Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Degree programs at Boston College


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   merge to Boston College .  MBisanz  talk 04:48, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Degree programs at Boston College

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Wikipedia is not a directory or catalogue, nor an alternative to a university prospectus. This amounts to little more than spam. Nuttah (talk) 21:43, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep seems like a topic which is encyclopedic enough. Conforms to naming conventions of the 4 other similar articles for other universities.--Rtphokie (talk) 21:47, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. No reason to have the encyclopedic parts of this separate from Boston College and the rest is spam. THF (talk) 03:05, 9 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep, and then consider whether to Merge back. The list of majors is considered appropriate content in the article on a college--and whether to list it separately is a decision on style. It was previously split, and afd is not for considering the merits of such editing decisions.  I am not sure whether it should be separate, but this is not the place to discuss it.   DGG (talk) 03:24, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete or merge to the college article. Not very useful as a standalone article. 76.66.193.90 (talk) 05:27, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete The article does not provide secondary, reliable sources. Sources are directly from Boston College, which are primary. If any Boston College degree program has recieved notable coverage in secondary sources to require an article it can be made. However, as is, this article is a directory of programs derived from primary sources, and is not suitable for inclusion in an encyclopedia. -Atmoz (talk) 17:22, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –Juliancolton Tropical  Cyclone  00:01, 13 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Merge to constituent colleges. Mystache (talk) 02:11, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
 * probably a good idea to wait for the consensus on all of the related ones. DGG (talk) 04:01, 13 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete as unencyclopedic directory information, but concur with DGG that a uniform decision would be desirable). JJL (talk) 17:47, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete. I agree with Atmoz's comments about this not being sourced from independent sources.  I do not think it is appropriate to include material such as a list of majors on a college's page unless the material can be sourced in reliable independent sources.  I also think this article is unencyclopedic.  AND it duplicates material that is best left to the collge's homepage--and then it must be updated as the programs change over time.  Wikipedia is not a mirror!  Not is it a place for original research!  This page strikes me as having too many possible objections.  And it's a list...and I feel like lists need a strong justification to exist before they should be included in wikipedia.  Cazort (talk) 18:55, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment I think the college is a reliable source for its own degree programs, if for no other reason than accreditation standards, though with some for-profit colleges I might share your concern. I understand the fork-for-length argument, but it's only being forked because it's a list that would indeed mirror an ever-changing university web page. Having the school's web page as an external link in the main page should be sufficient for such directory-style information (in most cases). JJL (talk) 19:29, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge. Majoreditor (talk) 22:46, 13 March 2009 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.