Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Henry P. Becton Regional High School


 * 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. John254 01:52, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Henry P. Becton Regional High School
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Does not meet WP:N criteria for notability. There are no major media mentions or notable alumni. Tatonka79 02:05, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
 * KEEP Wikipedia should be inclusive not exclusive. The larger Wikipedia is the best of a resource it is. One million articles is much better that one hundred thousand articles. It should be a source of information on the most trivial matters to the most important. Callelinea 03:55, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Spamming multiple AfDs with a criticism of policy is not a good argument. What exists that causes this article to meet relevant policies and guidelines? Resolute 04:13, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment: Spamming is a strong term, but if there is anyone who is taking multiple individual actions as a proxy for promoting a new policy, I'd say it's Tatonka. Tatonka has recently nominated List of high schools in Oregon, Clackamas High School, Lake Oswego High School, and numerous others. In the three I linked, the nominations have been almost universally considered ill-conceived, based on a misunderstanding of policy, and on very little examination of the articles in question. I agree that Callelinea's argument is a weak one, but so is the original nomination. -Pete 05:31, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep The school has won multiple sports championships, documented with multiple reliable and verifiable sources, and has been involved in a well-publicized effort to have a handicapped athlete compete against able-bodied runners. The school is the lone school of a regional school district; in these cases, the article refers to the school AND the district using the name of the school, but it is a district article and there is clear consensus that school districts are notable. I am very concerned, again, that a new user has started off on a spree of deletion nominations without any evidence that the user understands relevant Wikipedia policy. Alansohn 20:46, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletions.   —Butseriouslyfolks 08:24, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep all high schools are notable. Noroton 00:00, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
 * It's odd some of you think I'm spamming with these Afd's - a lot of pots here calling the kettle black - several of you users seem to be trolling school Afd debates to defend any school. Also, it's not "relevant Wikipedia policy" that any high school is notable; there have been several criteria that have been shot down, and no clear list is followed now. Maybe I should start me a new school to guarantee myself a Wikipedia page. Tatonka79 00:21, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment: Not so odd, if you think about it. When an editor takes a scattershot approach that threatens deletion of numerous articles that are worth keeping, it is to be expected that those of us who value Wikipedia content would take a look at what else you've nominated for deletion. Speaking for myself, so far I have yet to see a single AfD of yours that makes any sense to me. -Pete 08:16, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per Noroton.--JForget 01:04, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per Noroton. -- DS1953 talk 05:21, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep per User:Noroton.  Probable WP:POINT nomination.   Pablo   Talk  |  Contributions  06:05, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep in this particular instance, a clear keep, though I certainly disagree that all High Schools have material enough to show notability at WP.  DGG 01:46, 3 July 2007 (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.