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RfC on capitalization of buildings

There is an RfC going on on whether the names the South Houses and North Houses at Caltech should be capitalized. The question is whether these names are proper nouns, and whether the amount of sources capitalizing them is a "substantial majority". Your comments and !votes are appreciated. Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs) 03:49, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Introduction

After doing some research, I agree with ElKevbo that general mention of university prestige should be removed from the introduction of Wikipedia articles. Caltech's small size, however, speaks to its selectivity for which it's well-known. It's a feature of the research institution (not necessarily the university at the undergraduate level) and underlines all the institutional proceedings at Caltech per the article. I think this, at the very least, should remain. BorderlineRebel (talk) 14:16, 22 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't argued that "general mention of university prestige should be removed from the introduction of Wikipedia articles." In alignment with current consensus, I object to the inclusion of material that makes claims of prestige based only on a Wikipedia editor's interpretation of ephemeral sources, particularly when this is a topic that is so well studied and documented by scholars and experts. ElKevbo (talk) 22:23, 22 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ElKevbo I apologize for my misunderstanding. Check the page now. I'm really trying to give good information without suggesting prestige. The current intro doesn't suggest this. Let me know what you think! BorderlineRebel (talk) 01:13, 23 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In media and popular culture

Would San Andreas (film) count in any way? 149.20.252.132 (talk) 14:02, 28 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How about Mission Impossible (the TV series) and the steam tunnels? Does that merit mention? — Preceding unsigned comment added by BigMac31 (talk • contribs) 17:52, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Error

My apologies for a few seconds of erroneous changes, all reverted back. Please feel free to delete any track of the changes. K Kalan (talk) 02:41, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rankings

The introductory sentence is contradicted by the associated table as well as the proceeding text. The text currently reads "Caltech is consistently ranked ... within the top four in the United States, by major global ranking systems." even though the highest national ranking is 7th. Individual programs are often in the top four, and perhaps that is what the original contributor intended.

I don't want to edit such a large and frequently visited page, but I would think modifying the sentence to either refer to program rankings or changing the "top four" phrase would resolve this. 162.140.67.21 (talk) 17:51, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Years ago, Caltech ranked high, often first, in rankings based on value. They kept tuition lower than many comparable schools, which was part of the ranking. As well as I know, they don't do that anymore. That said, I don't know the definition of major global ranking systems. Caltech is most often ranked within the US. Gah4 (talk) 21:38, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Misleading link?

When it says, "The following week, Ross McCollum, president of the National Oil Company, wrote an open letter to Dabney House stating that in light of their actions he had decided not to donate one million dollars to Caltech," the National Oil Company words link to the article on national oil companies; as in state-operated or backed oil firms. But McCollum was president of a modestly-sized corporation called 'National Oil Company' which doesn't have its own article. Doesn't the link, therefore seem to be falsely suggesting that McCollum was in fact president of an American national oil company? 2601:645:1:64D0:89C4:231B:15B6:37B7 (talk) 21:34, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Since we don't seem to have an article for the intended organization, I've removed the link entirely. ElKevbo (talk) 22:51, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]