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User talk:Pacman

2008-01-18T11:11:50Z

YOUAREIDIOTS: /* Chat */

== Chat ==

DEAR PACMAN YOU ARE A SHITHEAD. GET A LIFE

:I left a message for you at [[User talk:Admin#Chat with Pacman]]. [[User:Admin|Admin]] 00:11, 18 March 2007 (PDT)

== Logo voting ==

Hi. It would be great to decide on a logo. Could you please head over to '''[[Logo]]''' to place your vote or upload a new design. [[User:Admin|Admin]] 18:26, 18 March 2007 (EDT)

== Brown ==

Believe it or not, kids used to chant, "What's the color of horse shit? Brown! Brown!" at football games. [[User:Adolph Lewisohn|Adolph Lewisohn]] 06:39, 19 March 2007 (EDT)

==Thanks==
Very helpful edits! [[User:Ttan|Ttan]] 22:49, 1 April 2007 (EDT)

==CC Admissions==
*I removed the part about regular decision because 8.9% is the total admission rate for CC. The RD rate is even lower.
*I removed the comparisons to Harvard and Yale because they're dishonest at best, and factually wrong at worst.
*Harvard and Yale (as well Princeton, Dartmouth, and Brown) all include their engineering students in their reported statistics. Granted, this is because engineering is a division in the university, and not a separate school. You just declare an engineering major when the time comes. You're admitted to the "college" in general when you apply.
*However, Penn and Cornell are similar to Columbia in respect to having a school of engineering with separate admissions processes. Even then, both include those statistics in their overall admissions (as well as all of their other divisions...)
*Therefore to use just CC's rate in comparison with other schools' overall rate is not a fair comparison, and amounts to dishonest self-aggrandizement (in my opinion). I hope this justifies my edits.

:*Yes, come to think of it, those are very fair points. Thanks for the clarification. [[User:Reaganaut|Reaganaut]] 21:25, 6 April 2007 (EDT)

==Columbia University Statistical Abstract==
The greatest stat source ever: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/opir/abstract/ [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 11:05, 9 April 2007 (EDT)

==Random Questions==
Hey, I noticed that you when you categorize things, you'll do for example '''<nowiki>[[Category:SEAS students|Weinberg]]</nowiki>''' instead of just '''<nowiki>[[Category:SEAS students]]</nowiki>'''. What does that do? Should I do that? [[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 15:47, 24 May 2007 (EDT)
:Yes, you should (with people's names, at least). That way, they're arranged on the category page by alphabetized last name, rather than first. [[User:Pacman|Pacman]] 16:16, 24 May 2007 (EDT)
::Ooooh, interesting. Will do. Thanks for the tip! [[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 16:17, 24 May 2007 (EDT)

==weathermen article==
where are you getting your information for the claim that the weathermen were trying to bomb alma mater? wikipedia says they were bombing Fort Dix. [[User:Foobar|Foobar]] 08:09, 31 May 2007 (EDT)
:Here's one source, for starters: http://www.columbiaspectator.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=ce2f5cee-0b46-465b-ad83-e0600bca4d92 [[User:Pacman|Pacman]] 12:26, 31 May 2007 (EDT)

You're a machine! Nice work. --[[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 03:34, 16 July 2007 (EDT)

==de Bary==

"de Bary", not "De Bary" (unless starting a sentence), and certainly not "deBary".

== thanksgiving history edits ==

these historical edits (year-by-year) are great! where are you finding this stuff?

it does make me wonder though if more things could be cited w/references so people easily can find documentation/verification or followup info. do you know: is there some sort of best practices statement by wikipedia about when a reference is necessary? [[User:Foobar|Foobar]] 07:08, 23 November 2007 (EST)
: i found wikip's best practices page: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cite_sources#When_you_add_content here] [[User:Foobar|Foobar]] 07:29, 23 November 2007 (EST)

:Not sure how to cite it, since I'm getting it all from one site: http://beatl.barnard.columbia.edu/stand_columbia/Timeline1970-03.html [[User:Pacman|Pacman]] 10:14, 23 November 2007 (EST)

User talk:Pacman

2008-01-18T11:10:56Z

YOUAREIDIOTS: /* Chat */

== Chat ==

It would be great to have an (anonymous) chat with you [http://www.wikicu.com/chat.html here]. I'll be online this evening. I'll leave you another message on this page when I'm on. Thanks, [[User:Admin|Admin]] 14:21, 8 March 2007 (PST) DEAR PACMAN YOU ARE A LITTLE SHIT

:I left a message for you at [[User talk:Admin#Chat with Pacman]]. [[User:Admin|Admin]] 00:11, 18 March 2007 (PDT)

== Logo voting ==

Hi. It would be great to decide on a logo. Could you please head over to '''[[Logo]]''' to place your vote or upload a new design. [[User:Admin|Admin]] 18:26, 18 March 2007 (EDT)

== Brown ==

Believe it or not, kids used to chant, "What's the color of horse shit? Brown! Brown!" at football games. [[User:Adolph Lewisohn|Adolph Lewisohn]] 06:39, 19 March 2007 (EDT)

