Talk:Woodward Academy

Unverified Research

This article contains information that is either unverified or is original research. The section where this is most prevalent is under Almuni, stating that Kenan Thompson and Erskine Mayer are graduates. If this is true, please cite the source of this information. For more information, please see Wikipedia:No_original_research. - Connor.carey 23:13, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Alumni

Can anyone substantiate that Kenan Thompson and Erskine Mayer actually graduated from the school? Can anyone provide class years? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.143.230.101 (talk) 02:13, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Kenan attended but did not graduate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.155.131.119 (talk) 21:12, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

If anyone can find proper evidence suggesting such claims, please include them. Otherwise, do not add anything, unless you can cite reliable sources. For more information, please see: Wikipedia's guide to verifiability. connor.carey (talk) 23:21, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

The article at Society for American Baseball Research would appear to be a reliable source for Erskine Mayer. There is also a reference at Erskine Mayer, but it seems to be a duplicate of the wikipedia article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.81.85.142 (talk) 04:32, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

People who attended but did not graduate are nonetheless alumni. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:37, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Copyvio?

The middle text has a strong smell of copyvio. It reads like advertising copy. Secretlondon 08:05, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

It could be from here. It's hard to tell who copied from whom. BrianSmithson 18:23, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

See In & Around College Park. That, with Woodward Academy History makes practically the whole article a cut-and-paste brochure, so-called "logo" photograph included. I'm reverting it back to the newest non-infringing version that I can find, per policy posted at Wikipedia:Copyright problems. Those who care about this article need to produce original content or provide proof that Wikipedia has a GFDL-compatible license to the copyrighted material found on other sites. -- Kbh3rd 04:23, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

Copyright violation documented

I'm re-reverting back to a non-infringing version. Wikipedia cannot tolerate copyright violations. Substantial portions of the article are copied verbatim from external sources, and that's a big problem even if the entire article is not plagarized. Below are a couple of examples. Again, Those who care about this article need to produce original content. At a minimum, all infringing content needs to be redacted.

I assume that the anonymous users so interested in padding out this article are either students or alumni of this fine institution. I doubt that Woodward teaches or tolerates unethical and illegal behavior such as violating others' legal copyrights. In fact, the Woodward Academy Acceptable Use Agreement for computer and Internet use states in part:

Violations include, but are not limited to, the following: ... Copyright Violations ... copying, selling or distributing copyrighted material plagiarism - using other's words or ideas as your own[1]

-- Kbh3rd 21:52, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

Wikpedia	External sites
Since its founding, Woodward Academy has embraced a philosophy of education ... to make a positive difference in each student's education.	Since its founding, Woodward Academy has embraced a philosophy of education ... to make a positive difference in each student's education.[2]
Colonel John Charles Woodward, founder of Georgia Military Academy, devoted his vision, talent and skill ... opened the doors to the first 30 students of Georgia Military Academy in College Park.	Colonel John Charles Woodward, founder of Georgia Military Academy, devoted his vision, talent and skill ... opened the doors to the first 30 students of Georgia Military Academy in College Park.[3]
Because of the fine international reputation of Cox College, the community of College Park envisioned ... The price? A non-interest bearing loan of $1,500 to be repaid ... the building was renamed Founder’s Hall.	Because of the fine international reputation of Cox College, the community of College Park envisioned ... The price? A non-interest bearing loan of $1,500 to be repaid ... the building was renamed Founder’s Hall.[4]

An anonymous user left this on my talk page:

The information on the page is quoted from the school's website and there is documentation at the end of the page. As long as the information regarding this site is quoted, I don't see anything wrong with that. If the quoting format is incorrect, please let me know. Thank you.

The rules on fair use are fairly restrictive. I'm not the expert. I'd be surprised to find in the copyright law somewhere that simple use of quotation marks make it okay to copy wholesale, or that admitting that you're copying makes it okay. The real answer is to do the right thing, not the easy thing, and create original content. Or get documented permission to copy the material. -- Kbh3rd 05:25, 20 November 2005 (UTC)

Dr. Hank Payne

The president of Woodward Academy, Dr. Hank Payne, passed away on January 07, 2008. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.232.138.30 (talk) 21:22, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Amy Carter

I can find no evidence that she ever attended this place. She went straight from public school in Plains to public school in Washington, D.C. Unless somebody has some evidence, I will continue to remove this apparent urban legend from the article. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:03, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Agreed. The Amy Carter article clearly states she lived in Plains, then after her father was elected President attended several schools in DC, including Stevens Elementary, Hardy Middle, and finally the private Holton-Arms School. Apparently, she attended Tri-County High School in Buena Vista, Georgia, for a time, but I can find no reliable sources whatsoever to verify that she ever attended Woodward Academy. In fact, it does not appear that she ever lived in the city of Atlanta, and certainly not during her secondary school years. — Satori Son 13:17, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Amy Carter graduated from Woodward Academy in 1985, it is a fact. You can call the school and confirm this information.S07051970 (talk) 19:23, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

If it is a fact, it will be published in a reliable source somewhere. We don't care what legends you have heard there or from Woodward grads. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:27, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

NY Times added as a source. Reliable enough? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 18.111.105.122 (talk) 07:46, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Yup. That's all that was ever asked. Now somebody needs to correct the Amy Carter article. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:38, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

A little belated — okay, a lot belated — but I've finally fixed the Amy Carter article. Thanks very much for the source. — Satori Son 16:31, 2 September 2011 (UTC)