User talk:Bfertal

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Baylor School

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It appears that you are an employee of the Baylor School, serving as their Webmaster and Director of Interactive Media. I would caution you against editing Baylor School's article, given that, as an employee of the school responsible for their web presence, a clear conflict exists. If you have questions or wish to discuss this with me, please feel free to respond at my talk page. Ashdog137 16:00, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

I have no interest in the Baylor School whatsoever -- I've only ever been in Tennessee once, and that was only driving through. It just happens to be a random page that I came across months ago when there was an edit dispute about displaying information from Charity Navigator slamming the school as a bad charity, and I've continued to watch the page since.

As for the endowment information, that's crucial information for evaluating the financial health of an educational institution, be it a private high school or a public or private university. Endowment size bears directly on the ability of a school to support itself while simultaneously directing transient funding sources to other goals, making it relevant to a school's encyclopedia entry. In this case, it's also verifiably cited to a reliable source -- the school's own IRS Form 990. Thus, it's relevant, verifiable, and cited to a reliable source, therefore meeting the criteria for inclusion on Wikipedia.

Do other school wikis have this information? I don't know; I'm not active in the schools project, but you're certainly welcome to get involved. Also, it bears noting that I didn't add this information in the first place -- so, while I could try to figure out how the original contributor found it and extrapolate that to add the same information for other schools, that's not at the top of my priority list right now. Again, though -- you're certainly welcome to do that, as well.  :)

If you have any other questions for me, I'd be happy to answer them and direct you to any other resources I know of. I've not been actively editing Wikipedia for incredibly long either, and I certainly still remember how difficult the transition is to getting active -- this is a quirky place. Ashdog137 18:06, 31 August 2007 (UTC)