Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nobel Prize laureates by secondary school affiliation


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The result was keep.  The Nordic Goddess Kristen  Worship her 00:30, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Nobel Prize laureates by secondary school affiliation

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What secondary school a Nobel Laureate went to is pretty trivial and is certainly not on the same importance as what university they attended (as they do their research for their prizes at the university they attend/teach at). As such, fails WP:NOT and WP:WEIGHT. — sephiroth bcr  ( converse ) 20:09, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep It is not of the same level as what university they went to (which, at least at an undergraduate level, is never or almost never   where they did the Nobel-winning research) but it is none the less significant. High schools play an important part of education also. For anything but the most distinguished figures, it would not be appropriate to have such an article. Here, and in a few other special cases of people who are not merely notable but famous at a global level, it is highly appropriate. An effort should be made to globalize the list.   DGG (talk) 20:40, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep per DGG. I disagree with the nominator's reasoning that this is "pretty trivial".  Even granting that it isn't of the same importance as the university, there's no reason that both can't be referred to.  The schools referred to aren't Riverdale High.  They're what are referred to as selective magnet schools, where there's a much higher emphasis on particular fields for especially talented individuals.  Mandsford (talk) 21:05, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep obviously. The high school that a Nobel Prize laureate went to is clearly of interest. Bear in mind that not all Nobel Prize laureates will have gone to Uni but all will have attended a high school. TerriersFan (talk) 22:00, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
 * If we're in 1909 A.D. perhaps. Mandsford (talk) 00:23, 12 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.   —TerriersFan (talk) 22:10, 11 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Weak Keep - article is a mess, and schools with only 1 Nobel graduate should probably be removed, but that means it should be fixed, not delete. Peter Ballard (talk) 23:38, 11 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Administrative Comment - the link to this page, from the main article, is red. Does anyone know how to fix this? Peter Ballard (talk) 23:38, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep per DGG. Now, this is useful information per WP:LIST.  A high school can be extremely important for a future scientist's career, see Outliers (book).  A better lede needs to be written for the article. Bearian (talk) 21:34, 12 January 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.