User talk:OrangeZabbo

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Hi again OrangeZabbo - now that you have your talk page, you might want to put something on your regular user page (for example, that you're a student enrolled in a class of which editing Wikipedia is part of the requirements). -- kosboot (talk) 18:46, 15 September 2014 (UTC)

Welcome!

Good for you for persevering! It's already getting easier, though you can't tell yet. Keep at it and in the end you'll change Wikipedia for the better. Don't hesitate to ask me or Kosboot if you have questions! Amy E Hughes (talk) 11:25, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

Bibliography

Thanks for posting your bibliography. Yes, the trouble with working on articles about current companies is finding sources that fulfill Wikipedia's referencing standards (i.e. secondary sources), but newspapers will work. Is it really true no scholars have written about SoHo Rep? What a shame, if so. You might be able to find journal articles or books about artists (Young Jean Lee?) who have worked there, as another strategy. In terms of MLA style, you have some errors, and I encourage you to brush up your MLA knowledge well before you start writing your thesis. For example, all titles should be italicized, and instead of "Newspaper" at the end of these citations you should write "Web" (if you accessed the article on the web -- in which case, you also need the creation date and the access date, and those go in specific locations in the citation, according to MLA). Books are "Print." In other words, double-check which categories/genres are used to identify sources in MLA. Also, all months should be abbreviated. You can review how to cite periodicals at the OWL at Purdue web site or by consulting the MLA Handbook. I look forward to reading your writing plan in a couple of weeks. Amy E Hughes (talk) 14:24, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

If I may enter the conversation: I checked a few databases (all full text) at the New York Public Library. The database International Index to Performing Arts lists at least 267 entries for "Soho Rep" (in quotes). The International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance lists 56 hits. Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive lists 481 hits. So you might want to see if CUNY carries any of these and if not, make a trip to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts to take advantages of these database as well as their clipping files. -- kosboot (talk) 17:02, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

I was at the Billy Rose last week and found many of my sources in their Clippings. A librarian and I searched the Theater Catalogue to see if we could find any history on the structure or the organization, but we came up empty. However, there is no shortage of articles written about the company or the shows. So I think I can piece together a rich history from these sources. I will mix in the awards they have won over the years. I will also definitely check the databases mentioned by Kosboot. I'm heading back there on Friday afternoon. I'll keep you guys up-to-date. And yes amyehughes I will work on my MLA skills!OrangeZabbo (talk) 17:25, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

Don't forget that it's sometimes the nature of theatre articles to offer a brief assessment of a company's "progress" within a review at the beginning of a season, or around new year's. -- kosboot (talk) 17:33, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

This sounds great. Thanks so much, Kosboot!! Amy E Hughes (talk) 16:27, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Educational Assignment Banner

Hi, OrangeZabbo -- maybe the instructions for this were unclear, but I noticed you posted this banner on YOUR page (above), when in fact you should post it on the Talk page of the Soho Rep article, FYI. Thanks! Amy E Hughes (talk) 00:04, 10 October 2014 (UTC) HA! Yes, I was thinking... this is weird. Makes much more sense that way! OrangeZabbo (talk) 00:31, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

Soho Repertory Theatre

You've done many things wrong in the referencing and lists. I corrected the lists (no * with nothing after them), but the references need more work.

1. Don't need |format=Web. Remove these
2. Don't add |archivedate= unless it comes from an archival site, such as Internet Archive
3. |website=nytimes.com should be replaced with |news=New York Times.
4. Keep date in the same format.

Take a look at the things I changed to get a better idea. Bgwhite (talk) 08:52, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks BGwhite. I will definitely take a look and make changes according to your suggestions. I was using the citation tool and definitely felt like I was heading in the wrong direction. I can make a lot of those changes en masse. Thank you! OrangeZabbo (talk) 18:22, 10 November 2014 (UTC)