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{{Infobox_School2 | name = St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
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| motto = Signum Fidei <br> ''(Sign of Faith)''
== [[Lee Smith (baseball)]] ==
| established = [[1861]]
| type = [[Private school|Private]], all-male
| head_name2 = Religious Affiliation
| head2 = [[Roman Catholic]], [[Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools|Christian Brothers]]
| head_name = President
| head = Robert Scott, [[AFSC]]
| faculty = 60
| students = 750
| mascot = Marauders
| free_label = Colors
| free = Maroon, Silver, and White
| city = [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]
| state = [[New York|NY]]
| country = [[United States|USA]]
| website = [http://www.sjci.com/ www.sjci.com]
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'''St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute''', founded in [[1861]], is an independent [[Roman Catholic]] [[college preparatory]] school for young men. Established by the [[Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools|De La Salle Christian Brothers]], SJCI is chartered by the [[University of the State of New York|Board of Regents of New York State]] and accredited by the [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]]. It is a member of the Christian Brothers' Education Association, The College Board, and the [[National Catholic Education Association]].
Thank you for evaluating the article and awarding it GA status. Hopefully, we can get FA soon. =) '''[[User:Nishkid64|<span style="background:#009;color:#7FFF00">Nish</span><span style="background:cyan;color:#009">kid</span>]][[User talk:Nishkid64|<span style="background:orange;color:navy blue">64</span>]]''' 02:50, 12 January 2007 (UTC)


== Mission ==
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== WP:ADOPT ==


The mission of SJCI is to nurture and to educate young men within a Christ-centered community for lives of accomplishment and service in a Catholic [[Jean-Baptiste de la Salle|Lasallian]] tradition.
Hi there,


== History ==
As a user looking to Adopt with the [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User|Adopt-a-User]] program, there has been some ongoing developments that we would like to bring to your attention, as well as request help with the backlog at [[:Category:Wikipedians seeking to be adopted in Adopt-a-user]].


The History of St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is predated by only a few years by that of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo]], which was established on [[April 23]], [[1847]]. The Very Reverend John Timon, named the first Bishop of Buffalo by [[Pope Pius IX]], was consecrated in [[St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, New York|St. Patrick's Cathedral]], New York City, on Sunday, [[October 17]] and arrived in Buffalo on [[October 22]], [[1847]].
You should know that the way the adoption process works has changed slightly. To decrease workload at [[:Category:Wikipedians seeking to be adopted in Adopt-a-user]] on offering adoption please change the '''<nowiki>{{Adoptme}}</nowiki>''' template to '''<nowiki>{{Adoptoffer}}</nowiki>''' on the user's user page, and this will add the user to [[:Category:Wikipedians having been offered adoption]]. Users that have already been offered adoption can always have a second or third offer, but by separating out those users that have not had an adoption offer yet, it is hoped that no one will go lacking. Once adoption is complete please use the templates found [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User/Adoptee's Area/Resources|here]] on the Adoptee's and your user page.


In 1849, Bishop Timon moved into the Webster House on Franklin Street. Always concerned with vocations to the priesthood, he established in the rectory a [[seminary]] for three young men. The seminary was named St. Joseph's College because of a special veneration the bishop held for St. Joseph. Its early history was a varied one, as it moved from one location to another in several areas of the city.
Also numerous Adopters have been adding their details to a [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User/Adoptee's Area/Adopters|list of users available for adopting]], to offer a more personalised service and allow new users to browse through and pick their own Adopter. The quickest way to adopt though, is still to contact users at the [[:Category:Wikipedians seeking to be adopted in Adopt-a-user]].


Later in 1850., Bishop Timon asked the [[Oblates of Mary]] Immaculate to staff the seminary in his residence. On [[July 2]], [[1851]], the Oblates arrived and opened a school chartered on [[March 12]], [[1851]] under the name "The Buffalo College of St. Joseph," which Bishop Timon said, "...exists for missionary and no other purpose."
Furthermore a new [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User/Adopter's Area|Adopter's Area]] has been created where you can find useful [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User/Adopter's Area/Resources|resources]] and other Adopter's [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User/Adopter's Area/Experiences|experiences]]. Please feel free to add any resources you have and if you know of any useful resources for new users / Adoptees then you can add them [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User/Adoptee's Area/Resources|here]].


