Talk:Albuquerque Academy

message: well done one of the best school stages in the state ...tell us a bit more ... alumni.... refs and pics. Be neutral! welcome Victuallers 22:57, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

message: Please keep in mind that the Rivalry section should not become overloaded with examples of what St. Pius High School has done to Albuquerque Academy or vice versa.  I don't think that's a problem now, but any more examples and that's exactly what could happen.  Vontafeijos 02:38, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Rivalry additions

message: From Wikipedia's policy page on Verifiability
The burden of evidence lies with the editor who has made the edit. Editors should therefore provide references. Any edit lacking a source may be removed. If you doubt the truthfulness of an unsourced statement, remove it to the talk page. Otherwise, just request a source.
I'm not going to remove every unsourced statement on AA's page, but they DO need to be cited to conform to Wikipedia policy.  Please leave the citation flags in so people know what needs a citation.  It would be even more constructive to find sources for these claims.  
Thanks.
* Very well.  I will try to find sources for the facts you have flagged.  You should sign in, by the way, and sign your posts here with the four tildes.  -Vontafeijos 05:36, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Verifiability 

message: The following claims are chronically uncited and are being move here to the talk page :
Sale of the land over the years and careful management of the proceeds created a $200 million endowment which since then has grown, placing the Albuquerque Academy among the highest endowed secondary schools in the United States
The student population of the Academy ranks among the most diverse for independent schools throughout the country
Albuquerque Academy prides itself on its personal attention to its students with an 8:1 student/teacher ratio, but simply in terms of such tangibles as facilities and average SAT score, the school now ranks alongside such schools as St. Mark's School of Texas in Dallas and the Kinkaid School in Houston.
The following reference is from a student newspaper and is not a credible source.  It is being removed.
Nelson, Robby (September 2002). "'X' Marks the spot: a rivalry since 1954". The Albuquerque Academy Advocate.
The following reference is incomplete and is being moved here to the talk page until a full and complete citation can be given:
High School Journalism Lighthouse Award Winners. 2005.
--Ryan Utt 07:16, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contested Claims & References 

message: I'm doubting the notability of some of these so-called "notable alumni." In particular:
*Greg Archuleta, "controversial Lobo football writer for the Albuquerque Journal."
*Martin Chavez, "computer programmer and Wall Street broker, not to be confused with the Albuquerque Mayor of the same name."
*Michael Robbins, "World Bank Consultant and PhD student at the University of Michigan."
As it stands, none of these entries sufficiently explain why the subject is notable. Credentials like "World Bank Consultant," "programmer and Wall Street broker," or "controversial Lobo football writer" do not constitute notability. If these people are to remain in the list, better evidence of notability needs to be provided.
Camerafiend 02:06, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Fair point. Let's be skeptical and get rid of those for now until notability can be established. -Vontafeijos 05:34, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

text: Agreed.  Of all of them, perhaps only Notah is notable. Ehusman 19:00, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable alumni 

message: *Robert Murphy, noted lawyer and Government Teacher
*Andrew Connors, Assistant Curator of the Smithsonian Museum and Art History Teacher
*Charles Bergman, IBM Developer and History 10, Senior Humanities Teacher
*Alan Vraspir, Winner of the 2009 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement Teachers
*Ralph Figueroa, Former Wesleyan University admissions officer and main character of The Gatekeepers.
Objections? Comments? -- Spireguy (talk) 16:36, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Notable former and current faculty

message: I mainly focused on the history section, trying to make it more readable, tightening it up, and correcting some information. (E.g. I don't think the BLM ever had any role in the land swap, and the CABQ source confirms that it was in fact the Forest Service.) I also did some random cleanup on other sections, including the Bear Canyon subsection. Hope the edits are an improvement. Overall the article still needs more verifiable, independent citations, as mentioned by various folks above; that's a longer-term project. However for some noncontroversial facts I did cite the school as a source, as an interim measure. -- Spireguy 23:20, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Various edits 

message: Hello 71.222.163.43---regarding the recent edits to the Simms Library subsection:
*First, I don't think I was completely clear in my edit summary regarding the topographic map, sorry. The point I was trying to make was that "highest point" usually means "highest elevation". Since the campus is on a slope, ground level at the far east end of campus is quite a lot higher than it is at the library--to be precise, 130 feet higher, see the Topozone map. Unless the spire is over 130 feet tall, it's not the highest point on campus, even if it is the tallest structure. (Is it definitely taller than the ExEd tower?) So I'd like to change it back to "tallest structure" with a  tag to note that even that claim really should be sourced. (Of course much of the article still needs better citations.)
*Second, about "most iconic"; I see that you deleted the "weasel words", which is appropriate. But I still think the whole thing should go. Who says it is "most iconic"? That's quite a subjective statement, so it's dubious under neutral point of view, especially since it is unsourced. So I would like to delete the "most iconic" entirely unless/until a source is found for such a claim. Remember that the burden is on the editor putting in material, if it is at all controversial, to make sure that it is NPOV and verifiable.
*Please respond to these comments; I won't make revisions right away. Thanks -- Spireguy 21:18, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Simms library 

message: I removed the following: 
:The Academy devotes an entire day to diversity each year, called Diversity Day. (For two years, in 2007 and 2008, the day was split into two half days, and in 2011, this day will not be observed in order to accommodate the ISAS Fine Arts Festival) This day features a forum with music, dancing, skits, and video presentations; group activities on themes related to diversity; and a long row of booths featuring some of the Academy's many clubs, many offering food from different countries or ethnicities.
That material is now outdated since Diversity Day is being reconfigured as multiple shorter segments throughout the year. -- Spireguy (talk) 14:42, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed Diversity Day material 

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