Talk:Villanova University/Archive 1

message: I don't get why it is a problem mentioning that Villanova University is in the Villanova area in Radnor Township.
"Villanova" is not an incorporated municipality. "Radnor Township" is and it provides fire service, etc.
In addition the Radnor Township article already mentioned that the university is within the township limits. Why not mention that here? WhisperToMe 00:02, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Township names are not unique, even within a state, especially in states created from the Northwest Ordinance.  -Howardjp 12:17, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Of course not - That's why the county is indicated with them, e.g. "Springfield Township, Delaware County". Does that make it worse in any way? I don't get it. (And Radnor Township is the only "Radnor Township" in the state of Pennsylvania, and the fact that Pennsylvania is mentioned there kinda drives home the point that it is in PA.) Also, Radnor Township is the only Radnor Township in the U.S. In addition to that, the Terri Schiavo example is the only Lower Moreland Township in PA and the U.S. WhisperToMe 17:59, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Radnor Township

message: I just added Fr. Peter to the infobox, but the alignment is all fubar.  If someone knows how to fix it, I would greatly appreciate it.  MusicMaker5376 20:10, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It's coded that way in the template, why it is is beyonde me. --Boothy443 |  trácht ar 04:02, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox 

message: I wholeheartedly agree that the University is prestigious.  It is.  There is prestige coming out of VU's ass.  However, we cannot OUTRIGHT SAY that.  It violates Wikipedia's WP:NPOV policy.  It reeks of opinion.  The rest of the article, stating the accolades and honors won by VU, will convey the fact that Villanova is a prestigious University.  Let the University stand on its own two feet.  We don't need to help it stand.  -- MusicMaker5376 03:22, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Prestigious 

message: Two things, first the campus myths section could be expanded, and possibly include some sort of outside source (surely the campus newspaper has mentioned some of these myths, if they're truly popular among students).  It's no doubt an interesting topic.  Additionally, is the 9/11 flight attendent really a "notable" alum?  Thousands of people died on 9/11, are they all worthy of mentioning individually on Wikipedia? Furthermore, no doubt there were likely several Villanova alumni inside the towers and/or pentagon, from a statistical standpoint, why should the flight attendant be singled out? --71.230.240.24 04:09, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Addressed and removed.  See "Removals from "Notable Alumni" list" section below.  Alphageekpa 16:06, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Campus Myths and 9/11 Attendant

message: Was Villanova really the Pelicans, or is this vandalism from St. Joe's (PA)?
I don't know for sure, but I suspect it's true.  A biography of St. Thomas of Villanova, the patron of the university's church, was titled "The Pelican." See here.  Dppowell 05:21, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Athletics Section

message: Removed the following from "Notable Alumni" -
* Amy Jarrett - flight attendant on United Flight 175 (one of the September 11th hijacked flights)
:no wikipedia entry for individual, previously discussed above
* Jerry Petry - Executive V.P., Business Operations for NBC Universal Television Distribution 
:no wikipedia entry, "notable" business entries on this list typically CEO+ level executives or founders (not VP) of notable companies
* Joy Purdy - Noon and 5:30 p.m. News Anchor, CBS4 News, Miami
:no wikipedia entry.  not notable.
* Lawrence Santoro - fantasy/horror author, multiple Bram Stoker nominee
:not notable
::This also appears to be an autobiography; I opened an AfD for it. Dppowell 21:25, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: no wikipedia entry.  not notable. Alphageekpa 18:42, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

text: no wikipedia entry. not notable. Alphageekpa 09:35, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Removals from "Notable Alumni" list

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Villanovalogo.jpg

message: We need to reassess this section.  The way it currently is, it's really chopped up with all the subsections, which I feel just clutter up the page.  I feel like we can compress a lot of these to prose and do away with many of the subsections.  I'll take a first stab at it, but it'll probably need some sourcing and expansion after I'm done. nf utvol (talk) 15:16, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Student life section

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*Added archive https://web.archive.org/20081023112943/http://www.cffc.navy.mil:80/history.htm to http://www.cffc.navy.mil/history.htm
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/20060901222130/http://www.villanova.edu/studentlife/music/about.htm to http://www.villanova.edu/studentlife/music/about.htm
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thread_title:  External links modified 

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*Added archive https://web.archive.org/20090212182549/http://www.villanova.edu:80/studentlife/music/groups/vocal.htm to http://www.villanova.edu/studentlife/music/groups/vocal.htm#voices
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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: This article is absolutely stuffed with promotional trivia that belongs in a prospectus NOT in an encyclopedia article. Theroadislong (talk) 15:38, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advertising 

message: Oh, look, vandalism tonight is blanking the page.  Sigh.  KJRehberg (talk) 05:00, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oh, look, vandalism