Talk:Walnut Ridge High School (Columbus, Ohio)

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The Notable Alumni section should be used for those who have made some kind of contribution to society that is recognized by a legitimate authority, such as scholar publications, and industry recognition.  This does not mean only sports figures.  There are many other capacities that rise to that level, although sports is the most common.
Please do not add/delete these entries based solely on you personal opinion.  That does not send the right signal to the kids being educated at the school.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:304:CC8C:6250:79CC:E238:7178:40A8 (talk) 15:14, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Lists of notable alumni are covered under WP:NLIST. General consensus is to only list those who have articles. If you wish to add names to the list, consider writing an article about the person first, then adding them. Deunanknute (talk) 15:33, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

text: People don't choose not to have a Wikipedia page. If someone makes one, properly, there will be one. Deunanknute (talk) 16:04, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: After looking into it, I don't think he is notable. One mention in a non-notable book, authored by a likely non-notable, does not make someone notable. What do you mean by ""C" to "c""?
 
You changed on Greg Cox "Class of '84" to "class of 84"  while all the rest are "C".  And it isn't just one mention in a non-notable book by a non-notable.  If you look into the author, he was Chairman of the Journalism department at the University of New Mexico for many years and a previous professor at the University of Iowa, and is a known leading authority on the subject of Media and Management.  Also, the President of the Cable Television Museum has information on Richard Sillman.  You don't have to be everywhere and known by many to be notable.  Look up the definition.  "notable" also means someone of distinction, not just a person who is famous.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bleted (talk • contribs) 16:27, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

text: The change if "C" to "c" was accidental, I simply reverted to the previous version. I called the author "likely non-notable", as I didn't find anything in a very quick search, he may be notable. Wikipedia's "definition" of notability for people is located at WP:PEOPLE. I'm not seeing "significant coverage in multiple published secondary sources which are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject." for Sillman. Or any of the other criteria as listed on that page. If you can show notability, then I have no problem with him being listed. I agree with you that many notability lists for schools are dominated by sports figures, and it is better to have different types of people. But, that alone is not reason enough to add someone. Deunanknute (talk) 16:40, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

text: Just being the youngest isn't notable, it's trivia. If there was an article written about him in a newspaper/magazine because of it, or that mentioned it, that would be enough. Deunanknute (talk) 16:57, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

text: I don't doubt that he was the youngest, but being the youngest is not notable per Wikipedia guidelines. Notability is established by those not involved, not by acts, or properties. If he is notable, he will have been written about in depth by reliable independent parties. If he has not been, then he is most likely not notable. I understand the dictionary definition/common usage of the word "notable", but that is not exactly the one used by Wikipedia. Deunanknute (talk) 18:05, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

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