Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/British Unicorn Party


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The result was delete. WjBscribe 02:21, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

British Unicorn Party

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Despite being registered with the Electoral Commission this party has fought no elections, has a genuinely incoherent raft of policies and has no evidence of a membership in excess of three persons. It does not appear to be in any way notable in a UK context. BTLizard 14:37, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - appears to be two men in a shed. No evidence that this party has either members or policies, and the sole "genuine" mention of them I can find anywhere comes from a Lords speech about ridiculous political parties. -  irides centi   (talk to me!)  15:59, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - no evidence this 'party' has ever done anything more than register itself. Non notable. Davewild 16:13, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. I would argue that the simple fact of registering with the Electoral Commission is an assertion of notability, in the same way that being elected to a national legislature is. I found some additional information by doing a Google search for "Paul O'Callaghan" Orpington, suggesting that Paul O'Callaghan is someone who feels that he has been unfairly treated by the health care system and the local newspaper. --Eastmain 18:05, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Strongly disagree with the above - in the UK any crackpot with an axe to grind or company to promote can register with the Electoral Commission and call themselves a "political party" providing they pay the £150 fee. The current register contains such political forces as the "The Idle Toad", "telepathicpartnership.com" and "Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers". -  irides centi   (talk to me!)  18:27, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. I've no doubt that Mr O'Callaghan feels he's been unfairly treated, but so do a lot of people. The question is whether his BUP is of sufficient standing to merit an article here. I would say not. It would appear to have a minimal membership - only three members can be identified and the website does not indicate how others might join. Franlkly I think Mr O'Callaghan and his party would struggle to establish notability on Orpington High Street, never mind on Wikipedia. BTLizard 08:57, 21 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete - non-notable. Most of the links from a Google search point to Wikipedia or it's derivatives. → Aktar (talk • contribs) &mdash; 10:14, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. As Iridescenti accurately points out, all you need to do to register with the Electoral Commission is to hand over £150 and name your party officers, which could be all the same person. Registering cannot be a claim of notability, and this party does not have any other claims to inclusion. (I must disagree with him about Idle Toad, which is an amusing name for a well-established local party in Lancashire). Sam Blacketer 10:16, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete Honestly, it seems like a terribly thought out joke to me, also nonsense. TheMasterEmerald 18:53, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.