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ECN 340 Global Economics

Prof. Paul Hamilton

Note to my students: Please link your articles below. I highly recommend that you put a note at the top stating something to the effect of {Under construction} to avoid deletion and heavy editing by someone else.

Note: Please do not tag articles with {{Underconstruction}} unless you are genuinely still working on them. Please do not add the tag simply to try to avoid the article being nominated for deletion. Cordless Larry (talk) 17:49, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Original title Student Current title Status Summary
Islamic banking from a western perspective (redirect) pb User talk:Alphasig1053 Original article content userfied; Article title redirected to pre-existing article Islamic banking Redirected
Global incarceration rates (redirect) CR Incarceration Merged to Incarceration Merged
Prodetur MC Same  Y Good example!
Global effects of America's home mortgage crisis Redirect by move MS Global effects of the United States' home mortgage crisis Merge into Subprime mortgage crisis#Effects has been suggested Merge?
Rainforest#Human Uses HC Same Additions to pre-existing article were reverted Deleted
Growing Rice Shortage (redirect) ASE Rice shortage Redirected to pre-existing article Redirected
Indigenization and Economic Empowerment Bill (redirect by move) RRM Same Moved to Zimbabwe's Indigenization and Economic Empowerment Bill then moved back
Advantages of medical tourism DF None Deleted after deletion debate Deleted
Music Piracy in China (redirect by move) BED Music copyright infringement in the People's Republic of China Moved several times to current title  Y Good example!
Fuel prices (redirect) BS Price of petroleum Redirected to pre-existing article Redirected
Internationalization of American baseball (redirect) WB History of baseball outside the United States Redirected to pre-existing article Redirected
African Diamond Mines JH User:Globalecon/African Diamond Mines Userfied after deletion debate Deleted
Economic Condition of Ghana PK User:Pk_jr909 Original article content userfied; title redirected to pre-existing article Economy of Ghana Redirected
Global censorship of Youth's books JS None Deleted after deletion debate Deleted
Why students may study abroad LB None Deleted after deletion debate Deleted
Automotive platform sharing NH Same Merge to Automobile platform has been suggested Merge?
Taiwan's Health Care System (redirect) SS Health in Taiwan#Taiwan's health care system Merged into pre-existing article  Y Good example!
Study abroad information MC None Deleted after deletion debate Deleted
Outsourcing accounting EB None Speedy deleted as blatant advertising Deleted
The Effects That The Recent Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis has had on the US and Global Economics CA None Deleted after deletion debate Deleted
Effects of Cocaine Production in Colombia (redirect) TB Illegal drug trade in Colombia#Effects Merged into pre-existing article Merged
NAFTA's Impact on US Employment (redirect by move) SP NAFTA's impact on US employment Moved to new title. Kept after deletion debate  Y Good example!
Buffalo Bills Moving to Toronto JC None Speedy deleted as 'Patent nonsense, meaningless, or incomprehensible' Deleted
Why So Serious#Supportive Sites JR Why So Serious#Websites New section in Why So Serious renamed
Fast_food#Globalization ER Same New section in Fast food
The blackmarket kidney SM None Deleted after deletion debate Deleted
Purse Differences Between the PGA and LPGA Tour AG None Deleted after deletion debate Deleted
With Globalization on the Rise, Business Schools and Students Look to Expand Internationally JL None Speedy deleted as original research essay Deleted
The Effects International Golf has on the Economy PD None Deleted after deletion debate Deleted
Foreign NASCAR Drivers (redirect) JS NASCAR Redirected to pre-existing article Redirected
Offering of Letters (redirect) AW Bread for the World#Initiatives Merged to pre-existing article. Original title redirected Merged
Economic effects of deforestation (redirect) NB Deforestation#Economic impact Redirected to pre-existing article Redirected
Mission Trips: Medical and Youth RW None Speedy deleted as 'No meaningful content' Deleted
Surrogate Mothers in Anand SB None Deleted after deletion debate Deleted
Mathematics Education effects on the Economy PR None First redirected to Mathematics education. Redirect speedy deleted as improbable search criteria Deleted
The Effects of Rising Gas Prices JJ None Deleted after proposed deletion (PROD) Deleted
Christian mission trip opportunities in America (redirect by move) JM Christian mission trips in the United States Deleted following deletion debate Deleted
Effects of Rising Food Prices on Haiti AKP None First redirected to Economy of Haiti. Redirect speedy deleted as improbable search criteria Deleted
India Outsourcing (redirect) CL Business process outsourcing in India Redirected to pre-existing article Redirected
Alcohol's Effect on the Economy of Europe NT Alcoholic beverage industry in Europe Moved to new title with no redirect
International Hockey and the NHL JP None First redirected to National Hockey League. Redirect speedy deleted as improbable search criteria Deleted
How Geothermal Energy Can Benefit Developing Countries (redirect by move) SW Geothermal power Redirected to pre-existing article Redirected
Recent Gas Price Crisis JYK None Deleted after deletion debate Deleted
Trade between United States and Canada (redirect by move) AM US-Canada trade relations Moved to new title  Y Good example!
Outsourcing Intelligence (redirect) RSM Intelligence Outsourcing
Basketball Parity Worldwide (redirect by move) AW Basketball parity worldwide Moved to new title. Merge to Basketball#History of Basketball has been suggested Merge?
Recycling plastic and how it affects the economy JO None Deleted after deletion debate Deleted
Global marketing strategy in the automobile industry LJR Same Deleted after deletion debate Deleted
Economics of the Fifa World Cup (redirect by move) KL Economics of the FIFA World Cup Moved to current title. Kept after deletion debate  Y Good example!
Going green LW Environmentalism Deleted and redirected to pre-existing article after deletion debate Redirected
Air Pollutions Effect on Pulmonary diseases and Children LES Air pollution#Health effects Merged to pre-existing article. Original title redirected Merged
Economics of Kyoto Protocol WLK None Speedy delete as blatant copyright infringement Deleted
Software piracy in Australia JMP User:Romeplows/Software piracy in Australia Userfied after speedy delete Deleted
Globalization of Country Music (redirect) JK Country music#Country music outside the United States Merged into pre-existing article Merged
Medical outsourcing in Asia MG Same Deleted after proposed deletion (PROD) Deleted
International and domestic effects due to rising crude oil prices JTC None Speedy deleted as original research essay Deleted
The Economics and Global Expansion of NASCAR SS Same Merge to NASCAR has been suggested Merge?
Success of Foreign Motocross Stars in America JO None Moved to International motocross riders in the United States, proposed for deletion and deleted Deleted
Organ trade KS Same  Y Good example!
Outsource animation JLR Same Merge to Animation has been suggested Merge?
International NBA players KC Same Deleted after deletion debate Deleted
User:Howell25/Incarceration Rates SH Same Currently in user space
Softball and Baseball Voted out of 2012 Olympics RS Same Deleted following deletion debate Deleted
Playing baseball in Japan RC None No article ever created
Red-light district#Economic Character of a Red Light District (no longer exists) MB Prostitution in the Netherlands#Economic_impact Content moved from one pre-existing article to another
"Characteristics of Deaf Culture moved to new title AR Characteristics of deaf culture Moved article redirected to pre-existing article Redirected
Differences in Drinking Laws ALF Same Merge to Legal drinking age has been suggested Merge?
United States Dominates Highest Incarceration Rate In The World (redirect by move) RK United States incarceration rate Moved to new title. Merge to Incarceration in the United States#Population statistics has been suggested. Merge?
User talk:Hjames19 (titled "Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Act (Under Construction)") (content move) JEH User:Hjames19/South Africa's Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Act Currently in user space with content move from talk page
Cost Incurred by the No Child Left Behind Act (redirect) ALS No Child Left Behind Act Redirected to pre-existing article Redirected
German Language Skills as a Career Asset KPS Same Deleted after proposed deletion (PROD) Deleted

