Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of high schools in Japan

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was NO CONSENSUS. &mdash;Korath (Talk) 17:27, Mar 5, 2005 (UTC)

List of high schools in Japan
Another meaningless list of schools. Delete. Radiant! 08:56, Feb 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Should be a category. Carrp | Talk 16:28, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, pointless list. Megan1967 00:25, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. *yawn*. James F. (talk) 11:11, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Useful list. --Andylkl 14:05, Feb 21, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Yep. It's useful. Vanky 00:15, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. --BM 14:18, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Deletioncruft VFD nomination.--Centauri 20:50, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. There's a general consensus that high schools in and of themselves are not notable. Why then is a list of high schools useful? DaveTheRed 23:42, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * The idea of 'notability' is a subjective one. I thought Wikipedia was about the pooling of knowledge.. Vanky 23:55, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment - Wikipedia is not a general knowledge base. If we discount  notability as a criteria, then I could write an article about my cat Fluffy, and it would have to be included. DaveTheRed 00:29, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * That article doesn't discount a list of schools. If your cat educated kids in Japan, it would be fine too! These are permanent public buildings that are the integral to their communities. Vanky 11:40, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Just because they are integral to their communities does not make it notable on a world-wide level. Libraries are used in education, and are integral to their communities. Do we need an entry for every single library in every small little communitiy? I say no, only the large, significant ones. Same with high schools. DaveTheRed 22:42, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * What's the cut-off point? Where I come from, 1000 pupils is big. Does that make it significant? Vanky 00:22, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't use size as a criteria for grade schools. Rather it should have something that distinguishes it from the pack. Like offering a program that few other schools do. Or being the first school to reach some acheivement. Or being the top rated school on some prestigious list. Or it should be famous via the media (i.e. Columbine HS).DaveTheRed 02:45, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. We really need some kind of big vote on the whole school subject. This ongoing discussion creates a lot of animosity and should be resolved.

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