Talk:Shrewsbury School

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[edit] Should there be a sport section

It seems to me like it would be a good idea to have a section on sport at shrewsbury. Most other schools have one.

[edit] slang

I believe there used to be a slang section on this page, but it was deleted because apparently didn't conform to the "Wikipedia isn't for things made up in school one day" rule. I believe that the section wasn't contravening this rule, partially because other public schools e.g. harrow, eton etc. quite legitimately have slang sections on their wikis. Should I add the section in once more? Ericbobson 22:42, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Don't put it back, because the Eton and Harrow slang is an everyday part of the way of talking in those schools for both students and teachers. I suspect that the Shrewsbury slang is used by pupils mainly so isn't "official" school language. I'm saying it's "unencyclopedic" i.e it looks odd and amateur for a serious encyclopedia. And, to make it worse, the Shrewsbury slang has been written up in a childish and jokey way. - Adrian Pingstone 22:21, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

I was a student at the school two years ago, and I know for sure that over 90% of the slang written in that section was used by both pupils and teachers alike. In fact I believe this is an official and integral part of that school's culture given that there were student bodies which authorised its use when I was around. - User:Cpkenyon 21:21, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

  • Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary covers dictionaries of slang such as this. As with any school, while the slang may be valid it is not encyclopedic and should be removed. The basic idea is that outside of the school community, noone really cares. This kind of section is being removed from ALL school articles. Adam McCormick 00:48, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

A lot of the slang on this page can be generalised. All the words like 'jackwat' merely have altered syllables in them, and salopian slang is mostly based around the alteration of syllables. I will try to rewrite this section if someone agrees to collaborate with me. As for the lack of sources on this page, I have heard that a slang dictionary may be published in the annual school magazine, which would solve problems. Stephencraigen 22:51, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

All the faculties and society departments were in existence when I attended the school, and those were their respective heada. To clarify if they are all still around I would recommend consulting someone who taught there or still attended. - User:Cpkenyon 18:23, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

>>>>>whoever deleted the 'slang' section - could it please be reinstated? I found it incredibly useful to understand what my brother was saying half the time, I know several friends did too. It doesn't need to be 'censored' because one person doesn't think its interesting or relevant - it is, and from a public school POV its also intersting to compare the different slangs. so I say put it back where it belongs, it definately helped me for one.

A slang section isn't even needed. Whoever deleted it initially is correct; wikipedia is not just a list of indescriminate information. I'm pretty sure if it should go anywhere it would be in Wikitionary. Further, as stated above quite plainly, Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_a_dictionary. So i'm going to remove it. 84.67.223.234 21:21, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

I could put a short slang explanation in that would not seem dictionary-like at all, and just how the majority of Shrewsbury School Slang is formed (through the lengthening of vowel sounds). Would any wiki user object to this if I did it? It would not be a list of words. Stephencraigen 18:09, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Erm, but there's only one link, Snoyes... -- Oliver P. 01:27 Feb 27, 2003 (UTC)

Call me irrational, but to me "external links" just sounds more better, even if there is just one; There could be more in the future and "external link" somehow sounds too canonical - just as "external resources" would sound better even if there was only one. Oh well, its not that important - just change it to however you want it !  ;-) --snoyes 01:34 Feb 27, 2003 (UTC)
Oh, I expect I'm just as irrational, but the other way, since I obsessively change "external links" to "external link" wherever I see that there is only one... Tell you what, let's have an edit war over it! Last one to drop dead from exhaustion from adding or removing too many "s"-es wins... ;) -- Oliver P. 01:44 Feb 27, 2003 (UTC)

[edit] You may want to consider upgrading this article to conform to Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools. Davodd 07:51, Feb 24, 2004 (UTC)

You may want to consider upgrading this article to conform to Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools. Davodd 07:51, Feb 24, 2004 (UTC)

The list of pupils includes Ian Hislop, but according to the entry about him here, he didn't go to Shrewsbury and went to Ardingly College. I personally don't think he did go to Shrewsbury, although many make the mistake due to the Private Eye connection. Does this need checking?-213.254.171.194 22:29, 17 October 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Fees

This article says the boarders fees are £230,000 per annum. I don't believe it, whats the true figure? - Adrian Pingstone 09:56, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

About 1/10 of that figure, where did you get that from? 81.156.107.145 22:48, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
From the article, of course- Adrian Pingstone 22:56, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Assess

This article is important. Can someone add some references? You need to use the ref and references tag. Then the article would be in the top 100 articles on Wikipedia. Victuallers 11:00, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 'The Falopian'

Are you sure this isnt vandalism? The source linked has an image which says 'The Salopian'. Another source is required to verify the claim. 84.68.229.34 (talk) 19:44, 8 April 2008 (UTC)