User talk:UNDadelphi

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Mark Andrews
The Mark Andrews article says he graduated from UND in 1949. --Matthew UND (talk) 19:56, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

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UND article
Hi Jan,

Thanks for leaving me a message. Please see my comments here for information about why your images were removed. I did not take the pictures in the article, but the person who did released them under a license which makes them able to be used on Wikipedia. As for removing the seal, I still would like to understand why the registrar does not wish to have it in this article. I would also like to mention that the state seal is virtually the same as the UND seal. If, for some reason, we can't use the UND seal, I guess we'll have to use the state seal.

I appreciate your additions to the article. I feel that I should mention though that often many Wikipedia editors frown on the practice of employees of companies or institutions making major changes to articles about their company or institution. I know you've made good edits...people just worry that such a situation might lead to an unbalanced article. Also, I would encourage you to please don't copy text from the UND website and paste it into the Wikipedia article. Right now, I believe the first paragraph of the Wikipedia article for UND is a copy of some text at the UND website. That will have to be changed in the future. It really is always best to totally create new text for Wikipedia articles. Copying and pasting from external websites is a big no-no. For instance the history section (which you mentioned) is already quite detailed and extensive. It wouldn't be a good idea to replace it with text copied from the UND website. Instead, if you have something to add, I would suggest you make small additions here and there in your own words. Work with the text already found in the article and don't replace it with text copied from an external website. Wikipedia shouldn't be a repository of text from other websites. --Matthew UND (talk) 19:49, 24 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I would also like to add that the Office of University Relations (which, I believe, you work for), specifically states on this website that "Copies of UND's seals and logos may be downloaded from this page for public information and other non-commercial uses." By its very nature, Wikipedia is a public information tool and a non-commercial venture. If the University makes available downloadable copies of its logos and seal for "public information and other non-commercial uses", why wouldn't that apply to Wikipedia? This website states that "Individuals, organizations, and companies that want to use any of the University of North Dakota's registered names or trademarks for retail sales or promotion must obtain the appropriate license or agreement." Wikipedia is not involved in retail sales or promotions. --Matthew UND (talk) 00:41, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

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