In August of 1861, six Christian Brothers from New York and Montreal arrived in Buffalo and settled at 187 Terrace Street. Brother Crispian, Director of this first Christian Brothers' community in Buffalo, Brother Pompian (Sub-Director), Brothers Demedrian, Ptolemy, Benedict and one Brother whose religious name is unknown had come to the city in response to Bishop Timon's urgent plea for assistance in educating the Catholic youth of Buffalo.
So I hope you get adopting soon - and if you have any general questions or suggestions about the further development of [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User]] please bring them to our [[Wikipedia talk:Adopt-a-User|talk page.]] Cheers [[User talk:Lethaniol|Lethaniol]] 15:25, 13 January 2007 (UTC)


[[Image:sjci3.jpg|frame|right|Gift of the Class of 1957]]
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==Third Opinion for [[Talk:Burk's_Falls, Ontario]]==
Hi Wizardman. I noticed that Agha Nader re-added the Third Opinion request for that page even after your removed it. Since you already addressed it, and no further conflict erupted, I don't think he was supposed to do that. He is rather new, and his limited experience has been primarily with articles that I have edited, so he may not have known any better. In any case, do you think that you could re-remove it? I would do it myself, but that wouldn't look right since I am an involved party. [[User:The Behnam|The Behnam]] 00:02, 14 January 2007 (UTC)


The first building in which the Brothers taught was built by a local contractor, a Mr. Flanagan, at a cost of $7,000. Two departments were started in this first school on September 2, 1861: St. Joseph's Academy (a tuition school), with 130 boys registered, and St. Joseph's Free School, with 150 boys. The brick building was located opposite Union Terrace, which at that time was a beautiful park. The Free School was located on the first floor of the building, the Academy on the second floor., and the Brothers dormitory on the third floor. This building, later known as "Old Cathedral Hall," was located at 1 Delaware Avenue.
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== My RfA ==


In response to numerous requests from clergy and parents, and after being closed for two years, St. Joseph's College reopened in September 1893. Due to the railroad station at Union Terrace and the encroachment of business and manufacturing interests, the Delaware Avenue site was no longer a desirable one. For what they knew would be a temporary stay, the Brothers rented a two-story brick building at 473 Prospect Avenue near Jersey Street which housed about fifty pupils during each of the four years the school occupied it.
Hi. Thanks for your support during my RfA. I hope you don't mind me asking but I was wondering why you withdrew the comment you made about people opposing my candidacy because of my unwillingness to handle images. Please do feel free not to answer, it's an honest question with no intention other than to understand what's going on. I have to say that I am puzzled by the way the RfA has turned out and am quite saddened by the lack of trust of some of my fellow Wikipedians. Cheers, [[User:Pascal.Tesson|Pascal.Tesson]] 06:15, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
:Thanks a lot for the quick reply. You are probably right in saying that it's a bit late in the RfA to change the outcome. In any case, I certainly did not write to you with the intent of asking you to put the message back up. I was simply worried that you had suddenly decided that my inexperience with images ''was'' a perfectly good reason for not trusting me with admin tools. As I said, the whole process has seemed so [[Kafkaesque]] that I'm getting a bit paranoid! Best, [[User:Pascal.Tesson|Pascal.Tesson]] 06:35, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
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== TeckWiz's RFA ==


In 1945, plans were again taken up for the "new St. Joe's" on Kenmore Avenue. Brother Andrew of the Cross-sponsored a drive to secure funds to commence the project. The proposed plan was to include three buildings: a general school building to accommodate 900 students, a gymnasium with three basketball courts and a seating capacity of 2000, and a faculty house with accommodations for thirty brothers. In addition, there were to be football and baseball fields, a quarter-mile cinder track, and facilities for other sports.
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The first classes were held in the new building on [[April 19]], [[1950]]. In the years to follow, the new facility allowed for increases in both the size of the student body and the number of faculty members. Such facilities as a drafting room, photographic darkroom and a soda fountain were appealing to the students. The school also featured, according to news accounts of the day, such modern innovations" as a public address system linking the principal's office to all rooms of the school and green glass chalkboards, replacing the old familiar blackboards." The new building was dedicated on [[May 14]], [[1950]].
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== An article which you started, or significantly expanded, ''[[Fred Roberts]]'', was selected for [[WP:DYK|DYK]]! ==


On November 16, 2006, it was announced that alumnus Jack Cullen had made a gift of $2 million to support construction of new science laboratories and classrooms, as well as the annual school musical.[http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20061117/1034419.asp] The gift is believed to be the largest gift ever awarded to a Buffalo high school.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
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Thanks for your contributions! '''[[User:Nishkid64|<span style="background:#009;color:#7FFF00">Nish</span><span style="background:cyan;color:#009">kid</span>]][[User talk:Nishkid64|<span style="background:orange;color:navy blue">64</span>]]''' 23:05, 15 January 2007 (UTC)


