Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ballinger Independent School District


 * 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. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:28, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Ballinger Independent School District

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This looks like a completely non-notable subject. Even the state of Texas barely acknowledges its existence, ranking it only as "recognized." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grahamdubya (talk • contribs) 29 September 2010
 * Keep No real reason for deletion was presented beyond a reading of the article and determining you didn't like it. It's only a stub but presents itself just fine for what it is; a small school district in Texas. No major controversies, the point in the article is actually just a compulsory rating and again, not seeing exactly what's wrong with this article beyond being short.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 09:29, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. The school district is a governmental entity, and it includes a high school. See WP:OUTCOMES and WP:NHS.--Arxiloxos (talk) 15:59, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep, school districts get plenty of coverage, partially but not entirely because they're governmental entities. Read Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system — you'll see that "Recognized" is a statement that the school district is doing a good job; it's not a statement of "We know that you exist".  Nyttend (talk) 16:06, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  —• Gene93k (talk) 22:43, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 22:44, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. No legitimate rationale for deletion provided. Looks like a decent stub to me, and school districts appear to be inherently notable entities based on WP:OUTCOMES. As User:Nyttend points out above, the term "Recognized" is used by the TEA for accountability purposes, not as an indicator of existence, and could have been determined with minimal research prior to this nomination. -- Kinu t /c  00:28, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Broad consensus exists that school districts are governmental entities that are inherently notable. Alansohn (talk) 13:01, 4 October 2010 (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.