Talk:Robert Gordon University

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Hi - I actually work for the organisation concerned (original material is published on our website).

Is there a particular format that you require for permission to be granted for the material to be public domain?

Still a bit unsure how this works, but I work for the university and can grant permission to use this information - also confirmed with our public affairs department.

Seajay 09:20, 2 Dec 2003 (UTC)

I've restored the article per your comment. As long as the university has no problem with it that's probably all that's necessary, but if you'd like, you could post a copy of an email (or a portion thereof) on the talk page (i.e. this page) granting this permission, just to be sure. --Delirium 05:24, Dec 5, 2003 (UTC)

Thanks - if someone wishes to contact me for extra confirmation they can email me at cDOTjonesATrgu.ac.uk (replacing the DOT and AT :-) )

Seajay 09:31, 5 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Contents 1 Moved to new title 2 School 3 Date of Establishment 4 University ratings

[edit] Moved to new title

The University name is not simply "Robert Gordon University", it is "The Robert Gordon University". Although this may seem a minor thing, it is actually considered very important and an integral part of the university name (despite the common abbreviation of RGU). Seajay 20:54, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Someone seemed to have moved it back - so it has been returned to the correct title. Seajay 16:45, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Moved it back AGAIN.

Please see the following Wikipedia help page on why using 'The' in this case is acceptable as it is the 'Official Name' of the university, and not simply a description:

Wikipedia:Naming conventions (definite and indefinite articles at beginning of name)

Seajay 20:28, 15 Oct 2005 (UTC)

See the section on that page you linked titled Universities:

The definite article should not be used for universities, even if the official name of the university uses the definite article, as indicated on the website links below. Thus, the most-common-name rule supersedes the official name.

Just about all other universities don't the "The" in front of them, even if it is the official name, eg see List of British universities. -- Vclaw 21:58, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

I've moved this back to Robert Gordon University. As the Vclaw mentions, the naming convention rules clearly state that the definite article should never be used for universities. This is for the sake of consistancy. Sorry. - Green Tentacle 13:50, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

OK. Will explain this reason. It is a strange rule - I can see the point of having it listed under 'R' in a list format, however given that this is supposed to be an article about the University, one would imagine that it would be important to actually use the correct name - and the one that the University uses in its communications - rather than perpetuating incorrect usage. Cheers for explaining reason though. Seajay 15:20, 18 Oct 2005 (UTC)

[edit] School

The history section ought to clarify the relationship between the university and Robert Gordon's College - or if there is no relationship today, it should give some hint of how and when they became separate entities. --Doric Loon 12:38, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Date of Establishment

Hi, I'm not sure of the correct date of establishment for RGU (1750, 1881, 1965, or 1992), however the current date on the page (1495) is that for Kings College, in Aberdeen University.

pcfreakshow 17:34, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] University ratings

(I'm posting this to all articles on UK universities as so far discussion hasn't really taken off on Wikipedia:WikiProject Universities.)

There needs to be a broader convention about which university rankings to include in articles. Currently it seems most pages are listing primarily those that show the institution at its best (or worst in a few cases). See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Universities#University ratings. Timrollpickering 22:07, 21 December 2006 (UTC)