Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dean Boehler


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The result was   delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:37, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

Dean Boehler

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Non notable candidate for state office, has held no previous elected office, no notable achievements. Wuh Wuz  Dat  14:51, 19 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Weak delete I'm not too hot on policy for political bio pages, but I can't see how this article meets general notability criteria. Sources could be better, but at least it is sourced.  Weak delete, if Wiki policy regarding political candidates allows this page then I would say keep DRosin (talk) 15:01, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Criteria for politician notability can be found here. Wuh  Wuz  Dat  15:13, 19 June 2010 (UTC)


 * What is the criteria for being a "non notable candidate"? Unless there is an guideline that I have not seen outlining a definition for that phrase, I would argue that receiving top ballot placement in the primary election in what is considered one of 4 crucial seats for the Colorado State Senate would be considered a "notable candidacy." Would it help the article to mention (with citation of course) the importance of the race to both main political parties?Grassrootsgirl (talk) 15:08, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * See the criteria for politician notability here. Wuh  Wuz  Dat  15:13, 19 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the link Wuhwuzdat, I looked it up and in "politician notability" it says:

"Major local political figures who have received significant press coverage."

I believe this article qualifies in content as Boehler has been given coverage in at least three local reliable sources: The Durango Herald, the Montrose Daily Press and The Watch. The coverage by these sources has not been mere "mentions" but full articles relating largely to Boehler. Grassrootsgirl (talk) 17:19, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

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 * Delete - Local press coverage or not, he's still only a candidate and thus fails WP:POLITICIAN. 17:52, 19 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.181.249.92 (talk)
 * Delete the coverage is only in local press and is the type of routine coverage that every candidate running for office everywhere receives. Thus he fails notability criteria in WP:POLITICIAN. Valenciano (talk) 18:11, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete I can't see any notability shown prior to candidacy, and candidacy isn't of itself an indicator of notability. I don't know how much notability the Congressional thing confers, but the link doesn't seem to be going anywhere at present - for me at least. Peridon (talk) 19:39, 19 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Peridon, Thanks for the info on the link. I fixed the link so it works properly now.Grassrootsgirl (talk) 20:07, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Ta. Boehler was mentioned along with 393 others, so far as I can see. Peridon (talk) 20:19, 19 June 2010 (UTC)


 * According to WP:POLITICIAN it states: "Just being an elected local official, or an unelected candidate for political office, does not guarantee notability..." However it does not state that being "only a candidate" as the unsigned user above says equates as a failure of criteria, simply not a guarantee.  I will expand some other areas of notability.  Thanks all for the input. Grassrootsgirl (talk) 20:21, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - Being in a primary election for state senate is very very far from notable; generally, even major-party candidates for US Senate only get their own pages if they receive significant media coverage. I don't see anything here passes the bar of notability. Receiving the same congressional citation as 400 other people does not confer notability either.Minnowtaur (talk) 22:48, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete fails WP:POLITICIAN as clearly outlined by others. LibStar (talk) 04:08, 24 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete. The most significant press he got as a marshal was for the circumstances of losing his job in 2008:. This and some passing coverage of a run for a state senate post doesn't add up to notability. Fences  &amp;  Windows  23:42, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
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