Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alpine Elementary 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. Consensus is that such disambiguation pages serve a valuable function. (non-admin closure) BusterD (talk) 11:18, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

Alpine Elementary School

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disambig for inherently nonnotable subject (elementary schools). the article titles linked to are not ambiguous. if they had sections in them on the elementary schools, i could see this as viable. but, of course, they dont, as the schools are not notable. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 03:23, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment: From my understanding they don't even have to have Wikiheadlined "sections" on the elementary schools. As long as the school "belongs" to the district, it merits a redirect. No matter what it should be listed in its list of schools. WhisperToMe (talk) 03:25, 7 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep - this is a valid disambiguation page. There's nothing wrong with pointing to the district pages that list a school with that name. Lady  of  Shalott  03:28, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. Looks like a valid disambiguation page. Needs to be rewritten to be clearer, perhaps something like "Alpine Elementary School" can refer to an elementary school in any of the following districts" Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:03, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Rename Alpine School District (disambiguation) and keep about half of the entries, plus add a hatnote to Alpine School District. Dab pages are for articles or potential articles, and these elementary schools are unlikely to ever get to that stage. Clarityfiend (talk) 04:08, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I know of some cases where people may be looking for a subject even if it's not likely to get its own article. I.E. children of major celebrities. WhisperToMe (talk) 06:06, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Why rename? Per WP:AT, we're supposed to keep titles as simple as possible, unless needed to distinguish among topics.  What does adding the extra bracketed word accomplish?  --R'n'B (call me Russ) 09:11, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - Valid disambiguation function. Casual users are not going to come here looking for a school district article, they're going to type in the name of the school and it is up to us to get them where they need to go. This does the trick. Carrite (talk) 16:08, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment. The first line of WP:MOSDAB states "Disambiguation pages ("dab pages") are designed to help a reader find Wikipedia articles". You and WhisperToMe are arguing that WP:ITSUSEFUL. On the other hand, there are two existing and two redlinked school districts, more than enough to justify a dab page. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:30, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  —• Gene93k (talk) 00:57, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Disambiguations-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 00:58, 8 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep per MOS:DABMENTION; if an "Alpine Elementary School" is mentioned in each of the linked articles, that's sufficient for inclusion in the disambig page. --R'n'B (call me Russ) 09:11, 14 August 2011 (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.