Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yorktown High School (Indiana)


 * 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. John254 17:23, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Yorktown High School (Indiana)

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Non-notable. No references. Very little content. Gr0ff (talk) 17:55, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Inappropriate nomination. All high schools are notable. -- Eastmain (talk) 19:29, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. High schools are notable, but should not always get their own article per WP:NNC. A high school must have notable content to warrant a seperate page. In this case, Yorktown High School lacks such content and should be removed or merged with the appropriate school district. -Gr0ff (talk) 19:46, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Possibly true, but high school deletions are near WP:SNOWBALL in Hell proposals. They are unproductive efforts with very rare exception and it has been that way for over a year. The best editors can do is to improve the articles as they can. • Gene93k (talk) 20:30, 15 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.   —Eastmain (talk) 19:29, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Indiana-related deletion discussions.   —Eastmain (talk) 19:29, 15 December 2008 (UTC) t
 * Keep As already noted, all high schools are notable. WP:NNC does not refer to the notability of the subject (and therefore to its possible deletion), but instead refers to the notability of the article's content, which has to be taken relative to the article itself.  The article certainly needs to be improved and expanded, but the fact that the stub does not yet include notable content should not relegate the article to the dustbin.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 20:44, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Noted. Thanks! -Gr0ff (talk) 21:58, 15 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. Not because highschools are or are not notable, but because I'd have speedied any article similar to this with A1 or A3 for failing to provide content and context that actually makes the article encyclopedic. (Merging to the school district until it has such content is acceptable too) - Mgm|(talk) 23:36, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep and improve. Definitely needs more content and sources, but it does have at least six Google news hits and the high school itself has a site, so it's lack of trying rather than lack of available info. It's as notable as your average high school on WP.  Graymornings (talk) 01:12, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - I am travelling and just popped in to see what is going on and was surprised to see this nomination. Using a friend's creaking laptop, I can't really edit this page for another 24 hours until I get home. Meanwhile, I have added a clear claim to notability, to meet Mgm's A1/A3 point (coming in the top 2% of a state's high schools is a pretty good claim!). In addition, there are many sources that can be mined from here, and here including a notable band competition win. TerriersFan (talk) 02:18, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep suggest a SNOWBALL keep this is obviously notable JBsupreme (talk) 07:06, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep High schools are inherently notable. Edward321 (talk) 23:09, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - It's short length may encourage those who have knowledge of sources to expand the article to do so. I firmly believe that a short stub on a notable topic is far better than no article at all. New editors may question starting a new article about a subject, however, they may be much more inclined to expand upon a preexisting article they know something about. Think to the future, not the present. Coastalsteve984 (talk) 16:26, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep as nominator. Thanks for all of your input! -Gr0ff (talk) 18:47, 17 December 2008 (UTC)


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