User talk:LoriLee/Archive 1

Using Wikipedia
Today I made my first contribution to Wikipedia by updating information on the Czarevich (Fabergé egg) article. I also figured out how to include an Infobox. Ironically, I've figured out the Infobox before I've figured out References.. I need to work on that. I would like to eventually see all of the Romanov Faberge Egg articles have the same format and InfoBox. Once I complete the intial work for my Collections Care & Management class on our WikiProject Wikipedia Saves Public Art! project, I will probably begin streamlining the layouts of the Romanov Faberge Egg collection. 10-16-09 HstryQT (talk)

Communications
Hi Lori, nice to see you wading in! --Jenny User:Jgmikulay

Hi, Lori. I really appreciate that your analysis also included some trial and error with a topic you're interested. Clearly, learning to use Wikipedia is best done by just getting in there and doing it. I think you've really done a good job on this assignment and have covered the pertinent topics.

One of the things that I've been thinking more and more about is how we describe and link things in Wikipedia (you don't have to take this on, but I thought you might be interested). For example, Sculpture can be art, fine art, or an art object. But what is it?

There is also a history of sculpture, and of course a history of art and art history. ??

There is an article about the sculpture of the United States and an article about outdoor sculpture in New York City and there's a List of sculptures in Central Park.

There is an Outline of sculpture on Wikipedia. Of course Public art can also be outdoor sculpture.

Very messy, huh?

--Richard McCoy (talk) 19:33, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Hey Lori! Thanks for all the nice comments! Sure you can copy that part on the Cultural trail! The documentation part I just added in for the mean time. I like the idea but we might not need it if someone creates a wikipedia article on the whole collection. So I guess we'll see what develops! Thanks for creating that really cool Navigation Template! Have a great Thanksgiving! Cgshc09 (talk) 05:38, 25 November 2009 (UTC)Cgshc09

Talkback
Nancy talk  15:02, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

User:HstryQT/SculptureTemplate
I've taken the liberty of making some changes to to the template. More may follow! Best, Nancy  talk  09:14, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

That's absolutely fine. I want to make sure the template conforms to any style guidelines I may have missed. We appreciate your help. HstryQT (talk) 15:36, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Nav boxes
Nav boxes should go right at the bottom of the page below the references, see also, external links etc. See WP:FOOTERS for the order that the appendices and footers should be in, Best,  Nancy  talk


 * Hi Nancy, I'm so sorry, I just realized that and was about to start fixing them. I was just going to ask you to confirm the correct order (which is now on the Sculpture Template). From top to bottom is it See Also, References, External Links, and then Nav Boxes ? *The helpful link you provided shows this is indeed the correct order. Thank you!* I'm going to begin going through each of the pages in our collection and updating the formatting. I'm sorry I started doing it wrong a second ago. I promise I'm trying to help, not make things worse!


 * Also, I thought I saw on someone's page an edit that made our headings simply say Description and Information rather than Sculpture Description and Sculpture Information . Which would be more appropriate? And I can update that too.


 * Likewise, I was going to make the headings sentence case rather than all upper case, per your suggestion (if you hadn't already changed it).


 * I also just learned how to indent on talk pages, so that will help too. Sorry about that. It's slow going but coming along. Thank you again for your time and help. HstryQT (talk) 16:23, 3 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Don't worry about being slow - there is a lot to take in and you're doing just fine, believe me, you're a model newbie. To answer your questions:
 * Yes, that is the correct order for section headings
 * We try to avoid superfluous words in section headings (and a lot of other places too) - because the whole article is about the sculpture the word  "Sculpture" is not needed in the headers, so yes, trimming them down to "Description" and "Information" would be good.
 * Kind regards, Nancy  talk  16:33, 3 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Thank you Nancy! HstryQT (talk) 16:49, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Great edit summaries - I'll have to stop calling you a newbie soon! Nancy talk  17:12, 3 December 2009 (UTC)



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 * Thanks Katie. The phrase, "Wanna cookie?" has never been more applicable. I needed a cookie desperately :). HstryQT (talk) 19:12, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
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Anna Karenina
I saw your message on the talk page. It would be great if the article could be improved to at least GA status. There doesnt seem to be anyone with any "ownership" of this particular article, so you might have it mostly to yourself! Its strange how wiki works, sometimes fairly obsure seeming topics are under heavy guard against changes, while much more important seeming ones are left open and mostly unworked on. I have the article on my watchlist and might pop over to make suggestions or minor contributions every now and then. Welcome to Wikipedia! FeydHuxtable (talk) 14:25, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes I was surprised that such a well known topic would have a need for me. Most of my areas of expertise are pretty much locked down. Thank you very much for the encouragement! I appreciate the help! HstryQT (talk) 14:40, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

thanks for tracking me down
and alerting me to the Wikipedia Saves Public Art project. I glanced over your user page and noticed a lot of things - - such as, well. my daughter is getting her Ph. D. in History at Purdue. . . and other things. I expect that we shall cross paths again, particularly after I can produce the project name in blue. . Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 05:23, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Try this: Wikipedia Saves Public Art Now is it blue? Jgmikulay (talk) 15:13, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Jgmikulay. Ask and ye shall receive, I guess.  Carptrash (talk) 01:00, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

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