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* link to people through their organisations, see [[Artslink Awards]] for how this is written
 
* link to people through their organisations, see [[Artslink Awards]] for how this is written
 
* avoid general terminology without specific backup. For example, words like: ''many'', ''a lot'', ''several'', ''few'', ''similar'' invite a more thorough precise explanation in the next sentence, or in the following part of the sentence using ''such as'', ''including'', ''for example'', ''not to mention''
 
* avoid general terminology without specific backup. For example, words like: ''many'', ''a lot'', ''several'', ''few'', ''similar'' invite a more thorough precise explanation in the next sentence, or in the following part of the sentence using ''such as'', ''including'', ''for example'', ''not to mention''
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* sometimes the subchapter "Background" provides more information than "History" -- it allows for a discussion about the surroundings why and when the organisation was started. If we think that organisations are usually started to "fill a hole" in the society or in the cultural offering, then it is interesting to know the motivations and reasons as to why a particular organisation or event has come into being.

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ARTICLE IDEAS

  • think about how an outside reader wishes to make contact with an organisation
  • link to people through their organisations, see Artslink Awards for how this is written
  • avoid general terminology without specific backup. For example, words like: many, a lot, several, few, similar invite a more thorough precise explanation in the next sentence, or in the following part of the sentence using such as, including, for example, not to mention
  • sometimes the subchapter "Background" provides more information than "History" -- it allows for a discussion about the surroundings why and when the organisation was started. If we think that organisations are usually started to "fill a hole" in the society or in the cultural offering, then it is interesting to know the motivations and reasons as to why a particular organisation or event has come into being.