User talk:MozDog

OLD BOYS
Your comments are true, but in the case of Michael Caine the reluctance to comment cuts both ways: my understanding is that his first acting was on the school stage under the strong encouragement of an English teacher, and as far as I know it was his school experience that led him to consider joining a drama club outside. If his silence is taken as a condemnation of the school (and it was a very different school in those days) then it is not wholly justified; his refusal to have anything to do with the school to this day is deeply disappointing to the current generation who are not party to any past offence and would value his patronage hugely (especially in for example the area of acting, which is now a thriving area of school life). I dare say Mr Caine simply has his own reasons for having no affection for the place and would prefer to leave it at that, but it is still a great pity.

In the case of Galliano it is true that many of the other boys picked on him, but he shared in the blame for that. His flamboyant and provocative personality made him an irresistible target. The school staff were extremely solicitous in trying to minimise the damage this caused both to John and those around him.

I shall copy these comments to the school discussion page or consider possibly deleting your contribution as misleading - please reply there if you feel strongly about leaving it in.Ricagambeda 17:14, 18 May 2007 (UTC)