User talk:In Defense of the Artist

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1 pages for band members
2 Dajare
3 Wikifascist
4 Anna Shapiro
5 I deleted a tag you added
6 Eugene O'Neill
7 Alvin B. Kernan

[edit] pages for band members

Hi, I'd recommend against creating individual pages for each member of The Nodd. Unless they are somehow notable in their own right, they are likely to be deleted.--Kchase02 T 07:05, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Well done with the article for Emergenza.--Kchase02 T 07:30, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dajare

Don't you think it now sounds like this:

A: I hear they finished the wall on the street over there.

B: It's not a wall, it's a well!

? It's starting to sound less like a pun, and more like a simple mistake. freshofftheufo ΓΛĿЌ 04:59, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikifascist

Welcome to Wikipedia! We could really use your help to create new content, but your recent additions (such as Wikifascist) are considered nonsense. Please refrain from creating nonsense articles. If you want to test things out, edit the sandbox instead. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Mhking 23:47, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

I would disagree on two counts; first as a neologism, secondly, even if it IS moving to the mainstream, as a definition, it would go in Wikitionary before even thinking about going here. In addition, I would question it's mainstreaming, in terms of where it is being mentioned outside of opinion-driven sources, or outside of the Urban Dictionary. --Mhking 23:58, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

You mentioned the mainstreaming of the word. Where can I find that in the mainstream (and from empirical sources)? If it is only used by a handful of people, it still qualifies as a neologism, and as such, would not qualify for inclusion in WP (by virtue of violating WP:NFT). Show where it has moved beyond the use by a handful of people and into the mainstream, and I'll accept that it has some notability. I would still question its presence in WP as opposed to Wikitionary as a raw definition, though. --Mhking 00:05, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

I think the term is VERY valid, and can easily be understood and even used by many users of wikipedia, who have experienced incomprehensible problems with people who hide behind endless paragraphs of complicated rules, to cover up their actions (which often included deletion or removal/reverting valuable additions to the site, almost always without adding anything as a substitution/compensation for the deleted material).

Check this site about wikifascism: http://www.wikiality.com/Talk:Main_Page/Talk_Archives/Before_10-22-2006#Censorship_of_Wikiality_on_Wikipedia KnatLouie 23:32, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Good suggestion, but I'm not sure that it will be possible for me to do any further research other than I have already done, but I fully support that the page should be created, and the term "deletist" should also be considered, because most wikifacists are also avid deletists! KnatLouie 20:17, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Anna Shapiro

Please work on this if you want it kept. It was up for speedy delete. Tyrenius 05:04, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

You need to study construction of articles, not just put everything in one big blob. Have a look at one I've just done: William Bowyer (artist). There is a format. It starts with a lead section giving birth date and summary of the article.

The first paragraph has birth place, early life, education. You only put links where it is helpful, and only red links if the subject merits an article.

You also need to find categories. The easy way is to find a similar article, click edit and copy the relevant categories at the bottom of the page. Tyrenius 11:38, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I deleted a tag you added

I deleted a tag you added Here is my explanation.

Cheers! -- Geo Swan 23:28, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Eugene O'Neill

Quoting your comment on my talk page: This sentence in the introduction is fascinating, and I'd love to know more about it. "He was also part of the modern movement to revive the classical heroic mask from ancient Greek theatre and Japanese Noh theatre in some of his plays." Can this be expanded into a paragraph explaining its significance? --In Defense of the Artist 20:51, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your comment. The best thing is for you to have a look at Susan Smith's book and her development of the theme as cited in the article: Smith, Susan Valeria Harris, "Masks in Modern Drama", Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984. See pp.66-70, 106-08, 131-36 and index [S124]. It is fascinating. There is also a review of Susan Smith's books with appropriate comments at this link in JSTOR [1] in "Masks in Modern Drama", Review author: James W. Flannery, Emory University, Theatre Journal, 1986, The Johns Hopkins University Press. The book was based on a PhD thesis of the same title, Northwestern University, 1979. Also, Dr. Smith has a homepage [2] at the University of Pittsburgh. --- (Bob) Wikiklrsc 17:51, 1 April 2007 (UTC) (talk)