Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Campus organizations

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[edit] Category:Campus organisations

I'd say that any campus organisation is either 1) only notable on that campus itself, or 2) part of a larger program. Either way, this category is pointless. Also, only one member. Radiant! 12:08, Feb 18, 2005 (UTC)

  • Hmmm... I'm not sure about this. Certainly in the UK and Ireland there are very established (100+ years) groups/societies at Universities. The "campus organisations" name is perhaps a bit crude - but some such a category would be useful. zoney ♣ talk 12:02, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • There are plenty of student groups which are 100-150 years old (or more) and have played important roles as recruitment and training grounds for future public figures (I could name several Swedish ones). And don't ignore the important role students and student groups played in practically every European revolution or political movement in the 19th century. But "campus organizations" sounds very American. Category:Student societies already exists. / Tupsharru 12:25, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
    • Ironic that it was (assumedly) created by an Australian, then, isn't it? – flamurai (t) 12:28, Feb 21, 2005 (UTC)
      • The word "campus" is actually an independent American contribution to academic terminology (the original "campus" was in Princeton), and even though it is in use elsewhere and has been borrowed into other languages, most European universities are not concentrated in one single place the way US universities tend to be, so using "campus" as synonym for "university" seems strange. Maybe Australian English uses it the same way American English does, or maybe this particular creator was influenced by American terminology. / Tupsharru 12:48, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete; merge contents into Category:Student societies. – flamurai (t) 12:27, Feb 21, 2005 (UTC)
  • Merging into Student Societies sounds like a good idea. I agree with the notability of that... the idea behind 'Campus Organizations', otoh (judging by its contents), seems to be the Film Clubs, Weekly Readers, and stuff like that. Radiant! 21:02, Feb 24, 2005 (UTC)
  • Merge per above. Dylan 02:30, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
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