Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Deborah Thomas


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The result was   delete. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 22:11, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Deborah Thomas

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One of many articles that has crept into Wikipedia on British prospective parliamentary candidates. WP:POLITICIAN does not attribute notability to candidates, and there is no evidence of "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article". I42 (talk) 22:26, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
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 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:03, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak delete and Redirect to Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency). Two claims to notability, one which fails WP:POLITICIAN and the other which fails WP:BLP1E. It's possible she may pass notability if she's showed up in enough political stories (difficult to tell as she is buried under other Deborah Thomases in GNews), but this article is verging on an extension of her blog. Chris Neville-Smith (talk) 07:39, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete interesting background but apart from the BBC source, which is in any event an interview, there's a lack of third party sources to establish notability. Valenciano (talk) 08:02, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep I would argue for inclusion of this article and all other article regarding parliamentary candidates for reasons outlined here ZTomane1 (talk) 22:53, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - claims to notability are very weak. If she is elected, then she should have an article. Warofdreams talk 02:13, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. Any claim to notability is, essentially, WP:ONEEVENT. Failed candidates for political posts usually disappear back into obscurity, unless they're notable for other reasons. Running a campaign for a few months does not establish notability. Furthermore, the only independent source cited by the article is an interview with the BBC. This (interview) is not really a WP:RS since it's largely her own words and there's no indication that the journalist has verified any of the information. Pburka (talk) 19:10, 18 April 2009 (UTC)


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