Talk:Great Northern Way Campus

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A good friend of mine is thinking about going here, so I decided to get this page started. Once the inaugural class begins, perhaps someone can add more information about the MDM --Eikenhein 20:23, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

I removed the content of this page, as it was plagiarized from the official website. --jbmurray (talk|contribs) 20:50, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

I've added (replaced) this stub with a revised article that includes recent information about the MDM Program and other GNWC tenants. Gnwc (talk) 00:22, 1 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi Gnwc. Are you by any chance affiliated with the Great Northern Way Campus?  Perhaps that might explain why your edits have made the article look like an advertisement.  You should know that this goes against wikipedia policy.  --jbmurray (talk|contribs) 02:19, 8 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi jbmurray, Having reviewed the Wikipedia policy on standards in neutrality, objective and unbiased style, notability, conflict of interest, and self-promotion, I actually think the style and content of this article is basically OK. As far as the style goes, I can't find an instance where the language used is really exaggerated or embellished, and/or overtly promotes or endorses the campus or its faculty/staff/students. As far as content goes, the information is factual and third-party verifiable (several legitimate references are noted). If the issue is about self-promotion, conflict of interest, or notability, Wikipedia policy states "Editing in an area in which you have professional or academic expertise is not, in itself, a conflict of interest. Using material you yourself have written or published is allowed within reason, but only if it is notable and conforms to the content policies. Excessive self-citation is strongly discouraged. When in doubt, defer to the community's opinion." (which I am doing here). Also, please keep in mind that GNWC is a new campus, and accurate (i.e. up-to-date) information is currently difficult to find online and elsewhere, and this article points Wikipedia users to reliable sources of information about the campus like newspapers articles and official websites. That being said, I think this article, like any wiki article, always stands to be edited - but I don't believe the article requires the radical revision that you recommend. I thinks it's safe to remove the advertising alert, if you think otherwise, please be specific in your comments.Gnwc (talk) 23:58, 11 February 2008 (UTC)


 * The relevant wikipedia poicy is WP:COI, though WP:AUTO also seems relevant. The point is not your expertise, but your relation ship to the organization.  NB you didn't answer my question as to your affiliation?  Is it part of your job description that you edit wikipedia on GNWC's behalf?


 * As to the fact that there is little sourced information about your organization in the public domain, i.e. beyond the advertizing copyrighting that you have paid for, you might want to take a look at WP:NOTE. --jbmurray (talk|contribs) 00:54, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Request edit Please review and make necessary edits to this article. I've added this contribution as an employee of GNWC, which places me in a (potential) conflict of interest. However, I do not think the tone and content of this article violates Wikipedia's guidelines for a Neutral Point of View. Gnwc (talk) 19:30, 12 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for this, Gnwc. I and also, I see, MBisanz have been working on the article.  I think its promotional tone is now sufficiently reduced that we can remove the warning box.  My feeling is that the institution is only borderline notable, by the way, but am happy  to leave things as they are for the moment.  As you know now, if you want to suggest edits, please do so in future here on the talk page.  --jbmurray (talk|contribs) 03:56, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Edit about unprofitability
Hi - I'd like to suggest an edit with respect to UBC's investment loss in GNWC: Although it is accurately noted in the article that the net loss to UBC was $250,000 in 2007, and $364,000 in 2006, the claim that "the venture continues to function as a drain on its sponsors' finances" is an overstatement, considering UBC's consolidated revenues for 2006/07 were nearly $1.6 Billion (making the loss <0.016% of the operating revenue). I think the language should be made less exaggerated. Please advise. Gnwc (talk) 23:51, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I've removed that phrase per your suggestion; I agree that it was unnecessarily dramatic. It might be worth noting that UBC was forced to implement a well-publicized hiring freeze during 2006/2007, and in that context every bit no doubt helps; but there are probably better places to note that than here. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 00:43, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

updating information
I am interested in updating the information as some of it is outdated. I also want to add some new information so that anyone reading this page will have a better understanding of Great Northern Way Campus as it could be clearer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vancity2012 (talk • contribs) 22:13, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

Vancity2012 (talk) 22:15, 14 December 2011 (UTC) I posted the above comment about updatign information and providing new information. forgot to sign my post!

Editing page
Please review the article as I have made some changes to provide up to date information. As an employee of GNWC, there is potential for COI, but I believe the tone I have used does not violate the Wikipedia guidelines as I have maintained a neutral point of view.

