User talk:VirginiaTechGuy

License tagging for File:Eriebeanfeed.jpg
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Uploading Photo Tips
If you want to ensure that your future photos don't get removed, you might want to read an article that I started in my user space, maybe some tips or ideas can help you (yes it needs work...I need to get back to cleaning it up). I upload photos to Flikr first, I clean up the description on Flikr, then I upload to Wikimedia and I point references back to my Flikr photos. You must set your photos on Flikr to be "public domain". See User:Sbmeirow/HowToUploadPhotosToWikipedia •  Sbmeirow  •  Talk  •  15:47, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Notification: changes to "Mark my edits as minor by default" preference
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Neosho County, Kansas
I noticed that you have been making a lot of edits to Erie, Kansas. You might want to consider adding a subset or fraction of the Erie information over on the Neosho County, Kansas article. • Sbmeirow  •  Talk  •  19:28, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use File:Eriebeanfeed.jpg
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Tips for uploading photos to Wikipedia
If you are the photographer of a photo, the best approach is follow some of my tips that I documented in my user article User:Sbmeirow/HowToUploadPhotosToWikipedia. Note: This article is still under construction.

I uploaded all the photos in the following articles using these tips:
 * User:Sbmeirow/Gallery
 * Peabody, Kansas
 * Walton, Kansas

• Sbmeirow  •  Talk  •  08:33, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Undo-ing the Stratford University page
Please review the Stratford Talk Page. Stratford is a public benefit corporation with three references provided. This has been duly noted on the talk page, at the bottom.

I have noticed that you have been removing my contribution to the "Issues with International students" on the Stratford University wiki page. I have quoted the sources from my information which are reputed and should be informed to the readers.

Do you have a reason to remove this information from the page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wisepat (talk • contribs) 15:32, 4 August 2013 (UTC)


 * I see that you have recently been removing claims that Stratford is for-profit, and have asserted that it is instead for-benefit. Could you please discuss this on the Talk:Stratford University page where I have recently opened a section?Dialectric (talk) 01:35, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

An institution that is accredited by an accreditor not recognized by the US Department of Education is unaccredited. Since ACICS is no longer a recognized accreditor, any institution accredited by ACICS is considered unaccredited. Without recognition by the Department of Education, the institution is ineligible for Title IV federal financial aid after the 18-month grace period ends. Do not revert my changes or the page will be locked. Bcf1291 (talk) 21:57, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

Make it clear that I did not vandalize the Wikipedia page. The CHEA (Council for Higher Education Accreditation) does not grant permission to Title IV (HEA) student financial aid eligibility and loan guarantees. Then what is the meaning of CHEA recognizing ACICS? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bcf1291 (talk • contribs) 20:37, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

Stratford University has not received approval for a new federally recognized accreditor yet. Bcf1291 (talk) 18:57, 13 June 2017 (UTC)

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