Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ITED

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 of the debate was keep. Johnleemk | Talk 15:44, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] ITED

not worth an entry. --Bachrach44 21:01, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

• Why not? Please explain. Uncle G 21:56, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Because is is a single sentance article about a series of educational exams held in a small region of the United States. No other detail is provided beyond that. Weak keep, providing the article is expanded beyond substub status. Saberwyn 22:28, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
    • I didn't ask why this article is poor, I asked why this series of examinations is "not worth an entry". Uncle G 22:34, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
      • My apologies. I tried to get into the mind of the nominator, and this was the only reasoning I could come up with to justify the given 'reason' for deletion. Saberwyn 22:48, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
        • You have nothing to apologize for. I still don't understand the nominator's rationale. But it seems, both from your expansion and some quick research, that there is a fair amount that an encyclopaedia can say on the subject of these examinations, just as it can say things on the subjects of SATs, Senior Cambridge, and A-levels. Keep. Uncle G 00:12, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
  • To answer Uncle G below and expand on my reasoning, ITED isn't worth an encyclopedia article because it's a standardized test used in some high schools in Iowa. There are a ton of standardized tests used in schools accross the world, and only the major ones (SAT, ACT, etc.) are likely to warrant an entry. There is almost no information on the page (other than the definition of ITED) which could not go on Standardized testing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bachrach44 (talk • contribs) 2005-12-06 01:18:28 UTC
    • There was little information on the page at the time of nomination, but that wasn't necessarily always going to be the case. There's a difference between (sub)stubs that it is impossible to expand and stubs that just haven't been expanded yet. Uncle G 03:37, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
    • These really are used a lot of places - this is one of the most commonly used standardized test families in the United States. A Google search on "iowa tests" (quoted phrase) will return almost 100,000 results, and give you an idea of how far outside Iowa they reach. CarbonCopy 16:15, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep but needs a lot of work. These are actually very widely used, not just in Iowa, but you would never know that from the article stub. CarbonCopy 22:30, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
• Tried to add a little content. Conflicted with you, CarbonCopy. Upgrading my vote above to full keep. Saberwyn 22:46, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Apparently the tests are used across the nation, not just in Iowa. I went to school in Texas and I remember having to take "Iowa tests." I think those were ITBS, not ITED, but it goes to show the popularity of the various Iowa tests. —Brim 02:56, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
  • ITBS appear to be the Iowa tests for the younger grades. Now I have to find that website again and expand this article! Saberwyn - 02:59, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
• Comment. After conclusin of this debate, if kept, article should be moved to Iowa Tests of Educational Development, with ITED kept as a redirect. Saberwyn 03:06, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

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