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Hi. Thanks for fixing the formatting problems; much appreciated. Starting to move further into the review process, I found another set of problems, which I've written up in review comments.
(A general comment: the effort to get one's first published article on en.wn can be an intense learning experience; we try to help newcomers up our somewhat steep initial learning curve. Usually folks find the curve, though steep, turns out to be fairly short, after which the continuing learning curve is much gentler.)
Btw, are you, perchance, a UoW student? (If so, we should put a {{UoW student}} template on your user page.) --Pi zero (talk) 01:00, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
Hello. Thanks for all your help. Really do appreciate it as it is my first attempt. I am indeed a UOW student.
Have looked though the main papers, BBC, Guardian, Age, SMH etc as well as The Times of India, The Indian Express, The hindu breaking news, The Hindustani Times, The Hindu and am not finding another source that looks at this specific rape case discussed in this article. I need to have two sources about my focus. Alternatively I have not found another recent New Delhi rape case leading to imprisonment. Not sure where to go from here. What would be my next step?
P.s. Sorry about the late reply, just finished an exam.
Hi. This appears to be about a focus at least a couple of weeks old. See WN:Newsworthiness; and also note the advice about "when" and WN:five Ws and H. --Pi zero (talk) 11:24, 2 November 2015 (UTC)