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Hi, CCson. Thanks for the AKA president template! I am using/modifying it for the Links, Incorporated artice. Also, are you going to go see Stomp the Yard? It might be helpful to incorporate the film's contraversy into the Alpha Phi Alpha article. From the film's preview, I thought I saw the Delta's logo (sigma backwards) and the opposing fraternity is inferenced to be Kappa Alpha Psi, because I heard "yo-yo," and that's trademarked as well as "ice cold" <b><font face="trebuchet ms" color="FF9999"> Bearly</font><font face="trebuchet ms" color="A6F591"> 541</font></b> 07:07, 8 January 2007 (UTC).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Duboisapa1.jpg - Robotam 16:14, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
I just opened my e-mail and I received the following:
Real96, The Badge of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, is trademarked and copyrighted AND is not for public display. If you continue to display, this matter will be submitted to the General Counsel of the Fraternity and Wikipedia for legal resolution. ******* I have been reverting [1], [2], [3], and [4] his edits to the article. As a result, the user is blocked indef. What do you think? Leave a message here, and I shall respond! <font color="teal" face="georgia"> Real96</font> 06:51, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
I just love that age calculation template!!! 2much 20:41, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
Greetings. I only worked to get the ball rolling on the article. I am going to be working on other things. Whatever changes you feel you need to make go ahead.-- EhavEliyahu 18:17, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
No, I won't revert to another version, because for one thing you do not have consensus for your version. Others disagree with you. [5] Also, please stop calling each other vandals. Wikipedia:Avoid the word "vandal". Neither of you are vandalizing the article, so stop the namecalling. ·· coe<span style=" font-variant: small-caps" >l</span> acan 04:50, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle is not policy. It is a suggestion for reaching consensus. What I was suggesting is that you discuss the content of the article at the article talk page. That could be a step toward consensus. ·· coe<span style=" font-variant: small-caps" >l</span> acan 05:16, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
I removed it, not because it is simply a picture, but because pictures are supposed to enhance an explanation or situation. Simply showing a picture of the pyramids really isn't all that necessary. Jmlk17 20:38, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
Hey. I just wanted to thank you; most of the time whenever I encounter an argument here on Wikipedia, I find it never truly getting resolved. But you handled your end much better than normal, and much better than I did in our end of the conversation, and for that, I thank you. Hope all's well, and happy editing! Jmlk17 07:48, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Hi Ccson,
Thanks for the message concerning adding the reference for the Alpha Phi Alpha brothers' biographies. Although it was my intention to add this documentation, almost 25 years of being a member of the fraternity means having to find 25 years worth of documentation which I am in the process of compiling (yes, I have my own personal archives) though I was a bit surprised that some of them did not have it already mentioned. This just probably means that I take knowing who ACTUALLLY belongs to my fraternity a bit more seriously than most and am able to add the information to the bio and be assured that it is indeed correct from memory. That said, all documentation will be added to the brothers whose bios I updated for they, like me, are indeed members of Alpha Phi Alpha.
Now, while we are on the topic, I am a bit surprised that people like Charles Diggs and Roland Hayes had Alpha Phi Alpha mentioned in their bios when they are clearly NOT members of the "brotherhood". I provided "guidance" and alleviated ignorance by removing these men (Diggs is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, I believe, while Hayes is clearly a member of Omega Psi Phi).
As far as an account goes, well, I got some ridiculous "IP address" block, followd the instructions and, voila, it reappeared. Go figure. Rather than deal with that nonsense, I think I'll just update bios with the correct information and add some references. I think that will be enough factual information.
So, once again, thanks for the message.
Fraternally yours,
Diop
Hi Bro. Ccson,
It just hit me that I can't pinpoint all the bios of the Alpha men that I have updated. Any help that you can provide here for me? If not, I will do the ones I KNOW that I did like Brother Dr. Alfred B. Xuma, past President of the African National Congress. I know that no one else would have added that one. LOL.
Fraternally yours,
Diop
Roland Hayes was listed as a member of Alpha Phi Alpha in it's Centenary Report of the World Polciy Council. The link was provided in the article before you removed it. Did you check the source before removing the text. I will provide the link here] for your review, pls see page 10 and give me your thoughts.
Hi Ccson,
Thanks for the quick replies. To repeat my previous post, after getting the IP block message (LONG after I had created the original account), I re-created my account using the instructions I was given in the email I received that said it was okay to use my account. When I then tried to use it I STILL got and STILL get the IP block message. So, once again, any suggestions would be helpful here and I thank you in advance.
As far as Mr. Diggs (Kappa Alpha Psi, I believe) and Mr. Hayes (Omega Psi Phi) are concerned, I am trying to find MY documentation on the matter. No offense to anyone (and I am checking the documentation you provided as well-thanks!) but until then, I stand by my previous posts that they are not members of APHIA, period. Before Wikipedia I HAD NEVER, EVER SEEN these two fine African-African men listed as members of APHIA, anywhere. I really don't see that many mistakes concerning our membership, so, as I said earlier, I will continue my research as well.
So please let me know where else to turn with this IP block matter. It has been a nuisance matter. In the meantime, I am blowing the dust off of almost 25 years of archival material that I had forgotten that I had and will provide references as noted in my earlier post.
Thanks a million,
Diop
Hi Ccson,
Could the writer of the article supply their "very good, reputable, and verifiable source" to prove that the great Mr. Hayes was a part of APHIA? I got Mr. Hayes affiliation from my Omega friends ages ago and have NEVER seen him affiliated with us in any way but always highlighted by the Omegas one of their "brethren". As a matter of fact, the memorial service and Howard University (1985?) Tribute programs for Brother Dr. Charles Wesley that I have mention Mr. Hayes (he was a classmate of Brother Wesley's at Fisk) and CLEARLY DO NOT identify him as a member of APHIA. Surely on such grand occasions as these Mr. Hayes membership would have been highlighted, correct?
