User:Shilohf/Randyland

Article Proposal:
I am modifying the start-class article, "Randyland". My main focus is on adding information into the history section of this article, and fixing the sentences that need paraphrasing. I have found several sources that give background information on Randy Gilson and how he started this art form, which I think would be a nice addition. I also plan on adding a definition of the art form that is used in Randyland. In addition to this, I will work on revising a few sentences that have been taken directly from the sources. I noticed that several sentences in the history section are in need of paraphrasing. I would also like to remove the invalid links to sources and replace them. Hopefully these changes will improve the article's rating, and overall quality.

Edits:

1) Adding onto the sentence in the introduction section.

- By including the type of museum that Randyland is in the introduction section, the reader has a deeper understanding of what art is displayed here. In addition to this, adding a hyperlink to the Wikipedia page for "Found Objects" can provide the reader with more information about this art form.

Randyland is an art museum that showcases found objects and is located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

2) Paraphrasing sentences.

- The sentences in the article, "Gilson uses dumpster diving and upcycling to fill his home with colorful oddities that include pink flamingos, mannequins, and plastic dinosaurs. The houses and fences are adorned with murals depicting neighbors dancing and smiling." have been taken directly from a source that can be found on the Imagine - Mattress Factory page. I plan on paraphrasing this sentence to read: '''Using upcycling, Randy Gilson decorates his home with items such as mannequins, plastic dinosaurs and pink flamingos. The fences display murals with neighbors dancing and smiling.'''

3) Removing invalid / unused sources

- After reading this article and the sources that are linked below it, I was able to find out which articles are irrelevantly included in the sources and which ones are invalid. Source 3 does not lead to a relevant article, so I plan on removing that from the source list. Sources 4 and 15 are pay-to-read articles, so I will replace them with articles that have similar information. Lastly, source 14 is not used in the Wikipedia article, however the information that was used for this sentence can be found on Imagine - Mattress Factory. I will remove the old source and add the new one into the article along with paraphrasing the sentences that used information from this source.