Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/American Academy of Larnaca (2nd nomination)


 * 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 speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) The Gnome (talk) 11:30, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

American Academy of Larnaca
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I'm somewhat new here, but I don't think this is notable. I found 2 independent sources. This https://www.financialmirror.com/2022/01/20/american-academy-larnaca-helps-greek-fire-victims/

and https://internationalschoolguide.com/cyprus/larnaca/american_academy_larnaca.htm.

Source 1 is fine, but source 2 is a guide to all schools. Being in source 2 doesn't make you notable, because (presumably) a majority of schools will make it into source 2. But even WITH source 2, that's just 2 sources, which I don't think makes it notable. What do you guys think? Daveman115 (talk) 18:46, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators and Schools. Daveman115 (talk) 18:46, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Education and Cyprus.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 18:53, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 20:29, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete: WP:PRIMARY and WP:ORG. A09 (talk) 21:49, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * , just an FYI, bots monitor these discussions, and they won't recognize "Support". Keep, delete, redirect or merge are terms they'll recognize. Thanks. 174.212.224.32 (talk) 20:30, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I've changed reply appropriately. Still not sure about which bots you're talking about, DR closures are made by admins (who aren't bots)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CycloneYoris talk! 22:36, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete fails WP:ORG, no secondary sources that would count towards notoriety included. Little to nothing in news searches either. Locu (talk) 21:15, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Evidently, the school is notable in Cyprus. It's more notable than the many United States schools with articles on Wikipedia. There's an inherent bias against non-United States schools due to language and lack of internet presence etc. The threshold for deletion should be more equitable, as I see it. There exist several sources, some non-English, that may pass notability guidelines. I've added some that bolster the article. According to a on the subject of schools, "because extant secondary schools often have reliable sources that are concentrated in print and/or local media, a deeper search than normal is needed to attempt to find these sources." Yammie2009 (talk) 07:47, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Ah. How can I find these sources? Are books the best place? Newspaper archives? ~ Daveman115 (talk) 20:26, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep: A significant school. its establishment is mentioned here as an important milestone in Larnaca's cultural development. Searching for "Αμερικανική Ακαδημία Λάρνακας" on google books brings up a range of mentions in works on local history and news (... of varying quality, it is true). Furius (talk) 01:39, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep per Yammie2009's points. Aintabli (talk) 03:07, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep. I'm sorry for wasting your time guys. Per the above points, I retract my deletion nomination. However, I'd like to know how I can be able to find sources for topics that don't give a ton of results in google instantly. Do I use a book search engine or something? Are there newspaper archive sites? Daveman115 (talk) 19:11, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Daveman115, you may want to look up WP:RS or How to find your sources. -The Gnome (talk) 11:30, 5 April 2023 (UTC)


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