Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/South Fork High School (Miranda, California)


 * 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 Merge to Miranda, California. —Quarl (talk) 2007-02-12 00:38Z 

South Fork High School (Miranda, California)

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No independent, non-trivial sources or even an assertion of notability beyond an average high school. — Swpb talk contribs 13:44, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge with Miranda, California as a school of WP:LOCAL interest mostly. May well be one of the most notable institutions in that small town, but unless more is added I am not convinced that a separate article is warranted. {[User:Sjakkalle|Sjakkalle]] (Check!)  14:40, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * A separate article is probably not warranted. I think it should be merged with Miranda, California. Who decides if it is going to be merged, and how long do I have to wait before merging? Vampyrecat 15:33, 7 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep: After long consideration, I've decided my position is that high schools (of any substantial size) are per se notable. We should not bother debating these on an individual basis any more. These articles are often a good gateway for future contributors. To Vampyrecat: These discussions are kept open for five days after which the consensus reached can be implemented. Newyorkbrad 17:05, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Nothing is de facto notable. WP:NOTE still applies.  Whether a high school or a person, every article must be properly (verifiably, independently) sourced.  If it can't be, it doesn't belong in Wikipedia, and this article is not. Calling an article a "gateway for future contributions" is a very euphemistic way of saying it currently has no substance to it. Such an article should not be here until such substance is available, at which time recreating it would be a trivial amount of work. — Swpb talk contribs 18:37, 7 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete sorry, not notable —The preceding unsigned comment was added by MrDolomite (talk • contribs) 16:14, 8 February 2007 (UTC).
 * At worst this article should be merged into Miranda, California. &mdash; RJH (talk) 20:04, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I could see a merge, but a merge at best. This article isn't even close to stand-alone quality. — Swpb talk contribs 20:10, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. I wish to echo the comments made by Swpb. If "All X are notable" then, trivially, "notable" ceases to have any practical meaning. We need to see why this school is different from its peers - what should make us pay attention to it. This article doesn't do that. WMMartin 19:51, 10 February 2007 (UTC)


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