Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Uptown High 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 Gnangarra 03:56, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Uptown High School

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I am aware that we normally don't delete articles about high schools, but I am submitting this request based on information provided by someone who identified herself as a representative of the school who said that the article was inaccurate. From what I can find, there was an Uptown High School in Dubai until the end of the 2010-11 school year, but not at the location stated in the article. The same organization that ran that school (known as Taaleem Schools) plans to open a new school, called Uptown School (with no "high" in the name) at that location (Mirdif) in the fall of 2012, but the high school division of that school will not open until some time 2014. This is based on information at http://www.uptownhigh.ae/ and http://www.taaleem.ae/ourschools/uptown-school.html. I would be fine with this article being deleted, but I don't expect that to be the outcome of this AfD -- however, if the article is kept, it needs a complete rewrite to indicate that the school no longer exists under this name, and if it is moved, it needs to indicate that the school doesn't exist yet. Metropolitan90 (talk) 07:13, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep with a respectful request for the nominator to completely re-write the article just as the nominator has so wisely recommended. The nominator, after all, is now the resident expert on this topic.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  08:21, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete until it can be confirmed that the high school is up and running. As of now, there is nothing to base an article on except future plans. Dominus Vobisdu (talk) 10:33, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Arab Emirates-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 19:25, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 19:25, 15 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talk about my edits? 10:08, 22 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment: An inability to verify existence is a valid reason to delete a high school article.  Also, its a one sentence stub so the cost of deletion of minimal.--Milowent • hasspoken  04:04, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per User:Bearian/Standards. Specifically, "New high schools, ... and the like are not inherently notable, in my humble opinion." Bearian (talk) 22:32, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per GNG and WP:ORG. No sources, no verification. No prejudice against recreation when RS can be located and applied. BusterD (talk) 16:27, 31 January 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.