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University of Wales, Lampeter

The University of Wales, Lampeter is an interesting institution in that it is the oldest university in Wales, but simultaneously the smallest public university in Europe. This is a self-nomination and the article has recently been peer-reviewed.

• Object 1) the lead section is too short compared to the length of the article. 2) three of the sections are simply lists, and in the third of these, Academic departments, I expected the wikilinks to go to articles about the departments and not the departments' subject matter (the English link goes to the article on English, and not the English department at the university). 3) only one reference for all of this information? For the number of facts that are presented here, it seems more likely that there would have been many more references, especially when you look at the edit history for this article. slambo 15:57, Apr 29, 2005 (UTC)

Interesting how much Peer Review can miss! I've tried to deal with your suggestions anyhow, I've expanded the introductory passage and added a couple more references. I'm not really sure what to do with the lists - they don't make up a huge part of the article in terms of word count, but I'll think of something to make them more attractive hopefully! Many thanks Twrist 23:47, 1 May 2005 (UTC)

• Object. I agree with all the objections slambo presents above. In addition, I have a few minor requests; the article should provide translation (if only approximative) of the University, as well as the The College Yell (I assume it's Welsh)? In the notable academics section, it would be helpful,to indicate the dates between which these people were at the UoW. The article also seems somewhat short compared to others we have about other universities and colleges. It might be that there isn't more to say about such a small university; on the other hand, there's almost always something more to say. Phils 08:31, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I'm on the job of finding out when the listed academics were at the institution. As for the college yell, its only partly in Welsh, as far as my own knowledge goes... maybe the rest is latin or something? I'm afraid I can't translate it anyhow Twrist 23:47, 1 May 2005 (UTC)