Talk:Townsend Harris High School

message: i just gave this article a considerable overhaul.  there are a few things that still require immediate attention.
* what year did thomas cunningham start?
* there are bits of the school template that need to be filled in, notably the logo and motto.  does thhs even have a motto?
* i know that the class of 1990 was interviewed for admission, but that 1992 was not.  does anyone know if 1991 was?
* maybe there should be something about the now-defunct enrichment program
* the intro should probably be fleshed out
also, i graduated several years ago so some of the information i've provided may be outdated.  please correct it if you notice anything.  also, i left in the thing about the "senior project" even though there was no such thing when i graduated.  can anyone confirm? Bgruber 10:13, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Cunningham started in 2000. I have absolutely no proof of this other than the fact that I attended 1998-2002 and he started in my junior year. No clue about the "senior project." Bangdrum (talk) 00:52, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I have removed the following sentence:
It is rumored that LaGuardia closed the school because a relative of his failed to gain admittance.
It is my feeling that rumors are, by their very nature, not encyclopedic.  if on the other hand, someone can cite some reputable source which claims this as a even a possibile explanation for the school's closure, by all means put it back (with a citation of course!).
citations were provided, please click on the links 24.239.149.9 05:08, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: that citation does indeed say that the school's admissions were based on an examination, a fact which i neither disputed, nor removed; i just moved it into the section on admissions.  I fail to see where that source says anything about this rumor. Bgruber 21:13, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: LaGuardia

message: In the info template it says "Prominent Faculty" what determines who is prominent?
CuBiXcRaYfIsH 04:59, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: when i originally added the infobox, the faculty field was described as simply "Faculty" and I took that to mean "number of faculty members." the template has since been changed to clarify the field's intent.  Actually, now that i look at it, i'm even less sure of the field's intent... is it supposed to be a number, or is supposed to be a list of particularly prominent faculty members or what? looking around, it seems this is already under discussion at Template_talk:Infobox_School.  I've removed the field from the infobox on this page for now. Bgruber 06:24, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Prominent Faculty

message: :Image:Townsend harris seal.gif is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Townsend harris seal.gif

message: :Image:Townsend harris seal.gif is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Townsend harris seal.gif

message: I added the header that this article is written a bit too much like an advertisement.  I do not doubt that this school is outstanding, but being that this is an encyclopedia article, it needs ...
1.  ... to be written from a more neutral point of view.
2.  ... to enhance the neutrality, there needs to be some citations to support the rather lofty claims that are being made here.  I do not doubt the claims are true, but they ring hollow without support.
Good editing! LonelyBeacon (talk) 00:08, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: i would just like to point out that a lot of what you tagged was added just in the last few days by one anonymous editor. much of it makes little sense (for example that the school is "actually considered a specialized high school;" it either is one or it isn't one, and it isn't) and i will remove it. Bgruber (talk) 05:51, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I absolutely agree Bgruber!  Not having enough familiarity with the school, it was hard to tell if some of these claims were flat out wrong or if they were true, and simply lacking support. Given the uncertainty, I thought it prudent to tag everything.  It looks like you have done a great job cleaning things up! LonelyBeacon (talk) 20:29, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Neutrality

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Is the cleanup template necessary? Apparently it's been there since October 2011, more than a decade, with no reason for it to be there actually specified. Pineappman (talk) 02:49, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup template necessary?