Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brian Maryott


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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 22:11, 26 June 2020 (UTC)

Brian Maryott

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Non-notable politician. Fails WP:NPOL and WP:GNG. He has held low-level political offices that don't meet NPOL. He's also a candidate for offices that would make him notable, but only if he wins. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:49, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:49, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:49, 19 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete fails WP:NPOL and the article as written fails WP:PROMO as it lists his campaign policy positions. SportingFlyer  T · C  22:51, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Draftify it fails WP:PROMO and should therefore be cleaned up, but it may not fail WP:NPOL for long. --Micky (talk) 00:52, 20 June 2020 (UTC) Blocked sockpuppet --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 05:02, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
 * We can always restore it if he wins. It's also been written by a number of redlinked editors with similar random usernames who haven't worked on any other articles, so has likely been paid for. SportingFlyer  T · C  01:58, 20 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete. This article fails fails WP:NPOL. His position locally is not inherently notable and there are no unusual happenings (super long tenure, extraordinary event) that would create notability.--Mpen320 (talk) 02:45, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete, without prejudice against recreation on or after election day if he wins. People do not get articles just for being candidates in elections they have not yet won — WP:NPOL requires holding a notable office, not just running for one — but being mayor of a small town in the 33K population range is not "inherently" notable either, so that doesn't get him over the "preexisting notability for other reasons independent of the candidacy" test, and the depth of media coverage shown here is nowhere near enough to get him over the "his candidacy is more special than everybody else's candidacies" test either. But we also don't keep articles about candidates in draftspace pending the election results, either, because that just turns draftspace into the repository of campaign brochures for unelected candidates that our rules were intentionally designed to prevent mainspace from becoming. If he wins in November, administrators have the ability to undelete the article at that time with one punch on one button, so "don't lose the work because he might win" is not a compelling reason to waive our rules. Bearcat (talk) 11:28, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete Subject was mayor of San Juan Capistrano, California, and could conceivably pass WP:NPOL if there is sufficient and national or international coverage of the subject outside of the subject's 2018 and 2020 campaigns. I agree that the article can be recreated in November if they win, but merely being a candidate on a ballot for a national office or being a mayor of a small town is not sufficient to pass our notability standards. In any event, I do not believe the "political positions" section is appropriate for Wikipedia, as our project is not a repository of campaign brochures. --Enos733 (talk) 18:19, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete unelected candidates for congress are not notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 20:03, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails WP:NPOL and reads like campaign literature. Best, GPL93 (talk) 23:13, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete Surely fails WP:PROMO and strongly agree fails WP:NPOL where "an unelected candidate for political office, does not guarantee notability". LandonRules  (Talk)  17:45, 26 June 2020 (UTC)


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