Please advise GreatNorthernTrust (talk) 17:11, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your contributions. Unfortunately, some of the new information is rather confusing.  Let's start at the beginning: What's the relation  between the Great Northern Way Campus Ltd, and the "Trust"?  Can you provide any sources on the creation of the trust?  Thanks.  --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 01:33, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

Interested in Collaborating on Updates
Hello, I have been tasked with updating the information on the Great Northern Way Campus page. I am not an employee of the Great Northern Way Campus Trust, however I do work with a company that does business with them.

I understand the sensitivity of having somebody connected with the subject of an article, even indirectly, edit that page. I have no intentions of trying to misuse Wikipedia as a marketing channel to push promotional material or exclusively positive messaging.

The concern is that after a slow start, things are starting to move very rapidly at GNWC, and the wiki page is falling behind.. So we want to make the information as complete and accurate as possible. To ensure this is a smooth process and devoid of controversy, I'd like to reach out to the moderator of this page to work with me.

I have sourced information collected and ready to go, and would happy to either post drafts here for you to look at and approve as neutral, or I could send you the raw information and you could write it as you see fit.

Let me know if you're interested.

-S

Slichtenstein (talk) 21:48, 13 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi, I'm not the "moderator" (Wikipedia doesn't have such a thing), but I have been fairly involved in this article over the past few years.
 * I appreciate your openness. So long as the material you want to add is well-sourced, ideally to third-party publications, then all should be fine.  One thing I note is that sometimes people want to update the page and remove historical information.  It would be good to avoid this if possible. Indeed, I think this is a suitable distinction between the encyclopedia article and the GNWC's own webpage. Whereas the webpage understandably wants to focus on how the organization is now, and what opportunities (or whatever) it provides in the present, the Wikipedia article can and should spend as much time on explaining how it got to be where it currently is.
 * Anyhow, if you want to post drafts on the talk page, that would be fine. But so long as you are prepared to discuss your changes and answer questions, I see no reason why you shouldn't edit the article directly, too. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 22:15, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Ok, that's great! Currently, one of the main issues throughout the article is the confusing between the GNWC Trust and GNWC Ltd which was created to oversee the campus and manage the trust's interests. We're gathering information and sources that outline the creation of the LTD and it's purpose now.

Slichtenstein (talk) 19:14, 23 July 2012 (UTC)


 * That would be grand. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 19:59, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Making an update today to the intro and Education sections. I'm going to rename the education section to the 'Centre for Digital Media' and redirect to the main article about the building (and district being built around it), which also includes details about the MDM program, the facilities, the faculty, and the interaction between students and industry. For the intro, some details for the 'vision' (or at least, the official wording seen on the site) has changed, so I simplified it a bit. Let me know if you have any troubles with these changes. Ideally, you can tell me here and I can make additions, rather than having sections reverted.

Slichtenstein (talk) 17:19, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

The next section I plan to edit is the History section, which will clear up some of the confusion between the GNWC (the area), GNWC Trust (the owners) and GNWC Ltd (the company that manages the site). Here is a preview (the citations are just notes, but obviously will be links to specific articles once updated on the wiki):

History In 2000, the industrial distributor Finning International transferred 7.5 hectares (19 acres) of former industrial land in the False Creek flats area of Vancouver to the GNWC Trust formed by the four academic partner institutions.[2] Under the terms of this agreement, the four partner institutions paid 10 million dollars (CDN) for approximately 20% of the land and received the other 80% as a donation. By way of a trust deed, dated September 15, 2002, management and development of the property was delegated by the four partner institutions to a limited company to act as their trustee, Great Northern Way Campus Ltd.

Organizational Structure The GNWC Trust’s board has nine members who are independent from the Centre for Digital Media institution that GNWC operates. The board chair is Morgan Sturdy, "a high tech entrepreneur" and director of Discovery Parks Inc. The company's president is Matthew Carter, who "has an extensive background in real estate finance and development." As of 2012, GNWC will see its academic program break even financially, and the debt incurred from the site acquisition will be fully repaid. [Vancouver Sun ‘Studios Set to Power Up’ article].

Slichtenstein (talk) 17:25, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

More COI editing
This page is repeatedly the subject of COI, often paid, editing. Most recently, I'm assuming that User:Pottinger1, which added this update, is an employee of Pottinger & Associates Ltd, a PR firm hired by the GNWC. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 21:05, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to 2 one external links on Great Northern Way Campus. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20080303062954/http://gnwc.ca:80/?q=our_vision to http://www.gnwc.ca/?q=our_vision
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20080303062954/http://gnwc.ca:80/?q=our_vision to http://www.gnwc.ca/?q=our_vision

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