Pope John Paul II High School

Thanks for getting back to me with some notes. I have just glanced at what you wrote, and want to read it in greater depth this evening.

Just so I'm clear: I'm not here to tell anyone what to do. Please do not construe anything I'm saying as coming from some position of "superiority" or of being a "know-it-all". All I want to do is facilitate discussion and see if there is a way to reach concensus.

Again, thank you. I will be back to you very soon. LonelyBeacon 20:55, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nancy and Adam,

I am copying this to both of your Talk Pages. I just left a big list of suggestions over on the article Talk Page. Go take a look at them, and make some comments on the Talk Page before you go back to editing. I'm not a wishy-washy type, but you both have some very solid points in your contributions and thoughts. I based my suggestions strictly on the guidance from the Wikischools Project, which oversees most of the school articles here.

Three last things: 1. In terms of how the three of us approach each other, let's hit the reset button. I understand very much that you are both passionate about creating a good article. I have great respect for that passion. I suspect that there is some bad blood from some miscommunication and misinterpretation. Let's forget about that and start again.

2. Wikipedia has a policy on ownership of articles: WP:OWN. I ran afoul of this once when I wrote an original article, and someone came in and tried adding to it with information that I thought was irrelevent. Upon reflection of time, I was wrong. This feeling can be intensified when you feel strongly about a subject, as I suspect that you both do. Don't feel too bad. But remember that just because an editor comes along with a different idea, that doesn't necessarily mean they are being reckless. Always communicate. Also, editors are not required to communicate (at least initially) their changes to articles. However, it is considered politeness to respond if you are asked to communicate about changes.

3. Wikipedia also has a policy on civility: WP:CIV. I know that you may not really mean anything bad, but some of the comments that have ben mad in the edit summarys can come across as being attacks. Be ccareful with the language you use. You may not meaning anything by it, but other people may interpret that differently.

Let me know if I can help out more. LonelyBeacon 04:06, 31 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for getting a user page!

I am trying to make the article Pope John Paul II High School more informative. I have two children in the school and a third applying for next year. Kids and parents look at Wikipedia to obtain more information on subjects they are interested in. May we please come to agreement in an amicable manner as to what should and should not be on this page? I am not here to vandalize but to improve an article that seems to me to be full of Point of View issues and full of comments that will eliminate prospective students, not attract them. Stating that the school is "highly competitive" and eliminating the facts that it is "college preparatory" and sits on a 30 acre campus does not enhance. Stating that tuition is $8600 without mentioning that significant discounts are given for various reasons will really be successful in chasing away prospective students. Leaving out important facts like the facilities and extra curricular activities while including whole paragraphs about the Dominican Sisters and their charism is not helpful to a high school encyclopedia article. Please do not eliminate my edits without giving a good reason. Please try to think of who is going to be looking at this article (parents and prospective students) and may want to know about the things I have included (I included them because these are the things I wanted to know). Let Wikipedia be a tool of information. By the way, Fr. Guy is at a high school in Chicago. Having a History section without mentioning Fr. Guy is incomplete - he is practically the father of the school and deserves mention.NancyHeise 04:39, 31 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]