Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Albert Van Zetten


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Peter Karlsen (talk) 02:11, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Albert Van Zetten

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fails WP:POLITICIAN. media coverage reflects things he has said as Council Mayor rather about him as a person. LibStar (talk) 04:46, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment. I am unable to find any personal biographical details about the subject, however, WP:POLITICIAN #2 refers specifically to mayors as well as officials in major metropolitan cities. Although the definition of a major metropolitan city may be open to debate, Launceston, Tasmania does have a population of over 100,000. I guess I am leaning towards a redirect. Location (talk) 05:37, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - A stub about a mayor, who is inherently notable according to our standards. Expand and improve rather than delete.  Cullen328 (talk) 06:35, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * from WP:POLITICIAN "Mayors are likely to meet this criterion" however, it does not say always. I don't see how this person in particular does. LibStar (talk) 06:58, 21 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.  --  Marcus   Qwertyus   17:27, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:04, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - this is non-trivial coverage from reliable third party sources. I'm not sure what the nominator means by "things he has said as Council Mayor rather about him as a person". Most of the coverage of Barack Obama involves what he has said and done as President. StAnselm (talk) 06:13, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
 * there is a lot of coverage of Obama's career, education, childhood, personal views: can you find even 5 sources discussing any of these matters of Van Zatten? Prove me wrong. Mayors make announcements all the time, that isn't enough to make a WP article. LibStar (talk) 07:15, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
 * As far as personal views go, several sources say he is anti-pulp mill. StAnselm (talk) 08:46, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
 * and have you found any third party coverage on Van zetten's career, personal life and/or education? LibStar (talk) 12:51, 24 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep Not all mayors are assumed notable, but the mayor of a city of 100,000 is. Mayors of large cities are presumed notable because coverage about them can almost always be found. And sure enough, in this case there are plenty of hits at Google News ranging from the Tasmania Examiner to ABC News. The article is a stub but that is not a reason to delete it, see WP:STUB. --MelanieN (talk) 16:21, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
 * P.S. Since you all keep demanding "personal biographical details," I added his birthdate and his wife's name to the article. --MelanieN (talk) 16:29, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
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