Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rhinelander High School

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The result was keep. Ron Ritzman (talk) 22:48, 19 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Rhinelander High School[edit]

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No independent sources to prove notability Night of the Big Wind _talk 17:53, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep in line with Wikipedia:Notability (high schools). A Gggole search shows that there are plenty of sources about this school, some about this contest in which they appear to be regular finalists, but many more about the normal operation of a school institution notable in its community. AllyD (talk) 19:50, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Be bold and add them... Night of the Big Wind _talk 20:37, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I may do. But in the context of the discussion here, see WP:BEFORE sections C and D. AllyD (talk) 22:04, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Wisconsin-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:48, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:49, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Leaving aside the overwhelming precedent that we keep articles about high schools like this one, did the nominator make even a slight effort to check for sources? [1]--Arxiloxos (talk) 23:32, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- If you know that there are sources, why didn't you add them? Happy editing, mate! Night of the Big Wind _talk 01:27, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Inclusionists and deletionists over the years have worked a grand compromise on schools articles, which I support. High schools are essentially "in" if their existence can be verified; elementary schools are essentially "out," unless truly exceptional. This system ends any need to moot semi-bad-faith deletion nominations of "rival" high schools, or endless rounds of source sifting for the tens or hundreds of thousands of elementary schools around the globe. Deletionists give a little, inclusionists give a little, and the wheels go round and round... There is an underlying logic to this: comprehensive biographies will generally name a high school — which should be a blue link, not a red link; but not an elementary school. Moreover, high schools are apt to be in the news with sports teams, dramatic and musical presentations, etc. and thus can reasonably be assumed to meet GNG as the subject of multiple instances of substantial coverage in so-called reliable sources. Therefore, keep, per longstanding consensus and standard practice. Carrite (talk) 02:06, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I have read all secondary schools are notable.--GouramiWatcher ^(Gulp) 03:01, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - plenty of sources available to meet WP:GNG. We delete when the sources are not available not because they have not been added to the page. TerriersFan (talk) 19:44, 19 May 2012 (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.