User talk:ECPR823

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[edit] CU@A

Hello. I just want you to know that I was the one who tagged your Concordia University at Austin article and nominated your Accelerated Degree Program article for speedy deletion under Wikipedia's Spam policy. I appreciate the effort you've obviously put into both articles, even taking time to learn how to use Wikilinks, images, infoboxes, photo galleries-- you've put togetehr a polished-looking article. However, neither article conforms to Wikipedia's philosophy of Neutral Point of View, in which glowing reports about anything at all are discouraged. The Accelerated Degree Program article is considered an advertisement and an inappropriate topic for an encyclopedia. I will take some time later to modify your Austin article so that it sounds more neutral. Feel free to leave me a message about any of this. Fishal 21:08, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

I also want to add that I hope you don't feel like you have been bitten in the head the moment that you set foot here. As I said, the Austin article is great; it's just not written in the tone that Wikipedia articles are expected to be written in. If you want to take another look at it and make it more neutral-sounding, please do. Fishal 12:45, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

I added some suggestions, and rewrote a paragraph as an example. Watch out for copyright. (and individual programs are rarely considered notable enough for their own articles.) The present article is just the start. DGG 22:28, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Help Me 1

Thank you for the advice. There was also a comment on the talk page that said something about the photographs I'm using. They are mine and I think that the licensing I placed them under is correct. Please let me know if anything needs to be changed so that they don't get deleted. I am creating this page for Concorida University at Austin per their request. I'd like to get it done right so that it will no longer be under threat of deletion. Thanks. ECPR823 22:54, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Per policy], advertising corporations on Wikipedia is disallowed. Real96 23:49, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

What Real96 means is that it was probably inappropriate for the college to commission you to write an article about them. Wikipedia should not be used to promote yourself. However, there is nothing at all wrong with having an article about the school-- as long as it's written in the correct tone, which it is now, I think. The problem originally was that you used language that was complementary rather than strictly neutral. I think that it's pretty much fixed now. I have no idea why people raised copyright issues with your pictures or images; my guess is that it's because you're a new user who has contributed only to one or two articles, and most new users of this kind lack the technical skills and dedication that you've shown; they steal images from websites rather than taking pictures for themselves. Obviously, if they had bothered to look at the description pages, they would have seen that they are your personal pictures.

Once again, I really hope that you don't feel like you've been "bitten;" you obviously have a lot to offer to Wikipedia and I'd hate for you to go away disgruntled. Your article puts to shame the one I wrote on my alma mater, Concordia University Chicago.

Sincerely, Fishal 20:03, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

PS: Is Concordia paying you to write the articles? Fishal 12:19, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

No they are not, I volunteered ECPR823 17:43, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

OK, good. (That's a pretty big violation of policy.) There should be no problem, then: just keep up the good work. Fishal 19:50, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

{{help me}} Concordia University at Austin has changed its name effective today, July 2, 2007, to Concordia University Texas. Could you please change the title of this article to Concordia University Texas or tell me how to. I have already updated the name change within the body of the article. Thank you. ECPR823 18:22, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Please provide a reliable source on the talk page of the article before moving the page. Miranda 18:26, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free image (Image:Concordia University at Austin Logo.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Concordia University at Austin Logo.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BetacommandBot 02:57, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Possibly unfree Image:Cedel.jpg

An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:Cedel.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images because its copyright status is disputed. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the image description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. -- RG2 06:45, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Concordia University at Austin Aerial View of Northwest Campus 1.JPG listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Concordia University at Austin Aerial View of Northwest Campus 1.JPG, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. -- RG2 06:53, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Images listed for deletion

Some of your images or media files have been listed for deletion. Please see Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion if you are interested in preserving them.

  • Image:Studentstouringnewcampus.jpg
  • Image:Goldencheekedwarbler.jpg
  • Image:Goldencheekedwarbleroncampus.jpg
  • Image:Studentswalkingoncampus.jpg
  • Image:Studentstudying.jpg

Thank you. -- RG2 06:59, 4 September 2007 (UTC)