[WikiEN-l] Explaining nominations and votes on AFD

Thu Sep 15 09:26:28 UTC 2005

> Having a "bland" opinion doesn't mean that the opinion is incorrect.
> 
> I think all schools are inherently notable.  I also think all US
> Presidents are inherently notable.  Both are "bland" opinions, neither
> deserves less respect than the other, but judgements about their
> correctness must be made independently.

Calling all US presidents notable can be backed up by the sheer amount
of written material on them and their profound effect on US history.

While I find education a noble thing, I don't see how that makes all
schools inherently notable and I've got no similar argument as with
presidents to back that up. The written material on schools is sparse
and often written by somone involved with the school itself, making
3rd party sources hard, if not impossible, to find. Hence, I'll look
at schools on a case by case basis.

Just a little more info to begin with would keep a lot schools out of
AFD. If the original creator added some piece of info (Famous alumni,
first school to..., or location of ...) to an otherwise common article
with basic info it would satisfy a lot of "deletionists" with regard
to notability.

I would certainly support ignoring overly vague nominations or votes
based on the category an article falls in rather than its individual
merits.

--Mgm