User talk:216.7.248.254

US History
Hello, I noticed that you are working on the US History book. Let me give you a few hints about editing:


 * There is a Show preview button, so you can check your work without saving each time. When you show preview, you get back the edit box on the page, which saves you from clicking "Edit this page" again.
 * There is a Summary box below the main edit box but above the buttons. You can type a summary of what you did. For example, when you removed part of US History/Contents/Civil War to make US History/Contents/Secession, you could have provided a summary explaining that you were doing a move. I actually suspected that you were a bad user deleting from US History/Contents/Civil War, until I found US History/Contents/Secession.

The use of "Show preview" and "Summary" is optional - but you might find them useful. --Kernigh 17:51, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

US History pages
Subjects such as Marcos Pontes are not notable enough to be included in a survey course of US history. You should not just copy encyclopedic entries from Wikipedia, but write a textbook on US history. Things like the Internet, which had a great cultural and societal impact, and the Space Race, which had important political ramifications would gladly be accepted. --haginძaz 14:34, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Modern History pages
According to Wikipedia, modern history begins at the end of the 18th century. The Early Modern Times generally refers to the events in Europe, so for the 15th through early 18th centuries, please contribute to the European History book, unless of course you plan to write about the entire world during this period, which I don't think would be a very good organization, but can be done nontheless. (If you wish to do that, start an Early Modern Times book. Currently you only have European events, so please move your work to European History).

Secondly, please write in textbook, not encyclopedic, format. Both "Martin Luther" and "John Calvin" would go in a "Reformation" chapter. The Beaconsfield mine collapse refers to one news event. Please move it to Wikinews. Thanks, haginძaz 16:18, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Humanities bookshelf
Please note that some of the books and sections you have added to Humanities bookshelf are actually social sciences, and as such would go on Social sciences bookshelf. For the difference between the two, please see social sciences and humanities. Thanks and regards, haginძaz 22:41, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Soviet Realism
I removed your Soviet Realism suggestion from Humanities_bookshelf because it is an art style. Do you want the book to record the History of Russian Art Movements? If so, I suggest you make it a chapter of a larger book, and add it to Art_bookshelf. Or do you want a book that explains how to draw in this art style? If so, list it on Art_bookshelf. I also recommend that you focus on one book at a time, because textbooks aren't useful until they are close to completion ("quality over quantity"). Feel free to respond with any questions you may have. Thanks, haginძaz 22:57, 10 May 2006 (UTC)