User talk:Berkeleyyossi
| This is Berkeleyyossi's talk page, where you can send them messages and comments. |
|
Welcome
[edit]Welcome!
Hello, Berkeleyyossi, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
- The five pillars of Wikipedia
- Tutorial
- How to edit a page
- How to write a great article
- Manual of Style
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question. Again, welcome! -- Avi (talk) 17:33, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
Midrasha
[edit]If the school you linked to is a singular school named "Midrasha," then it is not notable enough for a wiki article. If it is a chain of schools across teh US or the world, that is a different story. -- Avi (talk) 17:33, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
- Taking one at random, I get "Midrasha is a supplementary program designed for students in Grades 7-12 to continue their Jewish studies beyond their Bar or Bat Mitzvah in order to meet their unique needs and strengthen their ties to our treasured tradition." http://www.ttsp.org/midrasha/. That is TTSP's supplementary program, not a movement in and of itself, and is likely not notable the way that the Israeli Midrasha/seminary movement is. -- Avi (talk) 18:35, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
- I understand your perspective, but please remember what wikipedia is, and what wikipedia is not. The fact that many people associate the word "midrasha" with a US coed school is ipso facto not enough to demonstrate the requisite notability for an article, in my opinion. Wikipedia is neither dictionary nor an indiscriminate collection of information. There are standards, and being a term recognizable to 10 or 10000 people may not suffice in and of itself. -- Avi (talk) 21:19, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
- I wouldn't be surprised if the current article is a problem, too. I'm not telling you not to make a disambig page, I'm saying I personally think it isn't notable, so forgive me for not setting it up. Also, I'm not sure a disambig is the way to go after further thought; perhaps two sections in the same article, as you originally had, is better. -- Avi (talk) 21:46, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
- I understand your perspective, but please remember what wikipedia is, and what wikipedia is not. The fact that many people associate the word "midrasha" with a US coed school is ipso facto not enough to demonstrate the requisite notability for an article, in my opinion. Wikipedia is neither dictionary nor an indiscriminate collection of information. There are standards, and being a term recognizable to 10 or 10000 people may not suffice in and of itself. -- Avi (talk) 21:19, 22 September 2008 (UTC)