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One or more portions of this article duplicated other source(s). Infringing material has been rewritten or removed and must not be restored, unless it is duly released under a compatible license. (For more information, please see "using copyrighted works from others" if you are not the copyright holder of this material, or "donating copyrighted materials" if you are.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or published material; such additions will be deleted. Contributors may use copyrighted publications as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences or phrases. Accordingly, the material may be rewritten, but only if it does not infringe on the copyright of the original or plagiarize from that source. Please see our guideline on non-free text for how to properly implement limited quotations of copyrighted text. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with these policies. Thank you. Moonriddengirl (talk) 00:29, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
I am assessing this article as Start / Low. Even if copyright issues with the text have been resolved, the current article still reads as rather promotional. It should be re-written to comply with WP:NPOV. Further expansion is also needed, see WP:WPSCH/AG for ideas. Camaron · Christopher · talk 21:43, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
Reviewer: Shirik ( Questions or Comments?) 17:15, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
An additional building was constructed to provide more space, but the school had outgrown its facilities and Coonley purchased a 10.45-acre (4.23 ha) wooded tract on Maple Avenue in Downer's Grove, adjacent to the 83-acre (34 ha) Maple Grove Forest Preserve.
After twenty five years of partnership, the board purchased the school from NCE in 1965.
Experiences in the outdoors enhance the science program, examples of which include adopting personal space in the adjacent forest preserve, participation in the "Bass in the Class" program sponsored by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources...
No major issues. It just has a few things to tweak, but a definite GA candidate.
On hold while the above issues are addressed. -- Shirik ( Questions or Comments?) 17:49, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
Brain fried for today. Must go look at lolcats or such to restore concentration. I will return to copy edit the rest of the article tomorrow, however. Let me know if you have questions. -- Moni3 ( talk) 22:47, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
Ruhrfisch comments As requested I took a look at the whole article and am reviewing it as I would at WP:PR, with an eye especially to the park section. I agree this looks pretty good, but here are some suggestions for improvement with an eye to the next FAC. Many of these are nitpicks, but part of FAC is making sure all the details are taken care of.
OK, more later (finsihed History) Hope this helps, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 18:08, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Hope this helps. If my comments are useful, please consider peer reviewing an article, especially one at Wikipedia:Peer review/backlog. I do not watch reviews like this, so if you have questions or comments, please contact me on my talk page. Yours, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 22:28, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
The mascot seahorse File:Avery_Coonley_Logo.PNG. It's a none free image. Maybe it is not required for this article? Does the OTRS ticket perhaps cover the image anyway. Regards, SunCreator ( talk) 22:33, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
-- Nasty Housecat ( talk) 01:06, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
OTRS has confirmed that the logo is not freely available (see nomination at WP:TFAR). Do you have any other issues with the acceptable use of this image? -- Nasty Housecat ( talk) 20:20, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
Per your comments on the TFAR page: Please clarify your position so I can respond. If I can attempt to summarize what you have said and respond:
If your position now is that the fair use rationale is invalid, please say why. I will note that the school infobox template specifically includes a place for a mascot image, any many of the school articles here use such images without a problem. Is there something about this particular image that violates fair use that I perhaps I just don't see?
