Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Krop (0th nomination)

 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 keep. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 11:59, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

Michael Krop
Nominated by BaronLarf, but never placed on vfd; later changed to a redirect. I'm placing it on vfd now, although I made this an article and think it should be kept - the subject was a powerful and important figure in the school system, and there was some controversy over a school being named after him while he was still serving on the board. -- BD2412  talk  16:47, 2005 May 20 (UTC)
 * In case it's not clear, the above is a vote to keep! -- BD2412  talk  00:31, 2005 May 31 (UTC)
 * Comment I'll reserve a vote until the article contains enough notable information about why Michael Krop should have his own article. If his importance is due to his stature in a local school board, then I would think his profile would best belong in the article on the school (where it already is) or an article on the school district.--BaronLarf 17:49, May 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Miami is a big enough school system for mine to make this notable. Capitalistroadster 17:29, 20 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. The only criterion for removing him that I see is notability, and I figure he's notable- Scimitar
 * keep this person is encyclopedic Yuckfoo 21:55, 20 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Being on the local school board is very much like being a director of the Education department over here, a role which is equally short of the "You must be this notable to ride Wikipedia" mark.  That, and no evidence presented of having done anything other than being on the school board.  (I've sat in on a few meetings of the education committee in my local council - nothing that they do separates them out from other local councillors).   Chris talk back 02:53, 21 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, I'd point out that Miami-Dade County is one of the largest counties in the U.S., with a bigger population than many U.S. states... so this particular position is probably a step up in authority and responsibility from your local education director. And Krop was on the board far longer than the average member - most board members don't get high schools named for them (a pretty hefty honor - even if he did have a hand in the naming). -- BD2412  talk  04:59, 2005 May 21 (UTC)
 * Well, I find none of the members of the School Board for the 6th largest school district to be noteable. So being a bit larger probably does not make much of a difference.  Delete Vegaswikian 07:16, 21 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge/redirect with Dr. Michael M. Krop High School article, as needed. &mdash; RJH 16:47, 21 May 2005 (UTC)
 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.