Thebrookelynway

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

Hello! Thebrookelynway, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! Gobōnobō + c 11:42, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Please join WikiProject Women artists!

Hello Thebrookelynway! Thank you for your contributions to articles related to Women artists. I'd like to invite you to become a part of WikiProject Women artists, a WikiProject aimed at improving the quality of articles about women artists on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the WikiProject Women artists page for more information. Feel free to sign your name under "Members". I look forward to your involvement!

SarahStierch (talk) 17:28, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Canterbury Cathedral

I am adding this with specific reference to the addition of two photos to the Canterbury Cathedral article. Just because the photo is available doesn't mean that it has to be in the article. Neither were relevant to the section in which they were placed. One of the images crowded down all the relevant photos, and the other image simply reproduced (in an older, monochrome form) a view already shown in the article. The fact that a picture is from 1914 bears no relevance, unless it is a historic view that shows a notable event, or a stage of construction. See the historic images in Cologne Cathedral for example.

Thanks for pointing this out, Amandajm and thank you for these tips. I'll be sure to keep them in mind in all future edits.

AJM's advice to new editors

• Look at the article to see how it is laid out. The Table of Contents is the best place to start.
• Read the article to see if what you want to add or remove is appropriate, necessary, or adds value.
• Search for the right place to put it.
• Check Use the "Show Preview" to make sure that what you have done is appropriate and correct.
• Discuss any change about which you are uncertain, by placing your proposed text, or just a suggestion, on the talk page. Someone who watches the article will usually answer in a day or so. You can monitor this by clicking the watch tag at the top of the page.
• Be aware
  • that an addition inserted between two sentences or paragraphs that are linked in meaning can turn the existent paragraphs into nonsense.
  • that a lengthy addition or the creation of a new sub-section can add inappropriate weight to just one aspect of a topic.

When adding images

• Look to see if the subject of your image is already covered. Don't duplicate subject matter already present. Don't delete a picture just to put in your own, unless your picture is demonstrably better for the purpose. The caption and nearby text will help you decide this.
• Search through the text to find the right place for your image. If you wish it to appear adjacent to a particular body of text, then place it above the text, not at the end of it.
• Look to see how the pictures are formatted. If they are all small thumbnails, do not size your picture at 300 px. The pictures in the article may have been carefully selected to follow a certain visual style e.g. every picture may be horizontal, because of restricted space; every picture might be taken from a certain source, so they all match. Make sure your picture looks appropriate in the context of the article.
• Read the captions of existent pictures, to see how yours should fit in.
• Check the formatting, placement, context and caption before you leave the page by using the Show preview function, and again after saving.
• Discuss If your picture seems to fill a real identifiable need in the article, but doesn't fit well, because of formatting or some other constraint, then put it on the talk page and discuss, before adding.
• Be aware that adding a picture may substantially change the layout of the article. Your addition may push another picture out of its relevant section or cause some other formatting problem.
• Edit before adding. Some pictures will look much better, or fit an article more appropriately if they are cropped to show the relevant subject.

Amandajm (talk) 09:36, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Art+Feminism | Train the Trainers

Art+Feminism | Train the Trainers

• Monday, October 27, 2014 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
• The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Ave New York, NY 10016
• RSVP required

Art+Feminism is pleased to announce Train the Trainers, a series of workshops in advance of the second annual international Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. We will provide tutorials for both the beginner Wikipedian and the more experienced editor. Learn the best practices on writing entries that stick and how to facilitate the empowerment of your community. The first workshop will take place on October 27, 2014 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York. Women, women-identified and male allies welcomed. Experienced editors please talk on the meet up page to help co-facilitate. Light refreshments will be served.

Hope to see you there! --Failedprojects (talk) 17:59, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar

Hi! I am a new intern working with the Brooklyn Museum Digital Lab on improving Wiki entries with museum materials. I saw that you did a lot of edits on the Sackler Center entry, which brought me to your user page. I was wondering if you had any advice for me or if you had some time to chat with me about wikipedia strategy and community engagement. I'm particularly interested in seeding more material on the museum's institutional history, women artists, queer artists, artists of color, possibly feminist analyses on art in the collection, and Japanese works from the Edo period. It's a lot, I know. If you have any advice on strategy or material that should be worked on, please let me know! Thanks! Ngc15 (talk) 16:57, 19 February 2016 (UTC)