User talk:Pkortge

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Advertising at Forest Lake College, The Lakes College & The Springfield College
Hi Pkortge.

Thanks for your query. I should have explained it on the various talk pages.

The policy Wikipedia is not a soapbox says that " Articles about companies and products are acceptable if they are written in an objective and unbiased style." Sentences like: "Forest Lake College's approach to education seeks to develop well-rounded young men and women with a thorough grounding..." reads like an advertising brochure. Likewise: "subjects, carefully selected to prepare graduates for the technological world of the 21st century." and "The College's expansion has been carefully managed so that quality education is now being offered to over 1,400 students." (Italics added) I wouldn't expect to find these claims in a paper encyclopedia.

We've all been new here once, and it can be hard to figure out what fits. Don't let this put you off. If you need a hand with something, just type on your talk page and explain what you need help with. Someone will come along soon and help out.

I hope you enjoy editing Wikipedia. Blarneytherinosaur talk 02:41, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

My apologies for the error in The Springfield College and for not noting the removal of the ad tags. Blarneytherinosaur talk 09:05, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorting of Cat entries
I have read your note. Thanks. Its an interesting question. Many organisations are adding "The" to the front of their names. I can see that if an organisation says it is called (say) "The College" then we need to respect their wishes and put them under T. It is important that Wikipedia always refers to "The King's College" as "The King's Colege" even if it is sorted under K. In fact Wikipedia aupplies the functionality that makes this possible. I will read the cat advice to see if I can find a suggested policy.

Question: Obviously I will respect your wishes, but a) how do you make sure the next editor does not revert them? Maybe putting a comment in the wiki source might help? A question I would also suggest is... how do wiki users who presumably do not know a lot about "The College" know to look for it under "T"....

I hope to get back when I have looked around more and maybe asked WikiSchools advice as I think there should be a default policy for schools who are not clear that they would appear under "T".

Note: One other project is to assess all unassessed schools that begin with "The" Victuallers 12:43, 1 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I have summarised (I hope) an NPOV view of this at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Schools/Assessment. Do come and join the debate Victuallers 13:29, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

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