Talk:Warwick School

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[edit] March 2007 V2

Hello all, and thank you for contributing to this school site. I'm part of the Wikipedia:WikiProject_Schools/Assessment team, and, as it is a very old school, then I'm reviewing this page. I'm currently giving it a grade of B on the Wikipedia 1.0 Assessment Scale and an importance of Mid on this importance scale.

My reasoning is as follows: This article is a good size and includes refs infobox pics, Mid because of the age .... Alumni good. Victuallers 21:16, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] G N Frykman

G.N.Frykman is somewhat of an enigma in regards to his middle name, Nebuchadnezzar, which was discovered by a pupil on 2005-12-18, unlocking a 21 year mystery with Frykman himself claiming no boy ever to have guessed his entire name. The find will be considered a key asset to the school's Chemistry Department and to archiving. — Ten Amazing Facts You Never Knew About GNF. GNF. Retrieved on 2005-12-20.

I've removed the above from the article. Whilst (the first sentence of) it is now sourced, and thus is verifiable, it appears to have nothing whatsoever to do with Warwick School, the subject of this article. If this belongs anywhere, it belongs in an article on G. N. Frykman. Jonathan de Boyne Pollard 02:57, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

This is a scurrilous entry from a pupil of the school, either present or past. Thanks for removing it. It did not last long. Needless to say, sourced or not, Nebuchadnezzar is not my middle name! I regret that I am not (yet) famous enough to warrant a whole article. My web-site is enough!G N Frykman 00:05, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

I am sure Mr.Frykman's name is not Nebuchadnezzar and he is a very nice teacher and has many hilarious stories.

Mr Frykman's middle name was also 'discovered' to be Nebuchadnezzar back in about 1995. Or so

he said it was (we were in his Chemistry class at the time).  I suspect this is part of a mysterious game he plays to create a bit of intrigue.  Oh, and if he reads this, 'hello again, and thank you'.

--anon. 17:51, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

He did read this. Thank you for your appreciation. --G N Frykman 17:38, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

I'd just like to add that there are far too many pictures of the school in this article, and, as much as I appreciate the artistic way in which they are presented, they are merely promotion instead of aides to factual information. I believe some should be removed - possibly down to one of the main school and one of the Bridge House Theatre. --Frostiesgreat 18:12, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

I disagree, the article is fact-based. The buildings form part of the school campus, and therefore are factual representations of the school, aiding a factual image in the reader's mind. Shirelord 18:04, 29th July 2006 (BST)

Hope no one objects, but I have reorganised the 'Notable Alumni' into alphabetical order and surname first. Wikifellow 6 Oct 06

I'm not sure...I think most other alumni lists are ordered by surname with forenames first (if they are ordered at all. It's probably easier to keep it that way. Rob.rjt 17:34, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

I actually copied the formatting from the Leeds University Alumni by doing it this way (alphabetically and surname first). It seems more logical, and anyone adding a new name can just slip it into the right place more easily. Wikifellow 7 Oct 06

[edit] Age of school

The opening paragraph is inaccurate. Warwick School appears to be the ninth oldest school in England and it is not the oldest grammar school. See: List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom. There seems to be some dispute about the date at which the school was founded. Surely there must be some sources which will provide confirmation of the foundation date? Dahliarose 00:13, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia is just one source of assessing the relative ages of British schools. If all the oldest schools on this list were to be completely honest, there is no documentary evidence available for most of these claims. All the ones which have better evidence as to their true age being greater than Warwick School have gone co-educational or out of business, hence the claim that Warwick School is the oldest surviving boys' grammar school. G N Frykman 08:31, 11 March 2007 (UTC)