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Good article nomination

I'd hate to see this article fail. So here are a few points, mainly about appearance and could be browser-related:

OhioWesleyanCampus.gif is not properly tagged.
The background in Wesleyanseal.jpg does not match the table color; same issue with Bishop.gif.
Beeghly.jpg is not placed correctly.
The Presidents of Ohio Wesleyan University table needs some work.

I also think the introduction contains a little too much. - Eagle^talk 03:06, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Needs organization

There's a lot of good information here, but I feel it is a bit unorganized. For instance, the academic section could include the list of available majors. Right now I feel the article is overwhelming and hard to navigate. BryanD 16:48, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe one good step in that direction would be to move nearly all the paragraphs about the buildings to a new article. I haven't seen another college's main article on WP that goes into such detail. Bob schwartz 21:38, 24 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the suggestion, Bob. I moved those paragraphs, and I think it works better. Should other information also be moved to separate articles (president list, major list)? BryanD 18:33, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Welch Hall, an honors student residence on West Campus

Political leanings of OWU students from survey responses on thefacebook as of May 2006.

I just got done with a little more organization. I was left with two images that I can't find a good place for. I'm not sure that the political leanings picture is relevant enough to keep (Wikipedia is not the place for unpublished research). But I'll put them both here in case someone else finds a good use for them. --BryanD 20:07, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Methodist affiliation

I don't understand it, but it seems that whenever someone adds the Methodist Colleges category to this article, it gets removed by a newly registered user. Froshowu, Rossdaniel, whoever. These various (different?) people bother to register on WP just to do a quick category edit? Too weird.

And weirder still since OWU does state (on owu.edu/about.html): "Founded by Methodists in 1842, OWU maintains an active affiliation with The United Methodist Church and is recognized nationally for welcoming students of all religious faiths", and OWU is listed on the UMC General Board of Higher Education and Ministry site at gbhem.org/gbhem/colleges.html. Bob schwartz 21:38, 24 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As a student at OWU, I don't hear the word Methodist and Wesleyan in the same sentence at all and I see it more on this page than ever before. Your user page tells me that you are fascinated with the Methodist tradition but the OWU administration has steered in a different direction for almost 40 years when the UMC relinquished ownership and transferred its assets to the College’s Board of Trustees. There are only 4 UMC members on the Board and they have no voting power. To list the affiliation will suit your strong Methodist preferences only, not the current state of affairs at OWU. Should we list every aspect of the college's history under a separate category if it doesn't play a prominent role at OWU these days? I think not. Rossdaniel 22:05, 26 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What is interesting is that there are 4 UMC members on the board. There aren't 4 UMC members (voting or non-voting) on the board of Rhodes College or Harvard University. Why aren't there 4 UMC members on the board of these institutions? Well, probably because they aren't affiliated with the UMC. OWU does claim to be affiliated with the UMC -- they don't claim to be operated by or owned by the UMC. I'm not aware of any colleges actually owned by The Southern Baptist Convention, The Presbyterian Church, or the United Methodist Church -- yet there are dozens of institutions affiliated with these protestant denominations. I won't go into the Orthodox churches. I have reinserted the category because, no matter how tenous the affiliation might be, OWU is affiliated with the UMC. --Chiacomo ^talk 05:42, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

TfD nomination of Template:Wesleyantime

Template:Wesleyantime has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. BryanD 20:53, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]