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Hey, just wanted to let yoy know that you should post on user talk pages, not user pages. Thanks... [1] -- Samir धर्म 01:29, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
FYI, it's customary to add comments to the bottom of User's talk pages. It took me a minute to find yours.
While the lack of any fraternities and sororities is one of BYU's unique features, the highly religious/LDS nature of the college covers some of this ground. Moreover, this is not necessarily something more unique to BYU than its extraordinary rate of bilingualism, the fact that it hosts the national Welsh library and the largest Welsh program in the country, the fact that it has its own 5-star restaurant, the fact that it requires essentially an entire semester-worth of religion credits, or that it has the largest and longest-running foreign film program in the nation. These are only a few of the unique and significant things about BYU, none of which show up in the first paragraph. And there's really no need for them to.
Regarding Spring break, I really don't see that as all that phenomenal—BYU's Winter semester ends significantly earlier than that of most universities. It may be better to think that BYU has a Spring break, but it is given at the end of the semester, rather than in the middle.
Cheers. The Jade Knight 21:55, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
I highly recommend you use the "preview" button before posting, so you can get all of your corrections in one go. BTW, the only arguments you present which I find persuasive suggest that the mission experience has a significant indirect impact on BYU's language program. If the mission was the primary factor in language learning, roughly 80-90% of BYU's language classes would be filled with men (as less than 15% of women serve missions). However, this is not remotely the case. French classes at BYU, for example (from my personal experience), tend to have female majorities. The upper-level Welsh classes at BYU have overwhelming female majorities (though it seems to be more even at the lower levels). It is extreme oversimplification to blame the entire language program on missions. Certainly, they have an impact, but I see no compelling evidence that suggests that it is an overwhelming one. The Jade Knight 10:00, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
I reverted back so we could discuss without losing info. I recognize that my changes give some undue weigh to the history section, but a subarticle and a summary, not a revert is the answer to that. Please discuss further on the article's talk page. Wrad 19:41, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Tell you what... The restoration of the history section still doesn't restore a lot of the work I did to improve the references in the intro and infobox, so I'm going to revert all the way back and then undo only the main text of the intro, so that only that portion is the way it was before. Then we can discuss it. Wrad 20:14, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
I just responded to your recent post. I'm letting you know here because it's kind of in the middle of the discussion and may be difficult to find later. Basically, the lead is supposed to summarize the article, not just be a collection of the most important points (which our lead currently is trying to do). Wrad 23:57, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
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If you look at any decent university article on wikipedia they all would say whether they were public or private. Think about if you only had ten seconds to find out what BYU was about. "University" alone is not helpful. Is it a boys-only university? Is it coeducational? Is it a research university? Is it private or state sponsored? if it is private, who sponsors it? These questions must be answered in the lead. Please look at some of the FA university articles and get an idea of what a good university article looks like. Wrad 05:10, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
I am reporting you to Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/3RR. Wikipedia rules say you can revert one article no more than three times in one day. You reverted at least five times yesterday. Such action can and will get you blocked and hurt the growth of consensus. Wrad 16:56, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
I have left a note at [ [2]]. Regards, Mercury 01:32, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
Please see the discussion on the talk page about the Intro before reverting again. You almost got yourself blocked last time. It's time to start seriously discussing the intro rather than starting edit wars. Wrad ( talk) 17:23, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
Those are valid concerns. But, you need to discuss the issue with the other editors on the article's talk page. As it stands now, there is consensus that the lead is proper. If you think this is incorrect, go to the talk page and discuss it with everyone. Explain your concerns and try to work them out. I am sure if you just start talking with everyone they will listen and work on a compromise. KnightLago ( talk) 18:35, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
None of them are. The Church doesn't favor one over the other. I've researched this and have been unable to find any official source saying BYU is the flagship university. That's just not the way the Church does things. The BY Universities are centered in the CES, not at BYU. Wrad ( talk) 20:19, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
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-- Eustress ( talk) 02:47, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
I've reverted your edit regarding urban blight in the article on Mesa, Arizona because I feel the existing wording is less POV. Would you mind discussing it on the article's talk page before changing it back again? Thanks! • WarpFlyght ( talk • contribs) 20:01, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks to all those who helped out with May's collaborative project ( J. Reuben Clark Law School) and other BYU-related articles. I look forward to working with you on this month's article. Go Cougars! -- Eustress ( talk) 16:10, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
While I see your point, the line about "99.7%..." is out of place in the construction of the paragraph...it needs to be mentioned with relevant material; i.e. where I placed it. The opening paragraphs are supposed to summarize what someone will find in the article, yes, but the opening paragraphs should also be able to stand on their own in terms of logical flow and structure. You wouldn't randomly mention that 99.7% of BYU-I students are LDS and then a paragraph later mention it again in different words...you'd put them together.
"Mormon" or "Members of the LDS Church" is irrelevant if there is a wikilink provided. Both are accepable and correct terms.
As for the 99% being the most "defining characteristic of the school" that may be your opinion, but it is hardly THE definining characteristic especially since it is a "Mormon" school. It is certainly, however, noteworthy and should be included in the opening.
The opening should first introduce the school and where it is located; then it should fit the school into any system it is a part of (in this case CES and the relationship with BYU); finally, the opening introduces noteworthy aspects of the school that are explained in more detail in the article.-- JonRidinger ( talk) 06:17, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
First of all, if you are going to use race, either state the race of both parents or neither. Its misleading to state the race of only one parent. Secondly his race is irrelevent, its ethnicity thats common to lead biographies/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Therock40756 ( talk • contribs) 02:27, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
You are also approaching three reverts in 24 hours, you could be blocked if you continue. --— Realist2 ( Come Speak To Me) 02:37, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
The color of his skin is of zero interest to me. Discuss it on the talk page. Do it again and you will likely be blocked. --— Realist2 ( Come Speak To Me) 02:40, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Hello, you appear to be an admin or a mediator of some sort. I have added Barack Obama's mother's race to his entry, but someone keeps deleting it. What is the best way to resolve this dispute? Thanks. JackWilliams ( talk) 02:26, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Reply: Get your thick head out of your prideful rear end and try to get it wrapped around the idea that BYU isn't the best school in the system. It isn't. Wrad ( talk) 01:30, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks to all those who helped out with BYU-related articles this last month, and a big thank you to Wrad for helping get June's Collaboration ( BYU Jerusalem Center) to GA status. I look forward to working with you on this month's article. Go BYU! -- Eustress ( talk) 17:17, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi. Please don't take my reversions personally, but the material you added had problems, as described in my edit summaries. If you need any further clarification, don't hesitate to ask. I'd love to see Firefly's Featured Article status be maintained and enhanced by new material. Jclemens ( talk) 04:21, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Thanks to all those who helped out with BYU-related articles this last month, and a big thank you to Wrad for helping make some big strides on July's Collaboration ( BYU Hawaii). I look forward to working with you on this month's article. Go BYU! -- Eustress ( talk) 00:43, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
I recently created an article, Randy L. Bott, for which some notability concerns have been raised. Whether I'm right or wrong, I'd appreciate it if you took a look. Thanks! -- Eustress ( talk) 22:09, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
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