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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. The problems are surmountable (WP:UGLY). King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 01:16, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rockvale academy[edit]

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Declining speedy - if this is a regular (public) school, then G11 makes no sense, and if it is a high school, it's not speedy eligible anyway. Elevating to AFD for a fuller discussion. delete UtherSRG (talk) 12:03, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I do not understand why it is being deleted. It is an informative article about one of the prominent schools in Kalimpong. The contents have been found from the school magazines and reports. If this article demands deletion then please consider deleting the multitude of other articles pertaining to other schools. For example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Graham%27s_Homes, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustines_School, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine%27s_School, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Point_School_%28India%29, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._James%27_School_%28India%29, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oxford_School,_Trivandrum. There are million of other links I can point to, similar to these ones. Wikipedia is supposed to be the repository of information. This article provides information about a school. It is not an advertisement or a promotional attempt. I do not understand the technical jargon as to why this article will be deleted. Please explain to me in non technical terms. do not delete.Anandchhetri (talk) 16:47, 24 May 2010 (UTC)Anand Chhetri[reply]

Comment. The mere fact that other articles dealing with a given subject exist does not necessarily imply that this article should be kept Salvio ( Let's talk 'bout it!) 23:26, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - high school that educates to leaving certificate level. Such pages should be expanded not deleted. TerriersFan (talk) 18:20, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. The article is filled with irrelevant bits of information and it is written in an extremely non-neutral way; it should be rewritten from scratch, to get an article that complies with Wikipedia policies and guidelines. Salvio ( Let's talk 'bout it!) 23:25, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - Complete fail at following WP:NPOV. Formatting messed up, including no independent references of any kind, while its given source is in a irregular format. Notability is very questionalble, a Google News Archives search brought up only three mentions, all of of which are from the same publication. If it were to be notable, it requires a substantial rewrite to meet Wikipedia's policies. WikiManOne (talk) 23:28, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Keep - This is a school at the level of a U.S. high school; it's a boarding school; and it apparently has spawned a university. All of those attributes imply inherent notability. The database at http://www.cisce.org/ confirms the recognized status of the school and the basic information about it. Google News results may be limited, but I find many ghits in a regular Google search, including [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], and others. Not all of these are WP:RS, but some are. Also, most provided insubstantial coverage, but they deal with a diverse variety of aspects of this school, and overall impression is of a notable institution. As for the article content, the article needs substantial cleanup, but it's not a hopeless case. (I made a few initial cleanup edits.) --Orlady (talk) 16:00, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong keep The school exists and it is a secondary school (usually assumed to be notable). Furthermore it attracts international students from all over the subcontinent (note the reference link from the Bhutan Times). Clearly meets WP criteria for schools. --MelanieN (talk) 18:16, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak keep. I couldn't help but notice that the 2 "delete" !votes in this discussion seem to be arguing for a re-write. Blow it up and start over is an interesting essay on this concept but it's not a policy or guideline. If it can be re-written then it should be kept. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:34, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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