User talk:LauraBartroff

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 * -Dyork (talk) 20:08, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

Edits to the NWFC / PAM CUT article
LauraBartroff - Thank you for noting the name change to Northwest Film Center. You'll note that I've gone through and changed some of the other text and the "info box" with updated info. I don't have enough admin privileges (or knowledge) to change the actual article name, but I will flag that for admins to notice and potentially do.

One caveat, right now the article doesn't say much about why PAM CUT is "notable". Wikipedia is not a directory and there has to be a justification for why there is a page about an organization such as a film center. Right now, if an admin comes to look at the article to change its name, he or she might just decide the article is NOT notable and delete it entirely.

A way to establish notability is to find reputable media sites, what we call "reliable sources" that write about the work of the NWFC / PAM CUT. These could be Oregon media sites or other places that talk about what the film center does. Information about the center activities with links to these sources will help.

One note - if you are employed or associated with PAM CUT (for example, as staff, a partner, a Board member), then in the eyes of Wikipedia you have a conflict of interest. If you ARE, just leave a reply here and I'll be glad to help explain how you can ask for edits on a page where you have COI. And if you are NOT connected to PAM CUT, then please feel free to make all the edits you want!

Thanks again for wanting to improve the accuracy of Wikipedia! -Dyork (talk) 20:48, 9 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Hello - and thanks! Yes, I am a employee of the Portland Art Art Museum and PAM CUT. Thanks for letting me know about that. LauraBartroff (talk) 21:07, 9 May 2022 (UTC)