Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional schools


 * 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 no consensus. Mackensen (talk) 18:14, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

List of fictional schools

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Collection of largely-unrelated topics, mostly consisting of trivial entries, which should only be served as a category, combining the few notable examples. Eyrian 23:45, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. - Gilliam 05:16, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 11:49, 28 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete because I do not think we need to through unrelated works of fiction, and make a list of common things that appear in them.  This is loosely associated Corpx 14:10, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep or reorganize into a category of fictional schools, if one doesn't already exist. -- Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles  Tally-ho! 16:30, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete - This list appears to be, as Corpx stated above, a list of common, but unimportant, parts of fiction. TheInfinityZero 17:31, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Categorize - and delete current list article. I think the fact that a "school" (of any grade?  Of any type?  Of any location?) appears in fiction is a little too lose for a list.  A category, as Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles mentioned above, would serve the purpose of information organization well.  ◄   Zahakiel   ►  18:30, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - absolutely no need for this article. Fails WP:NOT. The Islander 18:55, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and TheInfinityZero. Only a handful of the schools mentioned have articles so I don't see what a category would achieve. Dbromage  [Talk]  23:41, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep This is far preferable to a category, since I'd rather not see individual articles about fictional elementary schools, high schools, colleges, etc.. In most family comedies and dramas, the school is an important setting that the audience can identify with.  In this case, a single article takes care of linking the fictional setting to a particular work, which is something that a category can't do.  Leave it here so it doesn't spread like acne over a Wikipedian's forehead.  Mandsford 00:43, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. Let's not speculate about what might or might not be written in the future. Articles about fictional schools can be dealt with individually on their merits. Fictional schools that already have articles have a good to snowball chance of surviving an AFD anyway. Dbromage  [Talk]  02:27, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - Readers who are that interested in the subject of a school linked to a particular fictional work are probably going to take the time to read about the work itself as well, so there's no need for a list of them. A categorized set of schools, each one linking (obviously) to the work with which it is associated is going to be just as easy, if not easier, to access for interested parties than a list of all the fictional schools there are on Wikipedia.  ◄   Zahakiel   ►  17:57, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep since its agreed that fictional schools can be notable, a list of them that gives more information than a category is useful for navigation and browsing. DGG (talk) 07:47, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. I agree that fictional schools can be notable but that does not mean that all fictional schools are notable. Dbromage  [Talk]  00:04, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, replacing with a category is a stupid idea as usual. Kappa 08:53, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I am not familiar with your "usual" arguments against categorization, but I willing to be educated if you can describe it constructively and civilly. Thanks.  ◄   Zahakiel   ►  17:24, 29 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep - there is a meaningful literary tradition of using the same institutions in multiple works by different authors. I might suggest restricting the list to those institutions which do appear in multiple literary or other works by multiple authors, such as Miskatonic University.  --Hanging Jack 15:12, 28 August 2007 (UTC) — Hanging Jack (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. (moved from discussion below to proper place by DGG)
 * Keep. A category does not allow the identification of the work in which the school appears. older ≠ wiser 01:40, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep and add narrative -- Roleplayer 00:13, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. This should not be changed into a category because most of the fictional schools don't even have articles. And if this is deleted, MANY other similar lists have to be deleted as well (e.g. List of fictional islands). So I would certainly keep this article.CheckeredFlag200 22:45, 5 September 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.