubbers,
   
   I'd like some help with passing the Quality Assessment Process. Will you please give feedback on my article? What can I do to improve? Thanks!
   Here is my article: The Actual Affect of Pollution on Nature

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      theraggededgeposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Hi there,
      
      Your title is incorrect. It's 'Effect', not 'Affect'
      
      Effect is a noun (mostly); affect is a verb.
      
      Simple rule: If you can put 'an' or 'the' in front of it, then it it is usually 'effect'. There are exceptions of course; this is English
      
      I would say your article has failed QAP because it is too short and too general. It says nothing that most people don't already know.

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      quotationsposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      A couple of other problems:
      
      1. The article is too short: less than 300 words.
      
      2. It does not give that much useful information: You list a type of pollution (for example air pollution) and then list a few causes of it. You should provide more information. This does not mean just giving more examples. Give me interesting and useful info. Use interesting data with sources. For examples, air pollution accounts for xxx deaths per year.
      
      3. You have no headings.
      
      4. You need to add more relevant pictures and videos. When adding photos make sure to use ones that you are legally entitled to use and to name the source. For example you can find free images at pixabay.com
      
      5. You can improve your grammar in places. It's not just about being correct, but also about using a style which is easy and pleasant to read.
      
      6. Your article is about how pollution affects nature. You need to start with a statement which says something about that and sets the theme of the article. Then you need to stick to that topic and reach a conclusion that ties it all together. Explain the point of why you are listing all of these types of pollution. You don't have anything tying things together.
      
      7. You need to fix the title. As theraggededge pointed out it should be Effect not Affect in that sentence. Or you could change it to say How Pollution Affects Nature. You cannot change your article address even if you edit the title so you should unpublish and republish using a corrected title. Just copy and paste your content into a new article and improve it.

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