Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Akshararbol International 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   keep. Mojo Hand (talk) 19:46, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

Akshararbol International School

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Article about a school that is mostly sourced from the school's website. I was unable to find independent sources to establish notability of the school, only spammy database-like sites with no substantial information. Hustlecat do it! 02:59, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
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 * Keep as a secondary school per longstanding precedent and consensus.--Necrothesp (talk) 14:49, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
 * If you can post some of the sources you used to establish that I will add them in to the article Hustlecat do it! 19:16, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Establish what? It's clearly a secondary school! -- Necrothesp (talk) 23:21, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
 * It's clearly established that there is a web page for the school, but Wikipedia articles must be based on verifiable secondary sources. Primary sources may be used to amplify, but are not sufficient for an article. See WP:PRIMARY--Samuel J. Howard (talk) 15:24, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid that in the instance of secondary schools you are wrong. Proof of existence (which includes the school's own website) is sufficient for the article to be kept. This is a long-established principle. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:19, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
 * If so, you'll easily be able to provide examples and/or link to policy. Thanks. --Samuel J. Howard (talk) 22:36, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Furthermore, WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES, while not policy seems to be at variance with your comment, which says that there does have to be an independent source.--Samuel J. Howard (talk) 22:38, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 13:43, 22 December 2014 (UTC) *Delete. Possible copyvio, no secondary sources available in English (and no one apparenrly interested in looking for them in other languages) and per the article and the linked school's web site, not even properly titled. --Samuel J. Howard (talk) 22:39, 22 December 2014 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
 * Keep, but redirect to correct name. Thanks to JTDale for the IB link--Samuel J. Howard (talk) 22:42, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 02:55, 30 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment - Since this is an IB school, if it's real it'll immediately be in the IB Databases. IB Database Entry.  JT dale Talk ~ 05:25, 30 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep per the longstanding consensus as recorded at WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES that all verifiable secondary schools are notable. Here are two sources from The Hindu that verify the school's existence: hereArchive.org and hereArchive.org. The first source says: "To offer the best in-class education to Chennai’s student community, Akshar Arbol International School (AAIS) has adapted its teaching methodologies to cater to each student’s interests, abilities and needs without diluting the academic syllabus. Authorised as the city’s first ‘IB Primary Years Programme World School’ by the IB board headquartered in Switzerland, the school aims to provide a firm foundation to their students." The second source says: "It was a way of life in tribal communities where they would paint on walls or cloth using natural dyes. The introduction of paper led to introduction of the expression of self and taking folk art out of the communities,” explains Padma Srinath, Head of School, Akshar Arbol International School." Cunard (talk) 06:26, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. Exists, per necro.  B E C K Y S A Y L E S  21:08, 7 January 2015 (UTC)


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