Talk:Central College (Iowa)

message: To do list moved from the article namespace to Talk:Central College/to do. -- Joolz 15:16, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: To do

message: Right now, the article has a list of stats and a list of presidents (like anyone really cares about who was president). But when someone adds actual information about a college, information that colors how the world currently sees the college (and current perception certainly is an important part of an encyclopedia), it gets dismissed as "an "exposé" by some wannabe hack". (Calling someone a wannabe hack violates WP:NPA, and at a volunteer encyclopedia, we could all be judged as wannabes.) It may not be the only thing noteworthy, but that doesn't mean that it should be deleted; add material to balance it.
: Nevertheless, the post above has solid points on why that information doesn't belong in an encyclopedia.  If information on these types of events were detailed throughout the Wikipedia, before long articles on sizable universities would have dozens of pages of information and new stuff would be added almost weekly.  I know you feel it's important, but it's not appropriate for an encyclopedia.  Current issues can be blinding... think of it like this:  If the event in question happened 20 years ago, would you be interested in reading it in an encyclopedia?  (The answer is no, by the way)  Adm58 04:11, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  If this happened in any state university, it would be national news. It isn't that common.--Prosfilaes 14:47, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  I currently attend a state university, and I am telling you it is that common.  Similar incidents happen all the time.  In fact, much worse incidents.  It's talked about for a week or two in the student paper, and then that's about it. Adm58 14:49, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  Context is king; four kids die together all the time on universities, but Kent State shootings is clearly notable despite just being four kids getting killed. 25% of the minority students at the school going home does not happen everyday at state universities, and is notable.--Prosfilaes 01:01, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  Context?  25% is a nice figure to throw around, sounds big, but really that's about 15 people according to enrollment data.  Anyways, you seem to be missing the argument about the encyclopedia.  Whether it's notable or not, it's out of place here.  That's been the consensus on this issue since it came up.  Adm58 15:54, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  25% is 25%. You're claiming a consensus that just isn't there; I count three against (you, jucifer and Cburnett) versus me and Morningstar2651. Would you like to post enrollment data on the Wikipedia article, or would that mar the picture of your perfect little school, I mean be non-notable.--Prosfilaes 03:38, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Articles shouldn't be numbers

message: I would submit that none of this is relevant to the Wikipedia article.  With so little other content, its presence makes the article unbalanced by sensationalizing the negative.  An encyclopedic entry about an educational institution need not recount this type of information.
Posting e-mails without the author's permission is very questionable.
: Wiping a talk page completely is very questionable; an email that was sent to a couple thousand people is not terribly private and probably counts as fair use. I'm tired of people whining about so little other content; balance it by adding content, not deleting the content. A encyclopedia article should not be written by the university's publicity department.--Prosfilaes 19:33, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not relevant 

message: Are you sure Central offers a major in 'Fat Girls'? I think that's a little incorrect.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.46.186.95 (talk) 03:48, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Really?