Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of schools in Japan

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The result of the debate was NO CONSENSUS; thus the article is kept. —Korath (Talk) 17:23, Mar 5, 2005 (UTC)

List of schools in Japan

Another meaningless list of schools. Delete. Radiant! 08:53, Feb 20, 2005 (UTC)

Keep This and all lists of schools. Are you trying to get your way by giving us more votes to do than we have time for? Wincoote 14:55, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
- Of course not. Now can we keep this discussion civil, please? Radiant! 16:01, Feb 20, 2005 (UTC)
  - Then may I civilly suggest that you read Wikipedia:Deletion policy and, as per the instructions on the top and bottom of VFD, only make nominations strictly according to those criteria? As ooposed to the ridiculously bogus nominations you appear to be flooding VFD with that aren't made according to those criteria. HTH! Thanks! - David Gerard 23:56, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
    - Nomination was made because article is deemed unsuitable for WP (deletion criteria #1), on the grounds that 'Wikipedia is not a mirror or a repository of links' (unsuitability criteria #3) and that 'Wikipedia articles are not: Mere collections of internal links' (sub-criteria #2). Radiant! 10:27, Feb 21, 2005 (UTC)
      - Radiant! Is a practitioner of Wikipedia:Extreme article deletion the objective of which is to get legitimate articles deleted as a "sport". Wincoote 15:13, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
        For the humor impaired, the Extreme Deletion page is a work of satire. It says so on the top, too. Please avoid ad hominems in VfD discussions. Radiant! 16:07, Feb 21, 2005 (UTC)
Delete. All notable schools in Japan (or any other country) can be included in a category. There's no need to have a massive, unmaintainable article. How would that possibly be useful to a reader? Carrp | Talk 16:06, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Keep, censure nominator - David Gerard 23:56, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
- I don't think that's a helpful comment, especially from an arbitrator. Carrp | Talk 04:58, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  - Putting censorship on people who disagree with you goes against the very idea of Wikipedia. Radiant! 10:27, Feb 21, 2005 (UTC)
Delete. Not only pointless, but without a prayer of being even significantly complete. And how would such a list, even if by some miracle complete, be of the slightest use (actionable) to a reader of an encyclopedia? --Calton 10:34, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Keep. *yawn*. James F. (talk) 11:12, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Keep. Useful list. --Andylkl 14:04, Feb 21, 2005 (UTC)
- To whom could it possibly be useful? And for what purpose? --Calton 04:13, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  - To myself and any other persons interested in the reading up of schools of course. --Andylkl 08:33, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
    - Say what? You are -- seriously -- interested in reading up a list of thousands of school names? No, I wanted an actual way this list would be useful. --Calton 01:30, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Delete, pointless, unmaintainable list. Megan1967 02:59, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Delete. Unmaintainable, useless, inevitably incomplete and inaccurate list. --BM 14:18, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Keep. Deletioncruft VFD nomination.--Centauri 20:51, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
- Take a look at the article. What is useful about it? Why shouldn't a category be used? How do we make sure false or inaccurate information isn't added when the article becomes huge.Carrp | Talk 20:52, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Delete. Categories are better. Incidentally, the fact that there are so many Delete votes for this article says to me that this is most certainly not Deletioncruft. DaveTheRed 23:39, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Delete all these school lists. Preisler 04:31, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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