Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Community Middle School (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 redirect to West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. (non-admin closure) Kharkiv07  ( T ) 18:12, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Community Middle School
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Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. Jacona (talk) 14:42, 23 September 2015 (UTC) middle school with no clear claim to notability. Has been redirected and reverted, so bringing to AfD. Jacona (talk) 16:48, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep Article makes a number of rather specific claims of notability, particularly as National Champion at the National Science Olympiad Tournament, backed up by reliable and verifiable sources. I'm not sure that the nominator has reviewed the article, but it seems abundantly clear that the requirements of WP:BEFORE have not been met. Many middle school articles should be redirects, this is a cardinal example of one that should continue to remain. Alansohn (talk) 16:52, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete or merge to the article about the school district, as is the common practice for middle school articles. The relevant notability guidelines are WP:N and specifically WP:ORG. This school seems to be a good one, but not every good middle school satisfies WP:ORG. Their students won a national Science Olympiad competition twice, but WP:ORG does not list "winning a national competition" as being sufficient. It says "Evidence of significant coverage by international or national, or at least regional, media is a strong indication of notability." An organization must have significant coverage by multiple reliable and independent sources and should have " significant or demonstrable effects on culture, society, entertainment, athletics, economies, history, literature, science, or education." So far that has not been demonstrated. Edison (talk) 17:48, 8 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. Toffanin (talk) 23:08, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of New Jersey-related deletion discussions. Toffanin (talk) 23:09, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 00:48, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep Twice winner of the Science Olympiad. There is enough coverage to distinguish it from a standard middle school. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 02:19, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Redirect to West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, for . Other articles on middle schools who have won the Science Olympiad have been redirected in the past, , making this the only one with an article. And I could not find any independent coverage on the school winnings. Best I found was a press release by the NJDOE and a piece by Princeton , which according to the title it seems that at least part of that years competition was "hosted by Princeton". Rainbow unicorn (talk) 04:07, 19 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Redirect per longstanding consensus that all but the most exceptional middle schools are presumed non-notable. I see nothing to indicate that this is more than a run-of-the-mill middle school. The fact that this passed a previous notability challenge back in 2006 is an excellent illustration of how community consensus can change — back then inclusionists and deletionists were fighting trench wars about schools. Now there is an understanding: elementary schools are out, secondary schools are in. Life is simpler, better, that way... Carrite (talk) 21:55, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Redirect - Consensus is to redirect these, No evidence of notability for a standalone article anywqay. – Davey 2010 Talk 23:15, 22 September 2015 (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.