Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hal Bidlack


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:21, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Hal Bidlack

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Prod tag removed, but I still think this article should be deleted - a very minor political figure who lost his race in Colorado. Though his accomplishments are many, none of them are notable and he remains a very obscure individual. Article also reads like an ad, which is a leftover really from the election. Descartes1979 (talk) 21:09, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * keep Appears to meet WP:BIO. Bidlack's notable for a variety of different things. His work promoting skepticism probably makes him notable by itself. There are many reliable sources about him. JoshuaZ (talk) 22:00, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I have been searching for the last half hour on the internet, and don't see how Bidlack's skepticism is notable - can you clarify and point to a reference that you think qualifies him? Or better yet, edit the summary on his page to show how he is a notable skeptic?--Descartes1979 (talk) 22:39, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:03, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.   -- Raven1977 (talk) 01:23, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Colorado-related deletion discussions.   -- Raven1977 (talk) 01:23, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep per the following sources:
 * Sealover, Ed (August 14, 2008). "Lamborn turns attention to Bidlack in 5th Congressional District". Rocky Mountain News.
 * Swanson, Perry (April 3, 2008). "Democrat launches his bid for congress". Colorado Springs Gazette.
 * "Skepticality #047 - More from TAM: Hal Bidlack, Kylie Sturgess and Michael McRae". Skepticality.
 * "Skepticality #057 - On being a Skeptic of Faith, Dr. Hal Bidlack, Ph.D". Skepticality.
 * which are sufficent to demonstrate notability per WP:N. Icewedge (talk) 03:42, 17 November 2008 (UTC)


 * keep-served in the Clinton Administration as Director of Global Environmental Policy establishes notability. Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 05:38, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep: Bidlack served in the administrations of Bush 1, Clinton, and Bush 2. He's notable, all right! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bws4309 (talk • contribs) 00:26, 19 November 2008 (UTC)  — Bws4309 (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Keep on the basis that a major party candidate for national office should be considered notable. As the article shows,such people invariably have other accomplishments. Whether the other accomplishments would themselves be enough is something I';m not at all sure about. Service to ad admin is notable only depending on the position; being on the 'staff" of the National Security Council, for example, can mean quite a range of things.If kept, eneds some editing to remove spam. Being interviewed by skepticalicity is not notability by itself. Even being interviewed twice. DGG (talk) 22:52, 19 November 2008 (UTC)


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