In the interest of clarity and resolution, I have requested an expert opinion at WP:MCQ in addition to Moonriddengirl's request for expert comment from OTRS. The more clearly you can articulate your objection, the more helpful they can probably be. -- Nasty Housecat ( talk) 15:03, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
-- Nasty Housecat ( talk) 16:35, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
I will wait a bit before restoring the image in case there are additional comments from other editors on this issue. -- Nasty Housecat ( talk) 14:55, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
Isn't "independent" more of a Britishism when it comes to describing schools that are private rather than state-run? In the US usually such schools are just called "private," in my experience. Though perhaps "independent" is a term the Avery Coonley School itself uses? At any rate, it seems that it might be good to include the word "private" somewhere in the lede paragraph, as, with the advent of charter schools in the US, there are more and more schools that can be said to be "independent" of a school district but still public. -- Jfruh ( talk) 00:57, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
One of the relevant questions in a school article is, did their selection and methodology work? Who are the notable alumni? Is "List of Boston Latin School alumni" the only such article? It is understandable that the school itself does want to be put into the position of deciding who is notable, but that is where Wikipedia comes in. 173.73.189.153 ( talk) 17:47, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
So I'm New York and I spent the day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and what should I see as I was peeking around looking for American paintings, but Frank Lloyd Wright's Avery Coonley Playhouse windows. I took pictures, but can't upload them just yet. And I don't think I could have taken them without getting my reflection. I took a few standing in different positions, hoping my reflection wouldn't be too prominent. Let me know if you're interested. -- Moni3ontheroad ( talk) 21:47, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
Nasty Housecat, I really apologize for the tardiness of this. First, I often wander around and forget stuff I post here. Second, I took several images of the windows in the Met with my phone, which has a surprisingly good camera, but the stupid phone part won't send images to my email address. I had to save this from a Facebook upload, which is poorer resolution. I also had a few shots where I was not so prominent in the reflection. Urf. However, I figure it's better than nothing...
Anyway, use at your will. -- Moni3 ( talk) 16:43, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
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This older FA has become somewhat dated in areas - the sources for the admissions process are all at least 10 years old - is the process still the same? Content such as "Avery Coonley serves 378 students aged 3 through 14 as of 2010, with a nearly even ratio of males to females in each grade" and "The Annual Giving Fund makes up 3.5 percent and the Annual Auction another 5 percent of the operating budget ($5.9 million in 2008–2009)" are obviously out of date. The academic achievement section is all from before 2010. The technology material is also quite dated and much of the stuff described isn't all that special anymore - hell, the high school I graduated from was a rural public school located out in a cow pasture, and even we had SMART boards and wireless overhead projectors. Stuff such as "As of 2009, the curriculum is accelerated for each group" needs updating, as well. If the needed updating does not occur, a trip to WP:FAR will be needed. Hog Farm Talk 17:27, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
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One or more portions of this article duplicated other source(s). Infringing material has been rewritten or removed and must not be restored, unless it is duly released under a compatible license. (For more information, please see "using copyrighted works from others" if you are not the copyright holder of this material, or "donating copyrighted materials" if you are.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or published material; such additions will be deleted. Contributors may use copyrighted publications as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences or phrases. Accordingly, the material may be rewritten, but only if it does not infringe on the copyright of the original or plagiarize from that source. Please see our guideline on non-free text for how to properly implement limited quotations of copyrighted text. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with these policies. Thank you. Moonriddengirl (talk) 00:29, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
I am assessing this article as Start / Low. Even if copyright issues with the text have been resolved, the current article still reads as rather promotional. It should be re-written to comply with WP:NPOV. Further expansion is also needed, see WP:WPSCH/AG for ideas. Camaron · Christopher · talk 21:43, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
Reviewer: Shirik ( Questions or Comments?) 17:15, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
An additional building was constructed to provide more space, but the school had outgrown its facilities and Coonley purchased a 10.45-acre (4.23 ha) wooded tract on Maple Avenue in Downer's Grove, adjacent to the 83-acre (34 ha) Maple Grove Forest Preserve.
After twenty five years of partnership, the board purchased the school from NCE in 1965.
Experiences in the outdoors enhance the science program, examples of which include adopting personal space in the adjacent forest preserve, participation in the "Bass in the Class" program sponsored by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources...
No major issues. It just has a few things to tweak, but a definite GA candidate.
On hold while the above issues are addressed. -- Shirik ( Questions or Comments?) 17:49, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
Brain fried for today. Must go look at lolcats or such to restore concentration. I will return to copy edit the rest of the article tomorrow, however. Let me know if you have questions. -- Moni3 ( talk) 22:47, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
Ruhrfisch comments As requested I took a look at the whole article and am reviewing it as I would at WP:PR, with an eye especially to the park section. I agree this looks pretty good, but here are some suggestions for improvement with an eye to the next FAC. Many of these are nitpicks, but part of FAC is making sure all the details are taken care of.
