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The Heather Bresch M.B.A. controversy is no longer a current issue at West Virginia University. This occurred under a different administration and is an afterthought. The WP:Consensus via the main page shows that this is no longer something that should be a part of the page.
The template as currently implemented does not use the university recommended gold value of #FFCC00. This change will be made soon, as it is a university recommendation for all web representations (See WVU Web Services Guidelines ). If anyone has any reservations please list your reasons.
Additionally, I would like to propose a redesign of the current template banner that is shown at the bottom of Wikipedia articles related to WVU. Implementing a new banner that showcases the university's landmarks could provoke interest in Wikipedia viewers who see the banner at the bottom of various WVU-related pages. Below is a banner that has been created from open source material and uploaded to Wikimedia Commons in compliance with all of the guidelines found therein. It was designed to depict:
Cmcginni ( talk) 04:18, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
To provide further clarification of the proposed changes, below is an outline of the current and proposed templates (expanded). Cmcginni ( talk) 21:27, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
As discussed on the Talk:West Virginia University page, the event does not merit its own section per WP:UNDUE. Below is an excerpt from the policy:
"An article should not give undue weight to any aspects of the subject but should strive to treat each aspect with a weight appropriate to its significance to the subject. For example, discussion of isolated events, criticisms, or news reports about a subject may be verifiable and neutral, but still be disproportionate to their overall significance to the article topic. This is a concern especially in relation to recent events that may be in the news. Note that undue weight can be given in several ways, including, but not limited to, depth of detail, quantity of text, prominence of placement, and juxtaposition of statements."
The previous configuration of the template violates the above by overemphasizing Heather Bresch over other university topics, specifically the prominence of placement aspect. The topic simply doesn't merit 20% of the template, and doing so misconstrues its significance to the topic. Cmcginni ( talk) 22:25, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
"Neutral point of view (NPOV) is a fundamental Wikimedia principle and a cornerstone of Wikipedia. All Wikipedia articles and other encyclopedic content must be written from a neutral point of view, representing fairly, proportionately, and as far as possible without bias, all significant views that have been published by reliable sources. This is non-negotiable and expected of all articles and all editors."
I have removed the Heather Bresch M.B.A. controversy page from the History section of the WVU template due to violations of WP:UNDUE and WP:NPOV. The Bresch controversy is not a significant event meriting linkage in the University's history section. Including the page in this template does not coincide with the Neutral Point of View guidelines, and it provides undue weight to a one-off controversy that is not indicative of University practice. Swcrowe msg 13:21, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
A discussion on the appropriateness of images in nav templates, in which this nav template has been mentioned, has begun at Template talk:University of Pittsburgh#image banner for nav header. CrazyPaco ( talk) 19:15, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
This is the
talk page for discussing improvements to the
West Virginia University template. |
|
This template does not require a rating on Wikipedia's
content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects: | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The Heather Bresch M.B.A. controversy is no longer a current issue at West Virginia University. This occurred under a different administration and is an afterthought. The WP:Consensus via the main page shows that this is no longer something that should be a part of the page.
The template as currently implemented does not use the university recommended gold value of #FFCC00. This change will be made soon, as it is a university recommendation for all web representations (See WVU Web Services Guidelines ). If anyone has any reservations please list your reasons.
Additionally, I would like to propose a redesign of the current template banner that is shown at the bottom of Wikipedia articles related to WVU. Implementing a new banner that showcases the university's landmarks could provoke interest in Wikipedia viewers who see the banner at the bottom of various WVU-related pages. Below is a banner that has been created from open source material and uploaded to Wikimedia Commons in compliance with all of the guidelines found therein. It was designed to depict:
Cmcginni ( talk) 04:18, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
To provide further clarification of the proposed changes, below is an outline of the current and proposed templates (expanded). Cmcginni ( talk) 21:27, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
As discussed on the Talk:West Virginia University page, the event does not merit its own section per WP:UNDUE. Below is an excerpt from the policy:
"An article should not give undue weight to any aspects of the subject but should strive to treat each aspect with a weight appropriate to its significance to the subject. For example, discussion of isolated events, criticisms, or news reports about a subject may be verifiable and neutral, but still be disproportionate to their overall significance to the article topic. This is a concern especially in relation to recent events that may be in the news. Note that undue weight can be given in several ways, including, but not limited to, depth of detail, quantity of text, prominence of placement, and juxtaposition of statements."
The previous configuration of the template violates the above by overemphasizing Heather Bresch over other university topics, specifically the prominence of placement aspect. The topic simply doesn't merit 20% of the template, and doing so misconstrues its significance to the topic. Cmcginni ( talk) 22:25, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
"Neutral point of view (NPOV) is a fundamental Wikimedia principle and a cornerstone of Wikipedia. All Wikipedia articles and other encyclopedic content must be written from a neutral point of view, representing fairly, proportionately, and as far as possible without bias, all significant views that have been published by reliable sources. This is non-negotiable and expected of all articles and all editors."
I have removed the Heather Bresch M.B.A. controversy page from the History section of the WVU template due to violations of WP:UNDUE and WP:NPOV. The Bresch controversy is not a significant event meriting linkage in the University's history section. Including the page in this template does not coincide with the Neutral Point of View guidelines, and it provides undue weight to a one-off controversy that is not indicative of University practice. Swcrowe msg 13:21, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
A discussion on the appropriateness of images in nav templates, in which this nav template has been mentioned, has begun at Template talk:University of Pittsburgh#image banner for nav header. CrazyPaco ( talk) 19:15, 10 February 2011 (UTC)