Portal talk:The arts/Intro

I don't think that quite counts as the broadest meaning of the term
(it can be defined in ways that don't necessarily restrict it to physical manifestations--a means of defining it that are particularly troublesome when thinking about art in the digital world, or art whose only physical manifestation is as a series of instructions or a performance by someone else of those instructions--and it has been applied to objects that are not necessarily the product of creativity or imagination), but I can't think of a better way to phrase that opening sentence at the moment, unfortunately. 86.208.101.94 23:09, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

editsemiprotected Please
add the following line after the first two sentences in the intro:

The Greek word for art is techne which gives further credence to the fact that art, or self-expression, requires varying degrees of skill to employ the techniques or "disciplines" of art-making, be they classical, traditonal, contemporary, or modern in content and style. (Gverstraete (talk) 00:21, 18 September 2008 (UTC))


 * Placing the sentence there would disrupt the flow of the paragraph. Also, the remaining sentences in the paragraph are essentially saying the same thing, although without referencing the Greek word. Regards,--Aervanath lives in  the Orphanage  04:01, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Edit request from Scifipete, 26 April 2010
Formatting request

Sentence in Arts portal reads:

The word art comes from the Latin word ars, artis, which means "skill/craft/art; trick| wile; science| knowledge; method| way; character (pl.)."

Request change to:

The word art comes from the Latin word ars, artis, which means "skill/craft/art."

Scifipete (talk) 10:31, 26 April 2010 (UTC)


 * I agree, it doesn't seem relevent, so I removed it - per WP:BRD, if anyone really objects, they can change it back. Thanks!  Chzz  ►  11:44, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 13 February 2014
Can someone reputable and knowledgeable add videogames right between film and dance?

67.52.166.162 (talk) 03:25, 13 February 2014 (UTC)


 * IMHO Videogames are not an appropriate addition - but I'm not refusing the request - just wondering what others think. Arjayay (talk) 17:25, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. Apparently there is a lack of consensus here.  Why do you think that videogames should be added?  Please expand.  Thank you. — &#123;&#123;U&#124;Technical 13&#125;&#125; (t • e • c) 19:43, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 March 2014
The Arts is an intelligence form of the culture. It results in peoples feelings, and how they feel towards themselves and others.

207.7.75.187 (talk) 17:49, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 24 May 2014
Put a b in the end

173.57.81.138 (talk) 13:50, 24 May 2014 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 17 December 2014
Remove the following sentences as they describe a fringe theory that has little to do with the arts, and the wikilink "battle trance" has been deleted.

"According to a recent suggestion, several forms of audio and visual arts (rhythmic singing and drumming on external objects, dancing, body and face painting) were developed very early in hominid evolution by the forces of natural selection in order to reach an altered state of consciousness. In this state, which Jordania calls battle trance, hominids and early human were losing their individuality, and were acquiring a new collective identity, where they were not feeling fear or pain, and were religiously dedicated to the group interests, with total disregard for their individual safety and life. This state was needed to defend early hominids from predators, and also to help to obtain food by aggressive scavenging."

2604:2000:E1A8:2F00:D11E:C1F5:8069:C610 (talk) 21:07, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
 * That intro box looks rather long to me, so I'd support some trimming of the text. The box was [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Arts/Intro&diff=479504244&oldid=461227990 expanded in this edit] by, so I'll leave him to comment. -- John of Reading (talk) 21:47, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done As no one has commented further, I've removed the section completely. -- Mdann 52   talk to me!  18:12, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 August 2015
I want to create an article on the Bengali film "Arohi"... How can I create this?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by SubhagataR (talk • contribs) 02:02, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 October 2015
Hi I've just created my account and I would like to know if I may edit pages, because i am very willing to help people get the information they need for reports and so on. I also want to help build Wikipedia's reputation. Please take what I've written into account.

Tflydiddy (talk) 20:36, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 11 January 2017
108.5.63.58 (talk) 19:25, 11 January 2017 (UTC) Wikipedia is not a valid source people can make anything up if they wanted to like "Michael Jackson died of cigars". You should not use this website.
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Semi-protected edit request on 19 November 2017
{some punctuation and spacing errors has to be edited} Alaahuss (talk) 08:09, 19 November 2017 (UTC) Alaahuss (talk) 08:09, 19 November 2017 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 24 June 2021
Change "The arts are a very wide range of human practices of creative expression, storytelling and cultural participation." to "The arts are a very wide range of human practices of creative expression, skill, storytelling and cultural participation." Dakingz (talk) 22:48, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 14 July 2021
1976> 19 76 Jalaliyasmin (talk) 07:52, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Its better Jalaliyasmin (talk) 07:52, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 22 October 2021
Would love to edit

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Semi-protected edit request on 7 February 2022
169.241.60.55 (talk) 18:19, 7 February 2022 (UTC) adele sings hello
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