Talk:J. Lawrence Cogan

Contested deletion
This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because the subject was head of a notable department (Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner) for almost 2 years, which is a credible claim of significance or importance. --Hirolovesswords (talk) 15:33, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
 * While the office may be a notable one, Cogan himself does not pass WP:BIO criteria. He was simply the acting director for 19 months and then left to have a lower-level position in Cook County. While the LA coroner is not a politician, the guidance in WP:NPOL is helpful -- as a local officeholder he'd need "significant press coverage" to pass muster. – S. Rich (talk)
 * Speedy deletion under requires that no "credible claim of significance or importance" be made. Failing WP:BIO is an issue for AFD, not speedy deletion. --Hirolovesswords (talk) 23:32, 5 April 2015 (UTC)