Talk:Big South Conference

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[edit] School type/religious affiliation

The religious affiliation or designation as "non-sectarian" is not so clear cut. For example, Duke University describes its ties with Methodism as "formal, on-going, and symbolic" [1] while Wake Forest University maintains "a dedication to the values rooted in its Baptist heritage" [2]. Both schools can be considered "non-sectarian" in that they are no longer under the direct auspices of their founding religious organizations. Likewise, Boston College maintains its Jesuit identity in spite of the fact that it severed its formal ties with the Jesuit Order (and thereby the Catholic Church) in the 1960s when it was independently incorporated under a lay board of trustees. Unlike the Catholic University of America, which is under the direct auspices of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, or the University of Notre Dame, which is governed by "fellows" who must be priests of the Congregation of Holy Cross, The Trustees of Boston College (BC's governing body) operate independent of any religious jurisdiction. This arrangement is probably similar to that at Duke or Wake Forest, except that the BC trustees have voluntarily chosen to elect members of the founding religious organization to the presidency (though they are not required to do so). In fact, similar arrangements exist at other Jesuit colleges and universities, where both women and non-clerics have been elected to presidency (most recently at Georgetown University). All of this is to say that I think the nature of a school's religious affiliation is beyond the scope of this article, and that "public" or "private" suffice in the context of the members table. --24.63.125.78 10:18, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

24.63.125.78 has coppied and pasted this on almost every college conference discussion board. Please refer to Talk:Atlantic Coast Conference so we can keep all the discussion in one place. Thanks. -- Masonpatriot

[edit] Conference Champions

I am going to revert the edit just made by User:WillC to the conference champions list, and I just want to state my reasons before doing so.

• It keeps the basketball champion list in the same format as the football list - as currently situated the lists have no continuity
• The current list (as edited by User:WillC) is difficult to read and poorly organized
• The table format provided more relevant, encyclopedic information (with the inclusion of regular season champions). I think adding tournament location to the table would be completely appropriate as well.
• The table format matches the format used on a numbe r of other conference pages.

My goal here is not to start a revert war, but to provide the most information in the most well-organized format. Also, User:WillC, please provide a reason when making a revert, because, unfortunately, that is how revert wars start. As always, I am open to talk about this. Thanks. Masonpatriot 01:56, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

Then include the locations in the chart...you are deleting info. WillC 03:31, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

You realize that YOU can add the locations to the chart as well? If you need help doing this just ask me. Otherwise, please recognize that you are deleting info as well (arguably more relevant information as the regular season champions are likely more pertinent than where the game was played. Please add the tourney locations to the table. Masonpatriot 03:46, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

The tourney champ gets the NCAA bid = more important. you add to the chart. WillC 03:55, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

This should end User:WillC's stubbornness regarding this. Please edit the TABLE if you want to add further information. Also, please address the legitimate points I made in my first comment if you want to revert, instead of childishly saying "so-and-so did it first." Just trying to make a better encyclopedia here, nothing more. Thanks. Masonpatriot 04:07, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Logos

There is a discussion to clarify our policy/guideline on the use of sports team logos. Please see Wikipedia_talk:Logos#Clarification_on_use_of_sports_team_logos if you wish to participate in the discussion. Johntex\^talk 16:40, 4 August 2006 (UTC)