Talk:Hinsdale Central High School

message: I took down that bit about locker 666 because it was not verifiable.  See Wikipedia:verifiability.  Vandymorgan 13:19, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Trivia

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Hinsdalecentral.gif

message: I've removed some of the unsourced gossip in the controversy section. Please don't put it back without verifiable, reliable sources. Thanks. -- zzuuzz (talk) 11:13, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Controversy

message: I have just finished a massive edit to the athletics section:
1.  With the athletic accomplishments being so massive, rather than truncating (and in order to keep them parallel to the work done on a lot of other articles on Illinois high schools), I added a collapsable table:  this keeps all of the info without dominating the article.
2.  The information on the girls lacrosse team was confusing:  part of the article said it was not sanctioned by the school, but it was listed in a section about IHSA sports.  It had been fact tagged since September 2007.  I decided that with the fact tagging, it had to go (per:  the policy on verifiability. 
3.  The section was changed from IHSA Athletics/activities to just "athletics".  All other school articles I have seen have separate sections for athletics and non-athletic activities. Further, the manual of style calls for there to be no wikilinks in subsection headings.  Given this, if there is a good reliable source confirming the lacrosse, please re-add that.
4.  I kept the national championship claim, but fact tagged that.  This should be reliably sourced immediately.
5.  I have fact tagged the claims about some of the rivalry games.  This should be sourced.
6.  I removed a few athletic alumni.  They should be in a notable alumni section, and only if they meet notability requirements.
7.  I removed some unencyclopedic bits about recent teams.
This article still needs a lot of work, and I will try and do what I can.  Please remember to use reliable sources and citations when adding new material.  Best of luck! LonelyBeacon (talk) 02:15, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: May 2 edits

message: Once more sources are collected, I suggest adding the lockdown incident to the article. The only source I've been able to find is from a local newspaper, http://blogs.pioneerlocal.com/talkingoutofschool/2008/06/hinsdale-central-on-lockdown.html. -Netalarm- 02:55, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: IMO, there is nothing notable about this event.  Lockdowns of this nature are very common in American high schools, especially since the events of Columbine High School.  Even with the sourcing, I think it falls under wikipedia's policy on handling a one time news item.  It is simply not encyclopedic. LonelyBeacon (talk) 02:59, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Kay, I'll look into WikiNews, or find other areas of this article to improve. Currently. I'm looking into adding more information to the Social Security incident, as it was reported to federal authorities as a serious security breach. -Netalarm- 22:33, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  2008 Lockdown 

message: I've removed Judy Biggert, as http://judybiggert.house.gov/MeetJudy.aspx clearly shows she did not attend this high school. The source is inaccurate, so I'll review all the other entries soon. Netalarmtalk 00:32, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I wholeheartedly concur .... see List of New Trier High School alumni.  I probably added that reference for her, but the U.S. Congress site confirms she went to New Trier. The news article is wrong.LonelyBeacon (talk) 01:27, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I wonder what happened with that double post... My browser probably froze when I was posting. We'd have to review the other alumni too, since they all use the inaccurate article as the source. Netalarmtalk 03:31, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alumni cleanup 

message: I have reverted some claims regarding the number of national merit finalists, semifinalists, Illinois State Scholars, etc.  Claims of this nature need to be supported by a third party neutral source, per the guidelines on reliable sources.  While school websites are fine for sourcing non-controversial material, this comes across as being promotional when it is sourced from the school itself.  It should be re-added if it can be reliably sourced from a third party source.  This is also covered in the policy on verifiability, which is a key policy on this website.  If there is a reason that this policy should be ignored, please discuss that as such here. LonelyBeacon (talk) 02:28, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: reliably sourcing from the school webpage

message: I referenced an article to http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/huntley/sports/x1681294163 but could not find an author. The site seems to be an online newspaper site headed by Huntler Farmside located in Downers Grove. I hope the reference is good enough. Also, I left a reference to a Hinsdale Central District 86 website author-less because the organization (District 86) is implied. UsAkh (talk) 04:41, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The reference is good enough without the author information. I'm more concerned with the importance of the turf field itself, as it has not been covered by multiple third party sources. Netalarmtalk 12:52, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article Reference 

message: I added a list of common terms used at hinsdale central.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.15.16.217 (talk) 01:11, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Words used at central 

message: I am including a section about language used by students, specific to central
Please do not revert these edits
Also, included with these edits is information on recent renovations, do not delete these
thanks  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mortman69 (talk • contribs) 01:45, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: None of that is supported by reliable sources, and some of would not be encyclopedic even if supported. Materialscientist (talk) 01:54, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section about student language 

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