Talk:Fossil Ridge High School (Fort Worth, Texas)

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Help make this article about Fossil Ridge supreme and overflowing with juicy information of our school [FR, what else] overflowing from the fondue pot of Wikipedia.

The Indian Springs Middle School link directs to a school in Indiana. DangApricot 01:46, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Please be mature when making edits of this article. Neutrality must be enforced and adding little insults or removing large sections of the article for no reason is related to vandalism.

Added note from creator: Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this article. It in a way has become my personal baby and it excites me to see it growing so rapidly! JESSe121687

Location
Despite its mailing address, Fossil Ridge lies within the Fort Worth city limits. Everything between I-35W and Denton Highway is Fort Worth. See Fort Worth Mapsco, page 36. Dmp348 03:44, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Its very frustrating to convince students that the school is actually in Fort Worth, even though it is in the Keller ISD. I HEAVILY agree with you that it is inside Fort Worth, if it was in Keller, Texas, then why would students drive all the way from there to Fossil Ridge? Smarty9108 23:27, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Football Game
Despite NBC Filming Some Of The Game Said GAme Against Keller Was Not Telivised highlghts were shown and thus i edited said article. MAFLEGEL

Notable Alumni
What is the purpose of having a notable alumni section? Defined by Webster's dictionary, "notable" means worthy of note, remarkable, distinguished or prominent. I don't think any of these "notable alumni" deserve to be listed as such. Going to an ivy league school, working for the city of Dallas, or working in a technology department qualify any of these people to be "notable alumni." No offense intended, and I am sure these people are upstanding citizens, but I do not think they qualifiy as notable alumni within the common definition.71.193.18.60 02:06, 18 December 2006 (UTC)2001Alum

Major Modifications
I made two major deletions to this page, and, for that reason, felt compelled to leave a note about why. First, as mentioned above, all of the notable alums that were not particularly notable. Generally speaking, as I understand it, the rule of thumb on Wikipeida is that a person is "notable" enough to be included in a notable alumni section if they are notable enough to have their own Wikipeida article - and, obviously, none of the people listed were that notable. Second, the sports scores from this past year are news, and Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, NOT a collection of news reports.

Finally, I'd like to close with a recommendation: take a look at Plano Senior High School. It is a high school, in Texas, similar in a few ways (even geographically close) - and is a featured article. If you want a look at what an example of a very good article on a similar topic, then read that. --EdisonLBM 05:04, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

From another student who has an interest in the page: I recently noticed whilst browsing the FRHS page that both the AFJROTC and Color Guard had recruitment information within their respective portion of the page. This was removed, as this is not the purpose of a Wikipedia article. If you were one of the creators of said content, please refrain from re-adding it, as it is counter-productive to the purpose of the page. As a side note, do either of these organizations really even need their own portions? It takes up space that really isn't needed, and all other organizations just include links to their respective pages. Shouldn't the same be true for these two groups? A double standard isn't something we want to represent our school, even on a wiki --71.244.63.11 (talk) 00:01, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Removed the Homecoming Court section
I removed the Homecoming Court section, as it isn't encyclopedic. The information changes every year and (barring major incident or celebrity) would not ever be notable, useful, or necessary information to anyone who was not attending the school. Generally, it seems that the WP Schools Project recommends not including names of current students and faculty -- safety, privacy, and lack of notability are all concerns. From an article-quality and maintenance standpoint, it's just adding a list, and it's already had to be reverted once. --Hebisddave 14:32, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Notable Achievements
The Notable Achievements really needs to be shortened and re-organized. Right now, it's so long that a reader (well, me too) can't really pick out which events are actually notable, but I don't know enough about the school or the achievements to fix that. Some tips that might help: Hope that helps! --Hebisddave 16:24, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Divide the achievements by group - put all the band achievements together, each sports team, theater, etc.
 * Combine similar achievements, for example: "The band won first place at Competition X five times during 2000-2007 and never placed below third." (instead of listing each years results at Competition X separately)
 * Focus on true, large-scale accomplishments: state championships and strong national showings are great. Frequent success at smaller competitions can be worth including, with strong emphasis on "frequent".  Keep things that a reader will need to know forever, not just for the next 5 years or so.  A good way to tell if something is notable is if there is a news article about it from a major reliable source outside of the school district.
 * Don't use lists (like this one). Although lists are sometimes unavoidable, most lists should be re-written as normal sentences - it's more encyclopedic in style and often allows for more information and better flow between adjacent ideas.


 * I have all but deleted this section. It was unreferenced, and had been tagged for over a year.  Please, if these achievements can be referenced, do so.  I strongly urge editors to listen to the suggestions made by Hebisddave, above.  Only list achievements that are of long-term importance.  It may also help to review the policies on verifiability, reliable sources, and what wikipedia is not.  I will also recommend a review of the suggestions from the Wikischools project on what not to include in articles about schools.  Best of luck and happy editing! LonelyBeacon (talk) 05:18, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:56, 13 February 2008 (UTC)