Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christine Leadman


 * 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 delete. - Mailer Diablo 15:44, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Christine Leadman
Article was speedied for non-notability. Creator has contested the deletion, so I'm bringing this up to AfD. A ecis  I'm too busy acting like I'm not naive. 14:07, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * speedy delete. I think you could even have speedied it for blatant advertising. yandman  14:30, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * It was speedied twice, once by NawlinWiki and once by me, both for A7 and G11. A  ecis  I'm too busy acting like I'm not naive. 19:37, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete No ex officio notability for city councillors, and this is just a candidate. Btw is supporting the "Elvis Sighting Society Annual Beanfest" actually a votewinner? Bwithh 14:32, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * And is the "Elvis Sighting Society" really a charity? yandman  14:37, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Consideration for not deleting of this article. Christine has been a significant civic contributor in Ottawa and will continue to be an active community individual after the election. The charities she has worked with are all registered charities that do good work for the people of Ottawa. You should know that currently there are a number of candidates running in this election posted on Wikipedia who, like Christine, are candidates running for elected office for the first time, but are not ungoing any sort of similar consideration for deletion. Her civic awards and recognition are significant and well documented in press coverage. Please take this into consideration. Grahame5 13:16, 10 October 2006 (UTC)grahame5
 * Delete: Running for office does not meet the WP:BIO criteria for politicians. --Nehwyn 14:45, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, a candidate for municipal office (unless it's something like Mayor of New York) is not notable. NawlinWiki 16:52, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, I think in some ways Ottawa is comparible to New York--if not in size--given that it is Canada's national seat of government. That being said, it's city council seat, not a mayorship. She is mentioned in google news, but they are very brief mentions that tell you little more than that she exists. Fails WP:BIO as the press coverage must be significant, I think the G11 and A7 cases are difficult to make. I think it asserts why she is important (in a very POVish kind of way) and I'm not sure how I feel about G11 for candidates. I also initially prodded this article. Irongargoyle 17:55, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Which other candidates have an article on wikipedia? A  ecis  I'm too busy acting like I'm not naive. 13:19, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

There are 2 other candidates in Kitchissippi ward that have bios on Wiki - Gary Ludington and Vicky Smallman. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tanda1 (talk • contribs)


 * I've nominated both for deletion as well. See Articles for deletion/Gary Ludington and Articles for deletion/Vicky Smallman. A  ecis  I'm too busy acting like I'm not naive. 13:33, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

As to press coverage, on Jan. 11, 2006, Leadman was awarded by The Ottawa Sun (major daily paper) an award call "5 who made a difference" Leadman won hers for her contribution to business. And The Elvis Sighting Society is legit - http://www.elvissightingsociety.org/ - they have raised tens of thousands of dollars over the years for various charities. Tanda1 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tanda1 (talk • contribs)


 * Delete - I don't think the press coverage noted above is significant enough to establish Leadman as a major local political figure. Doesn't meet WP:BIO or WP:C&E in my opinion. -David Schaich Talk/Cont 17:53, 10 October 2006 (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.