Talk:Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra

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The position of HRO as the oldest symphony orchestra in the US is disputed by a number of other groups, in part because of its origins as a music society instead of an orchestra and because of the lean years where its membership consisted of a single flute player. --Myke Cuthbert 01:28, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the information. I believe that the article has been edited to reflect this. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 01:55, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Past President list

I removed the list of past presidents of HRO. Obviously, you can just put it right back in if you feel like it, but please ... you've got to admit that the list is just a forum to put in a plug for your friends (or, even more insidiously, yourselves, though of course I know that none of you would do that). In short, I'm appealing to your sense of decency. --Seeve 07:31, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

I originally included the list (which I myself am not listed in, in case you were curious) to serve as a reference for contact information about the organization itself. While I understand that, according to normal Wiki article standards, including the past officers of an undergraduate organization might seem somewhat dubious, I assumed that, for the people who were interested in HRO, knowing the past officers would be useful for obtaining additional information about the organization due to the fact that the official website does not list such details. I'm sorry you misinterpreted the list as a "plug for (my) friends". --Egocentrism04 18:52, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Apology accepted. I removed the list again, since, as we both know, it cannot possibly serve as "a reference for contact information" - a ridiculous and even laughable claim. Of course, I suppose that I shouldn't be surprised to hear such far-fetched justifications from an editor whose name is "Egocentrism04," but I think we are at least entitled to a little more creativity. Anyhow, the discussion ended with your admission that including the list would be "dubious" according to "normal Wiki article standards." Since "normal Wiki article standards" apply here, your edits are unacceptable. I applaud your effort nevertheless. --Seeve (talk) 01:29, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

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