Please can Andy Mabbett explain why he keeps deleting two relevant links to graffiti art in Birmingham? Thanks Nick Boulevard 17:52, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
I am guessing that Andy is implying that the links are irrelevant, and I think that he has a point in that UKGraffiti.com is too broad to be a useful link here. Links directly to images of Birmingham graffiti within the site would work, however. Whilst I am here, I will just note that I have copyt edited the article but I think that it could use some inline source citation. Nick, since you created the original article, could you flicker through citing your sources? I can help you with the syntax if you want to go through first putting the sources in as comments like this: <!--comment here-->. — Theo (Talk) 19:42, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
Thanks Theo, re the links: firstly Chu is a Walsall born Graffiti artist who has grown up in and around Birmingham, he is one of the best known local Graffiti artists with most of his artwork between Birmingham and Walsall. He claims to be one of the first truly 3D graffiti artists, IMO his work is now of the highest quality to be found anywhere in the world. Here is an independent site with a few of his pieces. He is fairly unique in that he turned his wall art into digital graffiti and now earns a living sometimes by creating flyers for many Hip Hop nights in London and Birmingham. This is his own site which I believe is relevant to Birmingham graffiti as he is one of the city's finest exports, one of his recent commissions was for world famous Selfridges in the Birmingham Bullring. Nick Boulevard 22:59, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
This website is based in Stourbridge, West Midlands and features mainly Birmingham artists like Zuki (who I have met), Chrome (whome I know through a friend), Crise, Corsa and many others whom I do not know of. It is the main UK graffiti website from searching on Google Results 1 - 10 of about 1,090,000 for graffiti uk. (0.03 seconds) it is to my knowledge the most extensive example of Birmingham graffiti art online and thus acts as a great source for my citing of Birmingham as a city with an extensive Graffiti art culture. Nick Boulevard 23:17, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
Although I concur with [ Andy's edit] in general, I have one key concern: The deletion of the word "rapidly" from the second paragraph undermines its sense. Could Nick (or some else with subject knowledge) quantify this even approximately? To be informative it needs to say something like "<stuff> spread throughout <region> within x years". — Theo (Talk) 14:48, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
In my opinion, the para about graffiti as faith art added by User:Nick Boulevard and deleted by User:Pigsonthewind is better suited to the Graffiti article than this one. I say this because I see the Hip hop scene being inextricably tied to music; the associated graffiti is relevant here but graffiti unrelated to a music scene is a step too far removed. — Theo (Talk) 00:56, 31 July 2005 (UTC)
Please can Andy Mabbett explain why he keeps deleting two relevant links to graffiti art in Birmingham? Thanks Nick Boulevard 17:52, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
I am guessing that Andy is implying that the links are irrelevant, and I think that he has a point in that UKGraffiti.com is too broad to be a useful link here. Links directly to images of Birmingham graffiti within the site would work, however. Whilst I am here, I will just note that I have copyt edited the article but I think that it could use some inline source citation. Nick, since you created the original article, could you flicker through citing your sources? I can help you with the syntax if you want to go through first putting the sources in as comments like this: <!--comment here-->. — Theo (Talk) 19:42, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
Thanks Theo, re the links: firstly Chu is a Walsall born Graffiti artist who has grown up in and around Birmingham, he is one of the best known local Graffiti artists with most of his artwork between Birmingham and Walsall. He claims to be one of the first truly 3D graffiti artists, IMO his work is now of the highest quality to be found anywhere in the world. Here is an independent site with a few of his pieces. He is fairly unique in that he turned his wall art into digital graffiti and now earns a living sometimes by creating flyers for many Hip Hop nights in London and Birmingham. This is his own site which I believe is relevant to Birmingham graffiti as he is one of the city's finest exports, one of his recent commissions was for world famous Selfridges in the Birmingham Bullring. Nick Boulevard 22:59, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
This website is based in Stourbridge, West Midlands and features mainly Birmingham artists like Zuki (who I have met), Chrome (whome I know through a friend), Crise, Corsa and many others whom I do not know of. It is the main UK graffiti website from searching on Google Results 1 - 10 of about 1,090,000 for graffiti uk. (0.03 seconds) it is to my knowledge the most extensive example of Birmingham graffiti art online and thus acts as a great source for my citing of Birmingham as a city with an extensive Graffiti art culture. Nick Boulevard 23:17, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
Although I concur with [ Andy's edit] in general, I have one key concern: The deletion of the word "rapidly" from the second paragraph undermines its sense. Could Nick (or some else with subject knowledge) quantify this even approximately? To be informative it needs to say something like "<stuff> spread throughout <region> within x years". — Theo (Talk) 14:48, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
In my opinion, the para about graffiti as faith art added by User:Nick Boulevard and deleted by User:Pigsonthewind is better suited to the Graffiti article than this one. I say this because I see the Hip hop scene being inextricably tied to music; the associated graffiti is relevant here but graffiti unrelated to a music scene is a step too far removed. — Theo (Talk) 00:56, 31 July 2005 (UTC)