The result of the debate was no consensus to delete. Angr ( talk • contribs) 21:34, 8 April 2006 (UTC) reply
Would editors please note that there is another discussion for a related article at the bottom of the page! Somebody requested the debate be split and I have agreed. So, please contribute to that debate too as that one is being passed by at the moment. -- kingboyk 20:08, 31 March 2006 (UTC) reply
According to the talk page (where there are several comments about the pointlessness of this list), there is in the order of 25,000 schools in the UK. The list is already 177k, which way over the recommended article size. I believe WP:NOT (indiscriminate info) applies. Really a list like this is lacking on context, and it does nothing for the reader that the already quite intricately structured schools categories can't do a lot better.
Please note, this is not an anti-schools nomination (I'm in the "schools are notable" camp), it's anti-listcruft. Second note (very important one) - I anticipate that some editors will say "this list shows red links but categories don't" (and that, frankly my friends, is the only virtue of this list). Wikipedia is optimised for readers not editors, and categories are optimal for readers. If a redlink list is needed, it belongs in the schools WikiProject (see WP:Beatles for how we've been approaching this issue). Delete or move to the schools WikiProject. kingboyk 12:01, 31 March 2006 (UTC) P.S. This was previously nominated just over a year ago and the result was Keep. -- kingboyk 12:02, 31 March 2006 (UTC) reply
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List of UK Independent Schools. This is a much smaller and more specialisted list so it is unreasonable to lump it in with this one, which has been nominated partly for its size, especially after some delete votes have been recorded. I will list it separately.
CalJW 17:48, 31 March 2006 (UTC) One delete vote. --
kingboyk
18:19, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
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The result of the debate was Keep (aeropagitica) 16:51, 5 April 2006 (UTC) reply
Same principle. More-than-adequately served by categories, redlinks can be tracked in the WikiProject. -- kingboyk 13:21, 31 March 2006 (UTC) reply
This was lumped together with a much smaller and more specialist list, which was unreasonable.
The result of the debate was no consensus to delete. Angr ( talk • contribs) 21:34, 8 April 2006 (UTC) reply
Would editors please note that there is another discussion for a related article at the bottom of the page! Somebody requested the debate be split and I have agreed. So, please contribute to that debate too as that one is being passed by at the moment. -- kingboyk 20:08, 31 March 2006 (UTC) reply
According to the talk page (where there are several comments about the pointlessness of this list), there is in the order of 25,000 schools in the UK. The list is already 177k, which way over the recommended article size. I believe WP:NOT (indiscriminate info) applies. Really a list like this is lacking on context, and it does nothing for the reader that the already quite intricately structured schools categories can't do a lot better.
Please note, this is not an anti-schools nomination (I'm in the "schools are notable" camp), it's anti-listcruft. Second note (very important one) - I anticipate that some editors will say "this list shows red links but categories don't" (and that, frankly my friends, is the only virtue of this list). Wikipedia is optimised for readers not editors, and categories are optimal for readers. If a redlink list is needed, it belongs in the schools WikiProject (see WP:Beatles for how we've been approaching this issue). Delete or move to the schools WikiProject. kingboyk 12:01, 31 March 2006 (UTC) P.S. This was previously nominated just over a year ago and the result was Keep. -- kingboyk 12:02, 31 March 2006 (UTC) reply
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List of UK Independent Schools. This is a much smaller and more specialisted list so it is unreasonable to lump it in with this one, which has been nominated partly for its size, especially after some delete votes have been recorded. I will list it separately.
CalJW 17:48, 31 March 2006 (UTC) One delete vote. --
kingboyk
18:19, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
reply
The result of the debate was Keep (aeropagitica) 16:51, 5 April 2006 (UTC) reply
Same principle. More-than-adequately served by categories, redlinks can be tracked in the WikiProject. -- kingboyk 13:21, 31 March 2006 (UTC) reply
This was lumped together with a much smaller and more specialist list, which was unreasonable.