Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charles H. Thompson


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was   keep. Consensus is that the offices held by the subject are sufficient to meet WP:POLITICIAN Mkativerata (talk) 05:11, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Charles H. Thompson

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Non-notable local official Orange Mike   &#x007C;   Talk  04:28, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Wisconsin-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:13, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:14, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. I agree with the nom that the article doesn't sufficiently show the subject's notability, however, I think there is enough elsewhere to demonstrate notability. According to one of the references in the article, the subject received a "Lifetime Excellence Award" from his alma mater, "was secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation from 1991-2000", "was chairman of Wisconsin's Public Service Commission from 1987-91", and "was named Wisconsin Restaurateur of the Year in 1986". Location (talk) 20:01, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
 * reply - speaking as a Wisconsinite, I can assure you that none of these constitute a viable assertion of notability. Sectys. of the DOT are usually useful non-entities, and the others are just ego-stroking. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  22:34, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm not convinced that serving as Chairman of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission, the regulatory agency whose responsibilities include oversight of the telecommunications industry in Wisconsin, is simply "ego-stroking". WP:POLITICIAN #1 states: "Politicians who have held international, national or sub-national (statewide/provincewide) office..." Working under the assumption that Wisconsin is still a US state, Thompson has held two higher level positions at the statewide level. I don't claim that he has the notability of a Senator, Representative, or Governor, but to assert that the subject is merely a "local official" is a bit disingenuous. Location (talk) 23:14, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep per Location and WP:POLITICIAN. All that I need to see is that he held a state-wide office of Secretary - even if Mike asserts that's an ego-stroking position. I have no opinion on that point. And I'm of course from Wisconsin too.  Royal broil  02:39, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Convention is that holders of state-wide offices at the heads of cabinet departments are notable. Ray  Talk 22:52, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Location makes a good point about statewide office. Assuming these are cabinet departments, as Ray suggests, there can be no question that he is notable. --Philosopher Let us reason together. 15:58, 20 October 2010 (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.