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High Line

Two questions, please, about your edits to this article:

(1) What does the "LAF" in "LAF wiki" stand for?; and (2) Do you have any connection with or to James Corner Field Operations?

Thanks, Beyond My Ken (talk) 22:24, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

Hi Beyond My Ken,

Thanks for your questions.

(1) LAF stands for the Landscape Architecture Foundation, and I'm helping in their efforts to increase the visibility of the profession. Part of this includes updating Wikipedia entries for the highest-profile contemporary landscape architecture projects, linking well-known projects to lesser-known projects, ensuring that landscape architects get due credit, etc. We're trying to generally heighten awareness of the profession in its current form. Previously, the High Line entry, which is perhaps the most iconic landscape architecture project of the recent decades, had only one mention of the profession. (2) I have no connection whatsoever to James Corner Field Operations. However, as he was lead designer for the project, the interviews I cited and referenced provide useful insight into the project from a design perspective.

Thanks, LAF_wiki (talk)

Thanks for the reply. It's possible that your username may violate our username policy, specifically WP:ORGNAME:

Usernames that unambiguously represent the name of a company, group, institution or product (e.g. TownvilleWidgets, MyWidgetsUSA.com, TrammelMuseumofArt).

and the provision against usernames implying shared use (WP:ISU):

*Usernames that are simply names of companies or groups are not permitted (these also fall under § Promotional names above).
*Personal usernames that imply shared access, such as "Jack and Jill", are not permitted.
*Usernames that are names of posts within organizations, such as "Secretary of the XY Foundation", are not permitted, as such a post may be held by different persons at different times.
*However, usernames are acceptable if they contain a company or group name but are clearly intended to denote an individual person, such as "Mark at WidgetsUSA", "Jack Smith at the XY Foundation", "WidgetFan87", etc.

I suggest that you change your user name to a form suggested in the last bulletpoint, i.e. "Bob at LAF wiki". To change your name, go to WP:CHU. Beyond My Ken (talk) 19:52, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

Bryant Park

Hi. To say something is an "icon of landscape architecture" is an opinion, and therfore is required to be supported by a citation from a reliable source. We aren't allowed to write opinions in Wikipedia's voice without such support, and it's even better to avoid that as well, by saying "it is considered by XXXX to be an icon of landscape architecture", along with a citation showing that XXXX said that. Thanks. Beyond My Ken (talk) 21:22, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

Point taken--although I have seen plenty of similar statements with "citation needed." Thanks.

Certainly, but to leave a declarative statement that you know needs a citation without one isn't really cricket. Beyond My Ken (talk) 21:45, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

All clear. I thought something like "citation needed" would be added by a future editor--I am new to this. I also noticed that my last edit at the end of the first section was reversed. Is there a problem there? It reads very objectively as fact, so I'm confused. Thanks.

See the notices below. Apparently the editor Mlpearc ("Flight Time") feels that your editing is promotional (see WP:PROMO), and reverted it because of that. I'm not sure I agree with them about that. Beyond My Ken (talk) 03:48, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

Oh, and please remember to sign your comments by adding 4 tildes (~~~~) to the end of the message. Thanks. Beyond My Ken (talk) 03:54, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

June 2017

Please explain how adding designer credit for projects that they designed and linking projects to others that are thematically and disciplinarily related is in any way disruptive editing or outside the norm. I am not affiliated with any of these firms. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Landscape wiki (talk • contribs) 19:44, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

@Mlpearc: I'm not sure I agree with your evaluation that this editor's contributions are promotional in nature. Could you explicate on why you believe this to be that case? (Also, on another topic, why does your sig say "Flight Time" instead of "Mlpearc"? Isn't that confusing for editors trying to get in touch with you?) Beyond My Ken (talk) 03:51, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

Looks like I mis-interpeted the edits, the account name, edits and the statement above LAF stands for the Landscape Architecture Foundation, and I'm helping in their efforts to increase the visibility of the profession in conjunction seemed promotional, my apologies, warnings removed. Beyond My Ken I am no longer Mlpearc - FlightTime (open channel) 13:29, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for clearing that all up. Beyond My Ken (talk) 04:27, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks to both of you. As I said, I'm new to editing, so it's encouraging to see this process working. The edits I've been making are about updating public awareness of the discipline as a whole and giving design credit where it is due, not promoting any particular firms or entities. Further, the projects involved are public spaces, not profit-generating entities. Landscape wiki (talk) 16:48, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

Again, I'm sorry for my mis-understanding, feel free to contact me if you need help with anything in the future. Happy editing, - FlightTime (open channel) 18:54, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, I appreciate it. Landscape wiki (talk) 20:27, 8 June 2017 (UTC)