Wikipedia talk:WikiProject University of Houston

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[edit] Question

I am new to Wikipedia. I have some pics that I took of the law school. I notice y'all said you need some. What do I do to upload them? MC Lewis 08:45, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia, and thanks for volunteering your photos! The best practice for uploading images is to head to the Wikimedia Commons, sign up for an account there, and upload the images there. This will allow us to use the images here on Wikipedia as well. If you don't want to sign up for a Wikimedia Commons account, you can also simply upload the images on Wikipedia as well. Either way, here's how you can do it:
  1. While signed into your Wikipedia account, click this link to open the upload file page for your own work on Wikipedia or this link if you choose to upload the file on Wikimedia Commons (remember you need to sign up for an account there first).
  2. In the "Source filename" area, click the "Choose file" button, and navigate to the proper spot on your computer.
  3. For the "Destination filename", make sure choose a descriptive name for the file like "UH Law Center.jpg"
  4. In the "Summary", you can put whatever information you'd like. Describe the photo, you may give yourself credit for taking it.
  5. In the "Licensing" area, choose a license that you like best. I recommend using the GFDL.
  6. Click the "Upload file" button. It will upload your photo.
  7. From here, click this link. You'll arrive at the proper page to post your photo.
  8. Click the "edit this page" tab on the top of the page, and place your image's link in the "Fulfilled requests" section's gallery.
Again, Thanks for helping out! You should join us a participant! Just add your name to the Participants section.
—Brianreading 23:47, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Good Job + Great Work!

Kudos to the UH WikiProject. We need dedicated students like you all who want to put our University of Houston in the best possible light.


Ebitnet (talk) 15:21, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] endowment

the endowment figure for UH is really off. I personally know its in between the 500-600 million range. 70.244.37.106 (talk) 05:46, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

You'll need to cite a credible source for that. Original research can't be used in Wikipedia. Seeing as how the entire UH System endowment is $522 million, I can't see where you're getting that info. The current source for the endowment is from U.S. News & World Report. Brianreading (talk) 06:41, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
right, but how can its satellite campuses have more money than its flagship campus? makes no sense. Look at UT's page, it lists the system's endowment. 70.244.62.39 (talk) 07:46, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
No other single university in the UH System has nearly the same endowment as the flagship campus. Think about it. UH has about half the endowment. The other schools in the UH system share the rest. It makes perfect sense to me. If the UT-Austin article is using the endowment for the entire system in its flagship university article this should be corrected, as it is flat out incorrect. Just because the UT-Austin article is wrong, doesn't mean the UH one should be also, right? Brianreading (talk) 09:09, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimedia Chapter proposal: Wikimedia Texas

I wonder if anyone is interested in creating a Wikimedia chapter serving the state of Texas. See: meta:Talk:Wikimedia_chapters#Chapter_proposal_-_Wikimedia_Texas WhisperToMe (talk) 23:14, 20 April 2008 (UTC)