Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of colleges and universities in Delaware/archive3

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The list was archived by SchroCat 20:15, 28 January 2015 [1].

List of colleges and universities in Delaware[edit]

Nominator(s): Caponer (talk) 08:57, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I am nominating this for featured list because it meets all the criteria for promotion to Featured List status. This list also exhibits all the characteristics and contains similar information to other featured lists of universities and colleges including: List of colleges and universities in Michigan, List of colleges and universities in Washington, D.C., and List of colleges and universities in West Virginia. -- Caponer (talk) 08:57, 29 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support

@Caponer: Think this is the third time I've reviewed on of these. Only a few dozen to go!
"Delaware does not have a medical school, however, the Delaware" - that however is bothering me. I'd replace it with "does not have a medical school, but the Delaware..."
And... that's it. Huh, guess it's easier once you've done a few lists of the same type (plus this one's shorter). Consider archiving your online links with something like archive.org or webcitation.org so that future changes in content/removals of pages don't affect your citations. If you found this review helpful, consider optionally reviewing the FLC for Hugo Award for Best Fancast further down the page. --Pres N 19:46, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

PresN, thank you for your support of this list. I've removed the bothersome "however" and replaced it with "but" per your recommendation. I will look into archiving my online sources. Thanks again for taking the time to review this list! -- Caponer (talk) 01:08, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Massive lead considering the size of the list. Not sure, yet, how to best rejig the information, perhaps a shorter lead, and then a couple of decent paragraphs in a following section.

The Rambling Man, thank you for your thoughtful review and for taking the time to do so. I've re-examined the lede per your comments, and I feel that despite the list's brevity, the lede is of comparable size to the ledes of similar lists. Even though this list is much shorter, the lede must characterize the institutions by oldest, smallest, largest, etc. Subsequent paragraphs outside the lede are usually discouraged in Featured Lists. Is this a deal-breaker? -- Caponer (talk) 01:22, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Would prefer to see the "plainrowheaders" so we don't have centrally justified bold links for each college.

I've modified the college names with your "plainrowheaders" recommendation. Thanks again! -- Caponer (talk) 01:22, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It would be good to learn a little about the defunct colleges, rather than just the table and a single sentence saying they used to exist.
"List of defunct institutions in Delaware" not strictly true, add some context. Similarly the other table's "caption".

The Rambling Man (talk) 22:16, 20 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the defunct institutions as it detracts from the list topic. -- Caponer (talk) 01:22, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, more accurately you've begun an edit war to delete that section without trying to even discuss the issue with other editors. Not cool. And you didn't even bother to drop a note about this nomination in the article Talk page where other editors might be able to see why you're making these changes. WTF? ElKevbo (talk) 02:27, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ElKevbo, I apologize for not leaving suitable comments or notification prior to removing the defunct institutions from the list. I in no way meant to cause an edit war. I've been contributing to Wikipedia since 2005, and have not yet found myself in such a war, and would prefer to keep it that way. I sincerely apologize. With that said, the defunct institutions have been deleted as this is a listing of current post-secondary institutions in Delaware. -- Caponer (talk) 03:51, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

But what is the justification for deleting references to the notable institutions that have closed? Including them provides critical historical context indicating that today's higher ed institutions and systems did not spring forth fully formed and have significantly changed in the past couple of centuries.

And why do you get veto power over what is and is not included in this article? ElKevbo (talk) 04:03, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ElKevbo, the defunct list has been reinstated. The Rambling Man, I'll begin working on including your suggested edits to the defunct list. -- Caponer (talk) 04:17, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ElKevbo, I've expanded upon the defunct table. I hope this is to your liking. Please review and share your comments and suggestions here. -- Caponer (talk) 01:03, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

ElKevbo, please note here whether these edits to the list have fully addressed your comments. Thanks! -- Caponer (talk) 00:25, 14 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man, I've added to the defunct institutions table. I've modified the titles, and added a notes column with context. -Please let me know if you require any additional edits in order to garner your support. Thanks again! --Caponer (talk) 00:51, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man, please note here whether these edits to the list have fully addressed your comments. Thanks! -- Caponer (talk) 00:25, 14 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Closing note: This candidate has been archived, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FLC/ar, and leave the {{featured list candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. – SchroCat (talk) 20:22, 28 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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