Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mekaela Academies


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Michaelzeng7 (talk) 01:49, 28 September 2013 (UTC)

Mekaela Academies

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Originally speedied as spam, but the creator reinstated it. The only citation is a WP:SPS, and there are no independent third party sources I could find about this organisation, which would suggest that it may not satisfy WP:GNG.  Ohc  ¡digame!¿que pasa? 18:34, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Kenya-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:40, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:40, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:41, 14 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete I tried searching on the 4 school names, including within the .ke domain, and found very little sourcing that would apply to WP:GNG (for a summary of the rule see WP:42) . -- Green Cardamom (talk) 06:39, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment I understand your worries about promotional articles but Mekaela Academies do exist and there are sources which mention the schools (2 German newspapers, 2 Kenyan newspapers, Lufthansa's HelpAlliance and One-World-Foundation, to name but a few. I don't understand why those sources shouldn't be reliable enough. Stefan (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 08:33, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Can you link to sources? -- Green Cardamom (talk) 15:36, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Sure, I will update the links to newspaper articles and websites which mention Mekaela Academies Stefan (talk) 8:34, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I added a few external links which refer to the project. If that can't help preventing the deletion of my article I rest my case. Stefan (talk) 7:51, 21 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Weak keep There are three independent reliable sources that discuss Mekaela Academies. There may be more as SW2001E mentioned something about "2 Kenyan newspapers". -- Green Cardamom (talk) 15:30, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Seraphimblade Talk to me 19:03, 21 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep - in the US the norm is for primary schools to be municipally funded through school districts. There are exceptions, private schools, church schools etc. but I think it's fair to say that this is the norm. School districts are invariably considered notable. The reason being not only because of their community importance but because they provide a convenient repository for information about nn primary schools. In a developing country different considerations apply. Very often charities or private companies organise their schools. To avoid systemic bias I see no reason why these groupings should be treated differently from school districts. Moving on to sources, many of these countries have a poor Internet presence for educational groupings. So, time should be allowed for hard-copy sources to be researched. In the case of Mekaela Academies all the indications are, given time it can be developed to meet WP:ORG - therefore 'Keep'. The Whispering Wind (talk) 00:49, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep It's a group of schools, one of which is a high school. It should be treated as in some respects a combination article for a school system, not as individual primary schools.  DGG ( talk ) 00:01, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
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