[[Image:sjci2.jpg|frame|right|845 Kenmore Avenue]]
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==Your revisions on RfA discussions==
I've noticed that you have a rather disconcerting habit at RfA of posting a comment and later revising your comment, usually by completely removing your previous comment, for example:


== Facilities ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_adminship%2FSoman&diff=100968251&oldid=100967417 Soman's RfA]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Newyorkbrad&diff=prev&oldid=100945150 Newyorkbrad's RfA]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_adminship/Pascal.Tesson&diff=next&oldid=100571383 comment deleted on Pascal.Tesson's RfA], later restored [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_adminship/Pascal.Tesson&diff=prev&oldid=100610817 here]


The campus of St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute (SJCI or St. Joes) is located at 845 Kenmore Avenue in [[Kenmore, New York]] (near [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]) and rests on 11.9 acres (48,000 m²). The three buildings on the grounds include the Academic Building, a Field House and the Brother’s residence.
While everyone is entitled to change their opinion, I do not think it wise to remove the record of why you "!voted" the way you did before the change. If you change your opinion, it is important to show that it has changed and important to show ''why'' you changed your mind. If someone took your previous comments into consideration something you had to say in forming his or her own opinion, it is helpful to at least have a record of what you said, and to let later commentators know that part of the foundation of their own opinion may have changed. Having the change apparent on the face of the RfA allows people to consider whether or not they need to rethink what they said.


Within St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, there are two academic computer labs, a newly updated Computer Graphics Lab in the art wing, and a Music Lab that employs Mac and PC computers. The library also contains workstations for internet access. The Fine Arts facility includes a fully-functioning black-box theatre, band room and sound-proof practice facilities. Athletics are also an integral part of the St. Joe’s experience and students are able to take advantage of both indoor and outdoor facilities. A modern weight room, two gymnasiums, athletic fields and a field house comprise the facilities of the athletic department.
A better practice is to stroke through your old submission, by putting <nowiki>"<s>" and "</s>"</nowiki> around the entirety of your old comment, including the signature, followed with the addition of "changed to ___" after the crossed-out submission. You can then add your newly revised opinion to the appropriate section.


== Sports ==
If you really are uncertain as to how you intend to !vote, you may want to wait a bit longer before commenting. RfAs run for seven days, so there's no big rush. [[User:Agent 86|Agent 86]] 00:29, 16 January 2007 (UTC)


St. Joe's offers an extensive athletic program consisting of 16 sports, with most sports offering multiple levels of competition. In 2004-2005, St. Joe's won the Supremacy Cup, recognizing St. Joe's for having the top overall athletic program in the Monsignor Martin Athletic Association AA League, the highest level of competition for Catholic high schools in the Buffalo area. In addition, St. Joe's offers a number of intramural athletic programs and maintains a vocal group of student supporters at their major sports events.
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Nice to see you working on the important things again! :-) Cheers, [[User:Pascal.Tesson|Pascal.Tesson]] 03:40, 16 January 2007 (UTC)


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The New York Islanders Trainer
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== [[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/MKULTRA_Pop_Culture]] ==


==External links==
With regard to your comment in this AFD: I don't recommend you tell someone to request speedy deletion when they've split material from an article with the intent to get it deleted. It was not his own article to begin with. Splitting material to request its deletion is abusive and shouldn't be encouraged. - [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm]]|[[User talk:MacGyverMagic|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 09:06, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
*[http://www.sjci.com/ St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute]
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==SLU Cleanup==


[[Category:Education in Buffalo, New York|Saint Joseph's Collegiate Institute]]
Thanks for the cleanup of the "SLU Alum" userbox...just noticed it.
[[Category:Lasallian educational institutions|Saint Joseph's Collegiate Institute]]

