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[edit] Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

I don't suppose Georgia Institute of Technology Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is a good article title, huh? I was thinking I'd keep the names of the colleges somewhat uniform, but that's effing long.—Disavian (talk/contribs) 21:21, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Precedent from articles like University of California, Berkeley motivated my actions for the most part, although length was also a problem. In the Berkeley example, named colleges (e.g. Goldman School of Public Policy) use just the college name in the article title, whereas unnamed colleges (e.g. UC Berkeley College of Engineering) also use the university name prefix ("UC Berkeley") to distinguish them. Only the Ivan Allen College at Georgia Tech is named, so that's the only one that I modified. Again, using Berkeley as a model, I might want to see the Georgia Tech unnamed college article titles truncated to "Georgia Tech" rather than the verbose "Georgia Institute of Technology." MaxVeers 23:38, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
I was using the model of a sub-article from the Georgia Institute of Technology; kind of like how the category was renamed to match the article name/official school name. I was just going with that. So if there's a precedent for something else, especially if that college is a featured article, it's cool with me. On a side note, do you prefer "History of Georgia Tech" or "History of the Georgia Institute of Technology" ? —Disavian (talk/contribs) 01:10, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
The renaming of the category from Georgia Tech to Georgia Institute of Technology matches the precedent of MIT. Likewise, MIT's history sub-article is titled History of MIT rather than History of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, so I'd prefer following that precedent as well (History of Georgia Tech, Georgia Tech in popular culture, etc.). MaxVeers 02:55, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikiproject Georgia Tech

Just thought I'd let you know that I've been working on a Wikiproject to organize GT-related articles. I started off by making this, and I'm currently working on something with 73% more awesome. What do you think? —Disavian (talk/contribs) 16:14, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject Georgia Tech

As a current or past contributor to a related article, I thought I'd let you know that I've started WikiProject Georgia Tech, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Georgia Tech. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks and related articles. Thanks! —Disavian (talk/contribs) 23:30, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Georgia Tech History

Good call on placing that image there. I felt the top paragraph was lacking a certain je ne sais quoi and you fixed it :) —Disavian (talk/contribs) 19:08, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK!

Updated DYK query On December 25, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tech Tower, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 18:46, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Operation Auca category

Sure, sorry I wasn't more clear—obviously, Jim Elliot is considered a Christian martyr, and thus that article should be in that category. But it doesn't make sense to say that "Operation Auca is a Christian martyr" or "Operation Auca is part of Christian martyr", because Operation Auca was an event. That's why I said it was an inaccurate category. --Spangineerws (háblame) 19:18, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] IM

Do you use AIM, WLM, Y!, and/or Gtalk? —Disavian (talk/contribs) 05:10, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA Noms

Well, do we have any other Tech-related articles that you think are good enough to put up for GA review? Perhaps The Technique? —Disavian (talk/contribs) 04:23, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:GeorgiaTechLogoCampanile.gif)

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[edit] Current project/collaboration

I've been making a new version of the alumni page, but it's hard work. See User:Disavian/Sandbox/Georgia Tech/List of Georgia Institute of Technology people. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 22:57, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Something else I wanted to point out: I've added a Tech-related deletion page at WP:TECH/D; parts of it are included on the bottom-right of the project page. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 23:01, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Where did you find Image:IvanAllenCollegeLogo.jpg on the institute website? It's generally good practice to include source information on image description pages. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 06:08, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mizuko Ito

wikipedia is trying to delete [Mizuko Ito] on the argument that she is not notable.--Buridan 16:31, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tech Tower