BTW, mentioning the great Alpha brothers like Dubois (Epsilon chapter), Cullen (Eta chapter?), and Robeson (Nu chapter) in this discussion does not bolster your contention re: Mr. Hayes since ALL THREE are CLEARLY MENTIONED in the History Book of dear 'ole APHIA as members of the fraternity. I also have known for ages that Noble Sissle was an Alphaman as did many of us "old heads" (said with kindness,of course).
The userid issue has been solved today by creating a new one. Thank God! The new one is diop2000.
Best,
Diop
BTW-I'm not mentioning dubois,etc to prove my case because I don't have one. I said the Alpha fraternity bros who authored the World Polcy Report of Alpha Phi Alpha mentioned Hayes among these names as members of Alpha Phi Alpha. Have you read page 10 of the report, because you're asking questions that should have provided in this report? -- Ccson 17:17, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Hi Ccson,
Yes, this needs to be resolved, my friend but for the brotherhood, not for me. And a reminder sent to Omega Psi Phi that they SHOULD NO LONGER claim Mr. Hayes in documents if I am wrong (now this I am waiting for with "baited breath"!). And with solid proof (dob, date and chapter of initiation, etc) as you allude to (sort of like the documentation that I added for Brothers Xuma and Archibald Carey, no less, though I Do tend to know who does and does not belong to my fraternity). Also, you seem to be believe that men can't make mistakes. Happens daily, my friend, even with great men such as those mentioned above. Also, many brothers aren't as in tune to the "historical membership" as others. I've seen Quincy Jones, Bill Cosby (Omega Psi Phi), and a few (not many) other African-American men of note mentioned as Alpha men who clearly were NOT. Happens due to eagerness, honest mistakes, the fact they people aren't perfect, and due to confusion over names and affiliations (yes Jackie Robinson played for the APHIA baseball team somewhere and was a member of the Sphinx Club while at UCLA but he WAS NOT initiated into the fraternity).
Best regards,
diop
P.S.- If I am right I expect a nice APHIA hat to mysteriously appear at my doorstep. diop
You can sign your name on any page by typing 4 tildes, likes this: <nowiki> Android Mouse Bot 2 11:43, 25 May 2007 (UTC)</nowiki>. The key to the left of the number 1 key.-- Ccson 21:10, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
see Category:Wikipedians in Alpha Phi Alpha
The Official Charter. We will need to get the contact information of the original author to upload. OR, we can say, that the copyright expired b/c the document is over 75 years old. <font color="#5B92E5" face="georgia"> Real96</font> 03:57, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Just wanted to let you know that the library at Fisk University is jointly named after Bro. John Hope Franklin (a Fisk alum, Alpha Chi chapter 1932)and his wife. Check the school's website.
Keep up the good work.
Adisalee 18:08, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
I have decided to start improving the Phi Beta Sigma page. What improvements would you suggest? <small>—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Occasio ( talk • contribs) 20:40, 12 May 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->
Is there a small limit to the amount of information that can be contained on this list? Feel free to edit or delete any information that I have added to the list of Alpha Phi Alpha brothers. I am only trying to share some of the information that I have been fortunate enough to come across. I intentionally added information about brothers of Alpha that are/have been involved in areas of entertainment such as sports, music, movies and television. I chose to focus on those fields because they are often overlooked and unnoticed when mentioning the achievements of Alpha men. While entertainment is certainly not more important that government, politics, religion, education, etc. it is still interesting to much of the brotherhood. Alpha is prominent in many areas and I only wish to share what I know about the versatility of our great organization. Additionally, fame or noteworthiness is certainly a matter of opinion and debate. Someone who is not familiar with a particular field or area of expertise would probably not recognize brothers that are prominent or even moderately successful in that field. In my humble opinion, reaching/achieving certain levels of success in a particular field deserves acknowledgement. Obviously the mayor of a major city is going to be more "notable" than a mayor of a small one. One accomplishment may be greater than the next, however just accomplishing that level of success (becoming a mayor) is noteworthy. In other words, just making it to the NFL, NBA, Major Leagues, etc. is an accomplishment all in its own. That level of success deserves at least a little attention. Whether it's a mayor, senator, astronaut, or NFL player, I personally feel that those brothers that reach those high levels in their fields are worthy of recognition on something as simple as a webpage list of successfull Alphas. Maybe not in a famous Alpha hall of fame, but certainly on a webpage! LOL However, feel free to edit or delete anything that I have added.
