User talk:J Irvington

AdvancEd
Are you sure those pages come from AdvancED? I don't see them mentioned in the links. Thanks! Zagal e jo^^^ 05:37, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Another question: where are you reading that Bowen was founded in 1871? I don't think that date is correct. Everything I see says 1876. (Here's a book source.) Zagal e jo^^^ 05:53, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Mottoes
A lot of those things aren't really mottoes, but just parts of mission statements. Mottoes are usually short and snappy. Zagal e jo^^^ 22:32, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Again, those mission statements are way too long to put in the infobox. Not all schools have a real motto. Zagal e jo^^^ 19:08, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Clemente High School move
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 * I undid the copy/paste page move. You're free to make changes to the article now. Zagal e jo^^^ 23:19, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * If you want to move something in the future, just let me know. (Leave a message at User talk:Zagalejo.) Zagal e jo^^^ 23:28, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Ok i will do that J Irvington (talk) 23:32, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Copyrighted images
I know you're just trying to help, but we simply can't accept copyrighted images here. If you found something on the internet, it is most likely copyrighted. Zagal e jo^^^ 19:05, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

ANI
Hello. There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Zagal e jo^^^ 20:17, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * As I said here, I don't want to see you blocked or anything. You're doing work in subject areas that have been neglected, and I appreciate that. But I need to believe that I can trust you to tell the truth. Zagal e jo^^^ 23:49, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

you can trust me, im telling you the truth. this is the first wikipedia account i ever had, I know nothing about any other accounts. I just wanted to help out by contributing info, thats all. J Irvington (talk) 03:21, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Commas and spaces
There's no need to do this. You're supposed to put a space after a comma, but not before a comma. Zagal e jo^^^ 22:28, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

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IHSA links
Just so we're clear, the Q in the IHSA charts doesn't mean that a team appeared in the actual championship match. Generally, it just means that a team appeared in the playoffs. If the team actually played in the final, there would be a 1 or 2 in the "Place" column. (See Simeon: ). Zagal e jo^^^ 03:21, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * it says they qualified . . J Irvington (talk) 03:23, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I understand, but the way things are phrased is kind of misleading. Dunbar, for example, only got to the second round in 2011. . It would be best to just mention state championships or Public League championships. Zagal e jo^^^ 05:46, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
 * aw ok J Irvington (talk) 21:20, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

August 2012
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Linking Pages to Facebook

 * i was just wondering how do wikipedia pages link to facebook community pages. (J Irvington (talk) 19:25, 31 August 2012 (UTC))
 * You could put something in the external links section. Zagal e jo^^^ 23:11, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

Enrollments
Just wondering, where are you getting those numbers? Every one I've checked is slightly different than the number in the source being cited. Zagal e jo^^^ 23:11, 1 September 2012 (UTC)


 * the chicago public schools site, they must have just been updated.(J Irvington (talk) 23:59, 1 September 2012 (UTC))

Flags in infoboxs on school articles
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Sports
Remember that different sports take place in different seasons of the year. For example, a basketball championship in 2008-09 would have been awarded in 2009, because basketball is considered a winter sport. Also, "ranked class 3A" (or whatever) doesn't really mean anything by itself. 3A (or 4A, or whatever) are classifications based on school enrollment. Zagal e jo^^^ 23:21, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Just an FYI. That is true in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon and Idaho for sure.  But in New York, "class" is used somewhat like we might use "Regional" in the Midwest. Gtwfan52 (talk) 01:19, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

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 * I have again reverted your addition of personal information to several biography articles as the links you included do not meet Wikipedia's reliable sourcing criteria. Online blogs, user-generated content sites and websites such as IMDB and NNDB are not acceptable for biographical data. If you intend to continue editing BLPs, it is imperative that you read this link and ask questions if you are unsure if a source is useable. --Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 02:23, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Chicago pics
If you're looking for usable images of Chicago schools (or other structures in Chicago), you might want to contact User:Zol87. He's spent time in every neighborhood and has taken hundreds of photos. Zagal e jo^^^ 04:29, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

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