Talk:Victoria Junior College

Copy-edit

Hey all. I've been working on copy-editing wikipedia articles these few weeks, and I'll be startig a copy-edit of this one. I'll make improvements as best as I can and add the relevant tags. If you have any questions, just yell here or at my talk page :) And yes, I'm a Victorian. 02S15. Back in the days when the auditorium was not air-con-ed. Actually, it was supposed to happen in our year before the A-levels but it got postponed... But I digress. -Samy85 (talk) 03:40, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

2005-2006

Yes, I'm a current victorian.

It is very hard to talk about the school culture since there are no websites or evidences to support this view, and no study has been done comparing the different school cultures around Singapore.

--supremebull 10:46, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Victorians, please contribute.

Yes I agree with you that the phrases lack a neutral point of view.. what is dynamic , fun and challenging? what facts are there to support this view?

eraser78;talk 12:12, May 04, 2005 (UTC)

"To the wikipedian who nominated this page to be checked for its neutrality,

Please state the reason"

Well, the entire article reads like an advertisement for the college, but these phrases in particular trouble me: "Co-curricular Activities (CCA) in VJC are dynamic, challenging and fun!", "VJC students would not shirk from cheering on for their school during competitions and school events or proclaiming with pride their attachment and love for the college. It is this spirit that constantly drives the college to greater heights and that bonds Victorians past, present and future." Someone edited some of the POV out of the School Spirit section, but it's still problematic. Also, please sign your posts with ~~~~. android↔talk 23:07, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)

This page still needs some serious cleanup. I know next to nothing about VJC aside from what I can learn from Google, but no one else seems keen to remove the promotional/bubbly language in the article. I'm going to be bold here and attempt it myself. android↔talk 22:01, May 11, 2005 (UTC)

Alright, there's the first pass at a rewrite. I left the Courses section alone, because I can't make sense of the abbreviations and codes. A few minor points:

• Perhaps a word other than faculties ought to be used. In common American English usage, faculty refers to an institution's body of instructors, and faculties is generally used to refer to a person's mental capabilities. I'm not sure what the corresponding word would be here. Perhaps faculties is used in British English in this manner, but I'm not aware of it.
• I removed the sections that consisted solely of external links.
• I un-wikilinked the notable alumna that doesn't have an article, and removed "Joe Augustine," because I can't figure out who that refers to.
• The "Just recently" in the bit about the choir needs to be given a more specific timeframe. I also removed some verbiage later in that paragraph about "clinching gold medals" – perhaps I am missing something here, but wouldn't a first-place finish imply medals were won?
• The "top four junior colleges" bit in the intro and the list of big-name universities that "some alumni" go on to attend (which I removed) need to be sourced.

If someone who actually attends/attended the school would have a go at the Courses section to make it more readable to those unfamiliar with the Singapore education system, that would be great. android↔talk 23:33, May 11, 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for your continued interest in vjc and dedication to making wikipedia better, it is very much appreciated. -Blackrabbit

I am a former student of VJC in Singapore. Joe Augustine is a Deejay in Singapore. The word faculty is not used as an institution's body of instructors in Junior Colleges. It means the subject combinations the students are studying. For example, Science Faculty, Arts Faculty and Commerce Faculty.

--Eraser78 06:21, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

To android, i think the article is not really correct but i think its better to let someone who has more background knowledge on singapore / junior colleges edit the article.

--Eraser78 08:11, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Aquila 2006 champions?

This is fairly interesting, the year hasn't passed and "In 2006, Aquila was the overall champion house."? StrawHatLuffy 16:37, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

I think it's worded this way because it would be stupid to put it in the present tense (as many articles do), only having to switch it to past tense once the year is over, creating unnecessary work. As an aside, it should be flashed wildly somewhere that Aquila is pronounced ah-KWEE-la, and not as many victorians pronounce it: ah-KEE-la. —Dudboi 00:18, 6 November 2006 (UTC)