Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Guangdong Xinyi Middle School


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The result was Keep, withdrawn by nominator (non-admin closure)-- JohnBlackburne wordsdeeds 20:34, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Guangdong Xinyi Middle School

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Not notable middle school. Middle schools are generally not notable, and the article already sounds like an advertisement Novato 123chess456 (talk) 04:09, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 04:25, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 04:25, 13 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep. 1) If you look at Category:Middle schools and its subcats, you will see that there are many middle schools that have been found notable enough to merit an article on Wikipedia. 2) Any school with a 115 acre campus and 100 classrooms is probably notable. By Western standards, this is probably more like a small college. 3) Note also that "middle school" in this case may not mean exactly the same thing we mean in the West, since the school includes "kindergarten, primary school, middle school and high school". 4) I found nothing here that struck me as purely promotional or as advertising. I doubt the Chinese educational authorities are seeking additional students via the creation of Wikipedia articles.  5) The article needs work (mainly due to language and MOS issues) and better refs, but it is encyclopedic and has significant potential.  It should be given time to develop.  Dwpaul   Talk   04:28, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment. Despite the school's name, the article claims it teaches K through high school. We keep high schools, but I can't read Chinese-langage references to verify. • Gene93k (talk) 04:32, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable as the first middle school in Guangdong and a national-level model high school. Has adequate coverage in reliable sources: e.g. Xinyi Education Bureau (i.e. has government oversight) and China Higher Education Student Information and Career Center, which is part of the central Ministry of Education. I've translated a couple of the references for clarity and cleaned up the lede a bit. Philg88 ♦talk 05:04, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep Despite the western connotations of its name, this is a degree-awarding secondary school, and consensus is to keep articles about secondary schools. Especially those as massive and historic as this one.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  06:37, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep as secondary/high schools are notable, Also there's nothing promotional about it... – Davey 2010 •  (talk)  14:22, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Withdraw After noticing that this is effectively a high school, even though the name states that it is a Middle School (plus the text was confusing when originally made), I rescind my nomination. Novato 123chess456 (talk) 20:13, 13 June 2014 (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.