Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/B.S.L +2 High School,Sec-12


 * 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. Stifle (talk) 19:47, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

B.S.L +2 High School,Sec-12

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Unreferenced article about a secondary school, no evidence of notability. Proposed deletion removed by creator without an explanation. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 06:10, 28 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Secondary schools are almost invariably regarded on Wikipedia as notable. This is a poorly written article and, as the nominator states, it lacks references. That is a good reason to tag the article as unreferenced and to attempt to tidy it up, not to delete it. Emeraude (talk) 14:02, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 18:56, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 18:57, 28 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete: there are no references confirming that it even actually exists. And even if that is proved, per WP:ITEXISTS it does not establish notability without coverage (online or offline). -- lTopGunl (talk) 13:42, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete I hate to do this but the statement of Emeraude that secondary schools are almost invariably notable on Wikipedia is wrong. Specifically I suggest that you read the specific Wikipedia policy | Here. Specifically it states that notability guideline for schools is WP:ORG and I could not find any reliable secondary source apart from Facebook. There is further confusion that this school is at multiple loccations in Jamshedpur (some places it states its sector 3, somewhere else it states Sector 12) So what is the exact location of this school? Wikishagnik (talk) 23:57, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Reply: You're quite right about policy of course. What I was alluding to was the usual outcome of such "votes" on secondary schools (see: Notability (high schools). I've also been looking for evidence of existence, which is why I have not yet giving an opinion for keep/delete. Emeraude (talk) 11:46, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Further: This map shows the existence of the school as BSL+2; admittedly, still not a lot to go on but does appear to support existence at least. I also found a Photo of BSL + 2 by a former student, though inconclusive because school name not in picture, and a Facebook page by Afaque Ahmad, which is very likely the creator of this Wikipedia article, User:Afaquecs. But nothing official. Emeraude (talk) 12:53, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Reply A School is not a place so simply a loccation on a map is not enough. School's still get judged by WP:ORG, facebook pages can't be used as a reference. At best this article would simply be a perception of a person about the school. This can't be sufficient grounds for an article Wikishagnik (talk) 19:19, 6 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment: Yes, secondary schools are almost always kept at AfD (95%+ since 2003 in over 1000 AfDs).  The only exceptions have been schools that cannot be verified (which this one may fall into), or very small schools.--Milowent • hasspoken  13:32, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Actually, we do indeed have a convention for considering all secondary schools as notable; almost none have been deleted except where actual existence can not be verified. In this case, it can be verified there is a school at the location, and though it does sound unlikely, the name does seem reasonable on the basis of the sponsorship. But this is really OR at this point. Perhaps the author should first see to it that the school gets an official website at least.  DGG ( talk ) 05:14, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
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