Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Douglas Campbell (Michigan politician)


 * 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 MERGE to Michigan gubernatorial election, 2006. --MelanieN (talk) 00:20, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Douglas Campbell (Michigan politician)

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Non-notable individual. This article was deleted via WP:PROD and then restored via WP:REFUND. Campbell was a third-party candidate for Governor of Michigan in 2006. He fails WP:POLITICIAN, having never held statewide office. His career as an engineer isn't notable and has not received significant, independent coverage. In 2009 a small group of editors rejected a merge to Michigan_gubernatorial_election,_2006, preferring a stand-alone article. I don't see that this discussion binds anyone although there's barely anything here that would require merging. Mackensen (talk) 02:28, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.  Everymorning   talk  02:35, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. - McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 03:07, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Michigan-related deletion discussions. - McMatter (talk)/(contrib) 03:08, 18 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete. As above, no significant, independent coverage. There's not a lot to justify a merge/redirect. Neutralitytalk 05:21, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep or Merge. In a March 2009 discussion there was a consensus to keep and not to merge. At that time I supported keeping the article as a separate entity and thought the Douglas Campbell was notable for the reasons stated there, but I also conceded the stub needed further development. The fact that there has not been further development, shows a lack of interest in the article by other editors, and I realize their may not be a consensus this time around to keep.  I do, however, consider Campbell's role in the Michigan gubernatorial election, 2006 to be significant enough to warrant including these two brief paragraphs in the main article: Michigan gubernatorial election, 2006.  This modest inclusion would reflect his lower electoral success, and would not be undue. Rather it would result in an article that recognizes the election as a multi-partisan event. As a realist, I think a consensus of Merge. would be the most satisfactory resolution of this discussion.


 * It would be appropriate to keep the page as a redirect to the main article since there are several persons named "Douglas Campbell" mentioned in Wikipedia. Having the links that already go to that page go to the main article would clarify which "Douglas Campbell" was being mentioned.
 * --Libertyguy (talk) 06:32, 18 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Redirect and merge content to Michigan gubernatorial election, 2006. This is a common and appropriate outcome for losing candidates for a state-level executive position. --Enos733 (talk) 18:11, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Redirect and merge unless more significant biographical content can be found.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 13:13, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Redirect and merge The full content of this article should be pasted into the main article. Douglas Campbell is a notable figure, and should have a separate article. So I am disappointed with the small size of this article. Merging would keep the page available if an editor becomes inspired to create the article he deserves, and we would save the description of him.--Redandready (talk) 16:34, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * This discussion can't mandate the content decisions for a separate article. If Campbell is notable, then you want to keep a separate article. If he's not notable, then he merits a brief mention in the 2006 election article. The current content could always be userfied. Out of curiosity, why do you think Campbell is notable? The premise of this discussion is that he is not (with reasons given), and no one's rebut those arguments. Mackensen (talk) 21:19, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

Here there is a brief section pertaining to third party candidates. Since most of the content in the first paragraph refers to his 2002 run for the same office, I would be willing to create similar section in the article Michigan gubernatorial election, 2002 and use the 2002 information there rather than paste it all in Michigan gubernatorial election, 2006. Redirection would allow the history to be preserved on the page so any information there could be used later if new information or activities by Mr. Campbell warrant an article.--Libertyguy (talk) 05:08, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment If the closing decision is a redirect (Which is a likely consensus), then the page should probably direct here: Michigan_gubernatorial_election,_2006


 * Comment Being jailed and hospitalized by the police for the mere "crime" of showing up at a debate is a notable event, even if it speaks more to the political environment than the individual. For the same reason, James Moody should be mentioned because even though he did not appear on the 2002 primary ballot, he escaped any  persecution by virtue of being a member of the Republican party. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.73.163.133 (talk • contribs)
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