Talk:Temple High School (Mississippi)

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Comment: This absolutely is notable and could be published, but it is written in numerous very short sentences that are almost fragments. The entire article reads like short facts about the school back to back. Once this is fixed it should be ready to be published me. Ping me and I'll approve it.
User:FloridaArmy you absolutely should know better and know what a proper article is supposed to read like. I'm disappointed to see this coming from you.
Where is the mural and plaque? What city was the school in? There is only one hyperlink to another Wikipedia article when there could be numerous. Ktkvtsh (talk) 15:52, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Please review related articles to improve the writing and structure of this article (Category:Public high schools in Mississippi). QEnigma talk 16:37, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:Ktkvtsh please see wp:sofixit. I am disappointed that if you see an issue you don't address it instead of complaining. We are missing 100s if not thousands of these notable entries. I don't appreciate your nitpicking. This is a collaborative enterprise. If you see something that can be improved act on it. We have nothing on this subject. I'm sorry the writing style doesn't meet your standards but I agree with you it's notable and Wikipedia needs to do a better job covering these subjects. We can all do better. FloridaArmy (talk) 16:09, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:FloridaArmy Why not just publish it yourself then? Is your goal to mock up a bunch of articles and submit them to AfC to get reviewers to fix them up and publish? My thought was that you press submit when you think it is ready to publish.Ktkvtsh (talk) 16:14, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:Ktkvtsh I was sanctioned with restrictions for creating too many "unfinished" entries and for saving too many article at deletion discussions. So here we are. FloridaArmy (talk) 16:22, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:FloridaArmy Interesting. I'm going to fix the article up as Mississippi is one of my specialties. In the future, just press submit when an article is ready to go, not 75% done with some work needed. Slow down and do it right the first time instead of half doing it and making it everyone elses problem. Have a good day.Ktkvtsh (talk) 16:29, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the tips User:QEnigma. Can you explain why and article entirely about the school and its legacy decades after it closed doesn't help establish notability? FloridaArmy (talk) 18:32, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@FloridaArmy: Please read my comments above. The article was not declined for failing notability criteria but for lacking an encyclopaedic structure and a writing style. Please review related articles in the same category using the provided link and make the necessary improvements before resubmitting. Thank you for your understanding. QEnigma talk 02:50, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Notes

Typically schools for blacks in the segregated south served large areas, often entire counties. Presumably this school served areas in the county and not just Vicksburg. More coverage of the funding disparities and architectural histories would be helpful. FloridaArmy (talk) 17:25, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think this page should be moved to Rosa A. Temple High School, its full name, over the redirect. I tried to do it but wasn't allowed. A requested move or admin assistance appears to be needed. FloridaArmy (talk) 17:32, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]