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The result was nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Dusti^*poke* 08:07, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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I'm not sure as to inclusion standards here, but I'm not sure this has the notability for inclusion. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 07:04, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep We normally retain articles on high schools based on our high school notability essay. Read the talk page, which quotes the opinion of Jimbo Wales on this matter. Cullen328 (talk) 07:54, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

However, the opinion quoted is from 2003, and Wikipedia was a very different place then. I don't give policies and discussions from then a whole lot of credence. Also, Jimbo has no more authority than anyone else here. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 18:35, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a policy, guideline, or essay WP:FRESHPOLICY that says we should heed only the most recent policies and guidelines, and ignore those which have been around for several years? ? Edison (talk) 23:01, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep The consensus of the Wikipedia community, demonstrated in hundreds of AFDs in recent years, has been that legitimate high schools are notable. The exception might be some tiny home school or private school. Primary schools are usually merged to the locality or school district. I see no reason why this case is different. I agree with the cited essay: "With suitable research, independent sources that at least barely meet WP:GNG and WP:ORG can almost always be found for any government-run high school, and for all but the smallest private high schools. This is because high schools are usually prominent and significant in their local communities, and consequently are written about by the local newspapers (particularly in smaller towns). As with other types of articles, we do not delete an article because editors have not yet cited their sources, but only if there is no evidence that independent, reliable sources exist." Edison (talk) 22:57, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Sounds like Snow Keep, go ahead and close this as keep, not nomination withdrawn. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 01:52, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Snow keep this pup under the doctrine of inherent notability of secondary schools. Carrite (talk) 05:57, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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