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To-do list for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University:	edit · history · watch · refresh
Outstanding work for Virginia Tech and related articles: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Substantially expand Academics section ~~Move alumni to separate subpage?~~ Find references ~~Please expand athletics at Virginia Tech~~ Move athletics section to Virginia Tech Hokies, this article has grown too large and details on athletics should be migrated there. Expand history - there's more to the school than what our name is Change beginning campus references - Blacksburg is main campus which campus page correctly mentions Please see Talk:Virginia Tech campus for tasks related to the campus page Please see Talk:Virginia Tech Hokies for tasks related to the athletics section Virginia Tech had a shooting incident last year as well. You can find information about it by looking up the Wikipedia entry on "William Morva." Perhaps this information should be added as well? Please feel free to add other VT-related tasks or expand any of the above and add a link from the talk page of any related article

To-do list for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University:

edit · history · watch · refresh

Outstanding work for Virginia Tech and related articles:

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Substantially expand Academics section
- ~~Move alumni to separate subpage?~~
- Find references
- ~~Please expand athletics at Virginia Tech~~
- Move athletics section to Virginia Tech Hokies, this article has grown too large and details on athletics should be migrated there.
- Expand history - there's more to the school than what our name is
- Change beginning campus references - Blacksburg is main campus which campus page correctly mentions
Please see Talk:Virginia Tech campus for tasks related to the campus page
Please see Talk:Virginia Tech Hokies for tasks related to the athletics section
Virginia Tech had a shooting incident last year as well. You can find information about it by looking up the Wikipedia entry on "William Morva." Perhaps this information should be added as well?

Please feel free to add other VT-related tasks or expand any of the above and add a link from the talk page of any related article

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[edit] Image choice

Please compare these two images:

I contend that the bottom one is brighter, has a better view of the VT logo, shows the Hokie stone better, focuses more on the subject of the building than the foreground of the pavement, and in general is a better choice for this article.HokieRNB (talk) 16:13, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

I would agree with the fact that it shows the hokie stone better but it looks washed out and unprofessional. I have cropped the other image so that it shows the hokie stone better and focuses more on the bridge. I also have added a better lit picture that I have that I think is more professional looking. Let me know what you think: