Talk:John Burroughs School

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I do believe that the date for William S. Burroughs attendance is off by a few decades. He was born, according to Wikipedia, in 1914. I doubt that he was... what... 45 when he graduated highschool.

yeah, if that is supposed to be the year he graduated, it is definitely wrong. he did not graduate from JBS at all. 1959 was, if memory serves, the year that Naked Lunch was first published. i removed it. 69.181.121.40 16:29, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

yo john when are you returning from skiing in colorado

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[edit] Improper ref tag?

You removed the improper reference to self-published sources tag from the John Burroughs School page, but did not add any additional sources. As it stands, the only reference on that WP page is to a fact page on the school site, which can only be described as a self-published reference. Are you planning on adding any additional citations, or did you deem the additional citations needed tag that was also in place sufficient? I believe that having both tags in place is proper, as the page needs both additional sources and improperly references self-published materials, and so I put the tag back in place. Thanks! Roscoestl (talk) 16:25, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Agree that the article needs more sources. Disagree that saying, "Here's some info provided by the organization's own website," then properly citing that website, is an improper ref. The intelligent use of Wikipedia requires every user to evaluate cited sources; one may take any citation, including organizations' own websites, with a grain of salt, depending on one's judgement. Therefore, removed one tag, left other. Moreover, I added "according to the school's website" to make the source clear, even to a quick reader. PRRfan (talk) 17:16, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

This is one of the many articles that I watch, have knowledge of, and would like to expand, but need to find the time. I guess the main reason I added the ref tag was because that was the only citation on here. Agreed after more thought on the subject that the additional sources tag is sufficient.Roscoestl (talk) 01:35, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

John Burroughs has long had a school philosophy of liberal and progressive education. It has been recognized as St. Louis's most prestigious private school [1] and one of the nation's premier preparatory schools. [2] According to a recent survey in the Wall Street Journal, the school ranks among the top 50 schools nationally as measured by the best record of graduates attending eight top universities. [3]

I don't see how these three citations (which are all of the same source) prove that John Burroughs is considered the most prestigious private school in St. Louis. "”Prestigious" is not synonymous with having 11 of its students attended eight of the most prestigious schools in the country. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.120.78.212 (talk) 22:33, 2 April 2008 (UTC)