Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thompson Elementary 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 feeding the school merge fetish on here, merge/redirect.--Wizardman 14:13, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thompson Elementary_School[edit]

non notable elementary school ⇒ SWATJester ^{Denny Crane.} 15:49, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletions. -- -- pb30<talk> 21:38, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of British Columbia-related deletions. -- -- pb30<talk> 21:40, 15 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't believe that this article should be deleted. Please explain how you have concluded that this is not a notable school. More importantly, what would you consider a notable elementary school? --theorb 10:48, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Some here would not consider any elementary school that did not have some national or international fame or importance attached to it to be notable, I think (but you might ask them). I tend to be inclusionist: If there were plenty of good information in this or any other elementary school article, especially if you can get two reliable, independent sources for information on the school, I would prefer to keep the article, and you'd get at least some support from others (although I don't know if it would be enough to avoid a consensus decision to delete). As it is now, the article is essentially a stub and there's little reason to believe it will grow (elementary school stubs often don't grow). The best argument for taking out even the best stubs is that they disappoint readers. All the information here, along with that of other schools in the same district, could fit into a section of one larger article on the district. All the information could then be saved for readers, who would be just as well served. Noroton 17:58, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Then why are you listing it at AfD, rather than just merging it, as you say is appropriate in your reply above? Dhaluza 10:58, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to School District 38 Richmond. Dhaluza 16:29, 16 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Merge only the cited facts per WP:V. Article fails WP:N on its own. --Butseriouslyfolks 01:59, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 13:47, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Merge cited material to School District 38 Richmond and hard redirect (protect the redirect). Burntsauce 22:30, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Merge per Burntsauce. KillerChihuahua^?!? 13:28, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Merge/Redirect to School District 38 Richmond. Alansohn 17:48, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Merge/Redirect to SD 38 Richmond Noroton 18:04, 19 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Merge and redirect to school district article as suggested. Yamaguchi先生 04:16, 20 June 2007 (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.