Talk:Western Washington University

Changing the main article image to be the WWU logo rather than the seal.

I'm not a very frequent editor so apologies if this isn't best practice, but I'm questioning why the article's main image on the sidebar is WWU's seal rather than its logo. Western's brand guidelines generally reserve the seal for very formal purposes and therefore the seal isn't very recognizable. I'd propose swapping the position of the seal with western's current logo (the one with the mountain-wave design) that's currently at the bottom of the sidebar. This will help with clarity, especially on Wikipedia mobile which uses this image as the top image that comes before the article title.

For transparency, I'm a student at WWU, but am not employed by them. ~the.one.and.the.only~ (talk) 18:03, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

This has been generally discussed several times in the Talk page of the university infobox. The prevailing consensus has been to use the college or university seal, if available, as the topmost image. You're welcome to open another discussion - I would support changing this practice. ElKevbo (talk) 22:50, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Address

Moved from User talk:ElKevbo § Why did you remove address?

If there is a parameter for it, why did you remove the address from Western Washington University? BhamBoi (talk) 05:45, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Because it's not true that the university exists at only one address. ElKevbo (talk) 05:48, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

That's the singular address listed at their contact page, and is also the singular address listed on their College Navigator profile, so I'm sot sure why that doesn't count as the address for the campus. BhamBoi (talk) 06:12, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Actually, after doing some research, I found that seemingly every building has an address at 516 High Street, but with a different mail stop. , e.g. 516 High Street MS 9034; 516 High Street MS 9021, 516 High Street MS 9009, and 516 High Street MS 9195. So the university itself's address is 516 High Street. BhamBoi (talk) 06:21, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Looking on Google Maps, it seems that it's a full campus with many different buildings. Oddly, most of the buildings seem to have the same 516 High St. address, although that's not the case for all, e.g. [1]. For the infobox at least, our documentation at {{Infobox university}} says this for |address=: Use only for institutions with a single campus which has a discreet address; omit otherwise. Overall, it seems to me like a borderline case, and probably something worth discussing further on the talk page where those familiar with the university can weigh in. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 06:56, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

That documentation is intended to say that this parameter is okay for institutions that genuinely have one address i.e., small institutions with only one building. That's very uncommon hence this parameter is rarely used. ElKevbo (talk) 13:12, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

@ElKevbo and Sdkb – could one of you post the discussion on the article's talk page? I don't know how to go about starting a discussion on an article after this talk here. Thanks! BhamBoi (talk) 17:58, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Moved. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 21:12, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Yes, like many large organizations they have a central receiving unit to which mail sent before being distributed internally. That doesn't mean that the entire university actually has just one address. ElKevbo (talk) 13:12, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

I still think that this demonstrates that the whole campus is 516 High Street, but even if there are different mail stops, it's still one address. BhamBoi (talk) 22:44, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Have you read this article or other information about the university? This institution has a main location that covers over 200 acres and also has several other locations. It beggars belief that an institution of that size and complexity can be said to exist at only one physical address. ElKevbo (talk) 01:34, 23 January 2024 (UTC)