Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Townsville Primary School (2nd nomination)


 * 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 Ang Mo Kio.  MBisanz  talk 04:13, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Townsville Primary School
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Non-notable primary (grade) school. Fails WP:N. ukexpat (talk) 15:13, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Singapore-related deletion discussions.  -- ukexpat (talk) 15:16, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  -- ukexpat (talk) 15:17, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what "WP:N" has to do with it, but this is a Singapore school which was opened by the Minister for Defence, Trade, and Industry, and more recently was the venue for an event organized by the Ministry of Education, at which the Minister for Education presided. It's also one of three participants in the Pathlight project, where schools for autistic children are located close to ordinary schools. I thought those significant facts in September, 2005, and on reviewing them now over three years later I see no reason to change my opinion.  The article should be kept. --TS 15:51, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment: WP:N is the general notability guideline, surely you have heard of it? New schools are opened by dignitaries all the time but that does not make them automatically notable, that's a news event - see WP:NOTNEWS. Is the Pathlight project notable, why does participation in it make this school notable? – ukexpat (talk) 17:28, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * "Notable" is a meaningless word. If something is Verifiable then we can discus how to put it into Wikipedia in a way that conforms with the Neutral point of view.  If I read about this school some time in the future I'll probably want to refer to Wikipedia to find out about it.  Merging the information with some other article might be sensible, but removing verifiable information about significant events doesn't make sense to me. --TS 23:10, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment: With respect, it is not meaningless. At least for Wikipedia purposes, it is defined at WP:N. – ukexpat (talk) 20:08, 23 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Merge and redirect to Ang Mo Kio per usual practice. From what TS says the school is potentially notable but needs sources for a stand-alone page. TerriersFan (talk) 03:03, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –Juliancolton Tropical  Cyclone  01:33, 25 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Merge and redirect as per TerriersFan. Capitalistroadster (talk) 01:47, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge/ redirect as is standard policy for K-12 schools that do not fulfill WP:N on their own accord. Mister Senseless&trade; (Speak - Contributions) 02:02, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. The only sources I could find for the school indicated it was x km from some other location. Nothing in the sense of reliable sources (third party or otherwise). However, it appears its neighbour school is the first autism school for secondary school students in Singapore. If that hasn't got an article, it should. (Source) - Mgm|(talk) 10:05, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge to the local district. The rationale for this being notable are erroneous in my opinion. Who opened the building is not important; officials open buildings all the time, especially public ones. That it hosted a conference for ministers isn't any more important, both are really only news events. Nor is its involvement in a autism programme. The programme itself may be notable, but I don't see why that means this school should be. --Ged UK (talk) 11:26, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree that merging the information to the district and redirecting would be a good way of dealing with the information in the article. --TS 00:34, 27 February 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.