Wikiquote:Votes for deletion archive/University of Texas at Austin


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: Delete. — LrdChaos 18:00, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

University of Texas at Austin
None of the quotes are about the university; instead, they seem to be quotes from alumni of the university (or were said during a speech at the university). This would be best done as a category, if it should be done at all. &mdash;LrdChaos 15:19, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Vote closed. Result: delete (three votes to delete, one vote to keep). &mdash;LrdChaos 18:00, 8 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete. &mdash;LrdChaos 15:19, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep as page author. Two of the quotes directly mention the university.  The other one should perhaps be removed as it is by an alumni who is speaking of his decision to play football - it does not specifically mention him playing football at that university.  Still, the other two quotes are sufficient content to justify the article. Johntex 16:36, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. The university is really not the focus of the Kennedy or Cronkite quotes; it is secondary at best. - InvisibleSun 01:18, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment - the entire point of the Cronkite quote is the University. It is an advertisement for the university recorded by Walter Cronkite.  The Kennedy point has been trimmed to be just the portion that references the university. Johntex 01:57, 26 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete unless quotes (preferably sourced) about the university are included. Theme articles are not intended to include quotes that merely mention the subject in passing, as in the Kennedy quote. If that were the case, Christianity could be filled with quotes that merely include the phrase "good Christian". They are supposed to be fundamentally about the theme. And advertisements are not suitable material for Wikiquote. (Advertising slogans includes concise commercial lines, but not testimonials like Cronkite's.) That said, I believe this article has potential. For example, the single phrase "Hook 'em Horns", cited with a source (like the university website, or better yet, one of the many provided by the WP article on this phrase), would make a valid, sourced quote entry. (It's a start, at least.) ~ Jeff Q (talk) 14:51, 26 July 2006 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.