Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gregory Gandrud


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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 22:16, 3 May 2017 (UTC)

Gregory Gandrud

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Autobiography of a politician who doesn't appear to meet WP:NPOLITICIAN criteria for inclusion. Sources I found appear to be WP:ROUTINE coverage. ~Anachronist (talk) 21:13, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete Per WP:NPOLITICIAN and WP:GNG. Comatmebro  User talk:Comatmebro 21:35, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.   CAPTAIN RAJU  (✉)   21:48, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
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 * Delete. Offices and elections—city council in Carpinteria, California, population 13,000; unsuccessful candidate for state legislature—don't satisfy criteria for automatic notability at WP:NPOL.  "First openly gay member of California Republican Party Board of Directors" (in 2011) probably doesn't suffice; in a 2013 deletion discussion (in which I cast a losing !vote against deletion), consensus seemed to be that "first LGBT officeholder" was no longer sufficient to establish notability.  Google and Google News searches turn up no substantial independent coverage; the best non-local item I could find was an Advocate article, cited in the article, which ran only three paragraphs.  Seems to fail WP:GNG. Ammodramus (talk) 23:55, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. Serving on the city council of a small city does not confer an automatic WP:NPOL pass, being an unelected candidate for election to the state legislature does not confer an automatic WP:NPOL pass, being the first out gay person to hold an otherwise non-notable political office (such as a small town city council or a state-level political party's board of directors) does not confer an automatic WP:NPOL pass — and the referencing here consists of three primary sources, three namechecks of his existence in articles that aren't about him, and two articles which are about him but are mere blurbs in length, so the sourcing is nowhere near good enough to hand him a WP:GNG pass instead. And even if a person can be shown to properly clear a Wikipedia notability standard, he still doesn't get to start or write the article himself per our conflict of interest rules. Bearcat (talk) 02:09, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete Poorly written autobiography evidenced by language such as accusing opponents of "foot-dragging". No evidence of notability of this small town councillor. AusLondonder (talk) 14:34, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete being on the city council of such a small city is not a sign of notability. Holding state party offices is not a sign of notability. Maybe if he was head of the state party, but not the offices he held. Being on the state recreational trails commission clearly not. Being a failed candidate for state legislature definiately not. So no claim to notability exists.John Pack Lambert (talk) 21:30, 29 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete Nothing in the article indicates that he passes WP:NPOLITICIAN. Fails WP:GNG.--Jersey92 (talk) 00:59, 30 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete: No real evidence of notability. There was a time when being an openly gay politician was notable, but now is a big yawn (which is a good thing). --Guy Macon (talk) 02:02, 30 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:11, 1 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. Maybe an openly gay Iranian or Saudi pol would be notable today, but definitely not in California.Icewhiz (talk) 19:34, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete - non-notable WP: NPOLITICIAN. CAPTAIN RAJU  (✉)   19:37, 3 May 2017 (UTC)


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