Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dysart High 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 delete. - Mailer Diablo 12:29, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dysart High School

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Contains no assertion of notability whatsoever. Was a contested PROD in last September; no significant additions were made since then. Fails WP:ORG unless it is considerably improved (which has not happened since the notability warning was added in September). Sent here as part of the Notability Wikiproject --B. Wolterding 15:19, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Comment. Believe me, folks, sending school articles to the AfD is really not my favourite. But this one fails the criteria by far. Had id not been for the contested PROD, this article would even qualify for speedy deletion under criterion A7, since it does not assert notability. --B. Wolterding 15:19, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
  • It looks like you've been with WP for a very short time. Might your time be better spent trying to improve articles rather than proposing deletions, in the early stages of your involvement? A suggested method for dealing with non-notable topics is to try to improve them by doing some research. If you don't feel you have enough knowledge on the subject you can seek help. Most high schools will be found to be notable with a little research; not having references is not by itself a reason for deletion. --Kevin Murray 20:46, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
  • I'm currently working to reduce the backlog of the Notability Wikiproject. That is, the articles I am considering have been tagged with the "notability" warning since 6 months or more, given the current status. I'm trying to find hints for notability as far as possible, but sometimes there's not much more to do with the articles than nominating them for deletion. (Frequently there were reasons for tagging them with notability concerns.) If you disagree with the deletions proposed, I appreciate your comments. --B. Wolterding 07:53, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete As regards the deprodding, the only way you'd get an article less "vitally important to Wikipedia" would be if there's a Dysart High School ON WHEELS out there — iridescenti (talk to me!) 16:05, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. If no one has cared enough about it after a prod eight months ago, there is little prospect of the article being improved.  RGTraynor  16:45, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Just redirect it to Dysart Unified School District. Uncle G 17:04, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep and research. Delete it looks like research has been attempted, but the nominator should make that clear in the nomination. Thanks! --Kevin Murray 20:46, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment: Feel free, but after eight months, it's a bit much to wait perpetually for it.  RGTraynor  20:59, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment I've tried... there's nothing to research. I can't find anything other than the most basic "This is a school" information and Wiki mirrors (this is the sum total of the school's own website) — iridescenti (talk to me!) 20:59, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
You convinced me to change my opinion. Thanks! --Kevin Murray 22:24, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment The school has won 3rd place in an interschool science contest organized by the Arizona State University. The prize list is here: [www.eas.asu.edu/cor/mesa/scores/high.htm]. Participation of a contest organized by a State University seems to be rather notable.--Kylohk 11:59, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
    • comment Um, actually 2nd place if I read that correctly, and no, participation in contests organized by local universities happens all the fraking time for all schools. There's no notability there at all. JoshuaZ 14:24, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Comment I've done some additional research and the school apparently had a recent National Merit Scholar of which about 10,000 are awarded a year. I don't think that by itself is enough for notability by any reasonable standard but I'm still researching the school. If anyone else has more time than I do, a Nexis search would be helpful. JoshuaZ 14:24, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete Clearly non-notable per the nom and others above. Eusebeus 14:06, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletions. -- Butseriouslyfolks 08:49, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per WP:N and WP:V. The national merit scholar is a crock, btw. It just means his daddy works for the right company. I would have been one too, but my father's company was too small to offer scholarships, so I am forever saddled with the tag "semifinalist". True story. --Butseriouslyfolks 09:06, 27 May 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.