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Excellent work
I wanted to drop a note that since the last time I worked on Loyola's article, you have done an amazing job. Keep it up. For a Greater Loyola.--Riurik 22:17, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
WikiProject New Orleans
Hello, I noticed you edited a New Orleans related article. If you wish you can join the new Wikipedia:WikiProject New Orleans. — Staroftheshow86 03:24, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
Greetings
Thanks for your work on Wikipedia and here at camp! Scoutersig 19:32, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
- I just totally stole your SAK userbox and jerryrigged it for Sigma Chi. I don't know what I did, but I spent like thirty minutes on it at work, but it looks good enough now. Scoutersig 16:40, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
Loyola Kids
I thought I'd say hey as a fellow Loyola undergrad. Eclectek C T 04:07, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
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- Thanks for rubbing it in. I hate you.
Greek Life Template 2.0
OK, I've added ratings and ranking to the proposed template for Fraternities and Sororities, with the requirements to be found on the appropriate page. We're waiting on a transparent picture; is there anything else to be done to this template? I'd like to give it another week or so before making it an official template. Just leave some comments on the template talk page for the template. —ScouterSig 02:05, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
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AFD
Sure thing, Sam, let me know if you ever need any anything, I'm always glad to offer help! Peace, delldot talk 22:44, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
SAK
Yeah, it's hard to make fraternity articles NPOV. Having websites that are NOT run by the fraternity itself is a start. Find ANYthing you can that isn't run by your chapter; I'd recomend even stuff from your headquarters, but... you ARE your headquarters! Perhaps if your IFC gives out information. —OverMyHead 03:13, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
Good work!!!
Just dropping a line to say good work on keeping away the vandals that plague the Fraternity articles. They keep coming and coming, but you're pretty darn diligent reverting the vandalism quickly. Kepp up the good work! Jmlk17 05:44, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Sock Puppet
Hey man; I'm not an expert in the matter of sock puppets or anything, but from what I can see, Rjproie has only edits on the topic you guys are currently embroiled in. I'd suggest trying to contact Rjproie and get their thoughts on this, and see what can be done. Sorry. JṃŁЌ17 21:01, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
- If you wish to begin an email conversation you may email me through the "email user" link. Natalie 21:34, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
Hello. My username is Rjproie, which also happens to be my actual name. Since I created this account, I'm pretty sure I'm not a sock puppet. How do we go about settling this issue? I mean, I can start making edits to other pages, or I can put personal information out there, etc. Suggestions? RJ 22:03, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
- Do you have any ability to speak with me privately? Please email me @ pdwinfre@loyno.edu and we can solve this together.Samwisep86 23:07, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
My stipulation to Natalie Erin
[1] —SlamDiego 00:59, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
Not Sock
Samwise, I'm sure that sockpuppetry is not in your character, having worked with you at a Boy Scout camp all summer. But since there is no page that all of this debate is being focused on (isn't there normally a page for discussion?), I don't know how to give my input--other than here, in this way. Keep me informed, either through wikipedia or send me email. —ScouterSig 03:05, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
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Phi Kappa Psi vandalism
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Bah!
I have asked the committee chairperson to restore the request. —SlamDiego 05:04, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
It seems now that the request has been restored. —SlamDiego 05:21, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
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I reviewed you. Shalom Hello 19:43, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
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Going Greek NPOV
Samwise, there has been some (well, very little) discussion on the talk page for Fraternities and sororities about that article being biased to North America (I agree). I was thinking that to address some concerns, it needed to have a section right before "Greek umbrella organizations" on why people went Greek. It should talk about: grades, philanthropy, social networking, cultural growth (especially for NPHC), and leadership training, at least. But I can't seem to Google any information that is provided at a level larger than one campus, so any statistics I find are not useable. Where do you suggest I look? I'll look for your reponse on my talk page. —ScouterSig 22:06, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
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Saint Joseph's Seal
I wanted to bring back the old SJU that was originally there but I couldn't find it (see the University of Florida for a big name school that doesn't have a seal). I would have left the seal but the image quality is low and I don't like seeing a grainy image at the top of the SJU page. If you find a good quality image of the seal somewhere, feel free to replace the shield but I'd like to keep the shield on the page (maybe switch the seal and shield if a quality seal image is found). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bus2Beezlebub (talk • contribs) 20:56, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
I had originally gotten it from a pdf and it looks okay as a smaller thumbnail lower on the page but I don't like seeing the edges at the top. I e-mailed SJU and asked if they could send me an official picture of the seal but they're not always the best on getting back about things like that so I'll continue looking around too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bus2Beezlebub (talk • contribs) 21:05, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
FYI, I replaced the seal with the SJU lily logo. I know that other schools have the seals on their pages, but the official University mark is the lily logo. The seal is not used in any production except for communication from the president. That's what SJU officials have told me when I ask about the wiki page. —Preceding comment added by Sjuhawk31 (talk • contribs) 11:01, 4 Aug 2008 (UTC)
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As a person who expressed interest in WikiProject Universities COTM...
We are starting WP:UNI/COTM, please review the ten randomly selected nominees and vote for the articles you wish to improve. (Category:WikiProject Universities COTM candidates) The COTM will run throughout the month of December. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or comment on WT:UNI/COTM. Have a great day! - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ guestbook ♦ contribs 21:43, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
A new round of Collaboration of the Month is about to begin!
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Yes, it's that time! A new article has been chosen our COTM next month.
Here's something I want to try, start treating it as a peer review. Start by skimming through the article, making sure the article fits our article guidelines. Then review for content: any copyvio, notability issues, reference listings, following the Manual of Style. Again, let's make sure we stick to the objectives listed on WP:UNI/COTM. Feel free to use the talk page of the article or COTM page to reflect or express opinions on how to make this program even better. Feel free to utilize #wikipedia-en-robotics connect if you wish, that channel doesn't get used enough and I'm usually there if I'm near a computer.
And here's something even more radical. See if you can attract authors currently maintaining the different COTM articles to join our WikiProject and better yet, our COTM project. I found when I started this program, jumping ships and editing other universities' articles was a big leap, but it's been very fun so far. I'd like to see more people actively participating.
Let's start off the new COTM program the right way. I want to see those articles in GA and FA soon. Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving holiday and enjoy those Black Friday deals. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ guestbook ♦ contribs 09:14, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
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Interview
Hi Samwisep86, I am a Wikipedian and researcher from Carnegie Mellon University, working with Professors Robert E. Kraut and Aniket Kittur. We’ve published many scholarly papers on Wikipedia and are partnering with the Wikimedia Foundation on several new projects.
I have been analyzing collaboration in Wikipedia, especially Collaborations of the Week/Month. My analysis of seven years of archival Wikipedia data shows that Collaborations of the Week/Month substantially increase the amount and nature of project members’ contributions, with long lasting effects. We would like to talk to Wikipedians to better understand the processes that that produce this behavior change.
We’ve identified you as a particularly good candidate to speak with because of your involvement with the WikiProject Universities' Collaborations, which is one of those we’ve been investigating. It would really help us if you would be willing to have a short talk with us, less than 30 minutes of your time. We can talk via skype or instant messenger or other means if you’d prefer. Do you have time at any point during this week to chat? If so, please send an email to haiyiz@cs.cmu.edu or drop a line on my talk page.
Thanks!
(This my personal website) Haiyizhu (talk) 22:56, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
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Nomination of Sigma Alpha Kappa for deletion
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