Talk:Bucknell University
Latest comment: 9 months ago by DonFB in topic It's about the Christy Mathewson Stadium, not Christy Mathewson (or forest for the trees)
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It's about the Christy Mathewson Stadium, not Christy Mathewson (or forest for the trees)
edit@DonFB is puffing up the section. This is a classic example of overwriting in order to flatter a topic. Linking to Christy Mathewson is enough; it is not necessary to start singing his praises here. I suggest taking the puff out again. -- Melchior2006 (talk) 08:02, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- Wow. That's a pretty overheated response to a very basic contextual addition. I added three words--that's not "overwriting" by any conceivable definition. It's entirely appropriate to give readers a quick sense of why his name went on the stadium. I think your definition of puffery needs to be dialed back a little bit. DonFB (talk) 08:19, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- The Christy Mathewson article presumably mentions that Christy is in a hall of fame. We usually don't explain why buildings are named after people. If someone is interested in researching why a name was given, then they can click the link. An example: the Pentagon has five wings. In another article about someone working at the Pentagon, you will not usually find the info-supplement: "she works at the Pentagon, a building named after its five wings." -- Melchior2006 (talk) 08:28, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- I agree; that would be silly. The analogy is somewhat imperfect. This article explicitly tells readers who the stadium is named for. It's not puffery to put that honor, in the briefest possible way, in context. Why, a reader might wonder, was this particular player chosen for the honor. Yes, the Mathewson article does inform readers at the end of the first paragraph that he's a Hall of Famer. Readers can certainly click to go there and see what's special about him. But we can serve readers even better by allowing them to stay on the page while giving them that little bit of contextual information--instead of forcing them to leave the page. If they decide they want more detailed information--then the link is there for them. DonFB (talk) 08:50, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- The Christy Mathewson article presumably mentions that Christy is in a hall of fame. We usually don't explain why buildings are named after people. If someone is interested in researching why a name was given, then they can click the link. An example: the Pentagon has five wings. In another article about someone working at the Pentagon, you will not usually find the info-supplement: "she works at the Pentagon, a building named after its five wings." -- Melchior2006 (talk) 08:28, 31 January 2024 (UTC)