Talk:Latymer Upper School

Year 11 drug taking

Who keeps removing the content surrounding the year 11 drug abuse in ravenscourt park? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.141.198.240 (talk) 11:13, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

I removed something like that recently from the controversies section. There was no independent coverage from reliable sources, which indicates it is not of interest outside the school. Did it make the news? Did it have a wider effect on school policies in the region? Who considers this controversial or worthy of note? Where are the independent reliable sources? -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 11:26, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Semi-protected

As this article is subject to continual vandalism, I have semi-protected it (meaning that unregistered users cannot edit it).  — Scott • talk 22:28, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Davidsteed, 13 May 2010

Add under in other fields

• Giles Milton Author and Journalist

Davidsteed (talk) 22:43, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

• Done  — Scott • talk 00:20, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Geenweg24, 3 June 2010

Controversies: Repeat of Prom drugs scandal in 2010 http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/fulham-and-hammersmith-news/2010/06/01/private-school-rocked-by-drugs-scandal-82029-26566745/

Geenweg24 (talk) 22:44, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

 Not done Hi there, I've declined this request as no request has been made to edit the article. Please make sure that in any future requests that you make you use the format "Please change x to y", otherwise it can be difficult for us to find out exactly what edit you would like to be made to the page. Thanks, Jeffrey Mall (talk • contribs) - 01:01, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 86.163.68.128, 8 June 2010

Please add information on the latest drug taking to occur at the school prom. Specifically, something to the effect of "Students have again been found to be in possession of drugs at the school's end of year prom." Information is available here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1284962/Sixth-formers-private-school-expelled-cocaine-drunken-end-year-prom.html http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23842436-boys-expelled-over-cocaine-after-latymer-upper-school-prom-ends-in-chaos.do

Please also consider moving the section further up in the article - since it is a repeat occurrence, one would argue it is worthy of more attention that a list of alumni.

86.163.68.128 (talk) 21:38, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

I would say WP:NOTNEWS applies here, but will leave it open for other opinions. CTJF83 pride 02:44, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Not done: per previous editor. Not an outstanding and/or notable event. SpigotMap 12:14, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

"Controversies" section

I removed the section, which consisted of the following:

A group of students caught the attention of the tabloid press in 2007 after they were caught giving out ecstasy at the school prom. They were subsequently expelled.

This gets added to the article from time to time but is really unnecessary; an incident of kids expelled for drugs does not reflect on the whole school (I doubt there is any public school in the land that has not expelled a pupil for drugs). That a tabloid newspaper chose to run a sensationalist piece on the incident gives it entirely disproportionate weight, and certainly doesn't merit a section headline of "Controversies" [sic].  — Scott • talk 01:28, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

In fact, if you read the Evening Standard article linked in the talk section above this one, the headmaster is quoted as saying "The fact is that every school in the country has a drug problem — not one is immune from the scourge." Not that this will obviously stop the tabloids salivating over anything with the faintest connection to some celebs, such as former Latymer pupils. Wikipedia articles can do better.  — Scott • talk 01:31, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

You speak of the headmaster's quote as though it should be taken as God's word, and that Latymer doesn't have a drugs problem over and above the average school (with two separate events caught by the British press). I should argue that the fact the headmaster seems to border on endorsing drug use by virtue of parental usage/acceptance is worthy of note "Most Latymer parents welcome this strong line, although by no means all". 86.161.117.187 (talk) 22:53, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

References

Editing Request: Oxbridge figures

In fact 25% of Latymerians do not go to Oxbridge, the figure is at most 12%. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lat646 (talk • contribs) 11:14, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 30 August 2012

Please change fees from £14,955 to £16,035 as of September 2012 2.26.238.60 (talk) 21:16, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 08:12, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

Andrew Slaughter

Since 2010, Andrew Slaughter has been the MP for Hammersmith. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.1.246.244 (talk) 02:22, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

Addition to 6.2 - musical alumni

Suggest that Anthony Hose be added to the list of musical alumni from Latymer. Biography from the website of the Welsh Chamber Orchestra.

http://welshchamberorchestra.com/anthonyhose.html

76.176.116.69 (talk) 17:28, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

Note: removed the block of copyrighted text that was pasted above.  — Scott • talk 22:08, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 January 2017

Under the "Facilities" heading it states the school plans to construct a new sports centre which houses a swimming pool etc. As of the 16th March 2016, this said facility has opened. Instead it should say something along the lines of: "As of March 2016, the school has opened a state of the art sports facility, including a six lane swimming pool with fully adjustable floor; basketball hoops; badminton markings; a fitness suite and a rock climbing wall whilst at the same time offering an area for all pupils to take their examinations in." Source: "http://www.latymer-upper.org/about-us/extra-curricular/sport/new-sports-centre-opens" Ninja1205 (talk) 17:48, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

Done — Iambic Pentameter _{(talk / contribs)} 18:20, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 November 2017

Could we try again? Best wishes. Add Philip I. Murray, Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Birmingham to Old Latymerians. Edit to read in the list:

  'Philip I. Murray, Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Birmingham'

Source: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/inflammation-ageing/murray-philip.aspx Shamdasm (talk) 22:33, 29 November 2017 (UTC)

Not done: Philip Murray has no article to link to so there's no point in adding. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 22:58, 29 November 2017 (UTC)

 Done, In future, please avoid editing the original request when the request was answered, make a separate request at the end of the section than editing the declined request. Please refer → talk page guidelines. regards, DRAGON BOOSTER ★ 14:42, 2 February 2018 (UTC)

HMC membership = public school

Um, not quite sure why there's a kerfuffle here. Latymer is a long-established member of the Headmasters' Conference, and as such, as defined in the Fleming Report 1944 (cited in the article), it is unquestionably a public school in UK education terminology. If people want to say "independent" as well, I guess that's all right, though it's redundant to the more specific term: all UK public schools per Fleming 1944 are independent, but not vice versa. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:42, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Completely agree with you here. I don't even think the independent is needed, as it makes the lead sentence a bit wordy. SerAntoniDeMiloni (talk) 15:36, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Yes, we'll be better off without it. Feel free. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:38, 6 December 2023 (UTC)