Talk:Helen Balfour Morrison

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50.254.21.213 (talk) 17:05, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
 * This article appears to have been copied from;
 * https://www.newberry.org/10212016-helen-balfour-morrison-photographs-newberry-library
 * http://explore.chicagocollections.org/ead/newberry/72/2r3q52d/
 * http://www.chicagofilmarchives.org/tag/charles-and-katharine-bowden-collection
 * Her mother died when she was 17, so Helen took a job in a photography studio to help make ends meet.
 * When Helen was 17, her mother died, and Helen took a job in a photography studio to help support the family.
 * Morrison took a job in a photography studio at age 16 to help support herself
 * Helen Balfour was born in Evanston, Illinois on August 1, 1900 or 1901 to Fannie Lindley and Alexander Balfour. In her later teenage years, Helen took a job in a photography studio to help support the family after the death of her mother
 * Helen Balfour was born in Evanston, Illinois on August 1, 1900 or 1901 to Fannie Lindley and Alexander Balfour. In her later teenage years, Helen took a job in a photography studio to help support the family after the death of her mother
 * I checked this page for copyright issues against Earwig's Copyvio Detector and there is no longer any copyright issues with the article. NZFC  (talk) 19:28, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

Social Media

 * "While I sympathise with the IP's frustration here, the bottom line is that, due to linkspam, IP/new users are not allowed to add social media links to pages, enforced by XLinkBot. As noted, the links of the subject are acceptable, but they have to be placed by an autoconfirmed user. It's unfortunate, but that's how it is, and appealing to WP:OTHERSTUFF doesn't change it. I suspect WP:VPP would be the place to propose either allowing IP users to add social media links, or to ban them altogether; beyond that it's a case of content and that's not something ANI adjuciates." The Bushranger 23:00, 14 January 2018 (UTC)50.254.21.213 (talk) 07:31, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
 * External links/Perennial websites
 * (External_links/Perennial_websites) 50.254.21.213 (talk) 07:29, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
 * (Template:Facebook)50.254.21.213 (talk) 07:33, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
 * You can just link the policy, you don't need to copy and paste it here, that is a waste of time. NZFC  (talk) 07:15, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
 * So what about facebook it is an official link in her name, can be authenticated, can be seen without login, and is not a fan site,and

all it has is pictures,unlike this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaarinan_Pojat 50.254.21.213 (talk) 15:37, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

Foundation link
, what is the problem with posting a link to the Morrison-Shearer Foundation under External links and/or in the infobox? The article contained the link from its creation in March 2017 until you removed it recently. It does appear genuine, and readers might appreciate a link that is easy to find in External links, rather than less obvious in References. SarahSV (talk) 03:25, 17 January 2018 (UTC) January 2018
 * as i have repeatedly told you the bot user took it out he seems to have an issue with IP's and only you as an administrator can override and put it back in see:User_talk:XLinkBot and January 2018 User_talk:50.254.21.213 and Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive973 and Help me User_talk:50.254.21.213 plus External_links/Perennial_websites50.254.21.213 (talk) 06:07, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi my understanding was external links where suppose to be pages that were run by the person and this was an organisation about them instead. (Applies to Sybil Shearer page as well). From what I read as IP user argued with everyone, that was the case by them as well. If that is incorrect, I'm happy for the Foundation link to go ahead. I think what really set it all off is IP trying to add a link to the foundations Facebook page as well, that I am sure shouldn't be added. Happy to have a reasonable discussion around them though.  NZFC  (talk) 06:54, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
 * The Morrison-Shearer Foundation has been linked because of an edit war between me and the bot user who took out the external link who thinks if there was a page than the link could be used as an external link on that page in stead of the syble page it is inappropriate to do that and should be removed as per non Consensus as an unconstructive edit. Red_link50.254.21.213 (talk) 08:18, 17 January 2018 (UTC)


 * , the foundation does seem to be directly connected to the women:

"The Morrison-Shearer Foundation was established in 1991 to preserve and exhibit the works and documentary materials relating to the careers of photographer Helen Balfour Morrison and dancer-choreographer Sybil Shearer; to maintain the Home and Studio as a source of inspiration for others; and to sponsor new creativity. It is a private operating foundation supported entirely by income from the Foundation investments. Since the death of Sybil Shearer in 2005, the Foundation has been managed by a Board of Trustees, named by Ms. Shearer and guided by her wishes as expressed in her document "Purpose and Aims of the Museum" (1985)."


 * It seems appropriate to post a link under External links in both biographies. There are links on the site to publications, images and discussions that might interest readers. I wouldn't redlink it in the article unless you can find enough independent RS to make the prospect of an article realistic. SarahSV (talk) 04:10, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, yip I'm happy for it to be added back in and added to Shearers article. NZFC  (talk) 04:15, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
 * thank you. SarahSV (talk) 04:18, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
 * No problem. SarahSV if you have a minute, can you look at Notes on the Shearer page? Is it common to have a notes section? It appears to two pieces of work of them both, but not sure if it is appropriate and if not, maybe merged into the article? NZFC  (talk) 04:25, 18 January 2018 (UTC)