User talk:Livingarts1

April 2011
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Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions. However, I noticed that your username (Livingarts1) may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to represent an entity. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. Thank you.
 * Perhaps you can explain the connection between the Lewis Carroll Award and the Living Arts Corporation--it appears that you're dropping references into many articles. 99.175.158.134 (talk) 19:41, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

Greetings. I am new to Wikipedia and am trying to edit between other tasks. My apologies for a slow learning curve. I am trying to correct and create entries for the Lewis Carroll Shelf Awards from primary source materials left by Prof. Lola Pierstorff to the Living Arts Corp.- a non-profit arts organization. I volunteer for the organization. My username is used for other websites and I kept it since it was familiar and automatic for me.Livingarts1 (talk) 19:56, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I think the username is an issue; as well, you seem to be dropping in references to the award almost randomly, sometimes in introductory paragraphs and other times in the middle of passages about other content entirely--in other words, in inappropriate spots. Unless the award was an acknowledged high point in the author's life or the book's reception, such notices belong later in the article. And the references to Living Arts aren't helpful unless there's a published source to corroborate the claims. 99.175.158.134 (talk) 20:02, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Your intent may well be constructive--it's just that your username, and mass single-purpose additions of improperly sourced content, bear a strong likeness to the common attributes of multi-article spamming. 99.175.158.134 (talk) 20:11, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

Would you be so kind as to tell what you believe is appropriate? There have only been three major awards granted to literature for the young in the U.S.: The Caldicott, the Newberry and the Lewis Carroll. The awards are meaningful to publishers, teachers, librarians, parents illustrators and authors. I am certainly not spamming- I am trying to document the winners appropriately. I will be delighted to take any advice you may afford me. The only reason there is a reference to Living Arts is that all of the primary material, including photos, original speeches of authors such as Dr. Suess, letters signed by Martin Luther King, etc. are archived with this entity. Thank you for your time and attention.Livingarts1 (talk) 20:47, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * This is tricky. I'd look to WP:SOURCES and WP:PRIMARY, because the guidelines specify that content requires published secondary references. I was close to an author who received the honor.... 99.175.158.134 (talk) 21:11, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. I will explore these guidelines. How lovely that you knew one of the award winners. I was priviledged to know many of them as well and have cherished each and every one of the books on the list. May I ask which author was your friend? In all fairness, you should know that it was my family of origin that initiated and directed the award and it was my honor to grow up in the company of wonderful writers and their works. After many long years I am finally trying to document the history in honor of the many individuals who worked so hard for 20 years on the Wisconsin Book Conference and the Lewis Carroll Awards.Livingarts1 (talk) 21:46, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * That's really interesting. If any of this information survives through published documents, or can be verified by websites that are considered reliable sources, then you're in business. Even then discretion is advised, given your familial ties and WP:COI. In real estate the bywords are location, location.....in Wikipedia they're sources, sources... To tell you more than I'd prefer to divulge, she was a dear friend for many years, virtually my mother-in-law. 99.175.158.134 (talk) 23:22, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I see that another editor found this site, which may be the answer. Best, 99.175.158.134 (talk) 23:27, 27 April 2011 (UTC)