Talk:Friends of the Uffizi Gallery

Barbara, your outline is fantastic and already very informative about the Friends of the Uffizi Gallery. I like that you’re planning on adding images of the Gallery. I bet it’s gorgeous. Adding information on the conservation projects and acquisitions the Friends of the Uffizi Gallery have helped to support is a good idea too. Something to consider would be to flip the two paragraphs in the History section so that the US friends group is first since that is the focus of the Wiki article. The thing to keep in mind for your article (and I know you know this) is to make sure that descriptions of the Friends of the Uffizi Gallery, the Amici degli Uffizi, and the Uffizi Gallery are distinct, yet show the close relationship between the three organizations. It may also be useful to include references that come from other sources besides the Friends of the Uffizi Gallery; otherwise the article may have the appearance of advocacy to others outside this class instead of the neutral point of view wiki wants in its articles. You’re off to a great start.

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Hi Barbara, I find it interesting how each one of our organization outlines look so different - they are beautifully tailored to each organization and its bylaws. The one section that I has a question about was "Acquisitions." Does FUG actively acquired objects? If you are giving information about the Uffizi's acquisitions, I would say that this may not be necessary to include in this page. Also, while I appreciate the different sections under the Overview section because they create these little pockets of information, I think there may be too many? The mission, strategy and goals could be one, and the history could be grouped with the first paragraph under the Overview section. These, of course, are just suggestions. I also noticed under the History section that you say "important" several times - important restoration projects, important paintings…this may not be an unbiased POV. Saying they are important can be subjective, based on one's opinion of what an important painting or project is. Other than that, the charts are GREAT! I love that they put the information into an easy-to-read format. I may also look to include other references for Wikipedia standards, although I'm sure it's hard to find things outside the organizational documents you've included. Great job so far! Areppertgerber (talk) 23:30, 16 April 2014 (UTC)