Cynthiavictoria

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Lugia2453 (talk) 16:44, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

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Sionk (talk) 20:13, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

You're invited to join WikiProject Women artists!

Hello Cynthiavictoria! 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) 19:42, 29 November 2013 (UTC)I would like to join. How do I go about doing that? What are the responsibilities? I'm not sure of how to use the talk functions. Thanks. ~Cynthiavictoria

Trying to give the fuller picture

Dear Modernist- Please do not remove the date and place of death. Sonia did die yesterday; I have an e-mail from her daughter. Dear EEng- I have read of multiple people being credited with coining the word "beatnik." One definitely is Herb Caen. Another is Etya Gechtoff, who owned the East and West gallery in San Francisco. This comes from assemblage artist Bruce Conner who first heard the word at his one-man show at the gallery which he says was in June, 1958. That much you know from having checked the reference I provided. However, based on family records, Gechtoff was in a wheelchair at that point and would not have been involved with a major show. Conner's show was mostly likely in March, 1958. I have tried to find an absolute date for his show, but have been unable to do so. In the meantime, can we agree on language that suggests that there shades of uncertainty?

It sounds like you've found some interesting stuff, but unfortunately that kind of primary material can't be the basis for facts stated in articles. (See WP:PRIMARY.) Beyond that, to make use of Conner we have to believe his memory is correct about some things, and disbelieve his memory about other things -- exactly the right combination to get a certain result. If some historian, anthropologist, or etymologist uses this kind of "adjustment" (backed up by sound reasoning) to arrive at a conclusion about an alternative origin of the term, then the article might present both theories, but as things stand there's no source on Gechtoff except Conner's interview -- and, again, that's not usable as a fact source even at face value, much less with us as editors adjusting his account. EEng (talk) 00:41, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

I agree with EEng in that it is believable that Caen got the term from somebody else, possibly Gechtoff, but that we do not have strong enough sourcing make this contradictory conclusion in Wikipedia's voice. Multiple sources say that Caen coined the term. The only way to change that is to quote a very reliable source saying otherwise. Even then we would tell the reader that most sources say Caen but here's this other contradictory source. Binksternet (talk) 22:32, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for your contributions on Chicago

Hi Cynthiavictoria, We’ve noticed that you edited articles related to Chicago. Thank you for your great contributions. Keep it up! Bobo.03 (talk) 00:58, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

WikiProject Visual arts

Hi Cynthiavictoria,

I saw your work on articles related to visual art and wanted to say hello, as I work in the topic area too. If you haven't already, you might want to watch the WikiProject Visual arts talk page, which is a noticeboard for Wikipedia's fine arts coverage. It's a great place to ask questions, collaborate, discuss style/structure precedent, and stay informed about content related to artists and fine arts. Take a look for yourself!

And if you're looking for other juicy places to edit, consider adopting a cleanup category or participating in one of our current formal discussions.

Feel free to say hi on my talk page and let me know if these links were helpful (or at least interesting). Hope to see you around. czar 17:48, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

Interview invitation to follow up the invitation to join a WikiProject

Hi Cynthiavictoria,

Hope you are doing well! In the past several weeks, you might receive an message from a senior editor inviting you to join a WikiProject. I want to have an interview with you about your experience and thought on it.

The interview will be about 30 - 45 minutes via phone, Skype or Google Hangout whichever works best for you. You will receive a $10 gift card as compensation afterwards. Please let me know if you could help. Thank you! Bobo.03 (talk) 21:31, 6 May 2018 (UTC)