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April 2015

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Morgan City High School

What's the problem? — Jeraphine Gryphon ^(talk) 06:05, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

I am relatively new at this. If there was/is a way to selectively leave some of your edits in there, I would have. I knew I had a problem with citations that the "auto" function addressed. However, you also made wholesale deletions of text that I can't understand why you did it. You did not make "minor" edits. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pinchdatail (talk • contribs)

Actually I didn't delete any of the content, it may have appeared that way (because of the "(-2,081)‎" characters removed) but that happened because I removed duplicated references. I also removed uses of the {{break}} tag because using {{clear}} is a much better option. Also I did some other formatting edits like adding linebreaks after images. (When linebreaks are added or removed then it is sometimes hard to tell if any text/content has been edited or not.) I also removed the centering and bolding of image captions because it's simply not standard here to style captions that way. I don't really want to disrupt your work though, let me know if you need anything else clarified or if you need any help. — Jeraphine Gryphon ^(talk) 06:21, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Thank you, Jeraphine. As I said, I am new to this so please forgive my poor use of code/syntax. Wiki has good tutorials but I still have a lot to learn. My primary focus has been inputting as much as possible to help out my old school. Some of the breaks were put in to get the layout I would like visually but don't have enough copy written to fill the void. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pinchdatail (talk • contribs)

I understand, but like I said, {{clear}} is better for that purpose. People have different sizes of screens so the amount of {{break}}s they need can vary. But "clear" figures it out automatically.

There's another question I need to ask you: do you understand Wikipedia's policies about images and copyright? You've uploaded some images (on Commons) and I'm not entirely sure if you have marked them with the correct licenses. I know that very old photos are most likely in public domain, but there are some more recent photos as well. Also, is the school logo not fully copyrighted, like most logos are? We typically upload logos "locally" (here on Wikipedia rather than on Commons). — Jeraphine Gryphon ^(talk) 06:43, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

The photos that I've uploaded largely are from the high school yearbooks. It is a taxpayer-funded public school and the yearbook images are public domain. The logo has not been copyrighted - it was student drawn. The current principal has been happy to have me use the pictures. Not sure if I understand the distinction about whether the logo is uploaded locally or on Commons. If I can figure out how to load it locally, I'm happy to do it. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pinchdatail (talk • contribs)

If you're sure each one of them is in public domain, then that's great. About the logo -- I don't know. If it's really not copyrighted then it's technically okay to keep it in Commons. But it's a bit strange for anything to have a not-fully-copyrighted logo... — Jeraphine Gryphon ^(talk) 09:46, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Tone

All articles need to be written in a neutral/encyclopedic style, so you need to watch your tone. Lines like "The Tigers christened the new stadium in style with a perfect record of 13-0 and winning the ..." etc are problematic. — Jeraphine Gryphon ^(talk) 15:17, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Understood - will revise.

On another note, I just requested a speedy delete on a photo that I didn't realize what under copyright. The photographer is deceased (not 70 years), but I can get permission from his family. What are the Wiki Commons rules for that? Do I just get an email from his daughter? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pinchdatail (talk • contribs)

It's complicated, I think, I'm not really comfortable giving advice on that topic. At first you might need to figure out somehow who specifically owns the copyright now, if anyone. If someone does and if they are reachable by email then you will want to read that page: commons:Commons:OTRS. ("OTRS" is a name of the system they use to verify permissions sent in by email.) — Jeraphine Gryphon ^(talk) 16:14, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks - will do that now.

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools/Article guidelines

Dear Pinchdatail, thank you for contributing to Wikipedia. Please have a look at these guidelines for articles on schools. I'm afraid that much of what you added to Morgan City High School is not considered encyclopedic material. Things like school awards, valedictorians, the results of every single athletic season--that is not what school articles should have. Nor should we have images of every graduating class or every principal: that's turning encyclopedic articles into galleries and coffee table books. I'm making a few edits, leaving detailed edit summaries. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 16:48, 17 July 2015 (UTC)

I take issue with your comments and suggest that your opinion is just that - and in my opinion, overzealous. I read the Schools/Articles guidelines and I believe that my article falls within the parameters. I suggest you keep your edits to yourself.

• Sorry, I won't. You can't use Wikipedia as a website commemorating your school. Drmies (talk) 17:03, 17 July 2015 (UTC)

July 2015

This is your only warning; if you purposefully and blatantly harass a fellow Wikipedian again, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. "Wikinazi"? Seriously? Drmies (talk) 21:15, 17 July 2015 (UTC)

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