Looks like a very good list. It is one of the lists I have been using as an example in building Notable Alpha Phi Omega members. Is the list pulled from a single source at the National webpage? I know I've gotten comments on lack of references on the Alpha Phi Omega one. Naraht 13:56, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
That is a very inappropriate statement on your part (that I am "biased against Alpha Phi Alpha"), and I highly suggest you consider very carefully how civil you are toward other editors. Your bias as the primary author of the article and your conflict of interest as a member of the fraternity are starting to be disruptive and not building community. Please stop the accusations, or the next step is formal mediation, which neither of us want. Justinm1978 19:35, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
The Mediation Cabal: Case progress notification |
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Dear Ccson/Year 2007: Hello there. I'd like to let you know that in a Mediation Cabal mediation case that you are involved in, or have some connection with: I've made the following changes:
I would be most grateful if you would please have a look at the mediation case page linked to above, and participate in the current stage of the mediation process if you wish. Of course, participation is completely optional, and if you don't want to take part in this mediation, that's perfectly OK. :-) If you have any questions or concerns relating to this dispute, the mediation, or the Mediation Cabal in general, please do let me know. Thank you very much. Best regards, NicholasTurnbull | (talk) 20:05, 30 June 2007 (UTC) |
(This was posted on the List of Alpha Phi Alpha brothers discussion page before I made the change a second time)
In the case of countries that are part of the British commonwealth(Bermuda, Jamaica, etc.), the Queen of England (respresented by the Governor-General) is the "Head of State" and the Prime Minister or Premier is the "Head of Government". http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5375.htm
In the case of the U.S. Virgin Islands, the "Head of State" (in capital letters) is George W. Bush. The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands is simply a "governor" just like the governor of California, New York, or Florida.
The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands is not a "Head of State".
If the U.S. Virgin Islands was an independent country, then you can call the governor the "Head of State".
If you want to say that the governor is the head of the "local" government, then that is fair game. But no governor in the U.S. is considered a "Head of State" or a "Head of Government".
Some encyclopedias refer to U.S. governors as "head of the government" in lower case letters. That simply means that they are the head of the local government. The only "Head of State"/"Head of Government" of ANY part of the United States is George W. Bush.
Please read this: http://www.britannica.com/nations/United%20States http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5375.htm
Thanks for making the corrections to my entry for Ron Allen. Ron currently works for NBC. He has worked at both ABC and CBS. Bro. Marc Morial, CEO of the National Urban League, can vouch for Ron. Marc and Ron were line brothers and crossed in April 1977 at Psi Chapter. aepowell.edublogs.org
Good work, job well done.-RoBoTam ice 20:49, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your help for improving the AKA article, but can you not copy the words per verbatim on the AKA website. This is kind of known as plagiarism. Whenever you cite something from a source, you can copy per verbatim as long as you enclose the words in quotes, (""), etc. Thanks. Miranda 17:22, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
I would like to make more contributions to the list of notable Alphas. I have references, but am unsure how to create a reference on this site. Are there instructions available anywhere? Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Playboymixx06 ( talk • contribs) 00:34, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
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I don't know if it's used by anything else than Wikipedia:Featured content/Lists. It's basically the exact opposite of <noinclude>: everything not in the tag will not be appear in transclusion. Circeus 16:37, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
I had reverted your edits on the Jena Six page because you didn't even pay attention to what you were changing. Using "ref name", more than one fact can be linked to a source. If you change the source and keep the ref name tag (as you did), then all the ones connected will instead go to the new source. I've updated the section with new sources, but please pay attention next time to what you're changing. Ophois 15:56, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Brother what is your email I had a question about something? —Preceding unsigned comment added by PhrozenAPE06 ( talk • contribs) 20:42, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
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I reviewed the revison history for List of Alpha Phi Alpha brothers and see that a lot of images were removed. Are you sure I uploaded all these images or did I just use them in this article? I'm concerned that many of the images are from deceased persons so I'm not sure why they were deleted, they had a source, were they tagged with GFDL, and if so what would the appropriate tag for a deceased person? Also, can you provide an example of an image of a living person tagged with GFDL and the source so I can see exactly what you're saying I should look for to ensure it's licensed under GFDL? -- Ccson 14:38, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
I noticed you had requested a feature for {{ Quote box}} quite a while ago. I created an updated version at {{ Quote box2}} that might be what you were looking for. -- Gadget850 ( Ed) 01:00, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
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(reduce indent) I do agree that it is a APA badge. I noted that while incorporating the picture in the article, seen here. Miranda 22:18, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
FYI
prominent alum:
http://www.aphiabeta.com/prominent.html
100th anniversary reunion:
http://www.beta2007.com/
-RoBoTam
ice
17:14, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
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Hey Frat,
Bro. Lawrence Ross, author of The Divine Nine emailing! Sorry about making a hash of adding LeRoi Jones to the list, but I was never very good at html. Anyway, LeRoi Jones is better known as Amiri Baraka, one of the most famous beat writers ever. He was initiated at Howard University and is listed in their lines: http://members.aol.com/fiveb90/lines.htm I can get you more info if you'd like. Thanks for all of your work, by the way. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.81.43.41 ( talk) 17:44, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi, Ccson. I am worried about the inclusion of Sorority/Frat songs, since the specific organizations have rules which prohibit songs from being in the public eye. I am trying to begin a list AKA list like you have done, and I would like to know your thoughts. Miranda 05:25, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
You either nominated a WP:FLC or closed such a nomination recently. As such, you are the type of editor whose opinion I am soliciting. We now have over 400 featured lists and seem to be promoting in excess of 30 per month of late (41 in August and 42 in September). When Today's featured article (TFA) started ( 2004-02-22), they only had about 200 featured articles and were barely promoting 20 new ones per month. I think the quality of featured lists is at least as good as the quality of featured articles was when they started appearing on the main page. Thus, I am ready to open debate on a proposal to institute a List of the Day on the main page with nominations starting November 1 2007, voting starting December 1 2007 and main page appearances starting January 1 2008. For brevity, the proposal page does not discuss the details of eventual main page content, but since the work has already been done, you should consider this proposal assuming the eventual content will resemble the current content at the featured content page. Such output would probably start at the bottom of the main page. The proposal page does not debate whether starting with weekly list main page entries would be better than daily entries. However, I suspect persons in favor of weekly lists are really voicing opinions against lists on the main page since neither TFA nor Picture of the day started as weekly endeavors, to the best of my knowledge. Right now debate seems to be among support for the current selective democratic/consensus based proposal, a selective dictatorial approach like that used at WP:TFA or a non-selective first in line/calendar approach like that used at WP:POTD. See the List of the Day proposal and comment at WP:LOTDP and its talk page.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 18:50, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
Hey Frat,
Bro. Ross again. I decided to go to Amazon and search inside Amiri Baraka's autobio and see what I could find. As it turns out, he does talk about being a Sphinxman, but ultimately not being initiated into Alpha. His perspective on pledging is both humorous, a lot sad and pretty modern, by the way, considering the experience he details at Howard. So nice catch. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.242.242.162 ( talk) 09:20, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Justin, I saw your question at the Alpha Phi Alpha Talk page regarding Skip Mason. Mason is not the Fraternity's Historian; he is instead College Archivist for Morehouse College and Alpha Phi Alpha's Chairman of the National Historical Commission. He is also author of Talented Tenth: The Founders and Presidents of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. [6] hope that answers your question re: reliability.-RoBoTam ice 16:29, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
For the APA list, did you list all of the honorary members or just some. I am having trouble finding information on some AKA honorary members. Cheers. Miranda 03:24, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
I started working on a Navigation Box to link articles related to the Fraternity. You can preview it on my user space Alpha Phi Alph articles. Please take a look and provide suggestions/comments on the discussion page. Absolon S. Kent 16:34, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
I don't know if we need the first sentence which states "this article is a series. . ." because this really isn't an article.
