Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stringendo (music 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   delete. —  Aitias  // discussion 13:09, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Stringendo (music school)

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It is quite unusual for an article to keep a speedy deletion tag for a full 24 hours. I guess no admin is willing to make a unilateral decision on this one. It is about a music school with unclear notability. Borderline case, but Delete.  Blanchardb - Me•MyEars•MyMouth - timed 01:51, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.   —Cunard (talk) 02:08, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions.   —Cunard (talk) 02:08, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions.   —Cunard (talk) 02:08, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Article asserts no notability. A Google News search and a Google News Archive search return no results. According to the school's website, it is a 6-week summer camp for children. It's not an academic school so it doesn't qualify as a elementary/middle/high school. It's run by the Palm Beach Atlantic University, but I don't see how this music school can be merged into that university's article. This is an unlikely search term, so it should be deleted instead of being merged/redirected to Palm Beach Atlantic University or Dutchess County, New York. Cunard (talk) 02:18, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Further comment: I've done another Google News Archive search and have found some sources from the local newspaper (Palm Beach Post) about this music school. Most of the news links are from the calendar for local community events. This news article is the only exception I can find. I don't think that that single source from the music school's local newspaper is enough to pass the notability guidelines, so I will remain at a delete vote. I'm open to changing to keep if or any other contributors are able to find better sources. Cunard (talk) 02:28, 19 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Weak delete. I just performed a facelift to the article... cleanup, copyedit, wikifying, and sourcing... and it sure looks better and more encyclopedic... but its notability can only be found through the deeds of its more successful students. Wonderful as the work they do is, notability just ain't inherited.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 02:41, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, fails to establish notability per WP:ORG. While searching proves that the school exists, nothing shows any sort of notability.   Esradekan Gibb    "Talk" 02:49, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Yup. My thoughts exactly. But even though its removal might one day be flagged among my "deleted edits"... I had to at least try. Best,  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 02:55, 19 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete the references just don't do it for me, half of them don't having anything to do with this school. Mister Senseless&trade; (Speak - Contributions) 16:33, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Response
Well, first of all, I don't know where you are getting the whole palm beach university thing... I happen to go to stringendo, which is why I wrote this, and I can tell you it definitely has no affiliation. It's a non profit organization, and it's mostly run by the Handman and Schaad families. [Personal attack removed] Anyway, from living Around here and attending Arlington School, "Stringendo" is quite well known. Evidently, that's just too local for you, but whatever. It is important. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ask the fudgecicle (talk • contribs) 19:27, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment. I removed a personal attack from Ask the fudgecicle. AtF: you might find this article informative. —David Eppstein (talk) 20:09, 19 January 2009 (UTC)


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