User talk:Madcoverboy

Wish the Higher Education Timeline were still there

I am puzzled why that page was deleted. I'm not so adept as others on leaving notes and defending it, and hope this post is appropriate. There was a concern that the page did not have references, and yet the vast majority of listings had links to other Wikipeda pages. Those make pretty good references to me, and help users learn more about the subject matter. The historical list of creation of colleges and universities worldwide is an important topic for scholars of higher education, and if there is some way to use that list as a "seed" article, or something, it would benefit a lot of people.

Kth (talk) 01:35, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

TFAR question

I responded to your TFAR recommendation with some questions on the USMA Talk Page. Please let me know what you think.  Ahodges7   ^talk 18:06, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

ChicagoWikiProject Process For Top Importance Rating

What is the process for an article receiving a Top Importance rating?Pknkly (talk) 19:48, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Madcoverboy. You have new messages at [[User talk:Pknkly#[edit] ChicagoWikiProject Process For Top Importance Rating|Pknkly's talk page]].
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

I think I was supposed to use the "talk back" feature. Pknkly (talk) 02:37, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

University rankings

Hey, there! I thought I'd bring this to your doorstep, seeing as I consider you one of the university article gurus, haha. I just commented over at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Universities#In regards to Rankings but may have missed earlier discussions on the topic. You can see what questions I had, and my own opinion on the matter, there. Cheers! --Aepoutre (talk) 16:57, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Bechstein

Hello. Re this edit: alphabet soup of guidelines and policies notwithstanding, this isn't a case of removing ad copy or tempering exaggeration. The statement you reworded was verifiable and, in fact, already sourced. Bechstein concert grands are highly regarded in essentially all quarters among serious pianists. Fine's oft-cited reference work confirms that, but it doesn't confirm what you changed the sentence to read: that Bechstein "specializes" in concert grands. Bechstein is best known for its concert grands—as is nearly every serious piano maker—because those are the models that receive the most careful design and craftsmanship, but it is something of a stretch to say it specializes in them. I tend not to revert other established editors' work without prior discussion, so please rethink this and let's explore it further if need be.

Cheers, Rivertorch (talk) 04:57, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Hello again. I really wish you hadn't copied my comment to article talk without asking first. The deed being done, I have gone ahead and continued the thread there, but I had a pretty good reason for hoping the two of us could have a productive discussion without opening it up to everyone who watches the piano pages.

Cheers, Rivertorch (talk) 17:24, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Third opinion - Seeking Advice

I'll be quick and I'll appreciate quick response. There are more than two editors involved, but the editors involved are 'gaming the system' for a very long time. If seeking the third opinion is not the venue for pointing this out. And I agree it might not be obvious to the editors which are not involved into long lasting debate there, what would be the proper venue? Thanks. DawnisuponUS (talk) 23:58, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Forget it.. Mediation Cabal, I'll go there... DawnisuponUS (talk) 00:02, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

The forces of meatpuppetry are at arrayed against you

From the facebook event page "Save Your Residential College's Wikipedia Page" (39 members):

-- EVENT DESCRIPTION --
Some MIT-grad named "Madcoverboy" is trying to delete the residential colleges' individual wikipedia pages and merge them into one list. He says our "residences" aren't "notable enough to have their own standalone articles." This guy who knows nothing about Rice has declared war on all of us through wikipedia; and unless we make the articles more professional, he will succeed.

If you at all like your college and consider it notable enough to be on wikipedia, please go join me in improving your college's article so this guy has no justification in deleting them. Add citations, add notable alumni, add history, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_College_(Rice_University)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Rice_College

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanszen_College

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiess_College

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jones_College_(Rice_University)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_College_(Rice_University)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovett_College

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Richardson_College

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martel_College

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMurtry_College

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_College

Look at all the b.s. being shot around: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:UNI#Notability_of___college_residences__.28residential_colleges.29 Scroll to the bottom of this one for some classics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_Rice_University_residential_colleges

All for Rice's honor!



-- COMMENTS --
<name removed> (Rice) wrote at 11:52pm yesterday So the hubbub seems to be about reliable sources and notability, so where exactly would be the best place to go to get verifiable sources for the colleges? So much of the history passed down at Rice is oral.
Furthermore, Duncan and McMurtry probably don't deserve their own pages at this point, considering they aren't even finished and have no real history.

<name removed> (Rice) wrote at 10:36pm yesterday This dude Madcoverboy is drunk on power, and Rice's status on the only encyclopedia that people use anymore depends on countering him.
Read this to educate yourself on the problem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_Rice_University_residential_colleges
and then JOIN THE CAUSE AND FIGHT!!!

<name removed> (Rice) wrote at 10:16pm yesterday Yeah, AniRaptor2001! Thanks for the help!
-mphornet

<name removed> (Rice) wrote at 10:14pm yesterday I'm fighting for the cause... AniRaptor2001

<name removed> (Rice) wrote at 9:57pm yesterday Totally agreed. I noticed this a couple of months ago, but I only know enough about hanszen to help it's article. I'm excited to see the quality of these pages improve.

Proceed as you see fit; not sure anything does need to be done, but this info might be useful. Icewedge (talk) 08:11, 29 March 2009 (UTC)