Talk:Bancroft Literary Association and Carrollton-Wight Literary Society

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I am requesting that this article be moved back to the original title. Thx2005 contends that the speech and debate team has neither been referred to as these societies in the past nor is it been referred to them currently. That argument is not only inaccurate, but also ignores the sources already provided for the article. I can provide you three places on the internet where the societies are referred to. The first is the Board of School Commissioners report for the Baltimore City public schools from 1891, you may find it on page 136. The next source is the Abell foundation's website. The final source is the website of the Baltimore Urban Debate League, which provides evidence that it is currently referred to by the society names. For those reasons I am requesting that it be returned to its former title. Golem88991 18:45, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

It's a better name for regular Wikipedians to search, and it's a more practical name for the article.Thx2005 19:25, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

I would argue that these societies notability is tied to their history and not the current City College speech and debate team. This would suggest that the more appropriate title is the new title, i.e. Bancroft Literary Association and Carrollton-Wight Literary Society Golem88991 20:17, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

The only other comment I wish to make is that Thx2005 should have proposed the original move, considering that Thx2005 clearly new it was controversial because Thx2005 made the statement "I'm moving the page to Baltimore City College Speech and Debate take it up with an admin if you have a problem". Golem88991 20:37, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

I know that i said my last comment would be my final say on the matter, but I would like to add one more. The article should be moved because the societal names are the more common name. If a google search is done for the "Bancroft Literary Society" or the "Carrollton-Wight Literary Society" it yields more results than a search for "Baltimore City College speech and debate". Though this is not the only measure of "common names" it is one and it is more verifiable than the claim that every one at competitions calls them the "Baltimore City College Speech and Debate team" without any evidence. I would note that the only results for "Baltimore City College Speech and Debate" is wikipedia. Golem88991 18:45, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

The page most be moved the arguement that the teams notability is tied to what they are regarded to as in interscholastic competition is wrong. That is simply a portion of the current team and of the history of team. The notabilty is in fact tied to the fact that these are significant literary societies that host events outside of commonly known leagues. In fact the societies are partly responsible for the development of many of the leagues in the area. What is also troubling is that Thx05 changed the name of the page without any type of consultation. As Golem88991 said the name change is clearly controversial and unfair. Baltimore City College Speech and Debate does not yield the same search results as naming the societies does. To keep the current name ignores the significance of the societies and their roles at city college. --Bcc07 15:35, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

I would also add that this grouping of literary societies is not unprecedented. The Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies have a joint article on wikipedia. Golem88991 19:47, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Just falling here from WP:RM. IMO, the article must be certainly moved, as arguing that the team's notability is the central question is weak at the very least. As Bcc07 noted, the significance of the literary society appears to go beyond the team's current main activities. I must also add that Thx2005 behaviour is disappointing: agressive statements like "I'm moving the page to Baltimore City College Speech and Debate take it up with an admin if you have a problem" are far from helpful, and seem to forget that there's RM exactly to solve these disputes.--Aldux 13:51, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

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