User talk:Artgal25

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May 2010
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A friendly face
Hi, I am interested in helping the cultural sector contribute more effectively to Wikipedia, so wanted to offer a helping hand and be a point of contact for you as you continue. I noticed that many of your edits have been deleted (reverted) and didn't want you to be discouraged. Please see Advice for the cultural sector for help and some basic guidelines that are pertinent to you. And a few tips: - Post something on your talk page as a way to introduce yourself and state what you're interested in. Wikipedians will take to your edits better that way. - Try making some simple edits to pages that you're knowledgeable about first, so that Wikipedians will see that you're trying to contribute to Wikipedia in a meaningful way. - It is OK to add an external link that makes sense for the article (which, I feel that the Pace Gallery is completely suitable), but be sure to add an Edit Summary in the box before saving your edit. You may also want to post a note on the article's talk page explaining that that artist's work can be found at that gallery link, and that is why it is suitable to be there. - Wikipedians appreciate it when you communicate your motives clearly, either via the talk page or the edit summary. Ironically, many seasoned Wikipedians tend to not effectively communicate their reasoning behind deletes, and care little for new Wikipedians making rookie mistakes. I hope that this hasn't discouraged you from making further edits. Please feel free to come to me with any future questions. HstryQT (talk) 00:04, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank You
Hello fellow editors!

Thanks to some of you for your comments and useful suggestions regarding Wikipedia. I am excited to be working on further developing the cultural sector of the encyclopedia. It is a project I have been eager to begin for sometime. I was an art student, both at university and post-graduate school and much of my research focused on the contemporary art market in London and New York. As such, many of my edits are coming from my field of research and personal knowledge of those topics. I have read the tutorial and am hoping to post a few new articles about some artists who are significant and do not yet have pages.

Many thanks again for your continued support. Artgal25