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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. | ||
*While I do agree with you that an engineer is someone who practices engineering, not all engineering is done by engineers. Its kind of like all squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares. Anyone who uses physical science to create something useful (or not lol) has committed the act of "engineering". In most States/Provinces the words "Engineer" and "Engineering" are protected under statute, so a person who is not a registered engineer with a PE or PEng designation cannot advertise themselves as being able to do engineering work or call themselves an engineer, but this is in a legal sense in order to avoid public confusion. I do not believe the term engineering should be merged with Engineer.--[[User:Brandon Turcotte|Brandon Turcotte]] 20:38, 14 February 2007 (CST) | |||
== Post WP deletion: fresh start == | == 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) | 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 20:38, 14 February 2007
- Telecommunications Engineering is missing as a subgroup. I believe it should be listed Juan J. Zubeldia 02:27, 21 November 2006 (CST)
- So, who else is interested in polishing Engineering and Engineer up a bit and put it into shape? --Jochen Wendebaum
- 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.
- While I do agree with you that an engineer is someone who practices engineering, not all engineering is done by engineers. Its kind of like all squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares. Anyone who uses physical science to create something useful (or not lol) has committed the act of "engineering". In most States/Provinces the words "Engineer" and "Engineering" are protected under statute, so a person who is not a registered engineer with a PE or PEng designation cannot advertise themselves as being able to do engineering work or call themselves an engineer, but this is in a legal sense in order to avoid public confusion. I do not believe the term engineering should be merged with Engineer.--Brandon Turcotte 20:38, 14 February 2007 (CST)
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)