==Thanks==
Very helpful edits! [[User:Ttan|Ttan]] 22:49, 1 April 2007 (EDT)

==CC Admissions==
*I removed the part about regular decision because 8.9% is the total admission rate for CC. The RD rate is even lower.
*I removed the comparisons to Harvard and Yale because they're dishonest at best, and factually wrong at worst.
*Harvard and Yale (as well Princeton, Dartmouth, and Brown) all include their engineering students in their reported statistics. Granted, this is because engineering is a division in the university, and not a separate school. You just declare an engineering major when the time comes. You're admitted to the "college" in general when you apply.
*However, Penn and Cornell are similar to Columbia in respect to having a school of engineering with separate admissions processes. Even then, both include those statistics in their overall admissions (as well as all of their other divisions...)
*Therefore to use just CC's rate in comparison with other schools' overall rate is not a fair comparison, and amounts to dishonest self-aggrandizement (in my opinion). I hope this justifies my edits.

:*Yes, come to think of it, those are very fair points. Thanks for the clarification. [[User:Reaganaut|Reaganaut]] 21:25, 6 April 2007 (EDT)

==Columbia University Statistical Abstract==
The greatest stat source ever: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/opir/abstract/ [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 11:05, 9 April 2007 (EDT)

==Random Questions==
Hey, I noticed that you when you categorize things, you'll do for example '''<nowiki>[[Category:SEAS students|Weinberg]]</nowiki>''' instead of just '''<nowiki>[[Category:SEAS students]]</nowiki>'''. What does that do? Should I do that? [[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 15:47, 24 May 2007 (EDT)
:Yes, you should (with people's names, at least). That way, they're arranged on the category page by alphabetized last name, rather than first. [[User:Pacman|Pacman]] 16:16, 24 May 2007 (EDT)
::Ooooh, interesting. Will do. Thanks for the tip! [[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 16:17, 24 May 2007 (EDT)

==weathermen article==
where are you getting your information for the claim that the weathermen were trying to bomb alma mater? wikipedia says they were bombing Fort Dix. [[User:Foobar|Foobar]] 08:09, 31 May 2007 (EDT)
:Here's one source, for starters: http://www.columbiaspectator.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=ce2f5cee-0b46-465b-ad83-e0600bca4d92 [[User:Pacman|Pacman]] 12:26, 31 May 2007 (EDT)

You're a machine! Nice work. --[[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 03:34, 16 July 2007 (EDT)

==de Bary==

"de Bary", not "De Bary" (unless starting a sentence), and certainly not "deBary".

== thanksgiving history edits ==

these historical edits (year-by-year) are great! where are you finding this stuff?

it does make me wonder though if more things could be cited w/references so people easily can find documentation/verification or followup info. do you know: is there some sort of best practices statement by wikipedia about when a reference is necessary? [[User:Foobar|Foobar]] 07:08, 23 November 2007 (EST)
: i found wikip's best practices page: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cite_sources#When_you_add_content here] [[User:Foobar|Foobar]] 07:29, 23 November 2007 (EST)

:Not sure how to cite it, since I'm getting it all from one site: http://beatl.barnard.columbia.edu/stand_columbia/Timeline1970-03.html [[User:Pacman|Pacman]] 10:14, 23 November 2007 (EST)

Alex Gartenfeld

2008-01-18T11:08:58Z

YOUAREIDIOTS:

'''Alex Gartenfeld''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2008|08]] is the former editor of ''[[The Eye]]''. He has worked for Parkett, Printed Matter, and as a research assistant to curators at Art Basel and MoMA. He writes for Paper Magazine and has contributed articles to ArtPapers, the New York Observer, and the New York Sun. An article published in the Blue and White falsely reported that he planned to move to Berlin after graduation; subsequently, a number of members of that publication's staff volunteered to serve as his intern.

==External links==
*[http://www.alexgartenfeld.com/ Gartenfeld's website]
*[http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=4619&tpl_override=print_tpl Campus characters: Alex Gartenfeld] (scroll)

[[Category:Columbia College students|Gartenfeld]]
[[Category:Class of 2008|Gartenfeld]]

Alex Gartenfeld

2008-01-14T17:24:33Z

YOUAREIDIOTS:

'''Alex Gartenfeld''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2008|08]] is the former editor of ''[[The Eye]]''. He has worked for Printed Matter, Parkett, and Galerie Neu in Berlin. He works as a research assistant to curators at ArtBasel and MoMA, and has freelanced for ArtPapers, the New York Sun, Paper Magazine, the New York Observer, and Museo. An article in the Blue and White falsely reported that he plans to move to Berlin post-graduation, and have an intern. A number of self-loathing editors from the Blue and White volunteered for the position.

==External links==
*[http://www.alexgartenfeld.com/ Gartenfeld's website]
*[http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=4619&tpl_override=print_tpl Campus characters: Alex Gartenfeld] (scroll)

[[Category:Columbia College students|Gartenfeld]]
[[Category:Class of 2008|Gartenfeld]]