User talk:Bddpaux/Wikinews interviews Texas woman returned home following ordeal in China


 * I reached out on Feb. 25th....she has briefly responded. Interview with her is pending. --Bddpaux (talk) 01:54, 27 February 2020 (UTC)


 * I am currently in contact with this lady.....please keep this fresh for now. --Bddpaux (talk) 19:16, 13 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Nevermind....this isn't going to happen. Delete. --Bddpaux (talk) 22:19, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Actually!!
...nevermind my NEVERMIND!! we spoke by phone just shortly after I'd given up!! Took loads of notes! --2600:1700:79D2:D950:7917:32D4:82BE:19F0 (talk) 16:09, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
 * The above was me! --Bddpaux (talk) 19:02, 14 March 2020 (UTC)


 * It appears Giraffe English is a fairly large company in China. I'm having a hard time, though, finding an email address for them. Apparently, they are heavily franchised and spread out all over the country. --Bddpaux (talk) 16:17, 14 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Just to clarify: I did my interview with her around 5:35pm (local time, Texas) on Friday March 13th. --Bddpaux (talk) 16:56, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Remarks
Some of the wording, I can see, needs some work to achieve neutrality. Beware of subjective assertions (attribute them), and (tone it down or occasionally, when applicable, attribute it). This sort of thing might be easier for you to redress than for a reviewer; whatever you could do to help would be appreciated.

I hesitate to even ask for a shorter lede, as clearly this is tricky material to deal with. The lede is rather long and detailed though. --Pi zero (talk) 20:58, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Will try to address these issues. --Bddpaux (talk) 21:15, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I think I'm going to try to bring out (more assertively) her initial statements to media and her early stuff pertaining to the virus outbreak. --Bddpaux (talk) 21:17, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
 * There are 4 stories here: An American saw firsthand what was happening in China as the Coronavirus stuff started landing; an American woman alleges that an American man assaulted and robbed her in China, while they were working there together; her boss did not believe her and the police under responded; she had a hard time getting back to Texas and some Americans were very helpful in that regard. On a lesser end: a bunch of Americans said nasty things about her following her return, both questioning the veracity of her claims and also largely about her walking about in public. I tried to stay focused. I wish (in hindsight) I'd asked more questions about the people who helped her get home. I think this interview is an important contribution to the project. --Bddpaux (talk) 21:55, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Because this is weighty stuff, it seems to call for pretty solid documentation. Notes here on the talk page feel a bit casual for the purpose, by themselves.   I don't see anything about it on scoop, and the email I received directly was quite specific, not general documentation.  Could you provide, well, something more substantial either to scoop or (if you feel that's not private enough for this purpose) by direct email? --Pi zero (talk) 22:38, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, indeed. I think I can just add it to the talk page. --Bddpaux (talk) 15:45, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Sent you an additional email. I think I've covered everything as well as I can. The other media sources cover a few bits also. --Bddpaux (talk) 16:18, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Review of revision 4557387 [Not ready]

 * ...and I think that is precisely what I will try to do. Maybe a montage of Americans' potential experiences/perspectives.....but I will HAVE TO focus on keeping it current and neutral. There is a smidge of what she and I spoke about that I could maybe fold into that. --Bddpaux (talk) 19:51, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
 * So, at the moment, here is my plan: I am moving 100% of this over to a sandbox. I think I could scoop a bit out of this and pour it into another article. I have a bad case of pandemic brain going right now, so my concentration is $hi^!!! So: delete this article. --Bddpaux (talk) 20:18, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah, there's a lot of that going around. I have no difficulty sympathizing. --Pi zero (talk) 20:26, 8 April 2020 (UTC)