OK, more later (finsihed History) Hope this helps, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 18:08, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
Hope this helps. If my comments are useful, please consider peer reviewing an article, especially one at Wikipedia:Peer review/backlog. I do not watch reviews like this, so if you have questions or comments, please contact me on my talk page. Yours, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 22:28, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
The mascot seahorse File:Avery_Coonley_Logo.PNG. It's a none free image. Maybe it is not required for this article? Does the OTRS ticket perhaps cover the image anyway. Regards, SunCreator ( talk) 22:33, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
-- Nasty Housecat ( talk) 01:06, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
OTRS has confirmed that the logo is not freely available (see nomination at WP:TFAR). Do you have any other issues with the acceptable use of this image? -- Nasty Housecat ( talk) 20:20, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
Per your comments on the TFAR page: Please clarify your position so I can respond. If I can attempt to summarize what you have said and respond:
If your position now is that the fair use rationale is invalid, please say why. I will note that the school infobox template specifically includes a place for a mascot image, any many of the school articles here use such images without a problem. Is there something about this particular image that violates fair use that I perhaps I just don't see?
In the interest of clarity and resolution, I have requested an expert opinion at WP:MCQ in addition to Moonriddengirl's request for expert comment from OTRS. The more clearly you can articulate your objection, the more helpful they can probably be. -- Nasty Housecat ( talk) 15:03, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
-- Nasty Housecat ( talk) 16:35, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
I will wait a bit before restoring the image in case there are additional comments from other editors on this issue. -- Nasty Housecat ( talk) 14:55, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
Isn't "independent" more of a Britishism when it comes to describing schools that are private rather than state-run? In the US usually such schools are just called "private," in my experience. Though perhaps "independent" is a term the Avery Coonley School itself uses? At any rate, it seems that it might be good to include the word "private" somewhere in the lede paragraph, as, with the advent of charter schools in the US, there are more and more schools that can be said to be "independent" of a school district but still public. -- Jfruh ( talk) 00:57, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
One of the relevant questions in a school article is, did their selection and methodology work? Who are the notable alumni? Is "List of Boston Latin School alumni" the only such article? It is understandable that the school itself does want to be put into the position of deciding who is notable, but that is where Wikipedia comes in. 173.73.189.153 ( talk) 17:47, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
So I'm New York and I spent the day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and what should I see as I was peeking around looking for American paintings, but Frank Lloyd Wright's Avery Coonley Playhouse windows. I took pictures, but can't upload them just yet. And I don't think I could have taken them without getting my reflection. I took a few standing in different positions, hoping my reflection wouldn't be too prominent. Let me know if you're interested. -- Moni3ontheroad ( talk) 21:47, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
Nasty Housecat, I really apologize for the tardiness of this. First, I often wander around and forget stuff I post here. Second, I took several images of the windows in the Met with my phone, which has a surprisingly good camera, but the stupid phone part won't send images to my email address. I had to save this from a Facebook upload, which is poorer resolution. I also had a few shots where I was not so prominent in the reflection. Urf. However, I figure it's better than nothing...
Anyway, use at your will. -- Moni3 ( talk) 16:43, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
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This older FA has become somewhat dated in areas - the sources for the admissions process are all at least 10 years old - is the process still the same? Content such as "Avery Coonley serves 378 students aged 3 through 14 as of 2010, with a nearly even ratio of males to females in each grade" and "The Annual Giving Fund makes up 3.5 percent and the Annual Auction another 5 percent of the operating budget ($5.9 million in 2008–2009)" are obviously out of date. The academic achievement section is all from before 2010. The technology material is also quite dated and much of the stuff described isn't all that special anymore - hell, the high school I graduated from was a rural public school located out in a cow pasture, and even we had SMART boards and wireless overhead projectors. Stuff such as "As of 2009, the curriculum is accelerated for each group" needs updating, as well. If the needed updating does not occur, a trip to WP:FAR will be needed. Hog Farm Talk 17:27, 23 December 2021 (UTC)