Talk:Semester at Sea
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This article was added by a robot to WikiProject California on 22-OCT-2006. This was, I suspect, because the article is under category "Chapman University," which is in California. Chapman University is one of the previous academic hosts of SAS -- the host university is moved around periodically -- but Chapman is no longer affiliated with the SAS program. SAS is now at the University of Virginia.
I'm not convinced that Semester at Sea really qualifies to be part of WikiProject California, because SAS isn't run from there now. I do think that a strong case can be made that SAS should continue to be categorized under all of the previous University hosts, because that's an integral part of the program's history. Anyway, it probably doesn't matter, and I'm not going to sweat it. Kevyn 23:39, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
It seems like this page is almost an advertisement, and seems practically lifted from promotional brochures/rhetoric. It should be cleaned up to be more encyclopedic.
Also, it seems the UVA info at the bottom is highly irrelevant to Semester at Sea and should be removed. Springreturning 06:11, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "Recent Controversy" Section
This section has been a mess ever since it was added earlier this month. It involves a scandal that allegedly occurred during the recent voyage, and in its original form was basically a rant about an unfair situation.
Students may feel disgruntled, and the things being written may or may not be true, but this section cannot be in this Wikipedia page because it fails two crucial tests, according to Wikipedia Official Policy.
1) It does not meet the burden of evidence. All quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged should be attributed to a reliable, published source using an inline citation.. Zero information is preferred to misleading or false information.
2) It does not meet the burden of being encyclopedic. See What Wikipedia is not.
I have left some, in the interest of not completely deleting what others may consider important to be on this page, but I have eliminated anything biased or clearly un-sourceable. While I acknowledge that some of my replacement text also is not sourced, I have acknowledged that with the Shipboard Rumors footnote.
--Springreturning (talk) 10:10, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Loss of Control in a Storm
Aparenty one or more of the cruise ships lost control during a storm as a result of a wave break the bridge window and shorting the electronics, according at least to the comments on this youtube video.
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=tVoMtPFtEg0
I came here to find out more but there seems to be no mention of what, at the very least for the students on board, have been a notable event. Hold on, there was a documentary about it on the weather channel which is also on youtube.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6DBGhXI586k
Since there are also newspaper articles backing this up, I have added one sentence referencing the event. I think that it is likely to have a negative impact on perceptions of the cruises but at the same time, it seems that it did happen, and this is something that it would be fair to tell prospective participants. --Timtak (talk) 03:28, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
