Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alex Zablocki


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The result was   delete. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 16:13, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Alex Zablocki

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A fellow new page patroller declined to speedy this, and I'm respecting that. PROD unsurprisingly contested by the author, who had not edited prior to creating this article (and is also pretty clearly the subject). A pittance of ghits, but most are social networking sites. Does not seem to satisfy the GNG. Nosleep break my slumber 04:55, 25 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep. Notable enough in third party sources. Kiwikibble (talk) 05:35, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Which sources would those be? The two links to his campaign website, or the article that quotes him (once) in a story on another matter? Nosleep  break my slumber 05:37, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * This is about the only non-trivial hit I can find. Nosleep  break my slumber 05:40, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

I didn't think the office he was running for was notable, but apparently it is. WP:POLITICIAN states that being a candidate or even being elected to public office does not by itself confer notability, though. Nosleep break my slumber 05:47, 25 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment There are five news pieces about him, all related to his candidacy -, Google News. However, the article itself is an exact copy of this page, so it might be a copy vio. -SpacemanSpiff (talk) 06:24, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete As user Nosleep mentioned, simply being a candidate for office does not meet criteria for notability.  They need something else notable about them, and this page seems like a promotional press release.  Anybody can sign up to be a candidate for office.  If he wins, he's notable.  If he does something notable, then he's notable.  For now he's just a staffer running in an election he will probably lose. --Muboshgu (talk) 12:36, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Yeah looks like self-promotion indeed. The main editor on the page is User:Alexforpa... Alex for Public Advocate, I presume.  I appreciate that he isn't trying to hide it.  --Muboshgu (talk) 12:42, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: Not notable. Looks like self (or family) promotion. Niteshift36 (talk) 22:18, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
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