Talk:Murphy High School (Alabama)

message: The statement that Murphy is known as a safe school compared to other schools in the system. Specifically, what other schools? Davidson? Vigor? Mary G. Montgomery? There is no citation nor is it fair to other schools in the district. Thus, I'm removing until a citation and further details can be provided. Goeverywhere 03:23, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Safe School?

message: Can someone please help find a two pictures of the school? One from carlen street obviously, and hopefully one from above to show murphy's "collegiate" style campus.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thatemptyfeeling (talk • contribs) 03:21, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll try to take some next time I'm in town.  I think perhaps there are probably old archive photos old enough to have expired copyrights.  /Blaxthos 03:41, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I checked on the Library of Congress website, no historic photos were there. I would bet that the Mobile Municipal Archives & USA Archives would have some.  I live in Mobile and will keep taking some photos of the school in mind next time that I'm in that area with my camera.  -Altairisfar (talk) 05:38, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture 

message: I am removing the S.S. designation from the article as the official websites for both the Mobile County School System and Murphy High School list the school simply as "Murphy High School" and not as "S.S. Murphy High School". Though the school was renamed after Samuel Silenus Murphy, I have found nothing to indicate that it was ever called by his complete name or initials. If anyone has sources to prove otherwise, please comment and add them as support for this.  -Altairisfar (talk) 04:55, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I expanded the History section to include desegregation, added references to the existing material in that section with reworking of the material to avoid a copyright violation (It had apparently been copy/pasted right into the article).  Did some minor clean-up per MOS.  -Altairisfar (talk) 05:33, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The school commonly refers to itself as "S.S. Murphy" in formal settings (or used to), though in secondary and subsequent usage the S.S. is often dropped.  See this Alabama State Department of Education Report Card which refers to "S.S. Murphy High School".  //Blaxthos ( t / c ) 17:30, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  S.S. designation 

message: Editor  has repeatedly inserted text regarding criminal actions of a former Murphy student.  The passage is not suitable for inclusion for the following reasons:
#WP:NPOV - The passage reads like an editorial, and does not neutrally present factual information.
#WP:UNDUE - In an article about a school approaching a century old that has graduated tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of students, listing the actions of one constitutes undue weight.
#WP:NOT - We are not a news service.  Ironically, the section is entitled "In the News".
Additionally, the disruptive manner in which the passage has been repeatedly inserted constitutes vandalism.  If it continues, it should be taken to WP:AIV.  /Blaxthos ( t / c ) 23:00, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Concur with Blaxthos.  Altairisfartalk 23:04, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Randolph Parker