Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ben Allen (politician)


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The result was delete, per WP:TOOSOON--Ymblanter (talk) 06:55, 9 July 2014 (UTC)

Ben Allen (politician)

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Fails WP:POLITICIAN, candidate for a state level legislature without any other evidence of notability. Citations are limited to campaign announcements, articles relating to it or his own websites. &#9790;Loriendrew&#9789;  &#9743;(talk)  00:05, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
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 * Delete. Fails notability. Xxanthippe (talk) 01:51, 2 July 2014 (UTC).
 * Delete Does not meet NPOL criteria. Can't see any coverage which isn't related to him running for office. If he wins then maybe but not right now. The article is basically a copypaste of his campaign website and the smartvoter website. To compare, Sandra Fluke, another candidate for that seat has extensive coverage from reliable sources. Cowlibob (talk) 13:40, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Further Comment The creator of this article is called 3250OceanPark which is similar to the address (3250 Ocean Park Blvd) given for the campaign office on his official website so suspected COI as creator is likely to be close to the subject. Cowlibob (talk) 17:57, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment Per the talk page: "This Wikipedia page was created by Ben Allen's social media team", so an admitted WP:COI.-- &#9790;Loriendrew&#9789;  &#9743;(talk)  23:49, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the clarification. Cowlibob (talk) 11:13, 3 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete Fails WP:NOTABILITY and WP:POLITICIAN. Might be WP:TOOSOON if he ultimately wins, but for now, either way, Delete. --Jersey92 (talk) 12:55, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Candidates for elected office do not qualify for articles just for being candidates; a person must have a permanent claim of notability, which for most politicians is established only by winning the election, before they qualify for an article. No prejucide against recreation if he wins, but delete. Bearcat (talk) 21:07, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete per our resume guidelines, which is how this is written. Also fails my standards for lawyers, but is up and coming. Bearian (talk) 17:45, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete per too soon. If he wins the election he will merit an article, not until then.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:21, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
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