Add these to Associations
You may just want to provide a link for General Presidents to this template, Template:Alpha Phi Alpha General Presidents
See also Template:Alpha Men First Accomplishments
I would would keep the section "other related articles" but I would create a seperate section entitled Prominent Members (or something similar). The related articles should be where Alpha Phi Alpha appears such as Jena Six, Cathy Cox, etc. You might also consider adding some of the topics the World Policy Council has written reports about, namely Extraordinary rendition, AIDS, Millennium Challenge Account, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, et. al.-- Ccson 14:40, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
Your suggested changes have been added.
The intent of the template is to place it on specific Alpha articles ( Alpha Phi Alpha, List of Alpha Phi Alpha brothers, Jewel's pages, etc.) to create an easy accessable web.
My only concern about the Prominent Members section is that it may become very long if we try to include each individual Alpha man's page (much like the African American topics template. If we keep it general (List of Brothers, Alpha Firsts, etc) it should remain compact and okay.
I definately welcome additional comments or criticism about the template. Absolon S. Kent 16:43, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
I moved the finalized template. The code is {{ Alpha Phi Alpha articles}}. I guess we can start to add it to relevant articles. Absolon S. Kent 13:33, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
You either voted on the original list of the day proposal or the revised version. A more modest experimental proposal is now at issue at WP:LOTDP. Feel free to voice your opinion.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 17:37, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
There have been a series of proposals to initiate a Featured List of the Day on the main page. Numerous proposals have been put forth. After the third one failed, I audited all WP:FL's in order to begin an experiment in my own user space that will hopefully get it going. Today, it commences at WP:LOTD. Afterwards I created my experimental page, a new proposal was set forth to do a featured list that is strikingly similar to my own which is to do a user page experimental featured list, but no format has been confirmed and mechanism set in place. I continue to be willing to do the experiment myself and with this posting it commences. Please submit any list that you would like to have considered for list of the day in the month of January 2008 by the end of this month to WP:LOTD and its subpages. You may submit multiple lists for consideration.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:LOTD) 19:11, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey Bro! I'm new to Wikipedia just wanted to introduce myself, you can see my userpage for more info. I've made a couple of edits on the Alpha Kappa Alpha page as well as been in a discussion about other subjects concerning the sorority see [9]. I want to say great job on the Alpha Phi Alpha page, very informative without being overwhelming and too much information. I attended the Centennial Celebration in DC and had a blast. Didn't know Lionel Richie was a Bro? It was awesome to see that Thelma from Good Times BerNadette Stanis is married to an Alpha. Skee-Phi Knicksfan4ever 04:33, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
You too
Knicksfan4ever (
talk)
15:39, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
Per Manual of Style, it's First (Maiden name) then last name. Maiden name goes before last name. i.e. Mrs. Tommie Lynn Dais goes after Ashley Jackson. Thanks. Miranda 22:07, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Hi, we have conversated before about the page for notable Alpha brothers. I would like to make more contributions, but am having some trouble with the page. I would like to add the following althletes: Bobby Bell (Mu chapter) NFL Hall of Famer, Sandy Stephens (Mu chapter) (NFL player and First Black All American quarterback ), Bill Munsey (Mu chapter) NFL player, Kenny Washington (Alpha Delta) (First black player in the NFL), and Woody Strode (Alpha Delta) (second Black player in the NFL). I have more, but I thought those would be enough for now. All of those brothers are "notable" and significant to their fields. I also have references, however I do not have an online reference for Kenny Washington and Woody Strode. Information about Washington and Strode was found in the Sphinx magazine. Information can be found about brothers Bell, Stephens, and Munsey on the Mu chapter website. Bell, Stephens, and Munsey were all initiated into the fraternity the same year as NFL hall of famer Carl Eller in the Spring of 1961. http://www.geocities.com/muchapter1912/linehistory.html Maybe you could help?
Thanks, Bro. Jackson
Playboymixx06 ( talk) 08:05, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
Dear Ccson,
Thank you for your participation in making
List of Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters a
featured list. This is the first featured list of a
sorority on Wikipedia! Congrats!
