Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dennis Steele


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The result was   no consensus. T. Canens (talk) 23:50, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Dennis Steele

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Subject of the article is a minor party candidate for governor of Vermont, which fails WP:POLITICIAN. There is some third party coverage of the subject in news organizations, but the subject still appears to fail WP:GNG since the coverage is generally trivial mention of him as a minor candidate. PROD was removed. Jminthorne (talk) 07:41, 21 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Coverage is not generally trivial. I have been on channel 5 news and channel 3 (I appeared on "You Can Quote Me".  These are the biggest tv stations in Vermont. Furthermore, I am the founder of Radio Free Vermont.  This is Vermont's largest online radio station.  Please let me know what more you need. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DennisRFV (talk • contribs)


 * Delete - relevant information about this candidate should be in the election article. Given his minor party affiliation, it's unlikely that he'll advance very far and garner anything other than minor coverage. 69.181.249.92 (talk) 07:58, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete fails all the tests of notability. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  20:53, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Change to Reluctant keep - his stunt in getting himself arrested by interrupting another party's debate, plus his connections with the notable and controversial Second Vermont Republic movement, push him over the line. If he continues to edit his own article, though, we may have to block him as a shameless spamming account, since he just doesn't seem to understand the concept of conflict of interest. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  14:20, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi Orange Mike,
 * I do get it. Would it be better if I had my campaign manager edit the article from now on?   —Preceding unsigned comment added by DennisRFV (talk • contribs) 16:04, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Certainly not!!!!! His/her COI is almost as bad as your own. [[Image:Information.svg|25px]] Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; ) at the end of your comment. You may also click on the signature button [[File:Insert-signature.png]] located above the edit window.  This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you.  -- Orange Mike   &#x007C;   Talk  16:20, 22 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete no substantial coverage in reliable third party sources, only a bit of local coverage such as every political candidate gets. The interruption of the debate can be filed under WP:ONEEVENT and WP:NOTNEWS. Can be redirected to the Vermont election page and any salvagable content included there. Valenciano (talk) 18:22, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Vermont-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:19, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:19, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep The arrest stuff is trivial, but the guy has been written up in Time Magazine. Not just a mention or a quote, but paragraphs about him and his movement. That, my friends, is notability. BTW I would urge the candidate to stop editing the article himself, and not to have his friends/campaign manager edit it. Please read Autobiography. If you are notable enough to be here, somebody will write about you. If nobody does - maybe you weren't as notable as you thought. --MelanieN (talk) 04:51, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
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