Talk:European History 2016-17

Discussion about naming of pages (taken from Yale, Modern Europe job

 * WHY was this moved here? the appl. deadline was MArch 2016 and thus in the 2015/6 academic year. Or did the search fail and was renewed? Otherwise it should not be posted here under 'new' jobs.
 * [13 May] I think you have misunderstood; the pages are divided according to the starting date of the positions, not their deadlines, so this page is for jobs that start during the 2017-18 academic year.  This posting was certainly advertised quite early (although it's a rolling review and not a hard deadline), and also starts early in the 2017-18 academic year, but is nonetheless in the right place  AFII (talk) 15:59, May 13, 2016 (UTC)
 * Fair enough but please AFII could you explain to me why the subeheaders for the job sites are entitled with "application year"? under that I would understand a year you can apply for a job. they are not called 'job start year'.
 * [16 May]  Generally, jobs advertised in the academic year 201x/x+1 have start dates in the academic year 20x+1/x+2, and that is how the wiki was initially structured.  The reality is - especially now the wiki includes many more non-US jobs - that this doesn't cover all the possible situations, especially as some US institutions advertise 'early' in the season, while many European institutions hire 'late'. For many reasons, including keeping an eye on the stats of the job situation, it is better to keep jobs together according to the starting date, not according to the much more variable application date. If you spend some time browsing through the History pages, you'll get a better sense of the structure & organisation, which has been pretty consistent, and as clear as I can make it, for many years.  AFII (talk) 07:54, May 16, 2016 (UTC)