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Fair use rationale for Image:UWLA.jpg

Image:UWLA.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot 20:06, 3 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Grammar

Someone should improve the grammar in this article. It is full of passive voice.

Disruptive editing

An editor who probably has COI is persisting with disruptive edits. Specifically, the editor as removed the fact that UWLA is not ABA approved, and added twitter/facebook links. This as repeatedly occurred despite polite requests to stop. I ask other editors to monitor and make proper corrections. --S. Rich (talk) 01:21, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Open disclosure here, I am a student of this school and I agree that disruptive editing should not occur, and agree further that there is likely a COI happening. With that said, it should be noted that it was not part of the school's objective to obtain ABA accreditation. In a personal conversation I had with the University faculty at a Q&A session held on campus in 2016, it was mentioned that the school does not seek to obtain the accreditation because it is not in line with the school's objective to serve this particular niche in the law school market. Thus, it may in fact be considered somewhat inaccurate to state that the school is not ABA accredited without clarifying the fact that ABA accreditation is not being pursued. I will see what I can find out about that, so as to clean up the ambiguity and potentially solve this problem from occurring again in the future. --figbush1 (talk) 02:45, 11 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Updated SVF location and logo for UWLA

I am disclosing that I have a COI. I work as a consultant to UWLA for their admissions team. I recently (5/16/2023) updated the school's San Fernando Valley location to Woodland Hills, as the campus moved in January, 2023. I also would like to update the school logo to its current one. Please share helpful details on how I can accomplish that. Thank you. Daryl at McGriffin Media (talk) 22:01, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for declaring your COI. In general, the best way for a COI editor to make changes to an article is to post the requested change on the talk page, instructions are here. While it's OK for COI editors to make non-controversial changes, I'd err on the side of caution and request edits from here on in. FWIW, both of the edits you've made look fine to me, particularly the change to the campus location.

For the new logo, if it hasn't already been uploaded, you can upload it here. Click on upload a non-free file, then on "This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use", then on "This is a logo of an organization, company, brand, etc." For the section on explaining why the use will be minimal, I suggest you say something to the effect of "will only be used one time, in the infobox on the school's article page." Once the logo is uploaded, use the request edit template to ask someone to add it to the article. This page is on my watchlist, so I'll do it if someone else doesn't get to it first.

Let me know if you have any further questions! BubbaJoe123456 (talk) 23:57, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your help. I hope I followed your instructions properly. I'm afraid I may have requested the change twice. Very sorry if I did, please forgive me, I'm a novice. Daryl at McGriffin Media (talk) 00:30, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You did submit it twice, but no worries. I can't find the logo image, however - what name did you give it? BubbaJoe123456 (talk) 15:17, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind, found it. BubbaJoe123456 (talk) 15:19, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

All set. BubbaJoe123456 (talk) 15:26, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much! Daryl at McGriffin Media (talk) 16:29, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Update UWLA Logo

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. [see below]

Specific text to be added or removed: Please replace existing logo in the infobox with newly uploaded black and red color logo
Reason for the change: The old logo is no longer in use
References supporting change: www.uwla.edu

Daryl at McGriffin Media (talk) 00:24, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Declined - Duplicate request. BubbaJoe123456 (talk) 15:24, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Update UWLA Logo

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Specific text to be added or removed: Please replace existing logo in the infobox with newly uploaded black and red color logo
Reason for the change: The old logo is no longer in use
References supporting change: www.uwla.edu

Daryl at McGriffin Media (talk) 00:27, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done. BubbaJoe123456 (talk) 15:25, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Request to change notable alumni header and add a notable

I am disclosing that I have a COI. I work as a consultant to UWLA for their admissions team. I would love help from an editor following this page to rename the "Notable Alumni" section to "Notable Alumni and Leadership" in order to add a very historical figure (Former President of UWLA) to this entry. The entry to add would be for UWLA President Bernard S. Jefferson, who started as associate dean of academic affairs at UWLA’s School of Law in 1982, and eventually went on to become president, serving with distinction until 1992. Jefferson was one of the first African Americans appointed to Division 4 of the 2nd District Court of Appeal in 1975. He also served for a short time as a pro-Tem appointee on the California Supreme Court and retired in 1980 as presiding justice of Division 1. Jefferson authored the seminal book on evidence, “California Evidence Benchbook,” a 957-page discourse first published in 1972. According to Los Angeles daily legal newspaper, the Metropolitan-News Enterprise, Jefferson’s book on evidence has been cited in close to 300 appellate cases. A link to his Los Angeles Times obituary is here: [1] Thank you for your help with this important historical edit. Daryl at McGriffin Media (talk) 19:02, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Daryl at McGriffin Media You may find it helpful to be aware of the edit request procedure which would draw attention to your requests.

Looking at some other articles on higher learning institutions the standard header in this situation is "Notable people" which is subdivided into "faculty" and "alumni". Harvard University is an example of this. 331dot (talk) 19:10, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your response. At the risk of appearing redundant, should I either edit my prior request or publish a new one with the proper COI template formatting? Daryl at McGriffin Media (talk) 20:51, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As a general rule, for a person to be included in the "Notable alumni/faculty/people/etc" section, they should be notable enough to have a Wikipedia article about them. That's the official rule for standalone "XYZ alumni" articles, and a good rule of thumb for sections like this within institution articles. So, without an article on Jefferson, it wouldn't really be appropriate to add him here. If an editor without a COI were to create an article on Jefferson, then it would certainly be appropriate for you to place an edit request here asking that Notable Alumni be changed to Notable People (or something similar), and Jefferson be added to the list. Thanks for your efforts to comply with Wikipedia's COI policies! BubbaJoe123456 (talk) 14:49, 28 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you again for your kind and prompt reply. One final question: Would you be willing to help craft the originating Bernard S. Jefferson page? Even without reference to the university, he held prominence in California law, and not only as an African American Judge and scholar. It's been said that even today his "California Evidence Benchbook" is on the desk of every California Judge, as an authoritative resource. If there is another way to propose his page to an editor, without creating it myself, please let me know. If I can create it as a COI editor and seek independent approval, I am happy to review the template for doing so. Daryl at McGriffin Media (talk) 20:17, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]