User talk:Thomas8868

November 2024

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Thanks for pointing this out, I saw the wiki's guideline, and decided to just keep this as a draft rather than a submission. Thomas8868 (talk) 06:10, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: University of Canterbury Faculty of Engineering (November 14)

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Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 06:03, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Your submission at Articles for creation: University of Canterbury Faculty of Engineering (November 14)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by DoubleGrazing was:

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:

in-depth (not just brief mentions about the subject or routine announcements)
reliable
secondary
strictly independent of the subject

Make sure you add references that meet all four of these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

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Primary sources do not establish notability per WP:ORG. Note that while universities by and large are notable, individual faculties / departments / colleges etc. by and large aren't.

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DoubleGrazing (talk) 06:43, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@DoubleGrazing University of Canterbury Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Law, and Faculty of Education all have their own wiki pages. Faculty of Engineering (as one of the six faculties at University of Canterbury) is just as notable. https://www.universitiesnz.ac.nz/universities/university-canterbury

There is a lot of historical documentation about this faculty (used to be called college): https://discoverywall.nz/album/130/259

Could you please suggest some edits for this wiki page? Thomas8868 (talk) 07:07, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Notability means that multiple independent and reliable third parties (mainly secondary sources) have published significant coverage about something. If such sources exist, you need to summarise what they have said, and cite them as references. Merely asserting that something is notable isn't enough, we need to see evidence of that. And whether articles exist on this university's other faculties (the so-called WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS argument) isn't relevant; they may well have notability or other problems of their own. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 07:13, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@DoubleGrazing https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1412/S00023/uc-signs-contract-to-redevelop-engineering-precinct.htm

"Engineering is the University of Canterbury’s most recognised discipline"

https://energylight.net/why-energy-light/case-studies/university-of-canterbury-canterbury-engineering-the-future/

""Canterbury Engineering the Future" included a comprehensive modernisation of existing technical systems as well as the creation of a new centralised atrium. The objective was to create a dynamic, 21st century learning environment to attract the best academics in the profession and to qualify graduates to lead the engineering world of the future." - no other faculty in Uni of Canterbury have this sort investment into buildings.

https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/21586/engineering-students-1905

More history foundation

https://jasonbooks.co.nz/p/design-for-a-century-a-history-of-the-school-of-engineering-university-of-canterbury-1887-1987

there is a lengthy book about the faculty of Engineering

https://georgemoon.com/2018/06/historical-anecdotes-from-the-university-of-canterbury/

historical accounts

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/78093998/university-of-canterbury-engineering-programme-drops-in-global-ranking

university of Canterbury's engineering is ranked around 50, while the whole uni is only ranked around 260. https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-canterbury-te-whare-wananga-o-waitaha

In your opinion, would those sources counts? Or am I really far away from gathering enough secondary sources of evidence? Thomas8868 (talk) 07:44, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Let's see:

The 'Scoop' piece is a press release, ie. primary source, and not independent.
EnergyLight is a primary source.
The next one (Teara) doesn't provide significant coverage.
The Design for a Century book is published by CUP, ie. not independent.
The next source is a blog, but the book it talks about could be useful?
The Stuff article could be okay, at least the parts that aren't commentary by someone from the university.
Top Universities is (mostly) a primary source.

So you potentially have something there, but not yet enough to satisfy WP:ORG. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:18, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing out regarding primary source vs secondary source, and for independence. However there is a trade-off between independence of the source and the proximity/quality of the information.

How about this additional list:

https://www.artscentre.org.nz/about-us/history/ There are clickable articles about famous academics and buildings from the faculty of Engineering.

https://www.engineeringnz.org/programmes/heritage/heritage-records/canterbury-school-engineering-laboratory/

A second source discussing about Faculty of Engineering, by Engineering NZ (a professional association).

https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/ENSOC

The largest Faculty society in University of Canterbury, that is the Engineering Society.

The Canterbury College Engineering (now called Faculty of Engineer) Society was founded by the Engineering School Dean, Professor-in-charge Robert Scott on 19 May 1897 when the School of Engineering was merely 10 years old.

Reference in that wiki page:

1) Neutze, Diana; Beardsley, Eric (1987). Design for a Century: A History of the School of Engineering, University of Canterbury, 1887–1987. Christchurch: University of Canterbury.

https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/the-press/20131005/282256663208765?srsltid=AfmBOorVz-E4mM0Pv0axwB8mpQVy3zx7TLrgNOWePTU3Ii7wJ2oC7wm5

Eric Beardsley is a journalist at the Press Newpaper, so for him to co-author a book, this would be a secondary source from a journalist (even though it is published by Canterbury University Press, a reputable publisher).

https://books.google.co.nz/books/about/As_for_Tomorrow_I_Cannot_Say.html?id=ii9vJgAACAAJ&source=kp_author_description&redir_esc=y

Diana Neutze, has a PhD in English, and published numerous books with various publishers. Shows that Diana Neutze is a reputable source.

2) https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Robert_Scott_(engineer)

Who was the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. Thomas8868 (talk) 20:50, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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