Talk:Formspring

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Length

At a length of 93 words, this page falls short of the 3000-word requirement. You have a long ways to go, but I think you have a good topic with a lot to write about. You make mention of "Cyberbullying" and "Associated Suicides" in the controversies section, but no text has been added yet to describe them. Ethical issues can include censorship, hate speech, bullying, etc. You should have no problem meeting the 3000-word mark.

Structure

The introduction certainly introduces the topic at hand but makes no mention of the controversy surrounding Formspring. You will likely want to introduce this issue in the introduction of your article. There is no body section text to this article, but it does have headers. The history of Formspring, platform mechanics, and controversies will all be covered. I would suggest elaborating on platform mechanics quite a bit since Formspring's Q&A feature was so unique among social media. Consider citing articles talking about its effect and how it fostered a community ripe for cyberbullying. As for sources, while you don't have any yet, this site has been covered in quite a few articles about cyberbullying, and I have no doubt you will be able to find fantastic sources.

Clarity

I have a fairly clear idea of where you plan to go with this article, but the issues are not made clear for a reader with no outside knowledge of the site. Make sure you explain the ethical implications of cyberbullying and free speech. The article currently lacks evidence of ethical issues existing in the topic, but that is due to lack of content. I'm sure you will make it concise and clear.

Objective Reporting

While there isn't a lot of words, what you did have was all objective. This is a topic where I could see it be very easy to state personal opinions. Make sure to keep avoiding that. Once again, you have no sources yet, but I'm sure those will be added. Otherwise, best of luck and good job so far.