Talk:Southwestern College (Kansas)/Archive 1

Archive 1

"Legendary" coaches?

Hey, I think the world of Coaches Helmer and Kirkland... but to say they are "legendary" just doesn't really hit it for Wikipedia standards. Besides, it violates policy by using "point of view" input. So, I'm removing the word "legendary" ... sorry about that. No, really...--Paul McDonald 15:31, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

"The Other Story" of the mound... broken concrete

Makes a neat story, but I'm a grad and it's the first I've heard of that. I knew the tale of the "jinx" which is an unofficail mascot (and probably belongs). HOWEVER, for Wikipedia standards, we must have VERIFIABLE information. So, when you find the links, source material, etc.... please post it. Fair enough?--Paul McDonald 20:20, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Haven't seen any "verifiable" information on the "other" story of the mound, so I will remove it. If you do get verifiable information, please post the reference and feel free to put it back.--Paul McDonald 23:02, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Adding "United States" to Winfield, Kansas

The prior wording was

"Southwestern College is a four-year college in Winfield, Kansas affiliated with the United Methodist Church."

And the current wording is

"Southwestern College is a four-year college in Winfield, Kansas, United States that is affiliated with the United Methodist Church."

The words "United States" have been added. While this is more "exact" in its terminology, it sounds very cumbersome and clumsy to me when I read it aloud. A simple check of the link to Winfield, Kansas would clearly show that it is in the United States. Also, there really isn't a "Winfield, Kansas" in any other country to confuse anyone. Even if there were a "Winfield" (which there probably is somewhere), there is no other state, county, or parish named "Kansas" that has a "Winfield" in it.

Similarly, Paris, Texas is not referred to "Paris, Texas, United States" because no one confuses it with Paris, France.

Further, the real full name is "United States of America" which is often abbreviated "USA"...

I say that the addition of "United States" is cumbersome and does not add to the article. Comments??--Paul McDonald 00:58, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Yes, Paris, Texas doesn't have "United States" in its header. However, most municipality articles do. Consider cities and unincorporated communities in Cowley and Sumner Counties:

Although a few places in Cowley County don't have "____, Kansas, United States" in their intro, many do; as well, every city in Sumner County does except for Geuda Springs. I've created and placed templates like these for cities in nearly ninety counties in Kansas, and I'm pretty sure that most cities have "___, Kansas, United States" in their intros — and added by other editors, not by me. And it's the same way in other states.

As far as the "Kansas" being enough: if you came across an article "___ College is located in Nilphamari District, Rajshahi Division", would you know where that was? I believe that it would be more helpful to state that this college was in Bangladesh, even though I'm pretty sure there isn't any other Nilphamari District worldwide. The same principle holds here: although the state of Kansas is more widely known than the division of Rajshahi, not everybody knows that Kansas is a place in the United States.

As far as "United States" as opposed to "USA" or "United States of America": I believe that it makes sense to say that Paris is in France, rather than in the République Française/RF or in the French Republic/FR. "United States" is the name of the article (although I think it would make more sense to have it "United States of America"). That's why I did as I did, and I expect that's why others, who have added ", United States" to city articles, have done as they have done.

Did I answer everything? Nyttend 01:17, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:SouthwesternCollege-logo.gif

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BetacommandBot 08:29, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

Photos?

Hey, anyone there have a camera? How about someone take a photo of the mound and Christy hall... post them, please!--Paul McDonald 13:25, 6 July 2007 (UTC)