Talk:Landon School

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[edit] NPOV

"Exclusive" has a much more negative connotation than "top" as a descriptor of the school. Kukini 15:34, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

True, but "top" is a subjective term. The school is certainly "exclusive" by virtue of its high tuition and admissions standards. One problem with this article is that it is nothing more than an advertisement for the school itself. Terms like "exclusive" seem more objective than "top". There is no citation for the use of the term.

I've flagged the article NPOV, since there seems to still be potentially excessive details and minutia about the school, including non-notable people and faculty. -- Bovineone 04:03, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox link

i give up, someone else put in the link to the homepage in the top info box thing on the right—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.251.238.107 (talk • contribs).

It appears to be unsupported, I replaced the infobox with the current one and it still wont display the link, I tried using [[link]], [link], and just "link" and nothing happened... --MNAdam 03:03, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cheating Scandal Section

As you all can see from the edit history, there's been an ongoing issue with wholesale removals of the section about the 2002 SAT cheating scandal. Thanks to User:Kwsn, User:Beeblbrox, User:Mike R, and User:Tiptoety, the section has been restored relatively quickly nearly each time.

This section refers to an incident that gained the attention of the Washington area in 2002 and 2003, with coverage in the Washington Post, Bethesda Gazette, Washingtonian magazine, and other media. I can understand that it isn't the most positive thing for those associated with the school, but it is notable, and as far as I know, the school has made at least a verbal commitment to prevent anything like it in the future.

If you are making a good faith edit of grammar or addition of information, that's great, and I don't want to discourage you from making your additions. However, the bulk of the edits to that section have either been to cut the entire section or to remove large chunks of it. Whether they're pure vandalism or an attempt by a school supporter to hide an ugly episode involving a few of the school's students, these redactions hurt the process of building a comprehensive picture of the school.

--Blahblah29 (talk) 20:00, 3 May 2008 (UTC)