Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Canyon Vista Middle School

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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.' passes notability requirements. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Madchester (talk • contribs)

[edit] Canyon Vista Middle School

Non Notable School Newspaper98 19:38, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

  • Keep while I'm normally against keeping middle schools, this one claim notablity by winning two blue ribbons from the United States Department of Education and has also been chosen by the Texas Education Agency as one of the top ten middle schools in Texas. Jaranda wat's sup 20:05, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per WP:DP. --Usgnus 20:25, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep middle school, but shown it is significant in Texas --Shrek05 21:39, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep and allow for organic growth, the school is notable. Bahn Mi 21:57, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. This is a non-notable middle school that has won what appear to be a couple of recent awards. That will hopefully happen in the life cycle of any school. High schools are notable, but middle schools are not.Erechtheus 23:46, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. This is one Texas best schools. Anonymous 19:35, 28 July 2006 (CST)
  • Keep. This school asserts notability, unlike most school articles - it has won national awards. --Coredesat talk. ^_^ 01:44, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Speedy keep. Mass-nominations are not helpful, and the nominations/Prods placed by this editor today are highly questionable.--Nicodemus75 02:16, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete since wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information and not a directory of schools. -- Koffieyahoo 07:35, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of items of information. That something is 100% true does not mean it is suitable for inclusion in an encyclopedia. While there is a continuing debate about the encyclopedic merits of several classes of entries, current consensus is that Wikipedia articles are not:
1. Lists of Frequently Asked Questions. Not Applicable
2. Lists or repositories of loosely associated topics such as quotations, aphorisms, or persons (real or fictional).No
3. Travel guides. Not even close
4. Memorials. Nope
5. News reports. Not Applicable
6. Genealogical entries, or phonebook entries. Not
7. Directories, directory entries, TV/Radio Guide or a resource for conducting business. No. This is what was referenced in the vote, but it does NOT apply. This is not a directory; it is an article about a specific school.
8. Instruction manuals - Not Applicable
9. Internet guides - No
10. Textbooks and annotated texts - Not a chance
11. Plot summaries - Nope
I sincerely hope that we can get clarification as to which specific aspect of WP:NOT is being violated by this specific article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alansohn (talk • contribs)
Comment: I'd like to remind the above editor who provided us with this textdump that the list he provided strictly contains examples and is by no means an inclusive list for all that Wikipedia should not list. --Kuzaar-T-C- 18:50, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Merge with Round Rock Independent School District. — RJH (talk) 16:54, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep this article on a worthy topic. Piccadilly 13:51, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep - per above. And per Nicodemus75. Orangehead 15:54, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep - a two-time Blue Ribbon Schools Program award winner is a notable school. Alansohn 00:18, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
  • weak keep or merge per Alansohn. I'm not convinced that is enough since a lot of schools get blue ribbon's but multiple of them is enough that we should be wary of deletion. JoshuaZ 03:56, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per Wikipedia:Schools/Arguments#Keep, national award winning schools are of course notable. Silensor 17:29, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. The awards won are a marginally shaky claim to notability, but nonetheless are a claim to notability. --Kuzaar-T-C- 18:50, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per the outcome of the school wars. Gazpacho 19:26, 1 August 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.