Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/C. Scott Vanderhoef


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The result was delete. Killiondude (talk) 21:02, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

C. Scott Vanderhoef

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As a relatively minor local political figure and unsuccessful candidate for political office who is not otherwise notable, article subject fails WP:NPOL. Marquardtika (talk) 22:49, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. MT TrainDiscuss 04:20, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions. MT TrainDiscuss 04:20, 20 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete a local level politician lacking the number of sources to show notability.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:29, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete. Neither "county executive" nor "non-winning candidate for higher office" constitutes an automatic inclusion freebie just because he exists — but the article is sourced nowhere even close to well enough to get him over WP:GNG. Bearcat (talk) 00:15, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. I'm going off on a limb here, I know, but his run statewide got lots of coverage, from what I recall. FWIW, I voted against him. Bearian (talk) 00:21, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * A non-winning candidacy for statewide office is not an WP:NPOL pass. If a person didn't win the election, then they have to already have cleared another notability standard for other reasons independent of the candidacy itself. There are occasional exceptions for cases like Christine O'Donnell, who got so much nationalized and internationalized coverage for her witch snafu that her article is actually longer and better-sourced than the one about the guy she lost to — but campaign-related coverage doesn't help a non-winning candidate clear GNG except in truly extraordinary circumstances like O'Donnell's. Bearcat (talk) 19:08, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  MBisanz  talk 02:31, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nom and Bearcat. SportingFlyer (talk) 06:50, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete- Neither county executive or unsuccessful candidate for governor pass WP:NPOL, you need to come up with a lot of independent sources outside of the election coverage for him to pass.--Rusf10 (talk) 05:46, 5 March 2018 (UTC)


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