Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Noakhali Zilla 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. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:43, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Noakhali Zilla School

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Non-notable school. I realize schools aren't A7, but I hope we can snowball this thing soon. The author of the article clearly wrote this to include himself as a "notable" alum. &mdash; Timneu22 · &#32; talk 14:44, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak keep Comment High schools are often found in AFD to be notable by Wikipedia standards. Can reliable sources be found to verify the school exists, to see if it has multiple instances of substantial coverage in reliable and independent sources, not necessarily in English? That would satisfy WP:V, WP:N, and WP:ORG. If undue weight is given to some nonnotable alum, that can be edited out. If the high school were in your hometown, would it be so good a candidate for deletion, in your estimation? This school is described in []. Is this source about the subject school, or some other of the same name? Edison (talk) 17:35, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bangladesh-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:44, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:44, 13 October 2010 (UTC)


 * I added a few references to the article. Will try to look up further refs. --Ragib (talk) 03:46, 14 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep, and improve: The school is quite notable as a secondary school in Bangladesh. The article is badly written, but the school satisfies WP:N. (To give an idea, this is the main government school for a district with a population of 3 million+.) --Ragib (talk) 03:26, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - high schools are de facto notable and there is no reason why this policy should not apply here. However, it needs expanding very quickly or it will just get proposed for deletion agin.--Kudpung (talk) 13:13, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * They are not de facto notable. They are simply unspeedyable. &mdash; Timneu22 · &#32; talk 13:27, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * They are "de facto notable" if in fact they never get deleted in AFD. Which real high schools (other than someone's home school or a private high school with 10 students have been deleted in AFD in the past year? How many have been kept even when there is a lack of multiple independent and reliable sources with significant coverage other than directory type information, routine local coverage and the school's website? What would "de facto notability" look like, in your estimation?Edison (talk) 20:12, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I think the guideline that as a default all high school  articles are retained, and primary  and middle schools get merged or deleted, demonstrates a consensus for  de facto and that  the meaning  of the Latin  term  'de facto' may  not  be clear to  some users. The decisions to  keep high  school  articles are neither ad hoc nor arbitrary, and are as consistent as AfD ever gets. See this, and WP:NHS. --Kudpung (talk) 03:49, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep under what appears to be the correct spelling: . Phil Bridger (talk) 15:25, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - I don't see how this is notable in the English language Wikipedia. WikiManOne (talk) 07:03, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
 * What you  'don't  see', WikiManOne, needs backing  up  with  a rationale based on  how you  feel  our policies support what  you  can't  see ;) The English  language Wikipedia is by  no  means restricted to  articles about  things and people in  English  speaking  countries.--Kudpung (talk) 08:16, 15 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep. All Zila Schools (District School) in Bangladesh are notable. They form the backbone of the primary and secondary education in a country of 140 million people. This network of state backed schooling started during the Raj and continued through the century. It's much like the accepting all villages to be notable enough for inclusion, and even more than that. Aditya (talk • contribs) 07:33, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:NHS, but suggest a move to the apparently-correct spelling with one L. I am insufficiently familiar with local conventions to determine whether Noakhali Zila or Noakhali Zila School would be considered the correct form, however. Note that Noakhali zila is currently a redirect to the district's page and should probably be retargeted regardless.  Serpent&#39;s Choice (talk) 18:49, 20 October 2010 (UTC)  Sounds like Noakhali Zila School is the ideal target, then.  Serpent&#39;s Choice (talk) 19:05, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * "Zila" is a district - see Zillah (country subdivision) - so the word "school" is needed in the title. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:55, 20 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep Article provides sourced information on its history and other facts, enough to meet WP:GNG. Sebwite (talk) 21:29, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Somebody please close this now as KEEP. --Kudpung (talk) 23:12, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
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