Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Riverdale High School, (riverdalekolkata)


 * 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   delete. I'm going to AGF and say that this school likely exists and it's also true that in the past "high schools" kinda got a free pass but it can't be verified that this is an accredited high school and whatever kind of school it is, it fails WP:GNG. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:43, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Riverdale High School, (riverdalekolkata)

 * – ( View AfD View log )

This article appears to have been largely copied from Riverdale Country School. Searches fail to indicate the presence of any facility in Kolkata with the name "Riverdale High School". The school's "official" website is a Blogspot page. In sum, I believe this article to be a hoax. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 16:19, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete. I'm not sure this is a hoax, exactly, but it isn't what it appears to be.  There are buildings visible at this address via Google Maps that seem to match the description of the facility.  I suspect that something either claiming to be an education facility or hoping to become one might actually exist at that address.  But, critically, there's no evidence that any Riverdale High School in Kolkata holds any sort of accredited status, and I've found nothing even approaching coverage in a secondary source.  Regarding that first issue, however, the article claims CBSE affiliation for this school; if true, that would probably warrant inclusion.  Happily, the CBSE has a searchable database of affiliated schools.  Searching for any part of the address is unproductive.  Searching for "Riverdale" returns two records, including a "Riverdale High School"; however, both are on the opposite side of the country from Kolkata.  In fact, assuming the documents pictured at the blogspot site are produced by the institution in question, it is perhaps important to note that they operate "under the CBSE curriculum" rather than with CBSE affiliation.  This may still be a pure hoax, but it is equally likely to be an unaccredited school with no third-party attention.  In either case, it fails our inclusion standards, although perhaps not to the level to qualify for the G3 speedy deletion that TenPoundHammer has tagged the article with. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 19:13, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete - the article fails WP:GNG and is completely unsourced, but it seems that practice here is to assume that all schools, except for small private/home schools, are notable. Also, the article has no reliable references - it is just a self-shrine. Wer900  talkessay on the definition of consensus 00:42, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
 * High schools (and up) are considered notable. Middle schools and down are only notable in significant cases; most often they get redirected to the education district or locality's location. Not in play here of course, but just wanted to clarify that. - The Bushranger One ping only 06:04, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 01:26, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 01:27, 28 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment - This should NOT be speedied, no matter what. I doubt it's a hoax and that would be the only cause for that. Carrite (talk) 01:59, 28 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment - The Official Website seems to indicate that this is a new school, with the first class 2010-2011. This may or may not have anything to do with the difficulty finding it in this or that listing of Kolkata schools. While this SO FAR remains unverifiable, this does NOT look like a hoax to me. Somebody with unlimited international phone minutes should give the number a call and see if someone answers... Obviously not a "high school" per se, including kids of many ages, and it may or may not pass muster on those grounds, even if its existence can be documented. BUT this should NOT be speedied as a hoax unless some sort of proof can be found that it is a hoax, which I'm not seeing. Carrite (talk) 02:11, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Once I cleaned out the copyvio sections, nothing worth keeping was left. If a school has been around almost a decade (the article says the school was established in 2003), there should be some sources. And if it hasn't been around since 2003, well, maybe it is a hoax. While WP keeps articles on high schools, this article (despite its name) isn't about a high school as such. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 01:31, 30 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Riverdale Kolkata is not a hoax school, its exists in its own right WP is done weakly. WP should be properly edited compliance to Wiki rules. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.187.36.226 (talk) 04:19, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment. There is a website for Riverdale High School in Kolkata here which I've added to the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dahliarose (talk • contribs)
 * Comment The website Dahliarose has provided is for a school in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. The institution in question in this AFD is in Kolkata -- different places.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 20:04, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
 * That school, in Aurangabad, is one of the two "Riverdale" schools that does have affiliation with CBSE. Unlike the Kolkata school, I suspect the one in Aurangabad might meet our inclusion criteria. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 20:24, 3 April 2012 (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.