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Draft:BKTPP Prabir Sengupta Vidyalaya- this is my first draft. The draft is entirely single-handed, so it may contain flaws and errors. If any helpful editors can correct those, please do so.-- Michri michri ( talk) 08:54, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
The following is text in the article: "Do not make long lists of every subject taught—people can get that from the school's brochure or website. Do not include school performance tables—people can get that from the school's brochure or website."
Should we take out the part about finding this information on the school's brochure and website? It seems to me that it does not make sense to make such a statement, as there are plenty of other things that we should put on school articles, despite whether or not the information is on the school's brochure/website, or despite the fact that it generally is on school brochures/websites, whether it be the principal name, address, notable achievements/awards, etc. To me, it seems that this statement contradicts much of the rest of the article advice. TheGEICOgecko ( talk) 04:11, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
"Do not insert long lists of every subject taught or school performance tables, gigs of the marching band, or its drama group produtions—people can get those from the school's prospectus, or website which is adequately linked to. Wikipedia is for providing basic information about schools and is not a publicity exercise or a second brochure."
The only exceptions are if the school is truly notable for something very special that could even turn it into a GA such as Hanley Castle High School, Malvern College, Eton College etc., - schools whose work or alumni have had a significant impact on regional or national society and culture (UK), or perhaps Blue Ribbon schools (US). And even then, the bell schedules, subjects, and sport results are not mentioned, and neither is trivia about the private lives of the staff and pupils, or the bike sheds burning down. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 06:28, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
"Do not insert long lists of subjects taught, school performance tables, marching band shows, or its drama group produtions—Wikipedia is not a publicity exercise or a second brochure."
I have a problem with some of the things listed here--specifically "clubs". There is no surplus/encyclopedic value whatsoever to adding a list of clubs. For starters, it's totally US-centric. Second, clubs come and go; they are ephemeral, and there is never any secondary sourcing for it, which we require for all kinds of other information. In the end, it's nothing more than directory information which is appropriate only for the school website--not for us. "Student council activities" and "regular activities" are really problematic for the same reason, but starting by taking "clubs" out of these guidelines is a good idea. Drmies ( talk) 21:50, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
"Notable" is a term used often in policies and guidelines. However it seems to be used quite loosely here. I believe the word "notable" should only be used if used in the same way as policies and guidelines, so as to not create confusion. Particularly, in the "Other sections" and "Awards" section, replace all occurrences of "notable" with "significant" (or something of the like) other than when speaking about the Notable alumni/staff sections, and if there's ever a need to use a term that's opposite of "significant", to use the term "trivial." What do you guys think? The GEICO gecko ( talk) 07:02, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
You are invited to participate in an RfC at Wikipedia talk:Notability asking if relevant notability guidelines should be modified to clarify that notability can be used as a criterion for inclusion in embedded lists. If it is passed, it may result in changes to this advice article. ElKevbo ( talk) 01:21, 24 August 2023 (UTC)