[[Category:High schools in New York|Saint Joseph's Collegiate Institute]]
Cheers, --[[User:Jonashart|Jonashart]] 15:04, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
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== Keeley Hazell ==
Is there a reason why you keep changing the spelling? It's generally accepted as having one l. ust wondering.--[[User:Wizardman|<span style="color:#0D0;background:#009">Wizardman</span>]] 05:01, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
: I keep correcting your vandalism. There is no such word as "modeling". Furthermore, Keeley is British and hence the proper English spelling is appropriate. [[User:Turkeyphant|'''''<span style="color:#0808C8">Tu</span><span style="color:#0606BE">rk</span><span style="color: #040488">ey</span><span style="color:#020264">ph</span><span style="color:#000064">an</span>''''']][[User talk:Turkeyphant|<sup><big>t</big></sup>]] 05:11, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
::Trust me, correcting the spelling certainly is not vandalism. According to [[Model (person)]], my spelling's right. Although in the big scheme of things it doesn't even matter whih way it is.--[[User:Wizardman|<span style="color:#0D0;background:#009">Wizardman</span>]] 05:15, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
:::No - but you weren't correcting the spelling, you were deliberately reverting my corrections. I have already demonstrated adequately why you should not revert my edits, please refrain from doing so. [[User:Turkeyphant|'''''<span style="color:#0808C8">Tu</span><span style="color:#0606BE">rk</span><span style="color: #040488">ey</span><span style="color:#020264">ph</span><span style="color:#000064">an</span>''''']][[User talk:Turkeyphant|<sup><big>t</big></sup>]] 05:20, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
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== 3RR ==
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Please refrain from undoing other people's edits repeatedly{{{{{subst|}}}#if:{{{1|}}}|, as you are doing in [[:{{{1}}}]]}}. If you continue, you may be [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked]] from editing Wikipedia. Note that the [[Wikipedia:Three-revert rule|three-revert rule]] prohibits making more than three reversions in a content dispute within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for [[Wikipedia:Edit war|edit warring]], even if they do not technically violate the [[Wikipedia:Three-revert rule|three-revert rule]]. Rather than reverting, discuss disputed changes on the talk page. The revision you want is not going to be implemented by edit warring. Thank you.<!-- Template:3RR --> [[User:Turkeyphant|'''''<span style="color:#0808C8">Tu</span><span style="color:#0606BE">rk</span><span style="color: #040488">ey</span><span style="color:#020264">ph</span><span style="color:#000064">an</span>''''']][[User talk:Turkeyphant|<sup><big>t</big></sup>]] 06:03, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
:Oh come on, you just posted that in retaliation. History shows I have yet to make 3 edits in 24 hours on that article.[[User:Wizardman|<span style="color:#0D0;background:#009">Wizardman</span>]] 06:12, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

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== Featured list candidates ==

Thanks for you supporting [[List of Yukon general elections]] in its candidacy for Featured List status. Would you consider voting on [[List of Prince Edward Island general elections (post-Confederation)]] on its [[Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Prince Edward Island general elections (post-Confederation)|FLC]] page? [[User:Tompw|Tom<small>pw</small>]] ([[User talk:Tompw|talk]]) 12:42, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
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== Happy Birthday! ==

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== WP:COW?? ==

Hi -

In [[Wikipedia:User_categories_for_discussion#Category:User_en]] you made a reference to "WP:COW". That page doesn't appear to exist. What is this?

Thanks -- [[User:Twp|Tim Pierce]] 03:18, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
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== GA Oops-Leon review ==

Hey there. I have appealed your decision regarding [[Oops-Leon]] at [[Wikipedia:Good_articles/Review]]. I don't see what the article is missing, and I'm asking for are more concrete suggestions for ways I can meet the criterion you feel the article has failed. Any comments you can make would be appreciated. -- SCZenz 18:20, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

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== Re: WP:WPBIO assessments ==
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Hi, Wizardman. Sorry to give you more work deleting striked assessments. When I have time as both an article creator and sometime assessor I find the other people's notes instructive. But I am pretty new to the project. Don't the other reviewers do this? -[[User:Susanlesch|Susanlesch]] 19:29, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
:*Oh and Happy Birthday! -[[User:Susanlesch|Susanlesch]] 19:32, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
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== Uncyclopiedia AfD ==

The third nomination was kept for less than one day, hardly enough time for anyone to voice their concerns about the article. The entire article self references itself and is poorly documented and sourced. The whole article needs a re-write in its current state. I'm going to post another AfD in about 3 or 4 days if the article does not remove self references and clean itself up, there as removing the need for deletion in the first place. [[User:Stexe|Stexe]] 10:28, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

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== Newyorkbrad's RfA ==

Thank you for your support on [[Wikipedia:Successful_adminship_candidacies#Newyorkbrad|my RfA]], which closed favorably this morning, as well as your open-mindedness in reconsidering your initial !vote. I appreciate the confidence the community has placed in me and am looking forward to my new responsibilities. Please let me know if ever you have any comments or suggestions, especially as I am learning how to use the tools. Best regards, [[User:Newyorkbrad|Newyorkbrad]] 19:44, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
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== My RfA ==

