Talk:McGill University School of Urban Planning

This page is not a copyright violation. I have been authorized to copy and paste from the School's website.


 * Then you may have a Conflict of interest - I think it should be speedy deleted (for the second time today) and some one should write an article from other sources. Codf1977 (talk) 19:13, 9 February 2010 (UTC)


 * There is no conflict of interest. The information being provided is simply descriptive and contains no point of view. I'm sure there are many other articles on Wikipedia of more controversial nature which would warrant this interrogation. I will change the text so there is no possibility of copyright infringement, but please, give me a few days; I'm new at this Wikipedia editting! Larjac (talk) 19:36, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Status and Advice
As reviewing administrator, I've looked at it. We do delete for copyvio. We do not delete for coi. I've temporarily stubbified it. Please note that you need to show notability with references providing substantial coverage from 3rd party independent published reliable sources, print or online (but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases). As for copyright violation, even if you give us permission according to WP:DCM, which has to be done exactly as specified there,  the tone will not be encyclopedic and much of the material will not be suitable: You  need to write like an encyclopedia article, not a press release--don't praise yourself, say what you do. Avoid promotional language, and details about courses that are not of general interest outside the School itself. Frankly, I would advise rewriting, because too much of the promotional material on the web pages would need to be removed--rewriting will be easier. For further information see our FAQ about businesses, organizations, and articles like this. I advise you to improve this article very quickly, before the article gets deleted by a regular deletion process.  DGG ( talk ) 20:45, 9 February 2010 (UTC)


 * (EC)For my part, I concur with DGG - posting text from the school's website would just mean we have to rewrite that text, and most schools are uncomfortable with their text being edited willy-nilly. It's far better - both for the reader and for editors - to start fresh. I concur also that you'll need to show why the school is notable, under our policies, else the article may be deleted normally. UltraExactZZ Said~ Did 20:49, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Notability Issues.
Given Wikipedia:College and university article guidelines which states :

If an institution's faculties, constituent academic colleges, or academic departments are especially notable or significant they may have their own dedicated article (e.g. Jesus College, Oxford, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania). In general these organizations are not notable (see WP:ORG) and should not be split off from the main institution article in the absence of significant coverage by reliable, independent sources. If some faculties or academic colleges have significance and others do not, it may be the case that the institution's academic programs as a whole are notable. In this case it may be acceptable to create a separate academics article (see Michigan State University academics, Colleges of the University of Oxford)

I am not sure that this constituent academic school is especially notable or significant and have tagged it as such and feel it should be merged to McGill University unless someone can show how it is especially notable or significant. Codf1977 (talk) 21:26, 28 April 2010 (UTC)