User talk:Crashlanding1

Margaret Craske
Hi! Thanks for your addition at Margaret Craske, and particularly for adding a reference to support it. Please don't be offended that I have removed it for now. That is because the principal sources in the article don't support what you added, and give different names for the schools she taught at. There's some sort of confusion there that I can't sort out. If you can clarify the history of those various New York schools, please do! I don't think she taught until 1990. This is not a reliable source for Wikipedia, but it says she retired to Myrtle Beach in 1986 or 1987. Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 03:05, 27 January 2014 (UTC)


 * (copied here from my talk to keep it all in one place) You wrote:
 * Hi, No offense taken at all on removing my edit to the Craske page. I am not sure how to verify the connection between Craske and New York Theatre Ballet. The only solid evidence I have for it is that I lived it, this was of course, before the time of internet technology and I would hate for her legacy with the company to continue to go unrecorded. I know that is not enough for Wikipedia, do you have a recommendation for what to do? Crashlanding1 (talk) 04:15, 27 January 2014 (UTC)


 * After re-reading the article I linked http://www.arttimesjournal.com/dance/Apr.09.Dawn.Lille/New.York.Ballet.Theatre.htm as the source for the edit to the Craske page I am unsure where the confusion is exactly. It reads that Diana Byer started a company called New York Theatre Ballet and a School called Ballet School New York and that Craske taught both children's classes and was a took part in coaching the company. These things are independent of Craske's time teaching at the Manhattan School of Dance (which she also did as far as I can tell) and at which Diana Byer was a student and thus how they met. Do you recommend I continue looking for a second source or does this clear up the confusion any?Crashlanding1 (talk) 04:36, 27 January 2014 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry I didn't respond to this, it must have slipped my mind. As you have seen, I made some changes to your additions to New York Theatre Ballet; and you've been back to rephrase some things, thank you. I had to remove one part completely, as it seemed to be copied from their website, and that is not allowed here. It's OK to write what other people say, but it must be completely in our own words, not in theirs; otherwise it is plagiarism. On Craske, the problem with the arttimesjournal article is that it shows no sign of being what we call a reliable source - it doesn't seem to be a reputable publication with an editorial policy and editorial staff and so on. If you know of a more reliable source – a published book, an article in a well-known magazine, it doesn't have to be an internet source – please go ahead and add the content (or let me know and I will). If you reply here I will see it. Best regards, thank you for your contributions. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 02:05, 13 February 2014 (UTC)