User talk:NanoHeemskerck
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- Wikipedia:External links is a page that you need to re-read. Wikipedia is not a directory of lists, it is an encyclopaedia and all links need to add clear value. You cross-wiki adition of galerieneu.net does not seem that way, it just looks like something that skirts conflict of interest. — billinghurst sDrewth 22:23, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
- Dear billinghurst, Would you please be so kind to explain why you reverted the additions I made in the articles? In the case of Cerith Wyn Evans, even a gallery that does not exist anymore, had still been named in the wikipedia article... so, obviously some facts were wrong and some facts were missing. As you can see, my additions to articles had only been facts, always connected to a website as a proof. If you regard this as advertising: Why should some galleries be named an others not? Following this logic, all references to galleries in any artist's article would need to be taken off wikipedia instead of just randomly naming some? Thank you. All my best,NanoHeemskerck (talk) 13:26, 23 February 2017 (UTC)user:NanoHeemskerck
- Dear billinghurst, Also, I re-read the Wikipedia:External links. The alterations I made absolutely qualify under the criteria given there: External links should go to the official websites (which in case of artists are the websites of the galleries) and should add additional value to the article (which in case of contemporary art is also the case, as images of works can be found there. Due to copyright reasons, they can't be on wikipedia). As you can probably see, I also undid some of the changes you made. Explanation is given in the discussions. I just deleted other links in case they were outdated or the information given there was not correct anymore. All my best, NanoHeemskerck (talk) 13:52, 23 February 2017 (UTC)
- The gallery is not the official the website of the artists, the gallery's website would be the official website is the gallery. Your listings are directory-type listing and that is specifically excluded in the guidance to which you were directed. I am concerned as would seem that you have an association with the gallery in question, so you will need to address how and why you have started putting those links when you are a new editor and no-one else has been adding those links. Please take this to the Teahouse, where you can bring up the topics of editing with apparent conflict of interest, and how to add external links that add value.
With respect to other links that do not meet the guidance of the community, please feel free to remove out of scope links. — billinghurst sDrewth 19:32, 23 February 2017 (UTC)
- The gallery is not the official the website of the artists, the gallery's website would be the official website is the gallery. Your listings are directory-type listing and that is specifically excluded in the guidance to which you were directed. I am concerned as would seem that you have an association with the gallery in question, so you will need to address how and why you have started putting those links when you are a new editor and no-one else has been adding those links. Please take this to the Teahouse, where you can bring up the topics of editing with apparent conflict of interest, and how to add external links that add value.
- Dear billinghurst, Also, I re-read the Wikipedia:External links. The alterations I made absolutely qualify under the criteria given there: External links should go to the official websites (which in case of artists are the websites of the galleries) and should add additional value to the article (which in case of contemporary art is also the case, as images of works can be found there. Due to copyright reasons, they can't be on wikipedia). As you can probably see, I also undid some of the changes you made. Explanation is given in the discussions. I just deleted other links in case they were outdated or the information given there was not correct anymore. All my best, NanoHeemskerck (talk) 13:52, 23 February 2017 (UTC)
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- Dear billinghurst, I took the discussion to the Teahouse. I started with one artist and was wondering, why some information was missing. As you can see in the case of Florian Hecker, I did not only put links, but also recent exhibitions. But adding and correcting links was fun, and easy. So, I started to play around from there. I would add links to other galleries as well - if this is generally wanted. Let's see how the discussion in the Teahouse turns out. In my opinion, gallery websites are the best place to get quick infos on contemporary artists. Most of the artists don't have their own websites, as the galleries take care of their representation. (Actually, I registered to Wikipedia, because I wanted to change the article on Dirck Coornhert... But really starting to WORK on the text of an article is quite something different than easily adding a few links, which is more playful.. But Coornhert will follow next.)... NanoHeemskerck (talk) 14:09, 24 February 2017 (UTC)