User talk:Jimboonie100

Welcome to Wikipedia!
I notice that you joined up specifically to make a change to the Sistine Chapel Ceiling page.

That brings me to the very first point of good editting: Do not touch anything until you have both read it and made sure that you understand what it is saying.


 * 1) The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, at the commission of Pope Julius II, is a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art.
 * 2) Your change:  The Sistine Chapel ceiling, is a painting by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, at the commission of Pope Julius II, is a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art.

Please read both of these very carefully. You will see that the first one, before the change, makes sense. The changed version has introduced a whole series of grammatical errors.

There was already an "is" in the sentence. It says that: "The Sistine Chapel Ceiling ... ... ... is a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art."

When editting:


 * Look at the layout, and the Table of Contents
 * Read, starting with the Introduction.
 * Don't expect to find every important piece of information in the Introduction; it is a summary.


 * Grammar. If you think a sentence is wrong, read it several times, to check the meaning, and make sure you understand the whole sense, before changing it.
 * Spelling. Articles are written with both US and British spelling and grammar.  Don't make a change unless you sure it is a real error, not just a different style e.g. US = "labor", British = "labour";  US = "editing", British = "editting".  Every US article has US spelling and so do many other of general interest.  British and Commonwealth articles have British or local spelling.  Many European articles, including those on artists, have British spelling.
 * Locate the best place for any addition that you want to make, using the Table of Contents to find the right section.
 * Read the section to make sure your addition flows naturally, and doesn't interrupt the flow of what is there already.
 * Reference any addition you make. You can't put in your own Personal Opinion.  Some of the older articles (2006, 2007) don't have many references.  But all the recent additions are expected to.
 * Be aware that all the "major" articles are in frequent use, and may get 1,000 hits a day. This means that if you put an error into the first sentence of an article, you may be stuffing-up big-time.
 * If an article looks fairly major, and you think there is a serious error or omission, then it is best to leave a message on the talk page. All the major articles are watched by a number of people, and someone will find your comment, usually within 24 hours and often much sooner.

If you want help, you can leave a message on my talk page. Amandajm (talk) 03:03, 10 May 2012 (UTC)