Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chuck Thomsen


 * 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. The participants concluded that the subject failed to meet either the general notability guideline or WP:POLITICIAN. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  21:16, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Chuck Thomsen

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non notable local politician/candidate, fails WP:BIO and WP:POLITICIAN. Bhockey10 (talk) 22:30, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.  —Bhockey10 (talk) 22:30, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

— Mwilhelm (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Keep - Needs wikification. See my rationale under Marilyn Kittelman (above). Carrite (talk) 01:02, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Oregon-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:11, 19 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment Notable local politicians can have articles, but require similar notability standards to other, independent, verifiable sources. See WP:POLITICIAN. If we have articles for all politicians, regardless of notability- then every high school class president should have an article. This subject and other similar ones nominated with this are all localized policial races with very little to no media coverage. Bhockey10 (talk) 20:32, 19 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep -Chuck Thomsen is a political figure that is of great importance to our area. He is very notable is his Senate District (Oregon SD26). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mwilhelm (talk • contribs) 21:00, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete does not meet WP:GNG, does not meet WP:politician01:20, 20 August 2010 (UTC) Dloh cierekim  01:34, 20 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Speedy delete as copyvio. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 01:23, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
 * (The usual outcome for these has been to redirect to the appropriate election. Dloh cierekim  01:28, 20 August 2010 (UTC))
 * My impression, which could easily be wrong, is that the copyvio requires "hard" deletion. Absent the copyvio, redirect while preserving history (assuming a suitable target exists) would be a preferred option, to allow easier recreation for a winning candidate. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 01:38, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
 * These are localized politicians with almost no coverage and there isn't an election article to redirect to. Bhockey10 (talk) 01:57, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

@Hullaballoo. We keep hx for the GFDL. Is that a factor where it was a copyvio? "hard deletion" sounds like the way to go. @Bhockey. That being the case, I don't feelbad about deleting. Dloh cierekim  03:14, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment copyvio has been removed. Dloh  cierekim  01:34, 20 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete - fails BIO/POLITICIAN and not anywhere near enough coverage to pass GNG from what shows up in a Gnews search. Aboutmovies (talk) 05:26, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete fails WP:POLITICIAN and I can't find substantial independent coverage. Hekerui (talk) 13:41, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete if cannot redirect article about the race. Obviously does not meet WP:GNG or WP:POLITICIAN. No offence to the creator, who was acting in good faith but does not no are rules and culture, but "wikipedia is not a campaign tool." Dloh  cierekim  14:12, 25 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete. Stub article lacks reliable sources to establish notability. Uncle Dick (talk) 16:58, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - Fails WP:POLITICIAN, if they get elected then look at re-creation. Codf1977 (talk) 17:46, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
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