User talk:MarkGell

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Speedy deletion nomination of Katherine Hobbs
A tag has been placed on Katherine Hobbs requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles – see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Malleus Fatuorum 14:47, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

Clarification
To clarify for you: Consensus has generally been that, except in exceptional cases, city councillors are not suitable subjects for individual biographical articles, as their notability is generally only for one event&mdash;their election to or campaign for council. While you avoided speedy deletion, the articles you created are likely to be deleted or redirected through other means shortly, unless you can provide a good reason why they're exceptional cases. Regardless, no page on a political candidate (or anyone or anything else) may serve to promote them or act as an extension to their campaign website. Please do not create pages on city councillors or candidates for city councils just because they've received extensive local media coverage. Seraphimblade Talk to me 20:38, 6 September 2010 (UTC)