Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wakefield High School (Wakefield, Massachusetts)


 * 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 keep. Sr13 06:24, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Wakefield High School (Wakefield, Massachusetts)

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No proof of notability over other high schools. Prod contested, so created an AFD. Guroadrunner 04:48, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge into the education section of the Wakefield, Massachusetts. This article is a mess, but a trim version will be OK within the article on the location since it is of local interest and a major institution in that town. (Incidentally, school deletions have traditionally been pretty controversial, so don't be surprised that the prod was removed.) Sjakkalle (Check!)  06:32, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Due to the improvements to the article, and some notability conferred by the athletic achievements, I am OK with keep-ing this as a separate article. Sjakkalle (Check!)  12:50, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletions.   -- John Vandenberg 08:06, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Massachusetts-related deletions.   -- John Vandenberg 08:07, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge into Wakefield, Massachusetts. The existing article needs a lot of work and has very limited verification. All the important notable information can be included in the main town article quite easily. Camaron1 | Chris 11:04, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Changing comment to Keep following article cleanup and improved verification - now appears to be notable. Camaron1 | Chris 11:09, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge as above. Eusebeus 12:43, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Weak Keep Article has been cleaned up to remove nonencyclopedic material. Sources have been added re sports championships and alumni, all of which establish notability. Will upgrade as additional material and sources are added to the article. Alansohn 14:28, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Additional material and sources added after my initial Weak Keep, providing details regarding multiple state championships, supported by reliable and verifiable sources, combine to make a very strong claim of notability. I hope to add further sources, and look forward to additional input and assistance on enhancing this article from all those with a genuine interest in improving school articles. Alansohn 15:29, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge - Despite the additions of references, the article is still really only a paragraph or two if all the headings come out, and should be merged in to the main article pending the discovery of a lot more historical background on the school and its building, for example; it's got to have more than 10 years behind it, and the Wakefield article is mostly stubbed as-is, so it could use the added info in the meantime. MSJapan 15:39, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep: Marginally notable, but enough references to clear WP:V.   RGTraynor  16:22, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep &mdash; RJH (talk) 16:38, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep (yes, that isn't a typo) Some schools are notable, and I think most established high schools will be found to be, if the article is researched sufficiently. This is moderate in content, but it does show several athletic championships and several notable alumni, as well as careful sourcing--and includes no junk content such as a list of the school corridors. DGG 18:01, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep I't not a mess now. Noroton 18:25, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep The article is about a school. Wikipedia has many articles on schools, and I see no reason to delete this one. If it were to be deleted, then each other article relating to non-major schools would have to be deleted, as well. NSR 77  T C  18:32, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge Wakefield, Massachusetts could use the material; and some of this, like the AP programs, should go. But at this point, this really isn't an AfD question. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 23:03, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per NSR 77 --JForget 23:20, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - contains encyclopaedic content and has the multiple sources to meet WP:V. TerriersFan 01:17, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge per above votes Matt/TheFearow (Talk) (Contribs) (Bot) 23:05, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep as improved version satisfies WP:N by revealing several state sports championships which pass WP:V as they are cited to sufficiently WP:RS. --Butseriouslyfolks 02:27, 26 June 2007 (UTC)


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