Talk:Geelong Grammar School

message: If the Prince of Wales realy did go to an Australisn grammar school instead of an English boarding school, this is more notable than most schools!  Is there any more evidence about that? P Ingerson 09:35, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes. I live nearby. He visited just recently also. See here and here (subscription required). -- Longhair | Talk 09:36, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

text: Yes. I work with someone who attended the Prince of Wales' talk to the school during his visit to Australia in March 2005. By this account (plus media coverage) he spoke well and was very 'familiar' rather than 'royal' in discussing his time at Timbertop/Geelong. Peter Ellis 23:43, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Prince of Wales 

message: This article is not referenced because it has been written by students of the school from their own prior knowledge. All facts have been checked with the school archives.
: That is not an excuse.  Wikipedia has very firm policies regarding verifiability and original research; if school archives are being used as a source of information, then WP:CITE explicitly what books or materials were used, doing so in an encyclopedic fashion.  Bahn Mi 10:07, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Referencing 

message: Many reverts occur at this article, changing the current Headmaster between Stephen Meek and Hartley Mitchell. Which is correct? It's time to start enforcing blocks on persistant vandals if that's what indeed is occuring. -- Longhair 04:43, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Headmaster reverts 

message: I have removed the section called 'The Big Birthday Bash', because 
# It is a copyright violation (taken from the school's newsletter). 
# It is unencyclopedic in nature, being a review of an event, and thus POV. 
Cnwb 05:09, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: The Big Birthday Bash

message: Why does the section on Stephen Meek continualy get removed. The content is in fact encyclopedic and tru as it was writen by people who know [of] him? Some editor on this site are under some illusion that they are the most intellectual people on earth. Further more the reasons some editors give for removing FACTUAL information is absurd, such as "There was no information on the internet to support this". Really. May I remind those people that the internet is not the sole sorce of information in the world has. So why not post a discution about a disputed article insted of removing it straight away? —This unsigned comment was added by Kensington walther (talk • contribs) .
:Wikipedia does not publish original research. We only material that is verifiably cited from reliable sources. Tom Harrison Talk 16:56, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Stephen Meek

message: The school is building a $15,000,000 Wellbeing Centre to replace the Kennedy Centre. (refer to any recent publication)
The Science Block is fireproofed with asbestos. (refer to 1960s Corians)
The Hirschfeld Mack Centre is built in a modernist style (pioneered by the Bauhaus, of which Ludwig Hirschfeld Mack was a member) and does house photography labs and a recording studio.
The Cook Theatre is used primarily for power-point presentations.
Cuthbertson was an alcoholic largely because of his repressed homosexuality (see Light Blue Down Under by Weston Bate).
All of this and more is clearly verified and not opinion so can people stop deleting it.
:The material that User:203.19.252.190 keeps adding is not supported by reliable citations, may be defamatory, and includes sophomoric material like, "Built in stages until the 1930s the Cook Quad houses most of the school's Science Department and the Cook Theatre, used primarily for power-point presentations and other vital learning experiences." Tom Harrison Talk 15:08, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It is the responsibility of the person adding information to add proper sources for information being added to any article. That means either the website address the information came from, the complete reference to the book it came from or the newspaper article. Until these can be provided, the information can (and will) be removed from the article. If you need help citing your sources properly, you can go to the link above or ask on the Talk page here. Fagstein 21:38, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

text: It's up to you to prove that it's verifiable and supported by reliable sources. If you keep putting in unsourced allegations of homosexuality, snarky references to powerpoint presentations, and the rest of that nonsense, I'll ask another administrator to review the situation and consider blocking  you from editing. Tom Harrison Talk 01:39, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

text: Wikipedia has a policy of no personnal attacks. If you again suggest I'm a bigot, or make any other ad hominem remarks, I will seek enforcement of that policy. Tom Harrison Talk 14:57, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

text: It was not intended as a personal attack, merely frustration at continued deletions - why has this information that has been modified to better conform with what Tom Harrison would seem to be suggest been deleted again? Can those doing it check the listed sources and explain deletions on this page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.19.252.190  (talk • contribs) .
*"Opened in 2004 and constructed in a mock-Bauhaus style, the HM Centre houses the school recording studio and photography lab. Its plan was conceived with an artistic absurdist/dadaïst logic."
*"the Cook Theatre, used primarily for power-point presentations"
*"It was designed with safety in mind and is completely fireproofed by its frame and roof being coated in asbestos-based retardents."
*"Cuthbertson Health and Wellbeing Centre, heralding the turning of a new page in the school's tradition of the delivery of exceptional education. This centre will also include the Jennings Photography Centre and the Charles Fisher Driver Training Programme."
These additions appear to be an original syntheses of factoids chosen from school newsletters, and mixed with opinion. I think the best approach might be to contact representatives of the school and ask for their input. If your additions are factual and relevent, maybe they could provide better sources. Is it possible that you or I could get in touch with an archivist or librarian, or someone in the administration? Maybe they could provide a citation for "...conceived with an artistic absurdist/dadaïst logic." Tom Harrison Talk 14:43, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Removal of information

message: The quote from the principal about GGS being Australia's best school is in my view POV and adds nothing to the section • Leon 19:25, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: I noticed two additions, including one lengthy sentence relating to the proposed sports center, that require that this article be tagged. Renpaul 01:51, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent Changes 

message: This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 10:15, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiProject class rating

message: I am rating this article as C class and high importance for the present based on the history and the alumni. You have started to work on your references but more needed to be added for the history section and in particular for the alumni claims. The article is missing information about the curriculum taught at the school and the extra-curricular activities offered. If the alumni claims can be properly proven and referenced then the school might well merit a top importance rating. Prince Charles was in fact education at Gordonstoun. I think he might have spent an exchange year at Geelong. Dahliarose (talk) 08:13, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment

message: Is it true that Ernie Tapai is the soccer coach? Axl ¤ [Talk] 07:14, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ernie Tapai 

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