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[[Image:Gartoon-Gnome-desktop-config.png|left|60px]]Thank you for supporting me in [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Mysid|my RfA]]! It succeeded, and I now have The Tools &ndash; which I'm planning to use as wisely as I possibly can. I hope I will be worth your confidence. Thanks again! :-) –[[User:Mysid|m<font color="#FF0099">y</font>s<font color="#FF0099">i</font>d]]<font color="#FF0099">[[User talk:Mysid|☎]]</font> 20:32, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
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==WP Bigraphy Assessments==
I just got your message. First of all, I would like to apologize if my actions offended you in any way. With the exception of the [[Budd Dwyer]] article, all of the articles I have submitted in the last couple of hours are articles that I created, and I don't feel that I can objectively assess them. --[[User:TommyBoy|TommyBoy]] 05:41, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

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==My RfA==
Thanks for taking the time to review my contributions and contribute to [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/FisherQueen|my RfA]]. I withdrew when it became clear that the uphill climb had crossed the [[WP:SNOW|snowball threshold]], but I appreciate your feedback and the process gave me some good ideas for other ways I can be contributing to Wikipedia. I'll work on the areas that came up in the discussion, and try again after I've gained wider experience. -[[User:FisherQueen|FisherQueen]] ([[User talk:FisherQueen|Talk]]) 12:27, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
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==A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.==

I noticed that you added the rating for the [[A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.]] entry. Any suggestions you have as to how to improve it would be appreciated. Cheers, [[User:JCO312|JCO312]] 05:24, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
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== RFA nominiation ==

I have thought about being an admin and I do want to become one. However, I am going on a short little vacation on Jan 25-28 so I think we should wait until after that to go through RFA. I put together a page answering the most common RFA questions I saw at [[User:Mecu/RFAQ]] awhile ago. I'll work on the answers, especially for the empty ones. If you have any comments about the answers (especially #5 about punitive block) I will welcome them. Thank you for the offer to nomination, and once I return from my trip we can officially get started. --[[User:Mecu|<font color="CEBE70">'''MECU'''</font>]]≈<small>[[User talk:Mecu|talk]]</small> 23:54, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
:I had sent something to Wizardman, so his talk was on my watchlist. When I saw your thing about running for RFA, I was startles the you weren't an admin already! Just a little advice, though they may make an exception for someone with your contributions, many people oppose or go neutral for not a long time on the project (about < 1 year). --[[User:TeckWiz|'''TeckWiz''']]<sup>[[User_talk:TeckWiz|Talk]]</sup> <small>[[Special:Contributions/TeckWiz|Contribs]]<sub>[[User:TeckWiz/@|@]]</sub></small> 00:32, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
::(I'm responding to TechWiz on your page here since he'll see it here too) I have been around for 6+ months, and heavily active for 3 of those months (1000+ edits a month I define as heavily active), sans a few months where I was busy with real life (October). I am aware that people vote short terms on RFAs, but if you look at [[:Image:SuccessRatevsEditsatRfA.png]], even considering I only have 2000 or so article space edits, it seems my experience should be okay, I could see if it's 3 months, but 7+ (by the time I RFA)? Shouldn't be a real issue IMHO, but thank you for the advice. --[[User:Mecu|<font color="CEBE70">'''MECU'''</font>]]≈<small>[[User talk:Mecu|talk]]</small> 01:06, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
:::I'm back and ready. You can contact me on IRC if needed. I will likely be around for the next 8 hours (or just stepped away for a few mins). --[[User:Mecu|<font color="CEBE70">'''MECU'''</font>]]≈<small>[[User talk:Mecu|talk]]</small> 20:52, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

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== Third opinion request for assistance ==

I am asking for your help and opinion on an issue that I am having with [[User:SndrAndrss]] over this template {{tl|Nordic skiing World Championships}} for the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships]]. The one I have is for the years only while SndrAndrss has both the location and the years. I have tried to talk it over with him on three occassions over the last eight weeks without success, including reverting back to the original settings. I am aware of the iw links of this template having the championship locations with them, but to me they seem redundant. Please have a look at this and issue comments on this so we can settle this dispute once and for all, and to avoid an inevitable edit war. Thank you. [[User:Miller17CU94|Chris]] 02:50, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
:Actually, the language template you are looking at is es-1 (Spanish). The top one above is So-E, which is English with a Southern United States accent. Thank you for the comment though. [[User:Miller17CU94|Chris]] 19:59, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

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== substing warnings ==

When using [[Wikipedia:Template substitution|certain template tags]] on talk pages, don't forget to [[Wikipedia:Template substitution|substitute with text]] by adding '''subst:''' to the template tag. For example, use &#123;&#123;subst:test&#125;&#125; instead of &#123;{test}}. This reduces server load and prevents accidental blanking of the template. <!-- Template:Subst -->

