Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Acton Elementary School

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was NO CONSENSUS. -Splash^talk 01:38, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Acton Elementary School

Delete. Not notable. No encyclopedic information. Schoolcruft. Dunc|☺ 22:44, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

• Keep per wikipedia:Schools/Arguments#Keep. Kappa 00:16, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete per Wikipedia:Schools/Arguments#Delete Denni☯ 03:13, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete All Elementary Schools --Aranda56 01:48, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep as per wikipedia:Schools/Arguments#Keep. --Vsion 03:47, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Its that simple. Vegaswikian 06:28, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. No notability established. - A Man In Black (Talk | Contribs) 07:03, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Just to discoutrage this kind of mass nomination (even though this is from another user). It is bringing us nowhere. Sjakkalle (Check!) 07:09, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
  • Seeing the extremely stubby nature of this article, merge with Acton, Maine. Local notability only. Sjakkalle (Check!) 09:05, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Vote on the merit of an article, not to discourage (or encourage) nominations. Proto t c 08:55, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
  • Have you ever voted to keep a school? An elementary school? --Nicodemus75 10:48, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
    • • I want to know, have you ever seen the rain? Comin’ down on a sunny day? Which is a question just as relevant as yours. --Calton | Talk 02:29, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
    • I can't speak for proto, but I will answer this attempt to intimidate him. Some schools are notable, but generally elementary schools are not. I have created several articles on notable schools, and a clear distinction can be drawn between cruft (like this) and proper articles. Dunc|☺ 12:13, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
    • No it can't.--Nicodemus75 12:19, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
      • • Well how about an example, then, assuming that you are willing to learn. Dragon School is notable. It has several notable alumni, is quite old and is quite interesting. Compare Acton Elementary School, no alumni, and nor will there ever be since no-one when writing a biography of someone really cares about their primary school. It has no history to speak of. So, people add subtrivial information to cover up those deficiencies, subtrivia which in addition, to being difficult to maintain, nobody in their right mind gives two hoots about. Dunc|☺ 12:36, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
          • Thanks for re-stating your opinion. You can re-state it as many times as you like, on as many articles as you like, but it still is just that - your opinion, something that (and I quote) "nobody in their right mind gives two hoots about".--Nicodemus75 14:38, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
            • Oh but my dear boy, a simple statement of fact is not an opinion. I venture the opinion that I know what I'm talking about. Your 563 edits are welcome, but I think you should learn a bit more about the project. Dunc|☺ 16:57, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
              • Thanks for more opinions.--Nicodemus75 17:00, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep for the usual reasons. --rob 13:55, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete --redstucco 10:16, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete Two sentence stub that hasn't grown since its inception two months ago and fails to list the school colours, principal and mascot. Pilatus 13:57, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
• keep The number of school articles increases every day and will continue to increase every day. These nominations achieve nothing but to create bad feeling. CalJW 18:34, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
• keep please there is no reason to erase this either this school is important too Yuckfoo 18:51, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete: non-notable grade school. Jonathunder 19:28, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep as per the reasons documented at Wikipedia:Schools/Arguments#Keep. This article now lists the colors, principal and mascot. Silensor 19:34, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
  • ... and anything noteworthy? Dunc|☺ 16:57, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, as usual. Christopher Parham (talk) 21:30, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, per the usual arguments. Andrew Levine 02:08, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Specifically in the hopes of preventing more nominations, and irrespective of "the merit of an article".--Nicodemus75 10:48, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
  • That is not a valid reason. User has only 563 edits. Dunc|☺ 16:57, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
    • Agreed, that is not a valid reason. But what on Earth is this "user has only 563 edits" business? --fuddlemark (fuddle me!) 17:32, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
      • Huh? 563 edits? Oh yes, I forgot - that means he must be a sockpuppet... --Celestianpower ^hab 17:39, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
        • Not necessarily a sockpuppet, but pretty much a newbie. Been here for a few months, and will probably be gone forever in a few months. (notice I said "probably". I might be wrong, but history is on my side. ) Denni☯ 00:22, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
          • Great comment for someone who has has been a Wikipedia contributor for a whole FOUR months more than me. Thanks for the condescending remark though.--Nicodemus75 00:35, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
            • I agree with the rest here. 563 edits is absolutely no reason to question someone's right to vote. / Peter ^Isotalo 04:30, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - it clearly says that it is a school in the title. --Celestianpower ^hab 17:39, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
  • Which makes your vote a keep for what reason precisely? Denni☯ 00:22, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Non-notable school like so many others.. / Peter ^Isotalo 04:30, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep schools. ··gracefool |☺ 19:13, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete another pointless non-notable schoolbot article. --Calton | Talk 02:29, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep this stub. I see no good reason for deleting it. --Andylkl ^(talk) 16:23, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Surprisingly information-rich, concise. Well done. --Tony Sidaway^Talk 17:18, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep per Wikipedia:Schools/Arguments#Keep Unfocused 21:15, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, lists mascot, principal and student-teacher ratio. Yellow pages. Pilatus 23:50, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.