Talk:Common Application

message: I made some changes, but this article still needs work -- it has no information on the printed application and is inconcise in its description of the online one. Sten for the win 23:54, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I am (again) reverting an edit that changed the names of several schools as they appear here, for several reasons - first, in some cases the (appparently) formal name of a school places it well away from where it might otherwise be expected to be found, alphabetically.  A good example is Rice University, which now appears here as William Marsh Rice University.  Not only does that name make it hard to find, but to the uninitiated, it might appear to be an entirely different school altogether.  The change is unnecessarily confusing and appears to run afoul of WP:COMMONNAME.  Second, introduction of the definite article "The" before several schools' names is not only confusing as per the foregoing ("Johns Hopkins University" moving to "The Johns Hopkins University") but appears to squarely contradict Wikipedia naming conventions as set forth here.  I reverted this once before, which the introducing editor restored along with an invitation to state my concerns more particularly on his Talk page.  I have done so here, but he has thus far declined to fix these identified problems.
To be sure, the edit I'm reverting includes some proper edits as well but I think it is incumbent on the editor introducing a change to ensure that his or her edits are in keeping with policies and good practice, rather than making good and bad edits together and leaving cleanup tasks to others.  (That being said, if I have time in the next day or so to sort through and pick out the good ones, I will reintroduce them myself.)  Please do not reintroduce the wholesale changes without discussing it here first.  JohnInDC (talk) 21:46, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I completely agree.  The idea behind WP:COMMONNAME is pretty darn obvious:  We want information to be accessible, not hidden behind secret names most people may not know.  It'd be like insisting that we won't refer to aspirin anywhere here at WP:  From now on, it's acetylsalicylic acid everywhere and if you don't know to ask for it by that name, too bad.  Sometimes, being more exact really isn't a great idea when it gets in the way of communication.  I also tried discussing the matter with Xtremerandomness but found myself disappointed with the exchange.  Msnicki (talk) 23:06, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Names of schools 

message: We have three different new users adding the same advocacy information on this article.  Any explanations as to why this is relevant, and are there better sources available? Thargor Orlando (talk) 12:24, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Please take a look at WP:NPOV.  What you're writing does not come across as an encyclopedia entry, but rather an advocacy piece, as does your comment above regarding "othering" and telling me to "check my privilege."  We have basic standards that we should conform to, and if you don't believe how I've presented the information does the job, can you explain why? Thargor Orlando (talk) 21:25, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: User:Prynb, see above for some of the issues we've been having.  Rampant multiple accounts putting the same irrelevant information in for some sort of social advocacy.  If you're not part of that, you have my sincere apologies, but it's inappropriate to make this article a platform for whatever agendas are put out there.  Obviously, the website issues are noteworthy and should be reflected in the article using good sources.  Thargor Orlando (talk) 14:42, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advocacy pieces by new users 

message: The Common App just released a new branding, with a new logo and potentially officially changing their name to "Common App", as that's how it now appears on the logo. Not entirely sure what to do about the logo, if the current file gets a new version or an additional file is created, one for the new and one for the old. I would suggest that the page be moved to "Common App", with "Common Application" as a redirect there, but I don't know for sure if Common App is their official name now. Eiim (talk) 16:26, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rebranding