User talk:JoelInwood

East-West University
Please explain your edits to the article on the article's talk page. BMK (talk) 21:01, 25 March 2015 (UTC)


 * I work for East-West University, and I was asked to update the info on the Wikipedia page. They also asked me to put up an image of our new building. I have a very rudimentary knowledge of HTML, and I'm having a bit of trouble making things look decent. I thought that the first thing I should do is get rid of the old stuff, and then replace it with updated information. If you want me to leave it alone, though, I understand. Just let me know. Thanks. JoelInwood (talk) 21:10, 25 March 2015 (UTC)


 * No, you can edit it, but you should take a look at WP:COI, our policy about editing with a conflict of interest. Just make sure that the material you add is neutral, and, if controversial or subject to dispute, is accompanied by a citation from a reliable source to back it up.


 * As for the picture, that may be trickier than you think. You can't link to pictures from other sites, it has to be uploaded weither here or to Wikimedia Commons. If the picture is copyrighted by the university, then you can only upload it if your contact our OTRS people and provide proof of ownership and permission to upload.  (It might be easier to snap a picture yourself and upload it to commons as your own work.  BTW, this new building is on Michigan Avenue?  I think I recall one going up when I was last in Chicago some years ago.)  In the meantime, leave the current picture in the article if the University is still in that building as well. (Change the caption if necessary.)


 * Feel free to contact me on my talk page User talk:Beyond My Ken if more questions come up. BMK (talk) 21:43, 25 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Oh, I should also mention that we don't allow "role accounts" - the rule is "one account, one person", so this account shouldn't be used by other employees of EWU, they should open their own accounts if they want to edit. BMK (talk) 21:43, 25 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your help. I added a new picture. I'm going to wait on the new IPEDS data, which should be ready in the next week or two, before I put up demographics and enrollment. That way I can cite both the Federal Dept. of Ed. and the NCA Higher Learning Commission. The new building is actually right next to the one you took a picture of on Wabash. I know that we wanted to buy the old Johnson Publishing building, which is right next to us on Michigan Ave, but Columbia College outbid us. It's a pretty architecturally unique building, and I'm personally a fan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JoelDInwood (talk • contribs) 17:57, 26 March 2015 (UTC)