On 23 Sep 2006, at 17:46, David Gerard wrote:
On 23/09/06, Guy Chapman aka JzG guy.chapman@spamcop.net wrote:
The problem with the DRV is that the existence of a number of votes from obdurate "all schools are inherently notable" types means that vote counting gives no consensus, whereas a comparison of arguments from policy - specifically verifiability and hence the ability to cover the subject objectively - shows a clear delete.
This is a hardened attitude formed by people on VFD as it was who wanted to delete all schools from Wikipedia below the notability level of Eton. That is: the process was pathological on both sides.
So let's assume every school will be in Wikipedia on the same basis that every pissweak or even no-longer-existent hamlet in the US will remain. What can be done then?
- Is existence enough? Evidently.
- So we need proof of existence and basic verifiable information.
There should be enough for a stub at the very least. If you want to turn it into a list entry instead, the redirect needs to be in the appropriate place.
If you're bringing this to wikien-l to re-fight the school deletion wars, you're probably not spending your time well.
We can still give moral support. If content cannot be verified, it should be taken out. The onus is on the people adding the information to provide verification.