I've nominated it at FAC: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Tech Tower. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 15:42, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Do you think you could write up something on the Caldwell Liberation Army on Tech Tower#Stealing the 'T'? Source: Adiga, Madhu; Sriram Narasimha. "When stealing only one “T” just won’t do", The Technique, 2002-02-22. Retrieved on 2007-05-26.  —Disavian (talk/contribs) 23:11, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! Added the info about the CLA. Nice job with all those monument links. MaxVeers 00:09, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
Nice job on those edits; I especially like the presidential visit picture. Are you sure that the "steam engine" is a "whistle"? —Disavian (talk/contribs) 03:10, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
You know, I always assumed that thing was the whistle but maybe it isn't. I changed it back. MaxVeers 03:16, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
By the way, I've been trying to think of an alternate photo for the Student life section of the Georgia Tech article. The two Tech Tower photos seem a bit excessive. We don't have many good sports/sports fan photos in there so I was thinking that might be a good idea. What do you think? MaxVeers 03:19, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
As in replace a generic Tech Tower photo with one of our football photos? Sounds like a good idea. I reccomend looking at the many pictures in Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football... I'm thinking Image:GT Football Score.jpg. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 04:00, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
I was finally able to get around to messing with the first part of the Tech Tower history section. I always thought it was too short and didn't address the purpose of the building, what it was originally meant to do and what was inside it, and its relationship to the shop and its overall connection to the themes upon which the School was founded. I hope it is a bit clearer now. MaxVeers 04:38, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
I went ahead and replaced one of the images of Tech Tower on Georgia Institute of Technology#Student life. How's it look? —Disavian (talk/contribs) 17:23, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WP:ATL

I've started WikiProject Atlanta, and seeing your from there I'd invite to join. You can also join WikiProject Star Wars and Wookieepedia. - PatricknoddyTALK (reply here)|HISTORY 20:05, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] All the presidents

With my addition of Marion L. Brittain this evening, we now have articles on every president of Georgia Tech! MaxVeers 03:41, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

An impressive article! I'm glad we got all of them done... I wrote a stub for Edwin D. Harrison just to get rid of the redlink, so it probably needs a bit more attention. Next up on the list is Dean George C. Griffin. Mind taking a stab at writing him a bit of an article? —Disavian (talk/contribs) 17:36, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
You should nominate Marion L. Brittain for a DYK. See Template talk:Did you know to suggest it. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 18:41, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
Done! MaxVeers 02:29, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Updated DYK query On 7 June 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Marion L. Brittain, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Yomanganitalk 00:01, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Georgia Tech Bulletin

WikiProject Georgia Tech Bulletin  v • d • e 
Thank you for being a member of WP:TECH so far. We've made great strides towards our goals, but we're not done yet!
Here are some ways that you can help.
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Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech
  • Use extra references on the to do list
  • Add an appropriate (free) picture
  • Further expand the article

Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Expand lead per WP:LEAD
  • Expand "Academics" section
  • Add more references

Danny Hall (baseball)

  • Expand using GTAA page
  • Add appropriate infobox

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[edit] History of Georgia Tech FAC

I take it you've discovered Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/History of Georgia Tech, where History of Georgia Tech is being ripped a new one? —Disavian (talk/contribs) 17:04, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:HenryDickersonMcDaniel.jpg

Image Copyright problem

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[edit] Our GA nomination of Marion L. Brittain

The article Marion L. Brittain that you helped write and that I nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. It hasn't failed because it's basically a good article, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed- particularly, that the lead is too short. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Marion L. Brittain for the reviewer's recommendations. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 17:12, 21 August 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Your GA nomination of Marion L. Brittain

The article Marion L. Brittain you nominated as a good article has passed , see Talk:Marion L. Brittain for eventual comments about the article. Well done! T Rex | talk 14:40, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimania bid

A few dedicated individuals, myself included, are putting together a bid to host Wikimania on Georgia Tech's campus. This is an incredible opportunity, so any assistance that any of you would be able to provide will be greatly appreciated. Please read m:Wikimania 2008/Official requirements for bidding cities and contribute to the ongoing bid, located at m:Wikimania 2008/Bids/Atlanta. The deadline for bids is August 30, 2007, so we need to contact and plan quickly. Thank you for your help. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 21:59, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Atlanta Wikimania bid IRC meeting

Hello, The second of likely a long series IRC meetings to coordinate the Atlanta Wikimania bid is being held tonight (Aug 24) at 7:00PM EST in #wikimania-atlanta on irc.freenode.com. If you can, it would be great if you could log on. If not, I am sure there will be plenty more times to discuss the bid :).--Cspurrier 19:49, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimania Atlanta bid team meeting

Hello, The Wikimania Atlanta bid team meeting is being held nightly on weekdays. This week meetings are starting at 9:30EDT and running for a few hours. If you can make it to the meeting (or at least pop in) that would be wonderful. Meetings are in the IRC channel #wikimania-atlanta on irc.freenode.net.--Cspurrier 21:09, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimania Atlanta

Hello, Thank you for volunteering to be a part of the Atlanta Wikimaina bid southeast team. We are holding meetings weekdays at 7:30pm EDT in #wikimania-atlanta on irc.freenode.org. For more information about IRC see m:Wikimania_2008/Bids/Atlanta/IRC. If you are able to make it, that would be great.

