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To-do list for Tech Tower: edit · history · watch · refresh · Updated 2020-11-12 Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : *Find out exactly when the TECH signs were installed on Tech Tower after the Class of 1922 donated them. Verify : *Add Roberts, Allison (1998-02-20). "Administration Building to be renamed after Tech benefactor". The Technique. Retrieved 2007-05-20. Add Shaw, Jody (2001-06-01). "STAFF EDITORIAL: Stealing the 'T': Tradition or Trespassing?". The Technique. Retrieved 2007-03-17. and Mohamed, Eman (2001-06-29). "'T'-nappers have school spirit; diner should stay". The Technique. Retrieved 2007-05-26. Add Gunter, Gray (2001-11-30). "Out with the old, in with the new". Retrieved 2007-03-17. and "Tradition of 'T' theft should be kept in the past". The Technique. 2001-10-12. Retrieved 2007-05-26. Priority 5

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List of Historic Places

A rather impressive article, to say the least! One question, though: Is Tech Tower listed on List of Registered Historic Places in Georgia, E-G#Fulton as the "Georgia Institute of Technology Historic District" or is that something else? —Disavian (/_contribs) 19:57, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Good question. I got the info stating Tech Tower was an historic place from a driving tour document; not exactly reliable. What would be ideal is if somebody could get us a picture of the historical marker -- both for the article, and to clarify exactly what is historic. MaxVeers 20:06, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Good idea. I added it to the WPGT image requests page. —Disavian (/_contribs) 20:09, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

This seems like a useful link. I wonder if it's the actual text of the plaque. If not, looks like it's still public domain (from the National Park Service). MaxVeers 20:29, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Did you know?

I think this article is of high enough quality to go on Template:Did you know. To nominate this page, go here. —Disavian (/_contribs) 20:05, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm struggling to come up with a good fact. MaxVeers 23:56, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Same here. —Disavian (/_contribs) 00:26, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

How about:

"... that it's a Georgia Tech tradition to steal the 'T' off of Tech Tower?"

"... that Tech Tower is the only Georgia Tech building to be named after a woman?" —Disavian (/_contribs) 01:12, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

I kind of want Georgia Tech traditions to be operational before we would use the first one. You can see how perfectly it would fit in. But maybe still a good idea. I like the other one, too. Is it interesting to add that she didn't attend the school? MaxVeers 01:29, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I just moved it there, and gave it more of an article look. I've been meaning to do that for a while, but you gave me the impetus :) —Disavian (/_contribs) 03:32, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Awesome. So how do you feel about:

"... that it's a Georgia Tech tradition to steal the T from Tech Tower?

MaxVeers 04:16, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Sounds great! :) —Disavian (/_contribs) 04:28, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Done! MaxVeers 04:32, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Success! It's like... a Christmas present. :) —Disavian (/_contribs) 19:21, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Appearance

How should we handle the appearance of Tech Tower? I haven't actually described it in the article. Something should be said about the red brick, Victorian architecture, number of rooms and floors, the recent renovation, the TECH sign, etc. Should this get its own section or what? MaxVeers 20:26, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I'll think about it. —Disavian (/_contribs) 20:54, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I still think this section is needed. In addition, it should mention important elements in the surrounding area, such as the named walkways (including the Tower Walk), the nearby memorials for WWI deceased and Paul Howes Norcross, the Class of 1903 fountain (first such class memorial on campus), Sideways' headstone, etc. I will get working on this ASAP. MaxVeers 20:58, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Sounds good. I think it's already GA-class, but I'm waiting until Georgia Institute of Technology passes before I nominate other Tech-related articles. History of Georgia Tech is next on my list to nominate, btw. —Disavian (/_contribs) 21:14, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

An impressive addition. I'll nominate it now. I mentioned this on Talk:Georgia Tech traditions, but I found a 'Nique article with some good T history: Presidential opinions change over time —Disavian (/_contribs) 00:54, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Great link. I've done my best to integrate it. MaxVeers 03:04, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Wow, that's looking great. Perhaps it should be copied over to the traditions article? —Disavian (/_contribs) 03:23, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

I think either this article or the traditions article should have a more concise version. Not sure which place is more appropriate for the detailed one. Maybe traditions...? MaxVeers 03:36, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

I would think that the traditions article would have the shorter version and have a "main article..." link to the t-stealing section on Tech Tower. I'm tempted to have an article entirely for The T, if only to spite that one guy from this AfD discussion. :) —Disavian (/_contribs) 04:15, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

NRHP category removal

I'm removing the category Category:Registered Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) from this article's main page. My rationale is that the Tech Tower is part of the Georgia Institute of Technology Historic District, but not listed individually at the National Register.

Simply looking at other universities with NRHP listings, there are other historic districts with individual buildings listed in them. An example is the University of Florida Campus Historic District. It has several historic buildings within its confines listed on the NRHP, yet not all are. Like, Library East is, but Library West isn't. The University Memorial Auditorium was built in the 1920s, and it doesn't have its own entry either. So there you go. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.  :) -Ebyabe 16:04, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Makes sense to me. Thanks. MaxVeers 16:44, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Photos

Just wondering... is there any way we can integrate this photo into the article without making it too crowded? —Disavian (/_contribs) 20:37, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

What's happening in that picture? MaxVeers 20:49, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

You know the giant flame next to the whistle? This is a picture where the flame is between the camera and Tech Tower. —Disavian (/_contribs) 21:45, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

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