Talk:History of the University of California, Riverside

Fair use rationale for Image:OldUCRlogo.gif
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Wiki Education assignment: Introduction to Critical Methods -- Sec. 001
— Assignment last updated by Jfloresmedina (talk) 21:47, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

Removing clear violation of policy What Wikipedia is not and Neutral point of view
I'm taking out the sections about the land acknowledgement statement again. That's a clear violation of certain principles of core Wikipedia policies which have been in place for almost two decades.

In "What Wikipedia is not," one of the community's longstanding principles is that "Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion," which means that "Wikipedia is not a soapbox, a battleground, or a vehicle for propaganda, advertising and showcasing." Under that, the first proscribed item is: "Advocacy, propaganda, or recruitment of any kind: commercial, political, scientific, religious, national, sports-related, or otherwise." In "Neutral point of view," we have a section on "due and undue weight", including the following: "Undue weight can be given in several ways, including but not limited to the depth of detail, the quantity of text, prominence of placement, the juxtaposition of statements, and the use of imagery."

Quoting a very large part of a land acknowledgement statement in an article on a university's history is inconsistent with these policies. Such large quotes are appropriate only for an article about the statement itself (which would have to pass muster under Notability).

I agree that land acknowledgement statements deserve mention in coverage of a university's history. The correct way to do that in Wikipedia style is a sentence saying that on X date the university adopted a statement (situated in the portion of the history when the university adopted the statement, not at the portion of any underlying events to which it may refer), and then another sentence or two summarizing the key points of the statement. All should be backed up with citations to the relevant news coverage and to the Web page where the statement can be found. Coolcaesar (talk) 16:30, 3 March 2023 (UTC)