User talk:Plantsuit

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Hello, I was hoping to have more people edit this article so that I can 10 edits and add a photo in 3 more days as my Wiki status gets raised (which I read is the process for adding a photo). Should I be doing something else to get this article read out there? Also when should I take the under construction heading off?

thank you,

Plantsuit (talk) 13:57, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Plantsuit. It wasn't me who removed the {{underconstruction}} template. However, you're allowed to do it yourself, when you finish your work on it. I tried to find out more about him, and it wasn't easy (if I remember correctly - I was offline last weekend). I'll look at it later today. --Vejvančický (talk) 16:53, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's Ok! I removed that. I will re-add {{underconstruction}} at the top of the article.

Thanks Plantsuit (talk)

OK, I'm here again. Plantsuit, the article has serious notability issues. I've removed two external links (NY Times articles), which don't mention him. The rest of your links and references barely mention his name. On the other hand, I added link to the New York Magazine and IMDB entry. Try to look here, I think you can find useful and reliable informations in the articles in Arts magazine and in The New York art review. Both articles are listed in the above link, but I'm afraid it's impossible to find them in Czech libraries (I live in the Czech Rep). Another thing: you've included Hacker's poems without citing your sources or permission - here is a link to our rules for quoting. And finally, there is also WP:CREATIVE, the notability requirements for inclusion of an article on artist. You should have to add relevant content from various independent and reliable sources. Check the links, please. Have a good day. --Vejvančický (talk) 22:00, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you..I am struggling with the substantiation but thanks for adding those two links--they are impossible to find here in the US for some reason. I did buy an archived article from the NY Times from 1986 that is 7 pages long on one of Hacker's exhibits. I have it saved as a web file but they make you pay for any FULL article that ran before 1987. Should I still link it to the site? or attach a 7 page PDF? This is the webpage: http://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/13/arts/art-people.html

Thanks Plantsuit (talk) 16:50, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You can cite also offline sources, of course (!). Template:cite journal may be helpful in this case. NY Times is considered to be a reliable reference. --Vejvančický (talk) 23:36, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

re:Kona Brewing Company[edit]

Hello Plantsuit. Your improvement of this "beer article" is really good, it is much better than the previous version. You also improved sourcing and I think the {{refimprove}} template is superfluous. If you finished your work on it, you can remove the <under construction> tag, of course. I've found also this edit by User:Gentgeen. I have to admit, that the note in his edit summary is valid. Some of the claims and quotations in the sections Company History and Beer Recipes and Sourcing are not encyclopedic, in my opinion. The examples are here:

"A mahogany log lifted from the shores of Kailua Bay (used to adorn the acacia koa wood bar) and rusty corrugated tin from an old distillery helped transform the ink-smudged pressroom into a little hops-flavored oasis,"
"the Kona Brewery has been a local favorite practically since it opened. Good food, good local beer (go for the sampler and try them all), and an outdoor patio with nightly live music acts make sure it stays that way."
According to Davis, the strategy was simple: “Make sure we made great beer, get it to market, and hand out coasters."

You provide citations, which is good, however, I think that encyclopedic article should stay as informative as possible and should avoid "promotional" tone. It is better to write in a neutral and descriptive way, even if you love that beer :) This is just my opinion. Have a good day. --Vejvančický (talk) 08:57, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for pointing those out. Even though I didn't write those, the press did, I agree those may be too over the top and I appreciate your neutral positon. I will work on removing at least two of those and then take off the under construction tag. Thanks again!

Plantsuit (talk) 16:34, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you, that is helpful as I didn't know about this template. I am not compensated to write this article and all of this information was assembled from historical records and the company website. I do think it is historically interesting to Portland and beyond that an 80-year old business in the heart of Portland is still in operation. (Plantsuit (talk) 19:24, 29 October 2015 (UTC))[reply]

You don't have to put parentheses around your signature, unless you like it that way. Valfontis (talk) 19:34, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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