Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Portfolio school

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The result was no consensus. The merger discussion can be continued on the talk page. Sandstein 13:32, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Portfolio school[edit]

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Does not seem notable and looks like an advert. Cant find anything that justifies a standalone page on Wikipedia. - FitIndia ^{Talk Admin on Commons} 15:38, 20 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. - FitIndia ^{Talk Admin on Commons} 15:38, 20 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. WikiDictionary? Eastmain (talk • contribs) 16:04, 20 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete This is a dictionary defintion. At the same time, I see inadeaute evidence that this is even a widely used term.John Pack Lambert (talk) 13:14, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - per WP:HEY and WP:BEFORE... there are dozens of references to portfolio schools because many of the big names in advertising attended one (or more) early in their careers and many have since gone on to write self-aggrandising autobiographies. There are many schools that describe themselves as "portfolio schools" and extensive criticism of the portfolio school concept from those in advertising who believe the idea is a waste of time and money. Yes, the article could do with some balance, but that's a fixable problem. This is consistently described as one of two divergent paths to a career in advertising. I have done some clean-up, added some references (more to come), and added some content for balance. St★lwart¹¹¹ 03:10, 27 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Bungle ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:38, 27 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per WP:HEY, thanks to improvements by Stalwart111. NemesisAT (talk) 21:39, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, as per WP:NOTDICTIONARY. MrsSnoozyTurtle 01:37, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 12:13, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to advertising industry. That article is presently shockingly bad, but seems like a sensible location to talk about this. I'm having trouble finding sufficient sources to meet WP:GNG to justify a stand-alone article. Thus far the absolute best source we seem to have is a listicle in AdWeek, and my search isn't producing anything better. That said, it's a hard search term. There are a ton of hits, the vast majority unreliable promotional/user-generated content, and lots of schools that use the name "portfolio school." Of the latter, some are completely unrelated to this subject, some are part of existing institutions, and none provide much coverage of this phenomenon in general. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 13:43, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to advertising industry.4meter4 (talk) 21:57, 11 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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.