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== Two more years gone by and barely any change or update to this article. ==

Does anyone who works at or attends UT Tyler even have a digital camera to take a few pics of the campus buildings that would prove to skeptics that this school really exists? How about mentioning the new construction happening on the south edge of the campus (Spring and Fall 2017)? How about mentioning UT Tyler's Houston Engineering Center? How about UT Tyler's STEM charter school, Innovation Academy? Here's my point: many people who have only heard that there is a branch of the University of Texas located in Tyler will look up this Misplaced Pages article to get a first, and possibly only, impression of this school, and conclude that there just really isn't anything noteworthy going on there. Are UT Tyler faculty, staff, and students embarrassed or ashamed of this school, so that they would rather not show the world what UT Tyler is really like? Or is it just laziness, or ineptitude by the Tyler community that has kept this article almost identical for over ten years now? Perhaps this article really does accurately reflect the spirit of this school. Prospective students who have a choice should apply elsewhere.] (]) 18:02, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

>> With respect, either make the updates yourself or quit complaining about it. You don't have to be formally associated with an institution to make Misplaced Pages updates (and it's probably best if updates are made by those aren't employed by said institution). ] (]) <!--Template:Undated--><small class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added 15:40, 6 December 2017 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Questionable neutrality == == Questionable neutrality ==


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Questionable neutrality

Neutral, bias-free language is the foundation of Misplaced Pages and must be employed in every article on Misplaced Pages. However, there are several sections and passages in this particular article that are anything but neutral. Many of these sections come across as heavily biased and promotional, reading almost like an advertisement or self-promotional material. It is urged that neutrality be improved. L'être et le néant (talk) 15:31, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

The language I'm seeing is mostly pretty neutral. The article goes into some detail about the school's accomplishments, but it seems to be based on reliable sources, and I don't think it uses particularly promotional language. There are a couple of spots in the Campus section where there is subjective wording, and there is some mention of trivial items (like the individual members of the debate teams). Am I missing other examples? Remember that you can go into the article yourself and provide alternative wording. Larry Hockett (Talk) 17:43, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
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