Talk:Cambridge Union

message: In order to bring this article up to a 'B' class:
*More independent and verifiable citations needed
*Reduce lead section to around 4 paragraphs. ScarianTalk 17:50, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Grading

message: There is a problem of this article being edited by lots of people with significant conflicts of interest.  To that extent, can anyone involved in the society (e.g. current/former officers or current/former directors) please post changes here first. Regnus 11:30, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conflicts of Interest - Please Read 

message: I have just deleted from the 'Society's Leadership' the sentence about the SVP being able to appoint members to Director roles. The Directorship roles that the SVP appoints, not the ones appointed by the Standing Committee, are roles that are not leadership roles e.g. Director of proof reading is not a member of the 'Societies Leadership'. These roles are administrative roles. 
I also indicated that the SVP has 'general control of the general business' of the society and not the 'business' of the society as a whole. To say otherwise would be ludicrous. To say that the SVP has general control of the 'business' of the society would mean that the SVP has 'general control' over such matters as events, finances, investments etc .. which is simply not true. (UNSIGNED)
I have changed this back and put in a quote from the Society's laws to make sure that there is no ambiguity. If any member has an issue with this the logical thing to do would be to attempt to change the Society's laws, rather than its wikipedia page. This is not a soap box.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.111.233.8 (talk) 16:40, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Secretary and Vice President 

message: The section on Union elections is getting a bit NPOV. Although there is no question that Union elections can be quite rough (the 'billiard ball' election of 1956 springs to mind), has anyone actually been disqualified for canvassing in recent times? While I accept that elections are frequently quite bitter, are they frequently dirty? The rulebook isn't particularly complex (perhaps that's the problem) and should be referred to as the Constitution. There's also no mention of the 'minimum number of speeches' rules which I understood was also used to shut out candidates from election.  Mpntod 07:55, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Union elections 

message: This could do with being a bit more analytical.  Does anyone have sources for where recent ex-Presidents have gone?  And how this has changed?  Are there really fewer Presidents going into the law (for example)?  And does Chris Kelly (17 years ago!) count as recent.  Mpntod 08:01, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent ex-Presidents 

message: Why has the section on this been deleted?
Article was shortened to comply with Wiki suggestions and non-core information removed. Om285 (talk) 13:15, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cambridge Arts and Sciences 

message: It says "Secretary-General of NATO". Yes, well..WHICH SG?
There have been more than a few, y'know.:-) --Penta 01:17, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Which NATO Secretary-General? 

message: I notice that the Oxford Union page has "Not to be confused with Oxford University Student Union" written in italics along the top of the page. Ought this article not have a similar banner? 131.111.184.100 (talk) 22:36, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not to be confused with Cambridge University Students' Union 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The "logo" pictured in the infobox is no longer used by the Society, as of October last year. I can upload the CUS crest again, which was deleted from Wikimedia having been removed from this article. What are the site policies governing this? L.R. Wormwood (talk) 21:24, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I have uploaded the correct logo (with fair use rationale), and replaced the logo in the infobox. L.R. Wormwood (talk) 21:33, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Logo" 

message: For most of its history the Cambridge Union was an all-male club. By the early 1960s this was perceived as an embarrassment and an anachronism. Votes were held to amend the constitution to allow women as members, but although a majority voted in favour, they failed to meet the two-thirds majority required by the constitution to make constitutional change. On one occasion a female student gate-crached a debate  and was removed, the whole incident seen and reported in the national press. A few years later the amendment was passed and in 1967 Ann Mallalieu became the first female president.
None of this currently appears in the article; I haven't got written sources - I just remember when it all happened, but it should go in. SamuelTheGhost (talk) 18:59, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  What! No Women? 

message: The oldest continuously running student debating society in the world is recognised as the Historical society at Trinity college Dublin. Its competitor society, the philosophical society at Trinity college Dublin, would have won, only that it was banned for a period before returning. This is verified by multiple sources and is recognised by the Guinness world records. 80.5.193.88 (talk) 19:05, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I would like to reference that I believe the University of St. Andrews actually has the longest continuniously running english speaking debate society in the world, finding its roots in 1794 (seen here University of St Andrews Union Debating Society). In addendum, they start every public debate by saying “the oldest and somewhat finest society of its kind.” Zikwn (talk) 15:42, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I will make this change, but if anyone feels strongly about this, or wants to make a better edit, please do so. I’m not an advanced wikipedia editor, but I do believe I am right about this (unless proven otherwise). Zikwn (talk) 15:46, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not the oldest student debate society in the world