Talk:Illinois Wesleyan University/Archive 1
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Style & NPOV
Here's why I'm removing the content for NPOV and style:
- "consistently ranked as" is one of the phrases specifically noted as problematic in WP:PRESTIGE. It's blatant academic boosterism. The information is also included elsewhere and doesn't need to be in the lead.
- The athletic championship info seems to be undue weight in the lead; it should be in the athletics section.
- Per WP:UNIGUIDE, the Academics section should be called Academics, not Academics & Scholarship.
I'm happy to discuss the interpretation of the guidelines. WeisheitSuchen (talk) 17:00, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
Copyvio concern
The wayback machine has the history section contents at [1] before it was included in this article. I see revisions dating to 2010 that are violations, but the version before that was added was also a copy violation of the previous version of the page. I am unsure whether a massive revdel is necessary here. power~enwiki (π, ν) 20:36, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
- @Power~enwiki: I'm happy to deal with the revdel but which version, if any, is the last version not containing a copyvio? Or are we back to the very first edit to this page? Nthep (talk) 16:38, 16 December 2017 (UTC)
- Special:Diff/401104499 is where the material I recently removed was added. I'm not 100% confident earlier versions are clean. power~enwiki (π, ν) 05:45, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
- OK, I've dealt with the immediate concern. So if I'm getting this right the other worry is that versions of this page pre December 2010 may be (were?) copyvios of a now archived page of www.iwu.edu/aboutiwu? Nthep (talk) 10:48, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
- Yeah, older versions of this page seemed similar to older versions of the IWU "about" page. Looking again, while it was clearly an (uncited) source, I don't see any direct copying (comparing [2] to [3]. power~enwiki (π, ν) 19:54, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
- Let's leave things as they are then, if it's at most close para-phrasing then it doesn't really justify revdel. Nthep (talk) 12:32, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
- Yeah, older versions of this page seemed similar to older versions of the IWU "about" page. Looking again, while it was clearly an (uncited) source, I don't see any direct copying (comparing [2] to [3]. power~enwiki (π, ν) 19:54, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
- OK, I've dealt with the immediate concern. So if I'm getting this right the other worry is that versions of this page pre December 2010 may be (were?) copyvios of a now archived page of www.iwu.edu/aboutiwu? Nthep (talk) 10:48, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
- Special:Diff/401104499 is where the material I recently removed was added. I'm not 100% confident earlier versions are clean. power~enwiki (π, ν) 05:45, 17 December 2017 (UTC)