I'm sure you meant to subst bv when you added it to [[User talk:Aberkooje]]. By the way, there are some new improved [[WP:TT|user warning templates]] available now. Great job in your anti-vandalism work. [[User:MKoltnow|MKoltnow]] 20:16, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

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== Congradulations ==

Congradulations, Wizardman! There is a 99.999...% change you will become an administrator in less than 2 hours. I'm very happy for you! Again, congradulations! <b><font face="century gothic">[[User:Kamope|<font color="dc143c">Kamope</font>]] · [[User_talk:Kamope|<font color="c71585">talk</font>]] · [[Special:Contributions/Kamope|<font color="9400d3">contributions</font>]]</font></b> 00:44, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

:Okay, you will be an admin in 14 minutes... <b><font face="century gothic">[[User:Kamope|<font color="dc143c">Kamope</font>]] · [[User_talk:Kamope|<font color="c71585">talk</font>]] · [[Special:Contributions/Kamope|<font color="9400d3">contributions</font>]]</font></b> 02:04, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

::...4 minutes... <b><font face="century gothic">[[User:Kamope|<font color="dc143c">Kamope</font>]] · [[User_talk:Kamope|<font color="c71585">talk</font>]] · [[Special:Contributions/Kamope|<font color="9400d3">contributions</font>]]</font></b> 02:14, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

:::...3 minutes... <b><font face="century gothic">[[User:Kamope|<font color="dc143c">Kamope</font>]] · [[User_talk:Kamope|<font color="c71585">talk</font>]] · [[Special:Contributions/Kamope|<font color="9400d3">contributions</font>]]</font></b> 02:15, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

::::...2 minutes... <b><font face="century gothic">[[User:Kamope|<font color="dc143c">Kamope</font>]] · [[User_talk:Kamope|<font color="c71585">talk</font>]] · [[Special:Contributions/Kamope|<font color="9400d3">contributions</font>]]</font></b> 02:16, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

:::::...1 minute... <b><font face="century gothic">[[User:Kamope|<font color="dc143c">Kamope</font>]] · [[User_talk:Kamope|<font color="c71585">talk</font>]] · [[Special:Contributions/Kamope|<font color="9400d3">contributions</font>]]</font></b> 02:17, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

::::::Congradulations! you are now admin. Have fun using the shiny tools! Again, congradulations! <b><font face="century gothic">[[User:Kamope|<font color="dc143c">Kamope</font>]] · [[User_talk:Kamope|<font color="c71585">talk</font>]] · [[Special:Contributions/Kamope|<font color="9400d3">contributions</font>]]</font></b> 02:19, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
Well technically, ''now'' you're an admin as now you've got the tools. Go forth and, uh, use them well. Don't hesitate to ask questions if you're unsure and re-read the policies as needed. Have fun helping to keep the project improving. Congratulations- [[User:Taxman|Taxman]] <sup><small>[[User talk:Taxman|Talk]]</small></sup> 02:50, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
:Vongrats Wizardman. hoping to see you at FLC in the future. All the best, '''[[User:Blnguyen|Blnguyen]]''' ([[User talk:Blnguyen|bananabucket]]) 02:52, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

::::Abra cadabra...Wizardman is now an admin! I just saw you at the AIV, great job :). Cheers! Do us proud. ~ [[User:Arjun01|<font color="#7b68ee">'''Arjun'''</font>]] 03:16, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

::congrats bud. Have fun blocking vandals. Don't forget to check their contribs, yada, yada, yada... [[User:Alphachimp|<span style="color:MidnightBlue">'''alphachimp'''</span>]] 03:16, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

:::Congrats :) '''[[User:Daniel.Bryant|Daniel.Bryant]]''' 07:06, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

::::Well done old chap. [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] 08:17, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
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== Karen Back ==

The redirect is inappropriate. It causes the link on [[The Norwegian Society]] to lead to Karen Lancaume, which is obviously wrong.
--[[User:Klausok|Klausok]] 07:44, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

I do not know enough about her to even start an article. The only thing I know is that Wessel wrote her a poem thanking her for mending his coat. I was under the impression that she was a waitress of the tavern where the society met, not a member.
--[[User:Klausok|Klausok]] 07:53, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

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==[[WP:RFP]]==
Hi, congratulations on becoming an admin. It's always nice to see another new participant at WP:RFP. One minor point - make sure you indent your repsonses. The bot that archives the page (when it's running; it seems to be having a few glitches every now and then) only recognises a request as fulfilled when the response is indented. Otherwise, keep up the good work! --[[User:Robdurbar|Robdurbar]] 14:06, 29 January 2007 (UTC)


