Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo


 * 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 University of Colombo.  kur  ykh   05:07, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo

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I can find no precedent for offering a wikipedia article to a department of a university, especially since this department doesn't seem to have done anything notable. This reads more like an advertisement (or a brochure) for the department; it does not read as an encyclopedic article. &mdash; Timneu22 · talk 16:13, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge to University of Colombo. Lady  of  Shalott  16:34, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
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 * Comment - regarding precendent, the nominator should see Category:University and college departments. (That being said, I maintain my vote above of merge is the correct action for this mostly unreferenced article.) Lady  of  Shalott  16:49, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I was suggesting that this university dept had no reason to have a page, as it doesn't seem to have accomplished anything notable. &mdash; Timneu22 ·  talk 20:51, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Well that seems to be your general reason for deletion, but my precedent comment was directed to this part of your statement: "I can find no precedent for offering a wikipedia article to a department of a university". :) Lady  of  Shalott  21:03, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * See rename comment below. That's why I couldn't find an article that was similar. &mdash; Timneu22 · talk 21:05, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep, I do agree this looks more like a advertisement. It could be redone to reduce the flare. Cossde (talk) 16:52, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Suggest to rename if kept, one reason I couldn't find a precedent is that everything else is school-dept, not dept-school. See Eastern Michigan University's Department of Special Education, not the other way around. Also, if we rename, this article name should not be kept as a redirect. &mdash; Timneu22 · talk 21:04, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * While university then department is the majority style, it is not as universally true as you imply. Lady  of  Shalott  21:50, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Seems like a good place for a new policy, then. &mdash; Timneu22 · talk 22:00, 10 May 2010 (UTC)


 * merge and redirect - no notability indicated. UtherSRG (talk) 03:31, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to University of Colombo. Few Google News hits; I found no indication of notability. --TorriTorri(Talk to me!) 03:35, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge/redirect back to university page. It's a great example of content that may belong on Wikipedia, but doesn't warrant its own article. tedder (talk) 17:37, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to University of Colombo. Not each of the departments of each university needs a separate page in Wikipedia. A valid solution would be to merge the page with University of Colombo, where it fits more. Pradeeban (talk) 18:05, 14 May 2010 (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.