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Revision as of 14:19, 11 June 2008 editGosgood (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users2,456 edits Question if the New York Times quote -- an old, brief reference -- really supports a rather broad endorsement in the lead.← Previous edit Latest revision as of 12:31, 29 March 2024 edit undoTom.Reding (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Page movers, Template editors3,815,464 editsm Remove unknown param from WP New York (state): Cornell-importanceTag: AWB 
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I dont understand why this article would be considered for deletion. If you have any suggestions for how to make it better please post them here. ] (]) 16:09, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
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:The biggest issue I would see for this article is the list of notable alumni. If you look at some of the pages regarding freemasonry, and its appendant/concordant bodies, we have tried to limit those lists to only a very few, specifically looking at those who are notable because of their membership, or their activities which relate to their membership in the group.--] (]) 18:39, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
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== New York Times reference ==
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Can a single remark in a 541 word article appearing over 79 years ago in the <i>New York Times</i> be construed as a basis for that paper's endorsement: 'recognized by The New York Times as "the highest non-scholastic honor within reach of undergraduates.'? I do not think this citation in a very old article can be construed as any sort of endorsement that the current day paper would undertake about the current day society. And while I pray that this article's wait in the Good Article nomination queue will be considerably shorter than 79 years, I do hope that editors will make use of intervening time to consider how well such references work. In addition, I find that the very comprehensive, and apparently very carefully referenced, list of notable alumni detracts from the article. In my opinion, the list as a whole plunges into considerably greater detail about just one facet of the society — notable alumni — than what other facets explored by the article do. The list is about an invigorating a read as a telephone directory. In light of this, please consider the ] guideline; a paragraph of clear prose far outweighs an exhaustive, even exhaustively referenced, list, which is a mechanical communication effort at best – my humble opinion, of course. ] (]) 14:19, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
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Former good article nomineeSphinx Head was a Social sciences and society good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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