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Perhaps the HUB requires an official webmaster. Might I suggest severely cutting the list of band "positions" - beyond the top titles I see little relevance. A list of past band managers, stud cons and drillmasters is in order. Why nothing on the prop crew? (i.e. me)


New Article

Thanks for all who are helping put this article together. Now that the HUB apparently has a historian position, perhaps this article can get filled in more quickly.

  • Ideas:
    Alternate lyrics section (fight songs from other ivy schools)
    Photo/images/logos section
    More historical information with references. Is there citable text on verifiable dates of the scramble/scatter band phenomenon? Was the musicianship of the early (prewar) HUB essentially the best at the university? etc.
    Fill in details on Directors and assistant Directors, and their tenures.
    Senior Staff list with tenures?
    mention Mongo?
    what year was the move to Mt. Auburn? Where were the HUB offices before Prescott St.?
    Prop Crew is not mentioned yet, and should be noted (uniform, duties, when prop crew began, etc.)

Santaduck 08:00, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just don't overdo it, there. An alternate lyrics section might be overkill. The DCMB has plenty of those, too, but they'd take up more than half of the article if we included them. Other things to put in, though - what are the HUB's big activities outside of the regular football/hockey/etc games? Is the HUB's hockey uniform the same as the football uniform? What does the HUB do at hockey games, and what unique things do they do at football games? You need some more of the general information like that filled in. --└ Smith120bh/TALK ┐ 20:31, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think adding in more information about the SS positions and giving a listing of officeholders would be useful. We could put together a list of directors/assistant directors too. Also, the Junior Staff INCLUDES the historian, yet this position is mentioned separately. I have been a member of the Band for 4 years and do not believe we use the term "foosmeister" anymore for our foosball league commissioner. Perhaps this should be modified as well. —This unsigned comment was added by Blueshades (talk • contribs) .

Don't put it in a listing of officeHOLDERS - the article should be helpful to those outside of Harvard reading it, and those outside of Harvard probably couldn't care less who the specific people are. A better description of the offices themselves is definitely needed, though. --└ Smith120bh/TALK ┐ 20:31, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed. Clarify office holders, correct the foosball league commissioner, clarify senior staff uniforms, and clarify Prop Crew. I would retain the list of directors however. Great work all. Santaduck 10:00, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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  • In that light, I am reverting the anonymous edit to remove the Unabomber from the alum list. Refs are available e.g. here.
  • Also will be removing yALE capitalization always. If you wish to note the capitalization as a tradition, please write some NPOV text noting that, but that alternate capitalization breaks NPOV if found elsewhere in text.
  • note: Added neutral explanatory text on capitalization issue.

significance

  • on another note, I'm not sure the sousaphone information is noteworthy, and probably violates the no original research pillar. At any rate, in the 90's I remember 3: 1 silver colored one, 1 golden colored one, and 1 top half used for recycling. Has the golden one disappeared? A lot of money was spent to repair both in the mid 90's, a manager type could probably discover that in HUB financial records. Still, again, that would violate no original research.Santaduck 20:26, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Hockey Jerseys

  • what year did the Hockey Jerseys begin to be worn, instead of the crimson blazer? It's probably a recent (<10 yrs) development, and the year should be noted. ty!

Santaduck 21:43, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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