Talk:Eendrag
 | This article was nominated for deletion on 24 March 2009 (UTC). The result of the discussion was merge to University of Stellenbosch. |
| This page was proposed for deletion by an editor on 17 December 2007. |
Correct Afrikaans edit
Notability and encyclopedic style edit
I successfully requested the reversal of the deletion of this article. This article was originally flagged for deletion due to concerns of whether this article meets Wikipedia's notability standards.
Here is a transcript of my letter to the administrator:
— Good dayI noticed that you deleted the article "Eendrag" under the Expired:PROD guidelines.
Personally I feel that the article met Wikipedia's notability criteria. Eendrag is a student residence, but has a measurable presence on campus due to it having a student comittee, sport teams, anthem, etc. It is not the same as a residential block of apartments, but rather in instance of the house system -- compare to any instance of a university "college" at Cambridge University, or even to dormitories at MIT.
Recent independent press coverage (mainly due to a fire which gutted the top floor) can by found at News24 and AllAfrica.
I notice that two of the other campus residences, Dagbreek and Wilgenhof, have retained their own pages on Wikipedia, which points to an inconsistency. It has to be noted that these articles are often contaminated with highly subjective praise (by residents). However, this should not negate the intrinsic value of the topic.
I am curious about the motivation of the original deletion tag. I suspect it might be related to inter-residence rivalry. FMalan (talk) 15:45, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
Lastly I wish to note that I've seen, on several occasions, that edits were made to this article that were highly subjective and emotional, as well as unjustified. Please don't use this aricle to distribute personally held beliefs or original research. FMalan (talk) 10:34, 24 December 2007 (UTC)