User talk:Julianna cassandra
Hi Julianna cassandra!
I take it that you are a new editor, since there are no other messages here. Welcome to wiki!
About adding External links to articles-
- There are many, sometimes thousands, of papers available on any given subject. Regardless of how enlightening they may be, it is not good wiki style to add into a paragraph a comment like "for more on this subjject see such and such an external link". If you have a good look at a well-constructed page (like Romanesque architecture) you will find that there is a section at the bottom for External links and another one called See also which is for internal links that also throw light on the subject or lead on from it.
- Be aware that because for some subjects there are thousands of online references or web pages, the ones that are allowed to remain are those of high standard and do not advertise. For example, if you have a look at Stained glass you will find that the external links are vetted continually to remove manufacturers' pages or personal pages. Roof is another site where we continually remove commercial sites of which there are thousands on the web.
General editting.
Everyone is encouraged to do it. But....
- You need to check out what you are editting very carefully. If you find a site like Romanesque architecture that is well written, well laid out and seems to deal with the topic very thoroughly, then generally it's best not to dive in too enthusiastically. What many editors do is to leave a message on the discussion page which gets answered or included within a few days, because enthusiasts watch the pages that they write, or have a particular stake in, all the time. (Other editors spend their lives correcting spelling, grammar and formatting)
- Be careful about how you add info. Read every paragraph carefully before adding a sentence, so that the sense flows. The sort of thing that happens all the time is this-
- "St Victor's Cathedral has a fine 17th century organ of 1,200 pipes. There are lunchtime recitals at 1.00pm every Tuesday. They are still provided with air by the original bellows powered by a rare Wells of Rouen horizontal engine of 1867 and played from a double manual by Gibberet and Baum, 1932."
- The information in the second sentence is relevant, but interrupts the description.
- Also, for very big articles, eg Leonardo da Vinci, check the See also list, before adding anything. In that particular case, there are articles on his Science, his Private Life and depictions of the artist in Popular Culture, so if, for example, someone wanted to write about his vegetarianism, his gender preferences, his flying machines or his depiction bby Dan Brown, there is pplenty of room to do it, bbut not within the scope of the major article which is already 100 yards long.
- On the other hand, there are a great number of small articles that need expansion. Articles that deal with specific aspects of architecture make goood wiki additions. Check out the articles like Arch, Niche, Window, Dome, Ashlar etc.
- Or contribute an article on a specific building that you know well. But first, check every possble variation of it's name.
Hope this is helpful!
If I didn't mention it, your addition got moved by another editor, down to the Externall links section. I will check out the linkk annd see what useful info it provides. Happy editting! --Amandajm 07:34, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
Image copyright problem with Image:Maestro Nicholaus Niccolo, Nicolau Sculptor and Architect.pdf
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Thank you for uploading Image:Maestro Nicholaus Niccolo, Nicolau Sculptor and Architect.pdf. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the image. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. Ricky81682 (talk) 22:53, 20 April 2008 (UTC)