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Why are some of Wycliffe Hall's more famous alumni like Donald Coggan not on the list? When I try and add them they are promptly deleted without explanation.
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In recent months, most of the content added by EJGKeene (talk · contribs) has been unsourced. I've nibbled at particularly trivial information [1], but left the bulk of it for other editors to look at, rather than deleting en masse. Today EJGKeene added some cites from Wycliffe Hall's publications and student handbooks, and are therefore of limited value--the article can not rely too heavily on WP:PRIMARY sources. Elsewhere, the editor has stated that they're not a paid employee of the college [2], but that responds most narrowly to WP:COI concerns. The tone hasn't struck me as especially promotional, but it reads like a lot of WP:OR by someone who knows the place. Ministerial formation and student life are worthwhile topics, but if the content can't be supported by WP:RELIABLE, it is subject to removal. 2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 02:30, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
So, a quick search here [[3]] reveals capitalisation of the word "hall" when it is "the Hall" - - eg
"This policy contains the Hall's commitment to disability equality"
(rather than "This policy contains the hall's commitment to disability equality"
But we more commonly use "the hall" (but not invariably: eg "Language schools regularly hire the Hall for use during the long summer vacation."
Fowler's Modern English Usage is my go-to for these things. After describing the topic as "anarchic" Fowler says "When only part of a title is given the practice of retaining a capital for the 'particular' but dropping it for the 'general' is fairly common and ... usually harmless"; and "In reference to institutions ... it is desirable, when the names are repeated in shortened form, to retain the capital for the shortened title."
So I will do a bit of a global search/replace. Hope this is OK with other editors :) With all respect, Springnuts (talk) 18:22, 16 March 2021 (UTC)