Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nixon Public School


 * 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   keep. due to assertion of indepedent notability Nja 247 08:31, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Nixon Public School

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Non-notable primary school. tedder (talk) 11:14, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions.  -- tedder (talk) 11:17, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  -- tedder (talk) 11:18, 5 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Strong keep - If people can find information in newspaper or other forms of print, then this article would probably be good enough to reach Start-class. GVnayR (talk) 15:06, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * As with any other article, one has to establish that the subject meets Wikipedia's standards for notability. I can appreciate that you want to write about the history of Norfolk County, Ontario, but unless there is information that shows that this is well-known outside of Ontario, it's not likely to be kept. Mandsford (talk) 16:15, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia's notability guidelines say nothing about sources or coverage needing to be non-local to establish notability. People have proposed such guidelines at WP:NLI and they are the topic of a heated debate which is showing mostly opposition to the proposed guidelines.  The issues we should focus on discussing here are (a) whether there are reliable sources coveraging this topic, and (b) whether the coverage is significant, per WP:N.  Cazort (talk) 16:57, 5 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Merge into one big article about Norfolk County schools; i've seen a proposal for merging to the Grand Erie District School Board, although that covers three counties. These aren't grouped in one nomination, so a boilerplate answer for this.  This and the nominations that follow appear to have been part of a project of about 50+ articles about Norfolk County, Ontario in Template:Norfolk County, Ontario and even an entire category called Category:Elementary schools in Norfolk County, Ontario.  Needless to say, there is not a right of entitlement for articles about all of the elementary schools in any locality.  If any of these are notable outside the immediate area, then a keep should be considered, but this seems to be unfamiliarity of Wikipedia's general rules of notability. Mandsford (talk) 16:15, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete doesn't exist except as an empty building. So not only is it not notable it doesn't exist any longer.  If the building is of architectural significance the local populace should get it designated as a landmark and then it will be welcomed at Wikipedia, leave a message on my talk page at that time and I will help write a referenced article. Drawn Some (talk) 17:44, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * No longer existing is irrelevant. If you believe the school to be notable when it existed, it still is. - Mgm|(talk) 18:13, 5 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Weak keep Contrary to the other listed schools, this one shows actual signs of having a historical significance. Referencing is still lacking, though. - Mgm|(talk) 18:13, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * What signs of historical significance do you see? I looked for them and didn't see them. The article makes no claim of significance or importance other than being free of bullies. Drawn Some (talk) 19:12, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * First sentence. It appears to have existed for more than a century. Anything that started in the late 1800s and survived that long has historic potential. Not sure, if it will come through on it, though.- Mgm|(talk) 07:59, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Claims of significance or importance can be found in newspapers, books, and other print material. I choose to specialize in Web material because that's the easiest to get. GVnayR (talk) 23:47, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * No claims of significance have been given, however, and it can always be recreated if claims are found. GVnayR, make sure to read OUTCOMES, Notability (schools), and even Notability (high schools). tedder (talk) 00:03, 6 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep - a former one-roomed schoolhouse that looks historically significant. TerriersFan (talk) 01:01, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep This reuse of an old school is notable; even if it is thought not to be, we.d merge in with the school district., not delete. Inappropriate nomination. DGG (talk) 09:17, 7 May 2009 (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.