Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Windward High 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 in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Deleted. An assertion of existence is not an assertion of notability, and this article barely has the former.. yandman 09:00, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Windward High School

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non notable high school Daniel J. Leivick 02:00, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

• Delete per nom; non-notable Soltak | Talk 02:10, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete - in theory may satisfy WP:N but doesn't satisfy WP:V. Shaundakulbara 03:08, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
• Neutral. I don't know how notable it is to be started by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, but if you consider that notable, it's verifiable per at least a few pages in this google search. - Mgm|^(talk) 11:12, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
• Comment - I'd propose merging this information to Ferndale, Washington, as the significance of the school is intrinsically local. If the section could be sufficiently expanded with useful information in the future (theoretically possible as it is a new school), then it could later be made into a separate article Average Earthman 11:22, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
• KeepIt could be expanded a lot more, as many high schools have an article. If someone bothers to do some research. Retiono Virginian 18:36, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete I don't think this school is notable. Unless of something significant occurred there, or if it’s well known for something, it shouldn't belong on Wikipedia. RiseRobotRise 20:00, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep but edit. Few high schools are nationally notable, but many are regionally notable. What's the harm in allowing other editors to take a shot at improving?Caliwiki123 20:38, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
• Neutral - The school is probably notable enough to be included however the article itself contains almost no information worth keeping and currently it is difficult to verify. Could keep as a stub or delete and let someone who wants to put some more info into it have a go at it in the future. Caper13 21:56, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep. High schools are harmless. Besides, keeping the article means that we have a stub to start with if the school suddenly finds itself in the news. --TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 22:29, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

My 78 year old grandmother is harmless, too. Should I write an article about her? Soltak | Talk 22:56, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

If your grandmother, like Windward High, meets WP:N, then an article may be merited, but you probably shouldn't write it, per WP:COI. schi ^talk 17:45, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Keep Is probably regionally notable.If page is kept be sure to watch the page though because high school pages seem to be prone to vandalism.Cylonhunter 23:07, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

• delete "High schools are harmless" harmless is not the standard for W, but N. "so we have a stub ...if the school finds itself in the news" can be said about every person in the world, and every corporation, and every building. II hope it is not on criteria such as this that we are accepting HSs

DGG 01:54, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

• Keep. Per WP:N: a topic is notable if it has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, reliable published works, whose sources are independent of the subject itself. Note this quick Google News archive search turns up 20 hits; some of these are certainly trivial, but others are definitely not (for example: [1] [2] [3]). schi ^talk 17:41, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

comment Look, you can do a online news search about ANY school, and it would yield the same results. Please tell me why exactly is this school notable? What is this school especially known for? What significant event happened at this school? I'm sorry, those links you provided don't really say anything. You have one talking about the school opening its doors of the first say, One talking about a construction company building a new building for the school, and another one in the school acquiring a name. Nothing really that out-of-the-ordinary. RiseRobotRise 11:13, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

• Delete this high school has nothing famous or special. Wooyi 01:29, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete. Inadequately referenced, and notability not proven. WMMartin 13:10, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete nn school. Carlossuarez46 03:25, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete or redirect to parent community, no showing why this school is especially notable. Seraphimblade 17:30, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete There is nothing here. If the school is interesting someone at some point will come along and start an article which explains the school's significance. This entry merely asserts that the school exists. SilkTork 23:47, 30 January 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.