AnneStark

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Help request

I'm an administrator at Northern Michigan University and the only Wikipedia page I contribute to is the NMU page. Since June it's been flagged as needing sources. Can you tell me what needs a source and is the NMU website a legitimate 3rd party source?

I have generally avoided creating reference links to www.nmu.edu since it might be perceived as yet another PR flack whitewashing their company's article. While I want NMU to be perceived in the best light, I'm not interested in adding anything that violates the NPOV. That's icky, and besides, there are multiple regular editors who update the NMU article. My changes would get reverted within minutes.

Thanks in advance.

Please leave me feedback here,--AnneStark 16:29, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Hi Anne! I think the helpme above is in reference to this comment. I'll do my best to answer it. As to the reference tag, Frog47 added it, so you could ask directly on his/her talk page. I suspect that Frog47 didn't have a problem with any one claim in the article, but some independent sources, such as a book or article publishing by an entity other than the university or Michigan university system, would lend the article credence. Failing that, self-published sources such as the book already referenced or the website you mentioned are OK for Wikipedia, as long as other sources don't contradict them. The website might not be a third-party source, but the student newspaper is at least a little closer.

As to the NPOV issue, we have a conflict of interest guideline, that discourages editing where a conflict of interest exists, but sanctions it where discussion and care are undertaken to ensure that a neutral POV is upheld. The first suggestion of that guideline, btw, is to openly identify any conflict of interest, which you've already done. Kudos. Anyway, who more knowledgeable about the university than someone directly connected to it? Hope that answers your questions. Put the {{helpme}} tag back up if you have any more queries. Cheers.--Chaser - T 02:11, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

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Northern Michigan University

I saw your note at the new user helpdesk about improving and contributing images to a university article. I'm guessing you're talking about the Northern Michigan University article (call it a hunch). Anyways, you can upload images that the university own and is willing license under GDFL with no problems (I would recommend uploading them to m:Wikimedia then). If the University wishes to remain in control of the images, then you can just call the usage under fair use and license them with {{promotional}} or {{promophoto}}. I wish more schools would take the stance your school is. Be sure to never turn the page into a marketing tool, or add items that can't be verified. No doubt NMU is the best school, but unless another respectable source (US News Rankings) says so, you can't put it on the page. If you have questions, just ask. There are plenty of nice people here to help. And if you do step over the line by accident, it's not a big deal as others will surely help you get it to a more appropriate tone. Good luck. MECU≈talk 17:34, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

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NMU residential stuff needs citations

Can you find any sources for the material you restored to Northern Michigan University? Kansan (talk) 17:50, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Kansan (talk) 16:09, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

B, R, and now D

Since you've reverted one of my edits without even bothering to use an edit summary, surely you're going to discuss in the article's Talk page your reasoning, right? ElKevbo (talk) 13:52, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Not sure if I'm supposed to reply here or on your talk page. In the middle of a busy day, got derailed by other projects as I was editing. I did not mean to slight you, just took some extra time to find the right references. There are additional citations on the Northern Michigan University article now AnneStark (talk) 14:41, 17 May 2011 (UTC).

Please reply on the article's Talk page. And specifically address why that information - a listing of student leaders - should belong in that encyclopedia article. Thanks! ElKevbo (talk) 14:52, 17 May 2011 (UTC)