Thanks for the advice!!<font face=""> [[User:Tellyaddict|<b><font color="#DD0000"><font color="#0066FF">Telly]][[user talk:tellyaddict|<b><font color="#66ff33">addict]]</font></sup></font> 17:38, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
:OMG GET OUT OF RFPP! THAT'S MY TURF! Congratulations, Wizardman. If you need any help, feel free to contact me. =) '''[[User:Nishkid64|<span style="background:#009;color:#7FFF00">Nish</span><span style="background:cyan;color:#009">kid</span>]][[User talk:Nishkid64|<span style="background:orange;color:navy blue">64</span>]]''' 18:31, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

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== Proposed deletions ==

Hey. I noticed you have been deleting prods with the reason "prod tag up for 5 days" (or similar). I know there are a few admins who do this a lot, but it really isn't a good idea, as it makes it impossible for anyone to know the actual reason for the article's deletion. Please try to at least copy and paste the prod reason when deleting. Thanks! --- [[User:RockMFR|RockMFR]] 04:44, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

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== Re: SProtect on SuperTed. ==

Thank you very much for assisting me with the issue concerning the [[SuperTed]] article. I am very appreciative of the fact that people like you exist and help those of us who cannot lockdown articles to stop people from screwing around with them. I am hoping somewhere in the future that we may be able to get a wikiproject started concerning Children's television so that we may be able to have a bit more clout with what happens to the pages! Thank you once again. <s>I would award you an Anti Vandalism Barnstar, but I have no idea how...</s> Scratch that. You have been awarded a barnstar! See [[User:Wizardman#Barnstar_Award|Barnstar Award on User page]] [[User:Tmalmjursson|Thor Malmjursson]] 12:45, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
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==Sprotect on [[science]]==

Can anybody add this thing, or do you have to be an admin to do it? Every so often I run across an article like [[science]] or certain of the chemical elements, which seems to be unsually vandalized by IPs. No doubt by students pissed off that they have to do some science project, and who want to take out their frustration on the subject. So sprotect is a very useful tool. What do I have to do, to be able use it? [[User:Sbharris|<font color="blue">S</font>]][[User:Sbharris|<font color="orange">B</font>]][[User:Sbharris|H]][[User:Sbharris|arris]] 03:09, 31 January 2007 (UTC)


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==Copyright concerns for MTTLR page==
I'd like to ensure that the Michigan Telecommunications and Tech. Law Review pages don't get taken down due to copyright concerns. I've tried to edit the page and explicitly state the link to our page is external. Please let me know what, if anything, else I have to do to comply with wikipedia's copyright concerns. Thanks!
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== Huang Biren ==

Hi,
Please DO NOT delete the table on the awards section. You are spoiling the artcle by doing this.
I would put back the awards section of the article. Please do not delete it again. Thank you very much :) [[User:Darrentzw|fatty]] 09:43, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

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== [[Wikipedia:Missing Wikipedians|Missing Wikipedian]] ? ==

Thanks for your note (of last month) on my talk page. No, I'm not missing, but just doing lots of other things. I've updated my page to reflect my current status more accurately.

Best of luck!

[[User:Cje|Cje]] 10:31, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
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== SndrAndrss is at it again ==

Hello. I just wanted to let you know that [[User:SndrAndrss]] is at it again on the {{tl|Nordic skiing World Championships}} I had to revert an edit he had done on the template again. Apparently, he has not learned his lesson on this. I hope I do not have to take it mediation, but I am getting very close to doing so. [[User:Miller17CU94|Chris]] 23:51, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
:[[User:SndrAndrss]] did it again and I reverted him again. I do not want to pull another revert within the next seven and half hours to ensure a block, but I don't think he is listening at all. [[User:Miller17CU94|Chris]] 16:14, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

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St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
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Location
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Buffalo
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NY

USA
Information
TypePrivate, all-male
MottoSignum Fidei
(Sign of Faith)
Established1861
PresidentRobert Scott, AFSC
Religious AffiliationRoman Catholic, Christian Brothers
Faculty60
Number of students750
MascotMarauders
ColorsMaroon, Silver, and White
Websitewww.sjci.com

St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, founded in 1861, is an independent Roman Catholic college preparatory school for young men. Established by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, SJCI is chartered by the Board of Regents of New York State and accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. It is a member of the Christian Brothers' Education Association, The College Board, and the National Catholic Education Association.

Mission

The mission of SJCI is to nurture and to educate young men within a Christ-centered community for lives of accomplishment and service in a Catholic Lasallian tradition.

