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Removed Un-referenced sections with OR concerns

Lead section:

"Despite a culturally heterogeneous population with diverse educational needs, Yukon's educational apparatus is less developed than those of other regions of the country. This is because the territory’s entire population is smaller than the enrollment of some of the big Canadian universities, but is spread out over a wide area."

History:

"Even in the 70s, its successor, Yukon Vocational and Technical Training Centre, did not shift its vocational focus towards an academic/research base because the Centre did not consider affluent Yukoners potential clients. Historically, this group had been recipients of college and university education outside of Yukon."

In general, there are some sections that are similar in tone to the above and need more citations and cleanup to avoid being an OR concern (e.g., changing in-line links to websites, presumably a reference, to proper citations). I'm downgrading the OR flag to three flags that represent the things remaining to cover: Needs more verification, cleanup, and consistent reference style. Adhe536ontario2008 (talk) 06:15, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I was in the middle of doing references as you did this, and they are now complete. I'm not sure why the other flags stand now, but I'll read through it.Chiklets99 (talk) 11:30, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Citation style consistency is fine. Cleanup doesn't need to be flagged as the state of the article's content is on par for a Start-class article. However, it would need improvement (including additional cleanup and more content) to reach C-class. Currently, some sections need additional editing (e.g., lead section) and additional citations (e.g., Equity, mobility, and access section) to remove content that may raise OR concerns. Therefore, the "additional citation flag" is appropriate. If citations can't be found, then the content may need to be removed and the remaining content edited appropriately. Adhe536ontario2008 (talk) 06:45, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

History:

"The 70s were also the time when public discussion took place over new higher education opportunities as a result of the Federal Government’s interest in developing its northern territories (due to the oil rush in the Beaufort). This in turn resulted in an increase in grants for scientific research to be conducted in the North. (Note: the reference doesn't support the statement Government of Yukon. (n.d.). "Funds and Grants" Retrieved July 15, 2008)"
"As a community college, Yukon College was similar to others across the country as it offered credit and non-credit courses to adult students across all spectrums of educational needs. However, it was unique in that the college also embraced the task of research, relevant to the province and region. "

On second thought, the citation style is consistent but the style may need to be checked with MOS. The article still needs additional work to reach C-Class (e.g., cleanup, more citations, additional content to cover the topic, fact checking, & images). In the meantime, improvements to date bring it to Start-Class without a tag. Adhe536ontario2008 (talk) 18:51, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]