Talk:King Henry VIII School, Coventry

message: Anonymous addition reverted as it was without context:
:: R.I.P Mike Reed - Former 6th form student Infilms 15:31, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Agreed. As this notice had been up on this talk page for some time without comment to the contrary I moved the page Hugh Mason (talk • contribs 23:39, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

message: This refers to an incident 10 years ago relating to offences committed by 2 teachers up to 30 years ago.  
The website used doesn't seem exactly a top newspaper and doesn't cover all the detail specified.
I intend to shorten it to one sentence, leaving the reference and changing the title to controversies.
JRPG (talk) 17:50, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes please. Many thanks. King Henry VIII School (talk) 12:21, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

text: Please remove, thank you.  King Henry VIII School (talk) 12:22, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infamous former teachers?????  

message: I don't have access to any relevant reference materials but I wonder if errors have crept into the dates for the headmasters listed in this article. As I recall, Rhidian James was Headmaster for the entire period when I was a pupil (1980-1985) and yet the current dates show his period of office starting in 1992 Hugh Mason (talk) 15:14, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Headmasters 

message: "A strong commitment to academic learning is reflected in very good examination results."
This is opinion. Not fact. It is self promotion. This needs to be removed.
"good examination results" is clearly opinion.
KVIII is nowhere near the top of the league tables. Lawrence Sheriff school was top at GCSEs.
verifiable from BBC website.
Your rules, not mine!
Cherrypicker999 (talk) 23:12, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  A strong commitment to academic learning is reflected in very good examination results 

message: Where is the evidence? We need a verifiable source. It can provide the impression the school is so popular people travel 30 miles.
It needs to be removed in the absenc of the verifiable source.
Your rules again!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cherrypicker999 (talk • contribs) 23:14, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Some pupils commute daily from as far as Northampton (30 miles away),  

message: This section has no verfiable sources. I challenge every entry.
Either provide sources or remove the names.
Cherrypicker999 (talk) 23:17, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Famous Old Coventrians 

message: Best option is to contact the local press.
Attempts to block information about KHVIII on wiki. Page protected. Let them investigate!
Funny how instead of adding the 17% figure, you now remove the 90% figure.
Surely both figures would be useful. Since 10 to 17% is paltry, you decide to remove both.
The page needs an independent person to review the data.
Would you care to disclose your relationship with the school, and why you think only you can decide which facts may be posted on the page
and why you think certain data needs sources, whilst others do not, even if challenged?
Cherrypicker999 (talk) 23:17, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I have no personal agenda here - I arrived here as part of my work at WP:WikiProject Schools, never edited this article before today and may decide never to do so again. Just consider the option, (before blanket removal of data), of helping find citations for some of the things you suggest removing - it's generally more constructive than removing everything. Clear bias should obviously be removed but, for example with the list of alumni, there are probably citations out there to back up at least some of those entries. Mato (talk) 23:51, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contact the local press 

message: Is this verified. On enquiry, with Bablake, they refused to confirm the same exam, only that the exam was on the same day and students could not sit both exams.
This needs a verifiable source or removed.
Cherrypicker999 (talk) 23:22, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  The schools have mutual arrangements such as a common entrance examination