Talk:Warwick School

message: Hello all, and thank you for contributing to this school site. I'm part of the Wikipedia:WikiProject_Schools/Assessment team, and, as it is a very old school, then I'm reviewing this page. I'm currently giving it a grade of B on the Wikipedia 1.0 Assessment Scale and an importance of Mid on this importance scale.
My reasoning is as follows: This article is a good size and includes refs infobox pics, Mid because of the age .... Alumni good. Victuallers 21:16, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I cannot, having looked at your 'Good Article' criteria, see how this article does not satisfy your vague conditions in the very least of its possible interpretations, with 18 months further development.   Shirelord 26 Oct 2008 23:21 (GMT)
I have to say that while Warwick School is undoubtably notable enough to deserve having an article written about it, the quality of writing in this article is substandard. It is very clear that it has been written from a biased perspective, thus reducing the overall credibility of the article. The whole piece does read like promotion material for the school.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.31.193.34 (talk) 23:52, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  March 2007 V2

message: :G.N.Frykman is somewhat of an enigma in regards to his middle name, Nebuchadnezzar, which was discovered by a pupil on 2005-12-18, unlocking a 21 year mystery with Frykman himself claiming no boy ever to have guessed his entire name. The find will be considered a key asset to the school's Chemistry Department and to archiving. — 
I've removed the above from the article.  Whilst (the first sentence of) it is now sourced, and thus is verifiable, it appears to have nothing whatsoever to do with Warwick School, the subject of this article.  If this belongs anywhere, it belongs in an article on G. N. Frykman. Jonathan de Boyne Pollard 02:57, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: He did read this. Thank you for your appreciation. --G N Frykman 17:38, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

text: I disagree, the article is fact-based.  The buildings form part of the school campus, and therefore are factual representations of the school, aiding a factual image in the reader's mind. Shirelord 18:04, 29th July 2006 (BST)
Hope no one objects, but I have reorganised the 'Notable Alumni' into alphabetical order and surname first. Wikifellow 6 Oct 06
I'm not sure...I think most other alumni lists are ordered by surname with forenames first (if they are ordered at all. It's probably easier to keep it that way. Rob.rjt 17:34, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  G N Frykman 

message: I'm surprised that I'm the first person to say this but...
Is this school that notable? I'm sure it is within it's local area, and maybe possibly stub-worthy - but I don't think the length of the article reflects the schools notability/fame. There seems to be few tuely notable alumni (and virtually none from the last 20-30 years), and while the age is impressive, simply becaus the school has remained single-sex as opposed to going co-educational, it doesn't seem enough to grant the school extra props in terms of age. I'd suggest an article more reflecting the one for neighbouring school, Myton. I'd keep some of the pictures though - they capture the school perfectly.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.137.218.9 (talk) 17:59, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notability 

message: At present there is a discussion relating to the renaming of this category. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at this discussion page. Please note that the discussion is not a majority vote so contributions should be based on Wikipedia policies and independent sources. Cjc13 (talk) 13:59, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category:Old Warwickians renaming 

message: Well, that academic section was full of gush... and probably written by staff as usual (representing a conflict of interest, common on private school pages).
The academic results of these schools are high for one main reason - they cherrypick intelligent children, and offer them scholarships! That, and an entrance exam to eliminate less intelligent fee paying children. It's not a level playing field, unfortunately many people are wise to it now.
Also, regarding Oxbridge, and St Andrews, these universities are notorious for privileging privately educated children. A disproportionate number of their students come from them, and this cannot be put down simply to intelligence or schooling. (Entry into Oxbridge is primarily by interview, i.e. the personal preferences of the clique who happen to run whichever college at the time.)-MacRùsgail (talk) 15:46, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Academic section