Talk:University Honors (University of Illinois)

Merge
I see no reason this topic has it's own article page, it could fit into the University of Illinois article just fine. ialsoagree (talk) 00:22, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

It is useful in articles about people who attended UofI and graduated with "University Honors". So in a more typical article one would say so and so attended X university and graduated suma cum laude (for example), but in a case with a U of I grad, they graduated with "university Honors", and now there is a link to what that specifically means.UofIguy (talk) 00:28, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Is there any particular reason that this information can't be added to the University of Illinois article, where people would go to look for information on the University of Illinois (including it's honors program)? ialsoagree (talk) 00:35, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

I already expained that above- there is value in having it as an independent blue link. So if we are talking about someone in an article, ie. John X attended UIUC and graduated with University Honors. There is a blue link for that.UofIguy (talk) 01:18, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
 * This article really should be merged into the U of I article. Notability is about coverage in reliable and independent sources, not about convenience in linking. You'll have to find such coverage if you think this warrants a stand-alone article. Regards, P. D. Cook  Talk to me! 01:20, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Illinois' Chicago campus has a similar article standing on its own, University of Illinois at Chicago Honors College, so you are trolling at this point. This article meets a number of criteria to be notable and to stand on it own. Good bye.UofIguy (talk)


 * I've noticed you removed the Mergeto template again, UofIguy. I'd appreciate it if you left it up as it will draw more discussion to this issue and enable us to reach a consensus. Would you be willing to add the template back to the page to facilitate further discussion on whether the topic should be moved? Your contributions to wikipedia are greatly appreciated, I'm recommending the merge to both help wikipedia's articles be more complete, and to help others get access to the information you are putting forward through your own hard work. Thanks for considering my request. ialsoagree (talk) 02:22, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think I deserve having my comments characterized as trolling. I do not appreciate that. P. D. Cook  Talk to me! 02:29, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

There is already linking between the two articles. Someone going to UIUC will find the link to University Honors in it- while this article can stand on its ownUofIguy (talk) 03:25, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
 * The problem I see is that this article is rather small, and doesn't stand well on it's own. It would also help serve to flesh out UIUC's article if it were included there. Therefor, I still contend it would be best to merge the content, rather than requiring wikipedians to flip through different pages to get to the content, and would politely request that you return the Mergeto template as it helps to draw attention to this proposal to merge the topics. Thank you. ialsoagree (talk) 04:29, 11 May 2010 (UTC)


 * The material in this short article could easily be merged into University of Illinois, and the precisely two pages that link directly here (see Special:WhatLinksHere/University_Honors_%28University_of_Illinois%29) could easily be edited to link to that section. The articles should be merged, and I am going to restore the template so that others will know to comment.  Please do not remove it again until a decision has been reached here.  Thanks.  JohnInDC (talk) 17:42, 11 May 2010 (UTC)


 * I would add, for the benefit of anyone just arriving, that this article is less than 24 hours old. There is no risk of disruption or failed expectations resulting from the (simple) proposed merger.  JohnInDC (talk)

If the discussion is to merge it into the article for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, that might be reasonable. However, there is no way this should be merged into the article for the University of Illinois system -- which is where University of Illinois redirects. I understand the semantics regarding this distinction; however, that is not an issue for us to tackle. Cumulant (talk) 00:33, 17 May 2010 (UTC)


 * The merge is ✅. HuskyHuskie (talk) 04:43, 20 July 2010 (UTC)