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Comment - there is a relevant discussion on the user talk page here. JohnCD (talk) 16:52, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(Best to use the in use template, {{inuse}}, if you are involved in editing an article and don't want it edited significantly by others in the mean time. Keep in mind that on Wikipedia, traditionally all content is freely editable by others. Additionally, content must adhere to our content policies - if it does not, it may be removed or whole articles may be deleted. Avruch T 21:46, 28 April 2008 (UTC))[reply]

(Further comments - it looks like the first article about censorship will be deleted. If you have your students register an account, as you did, they can work on articles in their own userspace (basically .../username/articleinprogress). You might also consider that some types of content don't really work as encyclopedia articles by themselves, but could be included in more general articles as a subset (or section). You might view the censorship article to see if an article about censorship of youth books could be condensed into a section of the more general article. Avruch T 21:51, 28 April 2008 (UTC))[reply]

(Your students should also consider adding this template – {{EducationalAssignment}} – to the talk pages of their articles. You'll find more information about this and some essential guidelines for using Wikpedia as part of an academic course at Wikipedia:School and university projects.) Voceditenore (talk) 06:31, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

practical advice about the use of tags: "inuse" only works well during active editing--during the period of an hour or do when material is being actively added, not between round of editing. If its longer than that, editors who see it will simply remove it. "Underconstruction" is principle is supposed work for somewhere between 5 & 14 days, but sometimes is removed after 1 or 2 days. At present for these articles, in practice it will also attract notice as likely to be part of the project. DGG (talk) 20:48, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]