The result of the debate was keep. Sjakkalle (Check!) 09:40, 30 January 2006 (UTC) reply
Only one word. Not worth it. Compu te r Jo e 21:22, 23 January 2006 (UTC) reply
I'm not certain why this page was nominated for deletion, but perhaps the issue can be resolved if I explain my rationale for creating the page. I am Matt Barton, an English professor who has been using wikis in teaching for some years now. This semester, I had the idea of having the graduate students in my rhetorical theory course build a Rhetoric Portal for wikipedia--one that would match the quality of the Philosophy philosophy wikiportal. As part of the project, I wanted the class to create a glossary of terms that are frequently found in rhetorical treatises. This glossary would consist of rhetorical terms with brief, one-line definitions, with all the terms linking to full-page articles (that the class will work to develop as the semester progresses). My plan is to use the Rhetoric Wikiportal as a "homebase," if you will, for developing and extending the rhetorical theory coverage at the wikipedia. If this page is deleted, it may negatively impact a class that is already struggling with "the whole wiki thing," if you will, and probably undercut their confidence in me.
Thanks, -- Matt 17:36, 24 January 2006 (UTC) reply
The result of the debate was keep. Sjakkalle (Check!) 09:40, 30 January 2006 (UTC) reply
Only one word. Not worth it. Compu te r Jo e 21:22, 23 January 2006 (UTC) reply
I'm not certain why this page was nominated for deletion, but perhaps the issue can be resolved if I explain my rationale for creating the page. I am Matt Barton, an English professor who has been using wikis in teaching for some years now. This semester, I had the idea of having the graduate students in my rhetorical theory course build a Rhetoric Portal for wikipedia--one that would match the quality of the Philosophy philosophy wikiportal. As part of the project, I wanted the class to create a glossary of terms that are frequently found in rhetorical treatises. This glossary would consist of rhetorical terms with brief, one-line definitions, with all the terms linking to full-page articles (that the class will work to develop as the semester progresses). My plan is to use the Rhetoric Wikiportal as a "homebase," if you will, for developing and extending the rhetorical theory coverage at the wikipedia. If this page is deleted, it may negatively impact a class that is already struggling with "the whole wiki thing," if you will, and probably undercut their confidence in me.
Thanks, -- Matt 17:36, 24 January 2006 (UTC) reply