Talk:Harvard University Band

message: Perhaps the HUB requires an official webmaster.  Might I suggest severely cutting the list of band "positions" - beyond the top titles I see little relevance.  A list of past band managers, stud cons and drillmasters is in order.  Why nothing on the prop crew?  (i.e. me)
A word or two on Hippo?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Benfeing (talk • contribs) 07:18, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: New Article 2

message: Thanks for all who are helping put this article together.  Now that the HUB apparently has a historian position, perhaps this article can get filled in more quickly.
*Ideas:
*: Alternate lyrics section (fight songs from other ivy schools)
*: Photo/images/logos section
*: More historical information with references. Is there citable text on verifiable dates of the scramble/scatter band phenomenon? Was the musicianship of the early (prewar) HUB essentially the best at the university? etc.
*: Fill in details on Directors and assistant Directors, and their tenures.
*: Senior Staff list with tenures?
*: mention Mongo?
*: what year was the move to Mt. Auburn?  Where were the HUB offices before Prescott St.?
*: Prop Crew is not mentioned yet, and should be noted (uniform, duties, when prop crew began, etc.)
Santaduck 08:00, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Just don't overdo it, there. An alternate lyrics section might be overkill. The DCMB has plenty of those, too, but they'd take up more than half of the article if we included them. Other things to put in, though - what are the HUB's big activities outside of the regular football/hockey/etc games? Is the HUB's hockey uniform the same as the football uniform? What does the HUB do at hockey games, and what unique things do they do at football games? You need some more of the general information like that filled in. --└ Smith120bh/TALK ┐ 20:31, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

text: Don't put it in a listing of officeHOLDERS - the article should be helpful to those outside of Harvard reading it, and those outside of Harvard probably couldn't care less who the specific people are. A better description of the offices themselves is definitely needed, though. --└ Smith120bh/TALK ┐ 20:31, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. Clarify office holders, correct the foosball league commissioner, clarify senior staff uniforms, and clarify Prop Crew. I would retain the list of directors however. Great work all. Santaduck 10:00, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

text: I am deleting, for now, the table of Senior Staff officeholders. This page should provide a useful reference to people outside the Band, most of whom are probably not interested in seeing so many unfamiliar names. A more complete version of this table might find a better home on the Band's own website. SCuddihy (talk) 19:51, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: New Article

message: * There have been some biased unencyclopedic edits recently.
* If you are editing this page, and are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, please take a short moment to review the Five Pillars of Wikipedia.  Thank you!
* In that light, I am reverting the anonymous edit to remove the Unabomber from the alum list.  Refs are available e.g. here.
* Also will be removing yALE capitalization always.  If you wish to note the capitalization as a tradition, please write some NPOV text noting that, but that alternate capitalization breaks NPOV if found elsewhere in text.
::*note: Added neutral explanatory text on capitalization issue.
* INC Santaduck 04:11, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Neutral Point of View

message: * on another note, I'm not sure the sousaphone information is noteworthy, and probably violates the no original research pillar.  At any rate, in the 90's I remember 3: 1 silver colored one, 1 golden colored one, and 1 top half used for recycling.  Has the golden one disappeared?  A lot of money was spent to repair both in the mid 90's, a manager type could probably discover that in HUB financial records.  Still, again, that would violate no original research.Santaduck 20:26, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: significance

message: * what year did the Hockey Jerseys begin to be worn, instead of the crimson blazer? It's probably a recent (<10 yrs) development, and the year should be noted. ty!
Santaduck 21:43, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Hockey Jerseys

message: How encyclopedic the pictures are? Currently, they clutter the page making it look like a Myspace band page, and they simply violate WP's guidelines on the number of images. Although I am a fan of the band myself, I must remove the picture unless someone can come up with a rationale for them staying here.
Cheers!
Λuα (Operibus anteire) 03:46, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pictures 

message: I added back the complete list of senior staff which someone cut off at 1989,perhaps inadvertently.  The 1961 picture of the band in white pants is important archival information for the change of uniform.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.51.177.179 (talk) 09:58, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Staffing 

message: This page as it stands presents a fair amount of outdated material as if it were current.
Among the cheers listed in the cheers section, I would say about 4 are used with any frequency by current Band members. The paragraph on "trumpet cheers" also fails to reflect both the section's current repertoire and the important role that other sections' cheers now play in the HUB's performances.
Since most of the edits in question seem to rely entirely on original research, I'd recommend deleting them until more current published information becomes available. (hint: maybe somebody could arrange a Crimson interview with the manager?)
Cuddihy (talk) 14:54, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Currency 

message: See comments on COI on Talk:John Gore (theater producer).  User:Benfeing appears to be Tom McGrath and it appears that he has edited this page to add links to himself. -- Nusumareta (talk) 04:37, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Conflict of Interest

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