Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chancery (Cornell University)


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The result of the debate was DELETE. Owen&times; &#9742;  23:52, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Chancery (Cornell University)
del student secret society. No sources, verifiability problem. mikka (t) 03:25, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * A source added. now it is original research. How in the world I can verify these "Rare Archives"? there should be a publication is publicly acessible source by a reputable author, which may weigh credibility of these "rare archives". At the moment you cannot convince me that it is not a hoax, one of hundreds here. mikka (t) 03:54, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete all non-referenced secret societies. User:Zoe|(talk) 06:14, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete NSLE  ( 讨论 + extra ) 08:26, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete: If they manage to be secret, they're unverifiable. If they get verifiable, the claim that they're a secret society is false.  This is just another one of Those Articles.  Geogre 14:32, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * This will come to be known as “Geogre Paradox.” I’ll vote delete on the basis of that unassailable reasoning! &bull;DanMS 07:56, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. I'm keeping my reasons secret. Ifnord 16:56, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete on the down-low, secret side. RasputinAXP   T   C  20:24, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete unless more information can be added to this article. As a person who considers himself to be very knowledgable of Cornelliana, I am dubious of the factuality of this article lest more information/sources are added.
 * Do Not Delete This society is documented in "The Cornellian." These Senior Books beginning with the 1860s are available in the Rare Manuscript Collection of Cornell's Kroch Library. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/. Chancery is first listed in the 1890 edition, with a founding date as 1889. Ezra Cornell's grandson, Ezra Cornell Blair, is listed as one of the early members -- and his membership is also listed in his university registration card, which is held separately in the archives. Moreover, under the circular logic of Geogre's claim that secret societies are "unverifiable," then the entire section is moot. Secrecy in most "secret societies" pertains not to their existence, but to their missions, membership, and actvities. &mdash;preceding unsigned comment by V1889 (talk &bull; contribs) 21:12, 27 November 2005 who is the author the article.
 * 1-If they're documented, it's not a secret society. If the documentation is only in a rare books collection that none of us has access to, you'll need to Xerox a page, scan it in, and post it somewhere, or, for all intents and purposes, there is no documentation.  User:Zoe|(talk) 00:11, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Geogre. Stifle 23:39, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment - wasn't this the society mentioned in Dead Poet's Society? If so, then merge with Dead Poet's Society.  Need some references of it. Zordrac 13:01, 1 December 2005 (UTC)


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