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* So, who else is interested in polishing [[Engineering]] and [[Engineer]] up a bit and put it into shape? --[[User:Jochen Wendebaum|Jochen Wendebaum]]
* So, who else is interested in polishing [[Engineering]] and [[Engineer]] up a bit and put it into shape? --[[User:Jochen Wendebaum|Jochen Wendebaum]]
* I could use the same reasons to justify the maintanance of these topics separate. [[User:Marcelo Matos|Marcelo Matos]], 6 January 2007


== Merging Engineer with Engineering ==
== Merging Engineer with Engineering ==


I think Engineering should be the main topic.  An Engineer is (presumably) someone who practices Engineering.  This seems to me to be "the right way round" and much better than saying that Engineering is what someone who calls him/herself an Engineer actually does.  In English Engineering is quite unequivocal, whereas Engineer can also mean someone who drives a train or tends to a major piece of machinery.
I think Engineering should be the main topic.  An Engineer is (presumably) someone who practices Engineering.  This seems to me to be "the right way round" and much better than saying that Engineering is what someone who calls him/herself an Engineer actually does.  In English Engineering is quite unequivocal, whereas Engineer can also mean someone who drives a train or tends to a major piece of machinery.

Revision as of 05:45, 6 January 2007

  • Telecommunications Engineering is missing as a subgroup. I believe it should be listed Juan J. Zubeldia 02:27, 21 November 2006 (CST)
  • I could use the same reasons to justify the maintanance of these topics separate. Marcelo Matos, 6 January 2007

Merging Engineer with Engineering

I think Engineering should be the main topic. An Engineer is (presumably) someone who practices Engineering. This seems to me to be "the right way round" and much better than saying that Engineering is what someone who calls him/herself an Engineer actually does. In English Engineering is quite unequivocal, whereas Engineer can also mean someone who drives a train or tends to a major piece of machinery.