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Hi, CCson. Thanks for the AKA president template! I am using/modifying it for the Links, Incorporated artice. Also, are you going to go see Stomp the Yard? It might be helpful to incorporate the film's contraversy into the Alpha Phi Alpha article. From the film's preview, I thought I saw the Delta's logo (sigma backwards) and the opposing fraternity is inferenced to be Kappa Alpha Psi, because I heard "yo-yo," and that's trademarked as well as "ice cold" <b><font face="trebuchet ms" color="FF9999"> Bearly</font><font face="trebuchet ms" color="A6F591"> 541</font></b> 07:07, 8 January 2007 (UTC).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Duboisapa1.jpg - Robotam 16:14, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
I just opened my e-mail and I received the following:
Real96, The Badge of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, is trademarked and copyrighted AND is not for public display. If you continue to display, this matter will be submitted to the General Counsel of the Fraternity and Wikipedia for legal resolution. ******* I have been reverting [1], [2], [3], and [4] his edits to the article. As a result, the user is blocked indef. What do you think? Leave a message here, and I shall respond! <font color="teal" face="georgia"> Real96</font> 06:51, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
I just love that age calculation template!!! 2much 20:41, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
Greetings. I only worked to get the ball rolling on the article. I am going to be working on other things. Whatever changes you feel you need to make go ahead.-- EhavEliyahu 18:17, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
No, I won't revert to another version, because for one thing you do not have consensus for your version. Others disagree with you. [5] Also, please stop calling each other vandals. Wikipedia:Avoid the word "vandal". Neither of you are vandalizing the article, so stop the namecalling. ·· coe<span style=" font-variant: small-caps" >l</span> acan 04:50, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle is not policy. It is a suggestion for reaching consensus. What I was suggesting is that you discuss the content of the article at the article talk page. That could be a step toward consensus. ·· coe<span style=" font-variant: small-caps" >l</span> acan 05:16, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
I removed it, not because it is simply a picture, but because pictures are supposed to enhance an explanation or situation. Simply showing a picture of the pyramids really isn't all that necessary. Jmlk17 20:38, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
Hey. I just wanted to thank you; most of the time whenever I encounter an argument here on Wikipedia, I find it never truly getting resolved. But you handled your end much better than normal, and much better than I did in our end of the conversation, and for that, I thank you. Hope all's well, and happy editing! Jmlk17 07:48, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Hi Ccson,
Thanks for the message concerning adding the reference for the Alpha Phi Alpha brothers' biographies. Although it was my intention to add this documentation, almost 25 years of being a member of the fraternity means having to find 25 years worth of documentation which I am in the process of compiling (yes, I have my own personal archives) though I was a bit surprised that some of them did not have it already mentioned. This just probably means that I take knowing who ACTUALLLY belongs to my fraternity a bit more seriously than most and am able to add the information to the bio and be assured that it is indeed correct from memory. That said, all documentation will be added to the brothers whose bios I updated for they, like me, are indeed members of Alpha Phi Alpha.
Now, while we are on the topic, I am a bit surprised that people like Charles Diggs and Roland Hayes had Alpha Phi Alpha mentioned in their bios when they are clearly NOT members of the "brotherhood". I provided "guidance" and alleviated ignorance by removing these men (Diggs is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, I believe, while Hayes is clearly a member of Omega Psi Phi).
As far as an account goes, well, I got some ridiculous "IP address" block, followd the instructions and, voila, it reappeared. Go figure. Rather than deal with that nonsense, I think I'll just update bios with the correct information and add some references. I think that will be enough factual information.
So, once again, thanks for the message.
Fraternally yours,
Diop
Hi Bro. Ccson,
It just hit me that I can't pinpoint all the bios of the Alpha men that I have updated. Any help that you can provide here for me? If not, I will do the ones I KNOW that I did like Brother Dr. Alfred B. Xuma, past President of the African National Congress. I know that no one else would have added that one. LOL.
Fraternally yours,
Diop
Roland Hayes was listed as a member of Alpha Phi Alpha in it's Centenary Report of the World Polciy Council. The link was provided in the article before you removed it. Did you check the source before removing the text. I will provide the link here] for your review, pls see page 10 and give me your thoughts.
Hi Ccson,
Thanks for the quick replies. To repeat my previous post, after getting the IP block message (LONG after I had created the original account), I re-created my account using the instructions I was given in the email I received that said it was okay to use my account. When I then tried to use it I STILL got and STILL get the IP block message. So, once again, any suggestions would be helpful here and I thank you in advance.
As far as Mr. Diggs (Kappa Alpha Psi, I believe) and Mr. Hayes (Omega Psi Phi) are concerned, I am trying to find MY documentation on the matter. No offense to anyone (and I am checking the documentation you provided as well-thanks!) but until then, I stand by my previous posts that they are not members of APHIA, period. Before Wikipedia I HAD NEVER, EVER SEEN these two fine African-African men listed as members of APHIA, anywhere. I really don't see that many mistakes concerning our membership, so, as I said earlier, I will continue my research as well.
So please let me know where else to turn with this IP block matter. It has been a nuisance matter. In the meantime, I am blowing the dust off of almost 25 years of archival material that I had forgotten that I had and will provide references as noted in my earlier post.
Thanks a million,
Diop
Hi Ccson,
Could the writer of the article supply their "very good, reputable, and verifiable source" to prove that the great Mr. Hayes was a part of APHIA? I got Mr. Hayes affiliation from my Omega friends ages ago and have NEVER seen him affiliated with us in any way but always highlighted by the Omegas one of their "brethren". As a matter of fact, the memorial service and Howard University (1985?) Tribute programs for Brother Dr. Charles Wesley that I have mention Mr. Hayes (he was a classmate of Brother Wesley's at Fisk) and CLEARLY DO NOT identify him as a member of APHIA. Surely on such grand occasions as these Mr. Hayes membership would have been highlighted, correct?
