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.
- d.