Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gloria Romero Roses


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The result was   keep. There is no support for deletion apart from the nomination, although the possibility to merge with the election article may deserve consideration. Sjakkalle (Check!)  18:00, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Gloria Romero Roses

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Does not meet notability criteria under WP:POLITICIAN Arbor8 (talk) 02:42, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Merge & Redirect- Basic candidacy to United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2012 until the election. Restore and update if elected, retain if the Democratic nominee, and delete if defeated in the primary August 14th. Dru of Id (talk) 04:11, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep - Dru's Merge & Redirect is good too. Obviously this is a spammy article created in connection with the current election, so a tight rein should be kept on the content, but with Google News showing media coverage every few years going back to 1996 for things other than candidacy she is really in the vicinity of fulfilling WP:BASIC. --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 04:20, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
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 * Merge and redirect per Dru of Id. Does not meet WP:POLITICIAN, does not meet WP:PEOPLE. Google news gave 22 hits; unfortunately 18 are pay-per-view, 2 are dead, and one is in Spanish. The one English-language article I could read was about her presumed Republican opponent, and mentioned her in just one sentence. Even assuming that some of the 18 pay-per-view articles are primarily about her or her candidacy, this does not amount to coverage from "multiple published secondary sources which are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject." -- Donald Albury 12:24, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Gloria Romero Roses is considered a significant candidate for this office in South Florida. In addition to being backed by both the national party and EMILY's List (cites below), she has significant coverage above and beyond 4 non-paywalled hits. Some examples:


 * Miami Herald: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/23/2765392/democratic-congressional-challenger.html


 * News Service of Florida: http://politics.nsfblogs.com/2012/05/15/gloria-romero-roses-emilys-list/


 * Saint Peters Blog: http://saintpetersblog.com/2012/04/huh-gloria-romero-roses-already-makes-the-dcccs-emerging-races-program/


 * CBS Miami: http://miami.cbslocal.com/tag/gloria-romero-roses/ (with video)


 * Naples News: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/apr/24/democrats-work-to-boost-rivera-challenger/


 * ABC Miami: http://www.local10.com/news/politics/Newcomer-to-challenge-U-S-Rep-Rivera/-/1895020/10376954/-/h0a6qpz/-/index.html (with video)


 * NBC Miami: http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Southwest-Ranches-Businesswoman-to-Run-for-Congress-146698255.html


 * Caracol Radio (Colombian radio in Miami, in Spanish): http://www.caracol1260.com/noticia/oponente-femenina-le-aparece-a-david-rivera-para-la-camara-de-represantantes-por-el-distrito-26-la-senora-gloria-romero-roses-y-aca-esta-al-aire/20120409/oir/1667002.aspx


 * Tampa Bay Times: http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/democrats-find-new-challenger-david-rivera|+tampabay.com%29


 * National Journal, top DC tipsheet: http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2012/04/businesswoman-t.php
 * Roll Call: http://atr.rollcall.com/florida-david-rivera-gets-democratic-opponent/


 * The Hill: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/220501-democrats-land-recruit-to-challenge-rep-rivera


 * Eyes on Miami: http://eyeonmiami.blogspot.com/2012/04/candidate-romero-roses-runs-against.html


 * News and Views, CBS (the CBS local public affairs program) appearance: http://miami.cbslocal.com/video/7019241-news-views-gloria-romero-roses/


 * Of course, there are many more.

-- Eggsofamerica 2:42, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * I'm still not sold. All of the above are recent coverage of her candidacy. If she's not notable outside of that, we should redirect to the election article. If she's elected, then an article on her only is appropriate. Arbor8 (talk) 15:46, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Agree it's debatable that this article meets guidelines set down under Politician notability, but I believe it does. Point 2 defines notability as "Major local political figures who have received significant press coverage". While I can see disagreement on this point, I believe this point is met. Point 3, however, says that they can meet the "primary notability criterion of 'significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article". I don't believe there can be any debate that Romero Roses satisfies this point. Breaking down by Wiki's own definitions:


 * Significant coverage: Romero Roses is covered in detail in multiple local and national publications, thus requiring not independent research to verify the bulk of the facts in the article as written.


 * Reliable: Even if there is debate on any one publication, several of the above cited sources would meet this critera--CBS, ABC, NBC, Miami Herald, Roll Call, the Hill, News Service of Florida, etc etc.


 * Sources: There is a wide variety of secondary sources cited above that are independent and trustworthy.


 * Independent of subject: obviously the case. Multiple news publications.


 * Presumed: obviously this is what we're debating, but I believe at the very least we have a solid presumption of notability. Reading through reasons to exclude a topic that is presumed notable, I cannot find any violations.


 * Again, this article address a major party, establishment-backed candidate, in a critical political seat in the upcoming election that has received significant amounts of coverage, including international sources (in Colombia, these are in Spanish and I did not include them). --Eggsofamerica (talk) 16:12, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep I've seen several articles about Romero Roses and an interview she did with the local ABC affiliate. The major political groups backing her campaign speak to the validity of her candidacy. -- Greatbritt 16:50, 18 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep - This person has received significant coverage in reliable sources, including (but not limited to):, , , , , . Northamerica1000(talk) 02:47, 19 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Merge and Redirect per WP:POLITICIAN.  Article can be restored if she becomes the Democratic nominee. Bgwhite (talk) 01:36, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
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