BTW, mentioning the great Alpha brothers like Dubois (Epsilon chapter), Cullen (Eta chapter?), and Robeson (Nu chapter) in this discussion does not bolster your contention re: Mr. Hayes since ALL THREE are CLEARLY MENTIONED in the History Book of dear 'ole APHIA as members of the fraternity. I also have known for ages that Noble Sissle was an Alphaman as did many of us "old heads" (said with kindness,of course).
The userid issue has been solved today by creating a new one. Thank God! The new one is diop2000.
Best,
Diop
BTW-I'm not mentioning dubois,etc to prove my case because I don't have one. I said the Alpha fraternity bros who authored the World Polcy Report of Alpha Phi Alpha mentioned Hayes among these names as members of Alpha Phi Alpha. Have you read page 10 of the report, because you're asking questions that should have provided in this report? -- Ccson 17:17, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Hi Ccson,
Yes, this needs to be resolved, my friend but for the brotherhood, not for me. And a reminder sent to Omega Psi Phi that they SHOULD NO LONGER claim Mr. Hayes in documents if I am wrong (now this I am waiting for with "baited breath"!). And with solid proof (dob, date and chapter of initiation, etc) as you allude to (sort of like the documentation that I added for Brothers Xuma and Archibald Carey, no less, though I Do tend to know who does and does not belong to my fraternity). Also, you seem to be believe that men can't make mistakes. Happens daily, my friend, even with great men such as those mentioned above. Also, many brothers aren't as in tune to the "historical membership" as others. I've seen Quincy Jones, Bill Cosby (Omega Psi Phi), and a few (not many) other African-American men of note mentioned as Alpha men who clearly were NOT. Happens due to eagerness, honest mistakes, the fact they people aren't perfect, and due to confusion over names and affiliations (yes Jackie Robinson played for the APHIA baseball team somewhere and was a member of the Sphinx Club while at UCLA but he WAS NOT initiated into the fraternity).
Best regards,
diop
P.S.- If I am right I expect a nice APHIA hat to mysteriously appear at my doorstep. diop
You can sign your name on any page by typing 4 tildes, likes this: <nowiki> Android Mouse Bot 2 11:43, 25 May 2007 (UTC)</nowiki>. The key to the left of the number 1 key.-- Ccson 21:10, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
see Category:Wikipedians in Alpha Phi Alpha
The Official Charter. We will need to get the contact information of the original author to upload. OR, we can say, that the copyright expired b/c the document is over 75 years old. <font color="#5B92E5" face="georgia"> Real96</font> 03:57, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
Just wanted to let you know that the library at Fisk University is jointly named after Bro. John Hope Franklin (a Fisk alum, Alpha Chi chapter 1932)and his wife. Check the school's website.
Keep up the good work.
Adisalee 18:08, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
I have decided to start improving the Phi Beta Sigma page. What improvements would you suggest? <small>—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Occasio ( talk • contribs) 20:40, 12 May 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->
Is there a small limit to the amount of information that can be contained on this list? Feel free to edit or delete any information that I have added to the list of Alpha Phi Alpha brothers. I am only trying to share some of the information that I have been fortunate enough to come across. I intentionally added information about brothers of Alpha that are/have been involved in areas of entertainment such as sports, music, movies and television. I chose to focus on those fields because they are often overlooked and unnoticed when mentioning the achievements of Alpha men. While entertainment is certainly not more important that government, politics, religion, education, etc. it is still interesting to much of the brotherhood. Alpha is prominent in many areas and I only wish to share what I know about the versatility of our great organization. Additionally, fame or noteworthiness is certainly a matter of opinion and debate. Someone who is not familiar with a particular field or area of expertise would probably not recognize brothers that are prominent or even moderately successful in that field. In my humble opinion, reaching/achieving certain levels of success in a particular field deserves acknowledgement. Obviously the mayor of a major city is going to be more "notable" than a mayor of a small one. One accomplishment may be greater than the next, however just accomplishing that level of success (becoming a mayor) is noteworthy. In other words, just making it to the NFL, NBA, Major Leagues, etc. is an accomplishment all in its own. That level of success deserves at least a little attention. Whether it's a mayor, senator, astronaut, or NFL player, I personally feel that those brothers that reach those high levels in their fields are worthy of recognition on something as simple as a webpage list of successfull Alphas. Maybe not in a famous Alpha hall of fame, but certainly on a webpage! LOL However, feel free to edit or delete anything that I have added.
