Talk:Stillwater Area High School

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[edit] Quality

What's the "quality" problem with this page?

The quality problem, as I see it, is in the tone. using words like "nabbed" and "spacious halls" is not appropriate to an encyclopedia.--Kalossoter 21:04, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
Alright well do what you see fit to improve it. I'll keep an eye on it make sure it isn't too drastic. Mientkiewicz5508 04:01, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup Done?

Well I just spent the last few hours cleaning this up and making it as unbias and encyclopedia-like as possible. I added a massive, but complete athletics table, as well as the fight song. Until someone says otherwise, I'm removing both the tone and wikify things. Mientkiewicz5508 06:16, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Eric Knoff

A few days ago I added Eric Knoff to the "famous" alumni. I'm wondering why he was removed?

I removed it a few days ago, and if you look on the History page, you'll notice why. Mostly because I've never heard of Eric Knoff, and you didn't cite a reason why he was a famous alumni. You posted something about an article he'd written (or something like that). Also, the link you provided did not show that he was from Stillwater, or even provide a reason why he's notable at all. Mientkiewicz5508 23:19, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Chelsey Jones

How is Chelsey Jones a notable alumni? Might as well list every alumni that has been employee of the month somewhere if she is. Bgold4 15:51, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

She's attending one of the best women's hockey programs in the Nation, and is an impact player, in the starting lineup as a freshman, and the player of the week in just her first year. She's now a local celebrity of sorts. If Gullikson is a notable alumni, then she certainly is too. Just because she plays a less popular sport doesn't make her any less notable.Mientkiewicz5508 21:37, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Notability

I've removed most of the article - the sports stuff, the music stuff, the fact that there are lockers in the halls, it's not notable, it's not that different from every other high school ever. Even making the nationals occasionally isn't notable, unless it happens much more often than for other schools. The only reasons I haven't proposed the page for AFD is that the bit about racial conflict sounds potentially notable. However, it isn't really discussed. If that can be expanded, then maybe the article is worth keeping. If not, probably the whole article should be deleted as no more notable than the average school. And remember that newsworth is not necessarily the same as notable. Regards, Ben Aveling 06:38, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Alright, fine. I'll concede the the season by season reviews of notable teams can go. However, the removal of the Music Programs and the State Championship Grid is something I'm not going to budge on. The music program is without a doubt the best in the state, with a record of (something like) 50 straight years of Superior ratings in Orchestra, Band, and Choir. The championship grid is something that is fairly common with other schools (reference Cretin-Derham Hall, and I believe is something that adds to the article without being too wordy. I highly encourage you to keep this grid, as it doesn't misrepresent the school, nor does it have a biased POV. I will make an effort to rewrite the music program section to reflect what I stated above. I will be adding it, and as you were saying in regards to most of it being "not any different than any other high school", this music program certainly is, and thus I will include it.
Mientkiewicz5508 13:05, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
If they are the best in the state, whatever, that's probably worth mentioning, even though it would not be sufficient to establish notability on it's own. But you need to find a cite where someone reputable says that they're the best in the state, etc. And the table, what year is that for? It's meaningless without a period on it. Regards, Ben Aveling 12:35, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Championships

I'm not sure how to cite this, but the Championship Grid I made from a similar grid that was listed in a pamphlet the school put out to all its students last year, and I've updated it as the teams have won additional championships. Can you suggest a way to cite this? I don't know of anywhere online that I could find all these listed. Mientkiewicz5508 13:40, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

This isn't an adequate citation, as it refers to a mirror of Wikipedia. --Mel Etitis (Talk) 14:26, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

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