Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Josh Kaplowitz


 * 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 delete. 1ne 07:19, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Josh Kaplowitz
I'm finishing up this nomination started by but not completed. The objection is pretty clearly WP:BIO. -David Schaich Talk/Cont 01:12, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

I fail to understand why naysayers wish to delete this article. It is a fair, brief, objective description of a household name within American education circles, particularly conservative ones. Teach For America is the premier teacher training programs in the nation, and Kaplowitz's story represents the zeitgast of its failure. Moreover, Kaplowitz' later article was widely read and cited around the country, including articles in the National Review and Wall Street Journal. If you feel the article is incomplete, by all means expand it. But it is censorship to delete it without rational explanation. First off the "notability" criteria is not official Wikipedia policy; even if it were this entry would qualify under 4 different notability headings: newsworthiness, published and widely cited and reviewed, and a strong local character. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dellis21 (talk • contribs)


 * Delete and merge any relevant info into the Teach For America article. Serpent-A 01:58, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete and merge as per Serpent-A. While I agree that TFA has its critics, and perhaps they need more space on Wikipedia, Josh Kaplowitz seems less an educational milestone than a minor watercooler story, and he is certainly not a "household name". His lawsuit is notable, and should be merged with TFA, but Kaplowitz as a bio article goes too far.H0n0r 21:15, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge relevant information into TFA article, which includes his article among its references but currently doesn't discuss his case and related criticism. Kaplowitz's sole claim to notability is his connection with Teach for America.  A similar AfD a few months ago was Justin Layshock -- his sole claim to notability was his connection with myspace.com, so the relevant information from his article was moved into the myspace article.  I'm sure Layshock got considerably more media attention than Kaplowitz, and I've seen nothing to suggest that Kaplowitz is a figure of major local importance to either DC or UVa.  I'm neutral on whether the article should be deleted or turned into a redirect after the merge. -David Schaich Talk/Cont 00:47, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete WP:BIO and maybe a sentence of WP:NPOV. S  ug  ar  p  in  e  t/  c  23:01, 20 September 2006 (UTC)


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