Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/St. Patrick's Grammar School, Downpatrick

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 keep. — Rebelguys2 ^talk 04:13, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] St. Patrick's Grammar School, Downpatrick

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The school doesn't seem notable enough to make it possible to find any verifiable sources. The article seems to have become a playground for some of the school's students, delete. Pax:Vobiscum 22:25, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

• .DeleteNon-notable, mostly nonsense from students. Mr.Z-mantalk¢Review! 22:38, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep and cleanup, I didn't realize that grammar schools were equivalent to high schools. Mr.Z-mantalk¢Review! 17:02, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
• Comment. Remembering that Grammar Schools are High School and seeing it is over 50 years old, it could quite well be notable, but currently it is a mess, so I'll see if someone from the UK or Ireland can improve it before giving any further opinion. --Bduke 00:28, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletions. -- Noroton 03:01, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
• weak keep not a great article but looks salvageable. I removed some nonsense, vandalism and libelous statements. I think I got it all, but perhaps another pair of eyes could give it a look to be sure. Noroton 03:09, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Further comment: I feel uneasy about this article, since it seems to have attracted quite a bit of vandalism, and I'm not sure there are responsible editors sticking around to monitor and maintain it. Without them, the article may well sink right back into vandalism, blighting the neighborhood. I have the same concern (although a bit stronger) with Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sarina State High School where I voted to delete. There does seem to be a bit more good information here, but, especially with school articles (which attract vandals), we don't need to be saving articles that won't be well maintained. Noroton 05:59, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

• Keep. This article has far more content than many other UK school articles (see for example Cleeve School and Derby Grammar. The article obviously needs a lot of work, but the sources will undoubtedly be there. Grammar schools are being phased out in Northern Ireland so the school will be of historic interest.Dahliarose 16:02, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Comment:It is not relevant that it has more info then other school articles. The point is that there is no way to get the info sourced. Where would you find published info on some random high school? (unless of course there is something notable about it, but that doesn't seem to be the case) Pax:Vobiscum 17:09, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

• Keep. The school is over 70 years old and has several notable alumni. It also makes a refreshing change from reading articles about obscure computer games and reality TV shows. ~ Scribble Monkey 01:16, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
• Keep - there are few remaining grammar schools and the ones that are left are of interest. Article needs work but the school is sufficiently notable. TerriersFan 03:48, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
• Keep. School articles should be retained. Just because its vandalised doesn't make it worthless. Schools are important both locally and nationally. Ardfern 19:55, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
• Delete The article asserts notability, so it's not appropriate for a speedy, but it still fails WP:Attribution. --Butseriouslyfolks 23:59, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
• Keep definately notable, worthy of keeping SMBarnZy 10:59, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
• Keep The article is little more than a stub, but we should hope that some one will improve it. Peterkingiron 22:48, 13 March 2007 (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.