Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Clark (Politician)


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The result was delete‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Owen&times; &#9742;  20:38, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

James Clark (Politician)

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WP:BLP of a political figure, not properly sourced as passing WP:NPOL. As usual, unelected candidates for office do not get Wikipedia articles just for being candidates -- the notability test at NPOL is winning the election and thereby holding the office, while a candidate gets to have an article in advance of the election only if he can credibly claim to have already established permanent notability for other reasons besides the mere fact of being a candidate per se. But this makes no such claim, and is not referenced anywhere near well enough to claim that he would somehow pass WP:GNG in lieu of having to pass NPOL. Obviously no prejudice against recreation after July 4 if he wins the seat, but nothing here is grounds for him to already have an article now. Bearcat (talk) 17:25, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians and England. Bearcat (talk) 17:25, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete: Besides being a political candidate, I don't see notability. This reads as a biography, likely to help the political aspirations. I'm not finding anything beyond routine coverage of a political candidate, which helps inform the local populace, but not really helpful for Wikipedia. Oaktree b (talk) 19:15, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Draftify: the page is less than 90 days old and the subject might meet WP:NPOL if he wins the seat in the upcoming election. Notability criteria are not met yet, neither per WP:GNG nor WP:NPOL. Broc (talk) 19:42, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete per Bearcat. We generally do not want to keep drafts of political candidates as they could become a repository for campaign material. --Enos733 (talk) 02:21, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete or draftify. I really think there should be a policy for candidates in the general election, as it feels like WP:PROMO regardless of the author. Orange sticker (talk) 09:33, 24 June 2024 (UTC)


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