Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Don Calloway


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The result was   Keep. Stifle (talk) 15:45, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Don Calloway

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Unelected politician for a state-level office; fails WP:POLITICIAN. Mr. Vernon (talk) 02:40, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Come back when he meets the requirements of wikipedia...--Crossmr (talk) 02:45, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails WP:POLITICIAN per nom. — 97198 (talk) 03:03, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Ordinarily, I would say that an unelected candidate for the state legislature is not thereby notable.  In this instance, however, he has no opposition.  In the normal course of events, he'll become a state legislator (and hence notable).  We're referring to Obama and McCain as their parties' presumptive nominees, and by the same standard, Calloway is a presumptive election winner. JamesMLane t c 03:34, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.   -- Xymmax  So let it be written   So let it be done  12:22, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep as per JamesMLane's argument. This is as close to inevitable impending notability as we're going to get. No point deleting now only to recreate for (almost certain) later. The purpose of the rules, not the strict letter. Not a bureaucracy, after all :) RayAYang (talk) 13:50, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep and cleanup per WP:COMMONSENSE. He really is running unopposed. Unless something happens between now and January, I see little value in deleting the article just to bring it back in a few weeks. • Gene93k (talk) 17:48, 24 August 2008 (UTC)


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