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Center for Talented Youth edit

General review please, with some focus on format and quality. Any help from former/current students is appreciated. Typer525 ^Contact 21:46, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The WP:LEAD should be expanded to become a brief summary of the article. Of card games, Texas hold'em Poker, Palace, Scum, and Chinese poker were pretty popular; chess and other variations of risk (like Future risk) are also pretty popular at CTY (having been there before). AndyZ _t 22:56, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've already expressed some concerns on the talk page of the article. It looks as if this article is written specifically for former CTY students rather than a general audience. It's heavy on student rituals and light on actual information about what is supposed to be an academic program. I taught there, years ago, so I know how intense the experience can be for students. "The Passionfruit" may be very important to students, but what is the casual reader going to think about an entire section of the article being devoted to students sitting around drinking juice and making ritualistic toasts on Saturday morning? I submit that they may be tempted to dismiss CTY as a "nerd camp" and miss the fact that it is the most successful summer gifted program for secondary school students in the country. Brian G. Crawford 17:32, 9 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have interacted with CTY students in the past, but have had no direct participation in the program. I would echo Brian G.C.'s concerns. The culture section is not written to a general audience. The tastes in music and film presented there are not unique to CTY students nor are they interesting. The "sources" for this section are either dead links or another unreferenced wiki. The article would read better without all the fluff. I'd focus on the program's successes, academic opportunities, etc. It would also be good if references were handled with a consistient style (there are at least three styles currrently). -MrFizyx 16:29, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]