User talk:Nick kind

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Hello, Nick kind, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! hamiltonstone (talk) 10:36, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
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I reverted your addition to the list of Australian artists again, and thought I should drop by to explain. This list should be confined to notable artists. This generally means artists for whom there is a wikipedia article supported by reliable sources. It can mean a redlink, but with a reliable source cited in the list article, but that isn't ideal. On the subject of reliable sources, see WP:RS. I regularly monitor the list of Australian artists, and you will see I revert additions pretty regularly. Before I do, I generally also do a quick google search to check that the artists isn't of obvious significance (ie. works held in several national/state collections). Apart from a few such cases, it is best to build a reputable article about the individual first, and then add them to the list afterwards. Hope this helps. hamiltonstone (talk) 10:36, 7 September 2011 (UTC)