User talk:EdGl

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Messages will be deleted once I have read and/or replied to them. Unless the message is either funny or a compliment -- then it stays :-) EdGl

you call this music article

• YOU RULE. Madangry 01:52, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

Notable Churches

Hi! I saw your note asking about what constitutes a notable church. I'm not aware of any official policies or guidelines on this, but I thought I would offer my perspective. The typical church in my neighborhood (or your neighborhood) is probably not notable. To rise to the level of notability, a church should have something that really distinguishes it from most other churches. Things such as a famous pastor, an innovative ministry program that has received widespread media coverage, a connection to the civil rights movement or impressive architectural characteristics such as the world's largest collection of mosaics or largest bell carrillion would all set a church apart. Sometimes it makes more sense to incorporate the information about the church in a larger article about a neighborhood for example. Take a look at some of the churches listed under Category:Churches and its sub categories. Ask yourself if the church you want to write about is as important, significant, interesting as those churches. If someone nominated it for AfD, could you make a convincing case that it belongs in that group. Cheers! TMS63112 17:50, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Heh, got an edit conflict and TMS63112 was answering your question as well. I mirror that sentiment and would add that historical context is another criteria I tend to look at, though that doesn't always mean a church has an article. First and Second Church is the oldest church in Boston, MA, but is not represented on Wikipedia. All in all though, TMS63112 has excellent suggestions that IMO apply really to all civic organizations.--Isotope23 18:26, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the follow up note on my talk page. From what you said, it seems like the most notable thing about th church you want to write about is the pre-K through grade 12 school. While thre are some who disagree, there seems to be a rough consensus that high schools are notable. Therefore, why not write an article about the school? You can mention that it is run by the church, and include some other information about the church in the article as well. You can have a redirect from the church to the school page. If the section on the church gets too big, you can break it off into its own article. TMS63112 01:59, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Good luck with your article. If you end up writing the article, please let me know. I'd enjoy reading it. TMS63112 16:28, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Great Minds...

It is good to see that we were on the same brainwave at the same time. Keep up the great work! Kukini 23:53, 13 February 2006 (UTC)