Talk:Fossil Ridge High School (Fort Worth, Texas)

message: Help make this article about Fossil Ridge supreme and overflowing with juicy information of our school [FR, what else] overflowing from the fondue pot of Wikipedia.
The Indian Springs Middle School link directs to a school in Indiana. DangApricot 01:46, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Despite its mailing address, Fossil Ridge lies within the Fort Worth city limits. Everything between I-35W and Denton Highway is Fort Worth. See Fort Worth Mapsco, page 36.
Dmp348 03:44, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Its very frustrating to convince students that the school is actually in Fort Worth, even though it is in the Keller ISD. I HEAVILY agree with you that it is inside Fort Worth, if it was in Keller, Texas, then why would students drive all the way from there to Fossil Ridge? Smarty9108 23:27, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Location

message: What is the purpose of having a notable alumni section? Defined by Webster's dictionary, "notable" means worthy of note, remarkable, distinguished or prominent. I don't think any of these "notable alumni" deserve to be listed as such. Going to an ivy league school, working for the city of Dallas, or working in a technology department qualify any of these people to be "notable alumni." No offense intended, and I am sure these people are upstanding citizens, but I do not think they qualifiy as notable alumni within the common definition.71.193.18.60 02:06, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable Alumni 

message: I made two major deletions to this page, and, for that reason, felt compelled to leave a note about why. First, as mentioned above, all of the notable alums that were not particularly notable. Generally speaking, as I understand it, the rule of thumb on Wikipeida is that a person is "notable" enough to be included in a notable alumni section if they are notable enough to have their own Wikipeida article - and, obviously, none of the people listed were that notable. Second, the sports scores from this past year are news, and Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, NOT a collection of news reports.
Finally, I'd like to close with a recommendation: take a look at Plano Senior High School. It is a high school, in Texas, similar in a few ways (even geographically close) - and is a featured article. If you want a look at what an example of a very good article on a similar topic, then read that. --EdisonLBM 05:04, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Major Modifications

message: I removed the Homecoming Court section, as it isn't encyclopedic.  The information changes every year and (barring major incident or celebrity) would not ever be notable, useful, or necessary information to anyone who was not attending the school.  Generally, it seems that the WP Schools Project recommends not including names of current students and faculty -- safety, privacy, and lack of notability are all concerns. From an article-quality and maintenance standpoint, it's just adding a list, and it's already had to be reverted once. --Hebisddave 14:32, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed the Homecoming Court section 

message: The Notable Achievements really needs to be shortened and re-organized.  Right now, it's so long that a reader (well, me too) can't really pick out which events are actually notable, but I don't know enough about the school or the achievements to fix that.  Some tips that might help:
* Divide the achievements by group - put all the band achievements together, each sports team, theater, etc.
* Combine similar achievements, for example: "The band won first place at Competition X five times during 2000-2007 and never placed below third." (instead of listing each years results at Competition X separately)
* Focus on true, large-scale accomplishments: state championships and strong national showings are great.  Frequent success at smaller competitions can be worth including, with strong emphasis on "frequent".  Keep things that a reader will need to know forever, not just for the next 5 years or so.  A good way to tell if something is notable is if there is a news article about it from a major reliable source outside of the school district.
* Don't use lists (like this one).  Although lists are sometimes unavoidable, most lists should be re-written as normal sentences - it's more encyclopedic in style and often allows for more information and better flow between adjacent ideas.
Hope that helps! --Hebisddave 16:24, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have all but deleted this section.  It was unreferenced, and had been tagged for over a year.  Please, if these achievements can be referenced, do so.  I strongly urge editors to listen to the suggestions made by Hebisddave, above.  Only list achievements that are of long-term importance.  It may also help to review the policies on verifiability, reliable sources, and what wikipedia is not.  I will also recommend a review of the suggestions from the Wikischools project on what not to include in articles about schools.  Best of luck and happy editing! LonelyBeacon (talk) 05:18, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable Achievements 

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