Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/British School of Washington


 * 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. -- Cirt (talk) 08:24, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

British School of Washington

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Contested prod. Article is about a school, but does not demonstrate any coverage in independent reliable sources. The only sources I could find were press releases and yellow-page listings. TN X Man 19:34, 9 December 2010 (UTC) The school exists, I was a student there. The information appears to be correct, though scarce. Word of mouth probably isn't that much more reliable. But I swear the British School of Washington is a real/functioning school. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.79.117.20 (talk) 08:21, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Washington, D.C.-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:08, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:08, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment - the school exists according to NCES. Are you arguing that it doesn't exist or something else? There's a long-standing consensus that secondary schools are notable. tedder (talk) 03:12, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
 * But doesn't the general notability guide trump that? I can't find any reliable sources that demonstrate significant coverage. Is mere existence is enough to warrant inclusion? TN X Man  12:49, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment Specific notability guidelines can trump GNG, people who compete at the highest level of a sport or win their nation's highest military decoration, for example. Edward321 (talk) 13:52, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
 * But that's because reliable sources can always (without exception) be found for those things. I repeat - I don't see any reliable sources for this article. TN X Man  13:55, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Previous consensus has been that high schools are inherently notable. Edward321 (talk)
 * WP:IKNOWIT isn't a valid reason. LibStar (talk) 00:32, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 01:09, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Keep per common consensus that secondary schools are notable "except where they fail verifiability", which certainly does not apply in this case. tedder (talk) 01:51, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - all mainstream secondary schools that provide full-time education to Grade 12 (18 years old) are de facto notable (WP:WPSCHOOLS). Kudpung (talk) 06:26, 18 December 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.