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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.
== Post WP deletion: fresh start ==
Whatever was there before has gone and we have a blank sheet. I've done a bit to get the ball rolling. [[User:Richard Lamont|Richard Lamont]] 14:00, 28 January 2007 (CST)

Revision as of 15:00, 28 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.

Post WP deletion: fresh start

Whatever was there before has gone and we have a blank sheet. I've done a bit to get the ball rolling. Richard Lamont 14:00, 28 January 2007 (CST)