Talk:Marion Kalmus

Quotes

When a specific quotes is given, the source must be attributed, and the attribution should be be cited. We need to know who said or wrote this, since it is a quote. DES ^(talk) 19:54, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for reviewing the article. Yes, working on the citation for the quotes. The source I was intending to use seems to have been moved! Will edit to remove the quotes if I'm unable to find an appropriate citation to use.

Admiralquirk (talk) 20:06, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

That is fine. Offline sources are acceptable, particularly if a reader could reasonably expect to be able to find them with effort, say in a major library. If you know the name of the person being quoted, at least provide that.

Example:

As Professor Melvin Jones said "This is a truly exceptional work."

Sourcing online content

Several of the cited sources seem to be web sites or online contnet, but no links are provided. It is very helpful to provide links when citing online content. DES ^(talk) 20:00, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Happy to provide the actual links. Will add those in. Thanks.

Admiralquirk (talk) 20:08, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. Since it seems that several of the references are to the same page, it is better form to use named references to clearly indicate this. This is done by entering the first (or any one) of the refs like this

<ref name="descriptive name">Content of citation here</ref>

and then any other references to the same source can be given like this:

<ref name="descriptive name"/>

That will form only a single line in the references section, and make it clear that the same source is being cited for multiple facts. See referencing for beginners for more detail. DES ^(talk) 20:20, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

You might want to consider using {{cite web}} as well, but this is not required. DES ^(talk) 20:20, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

That's great, thank you very much. I still find the reference area quite challenging and have plenty to learn about getting the best from it. I'll try the techniques you've suggested.

Admiralquirk (talk) 20:34, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

That is fine. As long as you provide the needed information, other more experienced editors can do the work of formatting it consistantly. If you want help with that, or with referencing in general, feel free to ask. DES ^(talk) 22:12, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

I'd really appreciate that. I'll work on improving the quality of the references for a few days. Then some assistance in formatting them correctly would be extremely welcomed. Admiralquirk (talk) 22:50, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Insite Arts

On further checking, the page at http://www.insitearts.com/artists/marion-kalmus/ seems to be from an organization that is hired by artists for PR or management services. As such, it is not independant of the subject, and does little to establish notability. Citing reliable secondary, independant sources would be highly desirable. DES ^(talk) 20:11, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Thank you. Yes - I do have a number of other references to pursue - and also further information with which to develop the article. Intend to add to it over the next couple of days. I'm not aware of Insite Arts being a PR or management company; will check. As far as I'm aware they have built the profile themselves from public domain information about Marion Kalmus.

I'll firm up all the references and will be aiming for as many sources from institutions such as Pembroke College and the BBC as possible.

Admiralquirk (talk) 20:30, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Excellent. Expanding as you have time should be good. I think there is enough there now that no one should try to delete the article out of hand, particularly if they read this talk page and see how you are engaging. DES ^(talk) 22:09, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

I am not sure exactly what Insite Arts is, their "about" page (http://www.insitearts.com/about-us/) starts "InSite Arts locate themself in a unique position - to support and deliver the aspirations of its clients whilst also ensuring artists are given the confidence and the support to generate work of value to the specific context they are invited to work in." and includes the statement "InSite Arts is generally appointed at the earliest possible stage of a development or regeneration project. Its role runs right through to the completion of work and can often involve advising PR and press teams on how best to promote the artwork within a development." On looking further I don't think they are exactly a PR firm, but it doesn't look to me as if they were something like an independant gallery or art critic, either. DES ^(talk) 22:06, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

That's good to know, I was trying to at least cover the basic essential building blocks for the article, but I would like it to survive so that I can develop it further. And I want to make the article as good quality as I can, so your feedback is very much appreciated. It will take a few more days to build upon it and improve the references, but I'll keep at it.

I believe Insite Arts' PR functions may relate to corporations, hospitals and so on. For example, I know several London UK hospitals have commissioned contemporary art works, and I guess they like to get some publicity from having them and might use Insite Arts to assist due to the latter's knowledge of the British art world. I do very much accept the point you made about there being stronger reference sources that I could use though, so I'll work on doing that and replace the Insite Arts ones as much as I possibly can. Thanks again, it's really helpful to have advice and input. Admiralquirk (talk) 23:10, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

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