Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fairmont Preparatory Academy
re: ''do you think that the United States Department of Education is not a valid and reliable source for this information in full compliance with  and '':  You misunderstand the issue here.  The problem with the Blue Ribbon thing is notability, not just whether it's true.  There has to be non-trivial coverage, independent of both the giver of the award and the recipient of the award, before you can begin to argue that the receiving of the award is notable.  Of course, the giver and the recipient will both issue press releases, but that's not independent coverage, obviously.  Also, the recipient may be included on lists of recipients of the award, or in wire service blurbs, but those aren't non-trivial.  Now, re: "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence."  Please.  We need evidence of appropriate sources to establish notability.  We don't assume notability by default
— User:Pan, 17:19, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:RS||WP:V (Wikipedia:Reliable sources)