Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dumfries High School

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 delete‎. I find TimothyBlue's contribution the most compelling in a debate which didn't have a lot of participation. Daniel (talk) 21:02, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dumfries High School

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This article fails WP:GNG. There are a couple of stories about the redevelopment of its buildings, insufficient IMO per WP:ORGDEPTH which calls for greater than trivial coverage. There is no substantial, indepth coverage of the school. Guidelines at WP:NSCHOOL and the WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES essay are noted. Tagishsimon (talk) 02:51, 18 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Education, Schools, and Scotland. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 07:37, 18 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Meets WP:GNG. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:22, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:56, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This probably ended up here because of a bust-up over photos at the Teahouse. Someone inserted a photo of the teacher who some years ago faked the teacher-assessments of a large number of their pupils. In my view quite rightly, a teahouse visitor removed the photo as giving undue weight to a one-off BLP issue. They then questioned whether the headmaster's photo was okay, and I questioned heavily whether our treatment of the teacher who faked the results is fair. I have no particular desire to delete the article itself, but the "Events" part dealing with the faked results should go. This was not a particularly notable, or even unusual event, and there has been no coverage whatsoever since the time of her disciplinary hearing. Our text on the subject is possibly inaccurate (the number of faked results is disputed) and certainly misleading and less than neutral. Elemimele (talk) 14:30, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep as a stub. I removed the mention of the teacher. Named or not, that borders on BLP issues. One teacher does not make or break a school. — Maile (talk) 02:09, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 08:16, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Final relist.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 21:38, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete: Fails GNG and NORG, no WP:SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and indepth from WP:IS RS. Source eval:

Comments	Source
Brief routine mill news about a construction project, interview with teacher, fails WP:IS WP:SIGCOV does not address the subject directly and indepth	1. Kobzar, Elina (1 November 2022). "New school proposals to go on display". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
Gov site, fails WP:IS, database page, fails WP:SIGCOV	2. ^ "Dumfries High School - Dumfries and Galloway Council". www.dumgal.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
Brief routine mill news about a construction project, fails WP:IS WP:SIGCOV does not address the subject directly and indepth	3. ^ Temlett, Stephen (29 December 2022). "New high school construction plans to change". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
Brief routine mill news about a construction project, fails WP:IS WP:SIGCOV does not address the subject directly and indepth	4. ^ "Dumfries High School building at the 'end of life'". BBC News. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
About an individual, no WP:SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and indepth	5. ^ "QosFC: Legends - Billy Houliston". qosfc.com. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
About an individual, no WP:SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and indepth	6. ^ "From bedroom to Billboard". The Herald. Glasgow. 29 July 2015.

Keep votes provide no sources. BEFORE showed nothing but routine mill news and database records.  // Timothy :: talk  05:30, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I find TimothyBlue's assessment of the sources convincing. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 20:56, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.