Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/British International School of Cracow

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 in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus, defaulting to keep. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 09:04, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] British International School of Cracow

British International School of Cracow (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Non-notable private school in Poland. This article was speedied several times in its early days, but that was because it was a copyright violation.

The reason why this version should be deleted is that all that we know about this school points to it being non-notable. It is not the only school offering the IB in Poland (see list here), and not the only one to offer a British curriculum and exam options (there's also a British International School in Prague Warsaw). The only source I cited that mentioned the school in detail is not an independent source, but says that "the information comes from the schools themselves". Hence delete for lack of detailed mentions in multiple indepdendent reliable sources. Kimchi.sg 14:23, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

• Delete Small, non-notable private school. AJMS pretty much gives the best possible rationale above. -- Kicking222 19:19, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep I do not agree. The school is unique in Cracow as a school offering IB Diploma and GCSE options. The comment about Prague is irrelevant as Prague is not in Poland. I have added the reference to the school at the Council of International Schools to the page, which provides independent verified information on the school83.7.162.78 19:46, 23 November 2006 (UTC).

Keep - agree with above Albatross2147 22:23, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

But these are not my main reasons for not deleting it - many schools have an entry of their own in Wikipedia. This school is just as unique as those, so why should it be excluded on these grounds?

• • Comment: There's also a British School in Warsaw... so my comment about "Prague" is still relevant. Maybe this is the only such school in Cracow, but this fact would only mean it is notable within the city. The existance of the school was already verifiable before you added the link - the IB organisation's entry shows that the school exists - but does not show how it is notable. Kimchi.sg 00:57, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep The schools offering the IB Diploma Programme, together with the accreditation required to offer the full English National Curriculum and earn top school-leaving certificates, constitutes a unique program in compliance with WP:SCHOOL's "substantial and unique program" standard. That another school in Warsaw offers some of the same course material is irrelevant in a country of 40 million people in over 120,000 square miles. Lack of web-based, clickable independent media coverage is disappointing, but is not surprising given the school's location. Alansohn 05:52, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep The entry provides important factual information for interested parties e.g students in other international schools, hence contributing to a global pool of information that is user content generated.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by AndreasHuntley (talk • contribs).- the article creator

Assume good faith but Albatross2147 22:23, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

• Keep per a rather unique set of programs, including the IB Diploma Programme and offering mother-tongue classes in four languages. -- Kicking222 14:06, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
• Weak delete While Alan makes a good argument, I'm unable to find non-trivial coverage in either English or Polish concerning the school's program. Therefore, it is hard to see it as notable. JoshuaZ 15:11, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
• keep please it is notable by the unique set of programs it offers and verifiable too Yuckfoo 22:09, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per Alansohn.  ALKIVAR™ ☢ 03:31, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. NN. Uniqueness per se is not notable. I'm unique, but I'm not notable. ( Sigh... ) WMMartin 18:04, 28 November 2006 (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 a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.