Talk:Trinity Hall, Cambridge

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[edit] Isaac Newton

Is it certain Isaac Newton is a Trinity Hall Old Boy? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 164.15.65.28 (talk • contribs) 14:26, 4 July 2006.

It is fairly certain he was a member of Trinity College, Cambridge. -- Solipsist 16:07, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] MCR link

Is there a reason the link to the Trinity Hall MCR webpage is being removed?

[edit] The college crest

The shape of the college crest, although once 'correct', is now out of date. In 2006, the year of my matriculation, Trinity Hall declared to standardise its crest by abolishing the use of all but one. The crest that remains is found here: Trinity Hall Crest

I'm a newbie so am not sure how to update it.

That link is meaningless to anyone who doesn't have a user account at Cambridge; you can only see the crest if you log in. Also, please sign your posts by typing ~~~~ after them. Thanks asyndeton 16:57, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
I thought as much, sorry. A smaller version (but in the updated style) can be found here: Trinity Hall Crest (small) Is it worth me putting the large image (from the first link) on an external image hosting site, or something? I would upload the image to Wikipedia Commons myself but I'm not sure a) how to do that and b) I will probably need to check the legality of such a move with the College Alanlives 12:31, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia has extensive (although sometimes bewilderingly) complex guidelines on fair use of uploading materials. From the point of view of the mechanics of uploading, on the bar to the left, in the "toolbox" section, there's an "Upload file" link to click which will start you on the process. However, I'm not sure if there's a need to bother - from the heraldic point of view, redrawing the arms of the college as a "logo" for corporate rebranding purposes is really neither here nor there - the heraldry of the institution remains constant, even if the shield is a different shape (and there are many many different "shapes" in which the heraldry is embedded). The college has existed for many hundred years, and has survived the whims of the fellows before, so I think this is another whim which doesn't really make too much of a difference in the great scheme of things. Robotforaday 17:04, 10 November 2007 (UTC)