Looks like a very good list. It is one of the lists I have been using as an example in building Notable Alpha Phi Omega members. Is the list pulled from a single source at the National webpage? I know I've gotten comments on lack of references on the Alpha Phi Omega one. Naraht 13:56, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
That is a very inappropriate statement on your part (that I am "biased against Alpha Phi Alpha"), and I highly suggest you consider very carefully how civil you are toward other editors. Your bias as the primary author of the article and your conflict of interest as a member of the fraternity are starting to be disruptive and not building community. Please stop the accusations, or the next step is formal mediation, which neither of us want. Justinm1978 19:35, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
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Dear Ccson/Year 2007: Hello there. I'd like to let you know that in a Mediation Cabal mediation case that you are involved in, or have some connection with: I've made the following changes:
I would be most grateful if you would please have a look at the mediation case page linked to above, and participate in the current stage of the mediation process if you wish. Of course, participation is completely optional, and if you don't want to take part in this mediation, that's perfectly OK. :-) If you have any questions or concerns relating to this dispute, the mediation, or the Mediation Cabal in general, please do let me know. Thank you very much. Best regards, NicholasTurnbull | (talk) 20:05, 30 June 2007 (UTC) |
(This was posted on the List of Alpha Phi Alpha brothers discussion page before I made the change a second time)
In the case of countries that are part of the British commonwealth(Bermuda, Jamaica, etc.), the Queen of England (respresented by the Governor-General) is the "Head of State" and the Prime Minister or Premier is the "Head of Government". http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5375.htm
In the case of the U.S. Virgin Islands, the "Head of State" (in capital letters) is George W. Bush. The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands is simply a "governor" just like the governor of California, New York, or Florida.
The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands is not a "Head of State".
If the U.S. Virgin Islands was an independent country, then you can call the governor the "Head of State".
If you want to say that the governor is the head of the "local" government, then that is fair game. But no governor in the U.S. is considered a "Head of State" or a "Head of Government".
Some encyclopedias refer to U.S. governors as "head of the government" in lower case letters. That simply means that they are the head of the local government. The only "Head of State"/"Head of Government" of ANY part of the United States is George W. Bush.
Please read this: http://www.britannica.com/nations/United%20States http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5375.htm
Thanks for making the corrections to my entry for Ron Allen. Ron currently works for NBC. He has worked at both ABC and CBS. Bro. Marc Morial, CEO of the National Urban League, can vouch for Ron. Marc and Ron were line brothers and crossed in April 1977 at Psi Chapter. aepowell.edublogs.org
Good work, job well done.-RoBoTam ice 20:49, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your help for improving the AKA article, but can you not copy the words per verbatim on the AKA website. This is kind of known as plagiarism. Whenever you cite something from a source, you can copy per verbatim as long as you enclose the words in quotes, (""), etc. Thanks. Miranda 17:22, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
I would like to make more contributions to the list of notable Alphas. I have references, but am unsure how to create a reference on this site. Are there instructions available anywhere? Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Playboymixx06 ( talk • contribs) 00:34, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
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I don't know if it's used by anything else than Wikipedia:Featured content/Lists. It's basically the exact opposite of <noinclude>: everything not in the tag will not be appear in transclusion. Circeus 16:37, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
I had reverted your edits on the Jena Six page because you didn't even pay attention to what you were changing. Using "ref name", more than one fact can be linked to a source. If you change the source and keep the ref name tag (as you did), then all the ones connected will instead go to the new source. I've updated the section with new sources, but please pay attention next time to what you're changing. Ophois 15:56, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Brother what is your email I had a question about something? —Preceding unsigned comment added by PhrozenAPE06 ( talk • contribs) 20:42, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
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I reviewed the revison history for List of Alpha Phi Alpha brothers and see that a lot of images were removed. Are you sure I uploaded all these images or did I just use them in this article? I'm concerned that many of the images are from deceased persons so I'm not sure why they were deleted, they had a source, were they tagged with GFDL, and if so what would the appropriate tag for a deceased person? Also, can you provide an example of an image of a living person tagged with GFDL and the source so I can see exactly what you're saying I should look for to ensure it's licensed under GFDL? -- Ccson 14:38, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
I noticed you had requested a feature for {{ Quote box}} quite a while ago. I created an updated version at {{ Quote box2}} that might be what you were looking for. -- Gadget850 ( Ed) 01:00, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
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(reduce indent) I do agree that it is a APA badge. I noted that while incorporating the picture in the article, seen here. Miranda 22:18, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
FYI
prominent alum:
http://www.aphiabeta.com/prominent.html
100th anniversary reunion:
http://www.beta2007.com/
-RoBoTam
ice
17:14, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
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Hey Frat,
Bro. Lawrence Ross, author of The Divine Nine emailing! Sorry about making a hash of adding LeRoi Jones to the list, but I was never very good at html. Anyway, LeRoi Jones is better known as Amiri Baraka, one of the most famous beat writers ever. He was initiated at Howard University and is listed in their lines: http://members.aol.com/fiveb90/lines.htm I can get you more info if you'd like. Thanks for all of your work, by the way. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.81.43.41 ( talk) 17:44, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi, Ccson. I am worried about the inclusion of Sorority/Frat songs, since the specific organizations have rules which prohibit songs from being in the public eye. I am trying to begin a list AKA list like you have done, and I would like to know your thoughts. Miranda 05:25, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
You either nominated a WP:FLC or closed such a nomination recently. As such, you are the type of editor whose opinion I am soliciting. We now have over 400 featured lists and seem to be promoting in excess of 30 per month of late (41 in August and 42 in September). When Today's featured article (TFA) started ( 2004-02-22), they only had about 200 featured articles and were barely promoting 20 new ones per month. I think the quality of featured lists is at least as good as the quality of featured articles was when they started appearing on the main page. Thus, I am ready to open debate on a proposal to institute a List of the Day on the main page with nominations starting November 1 2007, voting starting December 1 2007 and main page appearances starting January 1 2008. For brevity, the proposal page does not discuss the details of eventual main page content, but since the work has already been done, you should consider this proposal assuming the eventual content will resemble the current content at the featured content page. Such output would probably start at the bottom of the main page. The proposal page does not debate whether starting with weekly list main page entries would be better than daily entries. However, I suspect persons in favor of weekly lists are really voicing opinions against lists on the main page since neither TFA nor Picture of the day started as weekly endeavors, to the best of my knowledge. Right now debate seems to be among support for the current selective democratic/consensus based proposal, a selective dictatorial approach like that used at WP:TFA or a non-selective first in line/calendar approach like that used at WP:POTD. See the List of the Day proposal and comment at WP:LOTDP and its talk page.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 18:50, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
Hey Frat,
Bro. Ross again. I decided to go to Amazon and search inside Amiri Baraka's autobio and see what I could find. As it turns out, he does talk about being a Sphinxman, but ultimately not being initiated into Alpha. His perspective on pledging is both humorous, a lot sad and pretty modern, by the way, considering the experience he details at Howard. So nice catch. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.242.242.162 ( talk) 09:20, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
Hi Justin, I saw your question at the Alpha Phi Alpha Talk page regarding Skip Mason. Mason is not the Fraternity's Historian; he is instead College Archivist for Morehouse College and Alpha Phi Alpha's Chairman of the National Historical Commission. He is also author of Talented Tenth: The Founders and Presidents of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. [6] hope that answers your question re: reliability.-RoBoTam ice 16:29, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
For the APA list, did you list all of the honorary members or just some. I am having trouble finding information on some AKA honorary members. Cheers. Miranda 03:24, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
I started working on a Navigation Box to link articles related to the Fraternity. You can preview it on my user space Alpha Phi Alph articles. Please take a look and provide suggestions/comments on the discussion page. Absolon S. Kent 16:34, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
I don't know if we need the first sentence which states "this article is a series. . ." because this really isn't an article.
