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The result was keep per WP:SNOW. (non-admin closure) Happy Festivities! // J 947 ^{^(c)} 00:10, 21 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

List of middle schools in Kentucky[edit]

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Fails WP:LISTN and WP:NOTDIRECTORY. Middle schools are generally not notable enough to have their own articles, so why a list of all of them? I can see the motivation for lists of school districts in Kentucky, or lists of high schools in Kentucky, but this list is basically just a directory. Hog Farm (talk) 20:27, 16 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Education-related deletion discussions. Hog Farm (talk) 20:27, 16 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. Hog Farm (talk) 20:27, 16 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Hog Farm (talk) 20:27, 16 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Kentucky-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 20:30, 16 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. Middle schools are rarely notable. ☶☲Senny☶☲ (☎) 20:59, 16 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per WP:LISTPURP and per WP:CLN, there are definitely enough articles on this topic to merit a standalone list as complementary to Category:Middle schools in Kentucky. Whether it should include nonnotable entries as well is a matter for talk page discussion there to determine, but there is certainly a good argument for it being made comprehensive. postdlf (talk) 21:55, 17 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Postdlf. This is exactly the sort of page our core readership uses: it gets at least 100 views per month. This is especially needed because Kentucky has so few educational resources due to chronic under-funding of their public schools. Lists are used precisely where only a few or many examples are notable, but the larger concept is notable. A category does not always replace, but can compliment a list. Why not both? Bearian (talk) 18:49, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I see nothing wrong with this or other articles of its type found at Category:Lists of middle schools. To claim high schools are notable but middle schools aren't, is odd. There are enough blue links to articles about these schools to make it a valid list. Dream Focus 19:04, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep This is exactly what you should do to a list of junior high schools- see Wikipedia:Notability (high schools)#If it's not notable. Remember that in the wikipedia context Notable - means it should be noted - not that is is world shattering or unique. ClemRutter (talk) 23:14, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Bearian and ClemRutter. Bookscale (talk) 21:38, 20 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Withdrawn by nominator. Looks like the consensus is to keep this page. I'm not going to waste any more of anybody's time here at AfD with this then. Hog Farm (talk) 22:54, 20 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not going to close this myself, as there was one other !vote to delete, but if an admin sees this, feel free to close this AfD. Hog Farm (talk) 22:56, 20 December 2019 (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.