Talk:University of Kent Students' Union

message: Why is Timrollpickering such a cunt? Why can nothing negative be said about the union? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.153.179.192 (talk • contribs) 16:58, 15 August 2005‎
:There's criticism and there's personal abuse like your latest edit. Timrollpickering 19:31, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Your edit did not make it up to date, it merely changed a few and introduced pointless stuff into the list. I have now brought the list in line with those listed on the website. The comments I have deleted are those that are unencyclopaedic. Timrollpickering 11:21, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticism/censorship 

message: * While working on the help desk, I was advised of vandalism to the page by an anonymous user. I have removed the most obvious examples but would be grateful if someone could have a look at it. Capitalistroadster 06:23, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I've deleted the last paragraph as it's highly accuasatory and unsourced. If there's a link to an external source then this matter could be covered in a more NPOV manner. Timrollpickering 11:38, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Vandalism

message: *I've started a discussion on Chriscf's Talk Page as this involve all the union's page. Please go there to provide your opinion if you're interested. -- KTC 16:04, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Students' Union / Association sabs list deletion 

message: Is there any actual evidence for this? Graham Martin's history of the first twenty-five years of the University mentions some student protests but by and large they seem straightforwardly about local conditions and restrictions (and some of the early rules for students seem more at home in a restrictive boarding school than a university) and what many would consider unfair in any era (unreasonable charges; an attempted expulsion despite not giving the early warnings that the system of fairness is based on). Indeed some of the agitation seems very fair removed from the stereotypical left-wing student politics of the 1960s and 1970s - kicking up a fuss because the coat of arms took a few years to be finalised isn't exactly the stuff of socialist revolution. And the protests against the university administering accomodation for those living out - i.e. students would pay the university who in turn found and rented rooms from local landlords - strike me as a case of students campaigning for privatisation! Timrollpickering 23:53, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Left-wing past? 

message: There's a place for this section, though it'll be almost impossible to cite sources.  Perhaps this information should be moved into a section called 'trivia'.
A hint of earlier, and greater things can be seen herehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/samsaunders/4038698651/ An article about Max Hole is here http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/20070607.html. Max was notorious for staging TV style wrestling events and strip tease performances as well as the more glamorous rock and roll events during his time as Kent's first Sabbatical Social Secretary. --129.11.76.229 (talk) 15:53, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Live Music