Add these to Associations
You may just want to provide a link for General Presidents to this template, Template:Alpha Phi Alpha General Presidents
See also Template:Alpha Men First Accomplishments
I would would keep the section "other related articles" but I would create a seperate section entitled Prominent Members (or something similar). The related articles should be where Alpha Phi Alpha appears such as Jena Six, Cathy Cox, etc. You might also consider adding some of the topics the World Policy Council has written reports about, namely Extraordinary rendition, AIDS, Millennium Challenge Account, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, et. al.-- Ccson 14:40, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
Your suggested changes have been added.
The intent of the template is to place it on specific Alpha articles ( Alpha Phi Alpha, List of Alpha Phi Alpha brothers, Jewel's pages, etc.) to create an easy accessable web.
My only concern about the Prominent Members section is that it may become very long if we try to include each individual Alpha man's page (much like the African American topics template. If we keep it general (List of Brothers, Alpha Firsts, etc) it should remain compact and okay.
I definately welcome additional comments or criticism about the template. Absolon S. Kent 16:43, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
I moved the finalized template. The code is {{ Alpha Phi Alpha articles}}. I guess we can start to add it to relevant articles. Absolon S. Kent 13:33, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
You either voted on the original list of the day proposal or the revised version. A more modest experimental proposal is now at issue at WP:LOTDP. Feel free to voice your opinion.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 17:37, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
There have been a series of proposals to initiate a Featured List of the Day on the main page. Numerous proposals have been put forth. After the third one failed, I audited all WP:FL's in order to begin an experiment in my own user space that will hopefully get it going. Today, it commences at WP:LOTD. Afterwards I created my experimental page, a new proposal was set forth to do a featured list that is strikingly similar to my own which is to do a user page experimental featured list, but no format has been confirmed and mechanism set in place. I continue to be willing to do the experiment myself and with this posting it commences. Please submit any list that you would like to have considered for list of the day in the month of January 2008 by the end of this month to WP:LOTD and its subpages. You may submit multiple lists for consideration.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:LOTD) 19:11, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey Bro! I'm new to Wikipedia just wanted to introduce myself, you can see my userpage for more info. I've made a couple of edits on the Alpha Kappa Alpha page as well as been in a discussion about other subjects concerning the sorority see [9]. I want to say great job on the Alpha Phi Alpha page, very informative without being overwhelming and too much information. I attended the Centennial Celebration in DC and had a blast. Didn't know Lionel Richie was a Bro? It was awesome to see that Thelma from Good Times BerNadette Stanis is married to an Alpha. Skee-Phi Knicksfan4ever 04:33, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
You too
Knicksfan4ever (
talk)
15:39, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
Per Manual of Style, it's First (Maiden name) then last name. Maiden name goes before last name. i.e. Mrs. Tommie Lynn Dais goes after Ashley Jackson. Thanks. Miranda 22:07, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Hi, we have conversated before about the page for notable Alpha brothers. I would like to make more contributions, but am having some trouble with the page. I would like to add the following althletes: Bobby Bell (Mu chapter) NFL Hall of Famer, Sandy Stephens (Mu chapter) (NFL player and First Black All American quarterback ), Bill Munsey (Mu chapter) NFL player, Kenny Washington (Alpha Delta) (First black player in the NFL), and Woody Strode (Alpha Delta) (second Black player in the NFL). I have more, but I thought those would be enough for now. All of those brothers are "notable" and significant to their fields. I also have references, however I do not have an online reference for Kenny Washington and Woody Strode. Information about Washington and Strode was found in the Sphinx magazine. Information can be found about brothers Bell, Stephens, and Munsey on the Mu chapter website. Bell, Stephens, and Munsey were all initiated into the fraternity the same year as NFL hall of famer Carl Eller in the Spring of 1961. http://www.geocities.com/muchapter1912/linehistory.html Maybe you could help?
Thanks, Bro. Jackson
Playboymixx06 ( talk) 08:05, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
Dear Ccson,
Thank you for your participation in making
List of Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters a
featured list. This is the first featured list of a
sorority on Wikipedia! Congrats!
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