History

The History of St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is predated by only a few years by that of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, which was established on April 23, 1847. The Very Reverend John Timon, named the first Bishop of Buffalo by Pope Pius IX, was consecrated in St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, on Sunday, October 17 and arrived in Buffalo on October 22, 1847.

In 1849, Bishop Timon moved into the Webster House on Franklin Street. Always concerned with vocations to the priesthood, he established in the rectory a seminary for three young men. The seminary was named St. Joseph's College because of a special veneration the bishop held for St. Joseph. Its early history was a varied one, as it moved from one location to another in several areas of the city.

Later in 1850., Bishop Timon asked the Oblates of Mary Immaculate to staff the seminary in his residence. On July 2, 1851, the Oblates arrived and opened a school chartered on March 12, 1851 under the name "The Buffalo College of St. Joseph," which Bishop Timon said, "...exists for missionary and no other purpose."

In August of 1861, six Christian Brothers from New York and Montreal arrived in Buffalo and settled at 187 Terrace Street. Brother Crispian, Director of this first Christian Brothers' community in Buffalo, Brother Pompian (Sub-Director), Brothers Demedrian, Ptolemy, Benedict and one Brother whose religious name is unknown had come to the city in response to Bishop Timon's urgent plea for assistance in educating the Catholic youth of Buffalo.

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Gift of the Class of 1957

The first building in which the Brothers taught was built by a local contractor, a Mr. Flanagan, at a cost of $7,000. Two departments were started in this first school on September 2, 1861: St. Joseph's Academy (a tuition school), with 130 boys registered, and St. Joseph's Free School, with 150 boys. The brick building was located opposite Union Terrace, which at that time was a beautiful park. The Free School was located on the first floor of the building, the Academy on the second floor., and the Brothers dormitory on the third floor. This building, later known as "Old Cathedral Hall," was located at 1 Delaware Avenue.

In response to numerous requests from clergy and parents, and after being closed for two years, St. Joseph's College reopened in September 1893. Due to the railroad station at Union Terrace and the encroachment of business and manufacturing interests, the Delaware Avenue site was no longer a desirable one. For what they knew would be a temporary stay, the Brothers rented a two-story brick building at 473 Prospect Avenue near Jersey Street which housed about fifty pupils during each of the four years the school occupied it.

In 1945, plans were again taken up for the "new St. Joe's" on Kenmore Avenue. Brother Andrew of the Cross-sponsored a drive to secure funds to commence the project. The proposed plan was to include three buildings: a general school building to accommodate 900 students, a gymnasium with three basketball courts and a seating capacity of 2000, and a faculty house with accommodations for thirty brothers. In addition, there were to be football and baseball fields, a quarter-mile cinder track, and facilities for other sports.

The first classes were held in the new building on April 19, 1950. In the years to follow, the new facility allowed for increases in both the size of the student body and the number of faculty members. Such facilities as a drafting room, photographic darkroom and a soda fountain were appealing to the students. The school also featured, according to news accounts of the day, such modern innovations" as a public address system linking the principal's office to all rooms of the school and green glass chalkboards, replacing the old familiar blackboards." The new building was dedicated on May 14, 1950.

On November 16, 2006, it was announced that alumnus Jack Cullen had made a gift of $2 million to support construction of new science laboratories and classrooms, as well as the annual school musical.[1] The gift is believed to be the largest gift ever awarded to a Buffalo high school.[citation needed]

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845 Kenmore Avenue

Facilities

The campus of St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute (SJCI or St. Joes) is located at 845 Kenmore Avenue in Kenmore, New York (near Buffalo) and rests on 11.9 acres (48,000 m²). The three buildings on the grounds include the Academic Building, a Field House and the Brother’s residence.

Within St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, there are two academic computer labs, a newly updated Computer Graphics Lab in the art wing, and a Music Lab that employs Mac and PC computers. The library also contains workstations for internet access. The Fine Arts facility includes a fully-functioning black-box theatre, band room and sound-proof practice facilities. Athletics are also an integral part of the St. Joe’s experience and students are able to take advantage of both indoor and outdoor facilities. A modern weight room, two gymnasiums, athletic fields and a field house comprise the facilities of the athletic department.

Sports

St. Joe's offers an extensive athletic program consisting of 16 sports, with most sports offering multiple levels of competition. In 2004-2005, St. Joe's won the Supremacy Cup, recognizing St. Joe's for having the top overall athletic program in the Monsignor Martin Athletic Association AA League, the highest level of competition for Catholic high schools in the Buffalo area. In addition, St. Joe's offers a number of intramural athletic programs and maintains a vocal group of student supporters at their major sports events.

Famous Alumni


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