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I really don't like this page being called Old Joe. As well as it not being the official name for the clock tower it isnt even the sole nickname for it. I did change it to its official name but as there were so many links to it still using Old Joe I reverted because I haven't got the time to change them all. It is however great that the clock has its own page! Cls14 13:23, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
Can anyone shed any light on the difference in weights specified here and at University of Birmingham (6.5 tonnes versus 6.5 tons)? Also, the weight given here seems to have been changed from 6 tonnes to 6.5 tonnes at some stage. Does anyone know which is correct? Cordless Larry 19:31, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
The 2008 official university study guide states that the tower is 110m. It seems likely to me that all previous references to it being exactly 100m were acts of 'rounding up'. As it stands the university guide is the most reputable source I think we have, and it seems unlikely that it would arbitrarily describe it as 110m unless it were fairly certain - so I imagine this is the best estimate.-- 81.155.85.77 ( talk) 22:03, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
I think that unless there are records pertaining to students committing suicide from the clock tower this sentence should be removed. Any other thoughts? 147.188.213.167 ( talk) 15:45, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
I hadn't heard rumours about failing exams when standing underneath the clock when I was a post-graduate student at BU, but I was told it was bad luck to walk underneath, and that it probably was because of the suicides... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.80.56.148 ( talk) 21:41, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
It is a fact that it has been closed to students due to the suicide risk and access is limited. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Argenton ( talk • contribs) 18:44, 9 July 2017 (UTC)
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I really don't like this page being called Old Joe. As well as it not being the official name for the clock tower it isnt even the sole nickname for it. I did change it to its official name but as there were so many links to it still using Old Joe I reverted because I haven't got the time to change them all. It is however great that the clock has its own page! Cls14 13:23, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
Can anyone shed any light on the difference in weights specified here and at University of Birmingham (6.5 tonnes versus 6.5 tons)? Also, the weight given here seems to have been changed from 6 tonnes to 6.5 tonnes at some stage. Does anyone know which is correct? Cordless Larry 19:31, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
The 2008 official university study guide states that the tower is 110m. It seems likely to me that all previous references to it being exactly 100m were acts of 'rounding up'. As it stands the university guide is the most reputable source I think we have, and it seems unlikely that it would arbitrarily describe it as 110m unless it were fairly certain - so I imagine this is the best estimate.-- 81.155.85.77 ( talk) 22:03, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
I think that unless there are records pertaining to students committing suicide from the clock tower this sentence should be removed. Any other thoughts? 147.188.213.167 ( talk) 15:45, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
I hadn't heard rumours about failing exams when standing underneath the clock when I was a post-graduate student at BU, but I was told it was bad luck to walk underneath, and that it probably was because of the suicides... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.80.56.148 ( talk) 21:41, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
It is a fact that it has been closed to students due to the suicide risk and access is limited. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Argenton ( talk • contribs) 18:44, 9 July 2017 (UTC)
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