We now also have Google group for coordinating this bid. To get updates on the bid and our progress, please join the Google Groups mailing list at Google Groups wikimania-atlanta.

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[edit] Wikimaina Atlanta meeting

We will be holding a meeting tonight at 9:30pm EDT in #wikimania-atlanta on irc.freenode.org. For more information about IRC see m:Wikimania_2008/Bids/Atlanta/IRC. Please try to be at this meeting as it is one of the last ones before bidding ends and we still have lots that need to be discussed. --Cspurrier 19:39, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Georgia Institute of Technology expansion

Very nice expansions... fyi, the #Profile section is intended to look something like MIT#Student demographics. Perhaps it should be renamed to "Student demographics" once we get some actual demographics in there. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 05:04, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

I'd support that — we might be a ways off yet. Our research section is especially lacking. Speaking of sections that desperately need work, I think the first paragraph of "Student Life" is a relic from long ago. There are a few awkwardly-worded sentences about dining and that's about it. It's embarrassingly bad. MaxVeers 05:15, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
That's one of the few sections of the page (the lead being another) that we haven't rewritten. Hey, we got Ramblin' Wreck to FA, yay :) I was thinking that while I'd like to nominate Georgia Institute of Technology, it's not there yet. I'd also like to nominate Calvin Johnson (American football), but I think it needs a few more paragraphs. Another possibility is to nominate Georgia Tech traditions - I don't know what they'd do to that one. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 01:25, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Nice job with Ramblin' Wreck! Two featured articles thus far -- not bad at all. Georgia Tech isn't there yet but it can be soon. I'd like to try to get either Tech Tower or Ramblin' Wreck on the front page on October 13. What do you think? MaxVeers 01:52, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, I think October 13 is a great date for a front-page FA. :) Not sure where to ask about that, but it sounds good. Oh, just in case you didn't know, I split List of Georgia Institute of Technology athletes from List of Georgia Institute of Technology alumni, and immediately nominated it for Featured List status. Surprisingly, the nom has been somewhat difficult (given that I had featured-level content to start with), but I think that it'll get promoted; if it doesn't, it shouldn't be difficult to fix the problems (at the moment, too many redlinks) and renominate. On the other hand, the problems with History of Georgia Tech require a lot of work; have you seen Talk:History of Georgia Tech/to do? It's obnoxious. You need to use IM more often, by the way. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 02:01, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Ok, found it. Read Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests and perhaps we can draw up a request to add to that page when one of the current requests is removed. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 02:50, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Something like this:
Tech Tower
Tech Tower, officially known as the Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Administration Building, is a historic building located on Cherry Street in Midtown Atlanta and a focal point of the central campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Erected in 1888 and named the Academic Building, Tech Tower was one of the first two buildings to be completed on the Georgia Tech campus. Tech Tower was built as a venue for classroom instruction to complement the hands-on training taking place in the shop building beside it. Since the shop's razing in 1892 following a disastrous fire, Tech Tower enjoys the distinction of being the oldest structure on the Georgia Tech campus.

Tech Tower derives its nickname from a prominent seven-story central tower dominating the building's facade and visible from many parts of the Georgia Tech campus and surrounding area. Lighted signs in the shape of the word TECH hang atop each of the tower's four sides. A number of times, Georgia Tech students have accomplished the arduous task of stealing the letter 'T' from one of these signs, a prank now strictly forbidden by Institute officials despite prior attitudes to the contrary.

Tech Tower has achieved local cultural and historical significance in the century since its construction. Monuments and plaques commemorating philanthropy towards Georgia Tech adorn Tech Tower and the surrounding landscape. The red brick, Victorian-style building serves as the architectural anchor of the Georgia Institute of Technology Historic District, a landmark of tradition and school spirit, and the present-day administrative hub of the Institute. It has been the site of many ceremonies and important events, including a visit by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and its dedication in honor of Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans, "Tech's greatest benefactor." (more...)

I'd like to nominate Tech Tower for October 13, as that's the date that the Georgia Institute of Technology was founded. The article was promoted on June 1, 2007. ~~~~

—Disavian (talk/contribs) 03:20, 26 September 2007 (UTC)