Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Roosevelt (lawyer)


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The result was keep. Tone 21:01, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

James Roosevelt (lawyer)

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Not notable. Fails WP:GNG. WP:NINHERITED. The one reliable source with significant coverage is a special to the New York Times, a marriage announcement, which is akin to a press release in this case.--Michael WhiteT&middot;C 19:59, 16 August 2020 (UTC) --Michael WhiteT&middot;C 19:59, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 20:05, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Massachusetts-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 20:05, 16 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Leaning keep, based on The Intercept article, which describes him as a powerful figure within the state party, and which details a noteworthy event. BD2412  T 21:41, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
 * The one-line statement that he is a power broker in the state party is an assertion of notability (and a weak one at that, even many state representatives are only notable through WP:NPOL but not WP:GNG), not significant coverage. Being involved in a "noteworthy" event does not necessarily make one notable.--Michael WhiteT&middot;C
 * , perhaps you did not read the entire article in The Intercept, which has one sentence about Roosevelt early on, but another five sentences of biographical content later on in the article. Cullen328  Let's discuss it  22:00, 22 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep - as rules chair of the DNC, he's been involved in several controversies, and there is ongoing coverage of him for different hings. Bearian (talk) 23:02, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep- Notable work at the DNC, just spoke at the DNC on national television and has a recognizable family name Pennsylvania2 (talk) 01:20, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep: Has enough sourcing to merit an article. p  b  p  13:02, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete most of the sourcing is to public databases, primary sources, or social pages newspaper coverage. This is not the stuff notability and passing GNG is made of, and the few sources that do lend towards notability are not enough to pass any reasonable threshold. The United States does not have noble families and people do not get articles just because of whom they are related to.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:18, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Leaning keep - Roosevelt is a powerful national Democratic Party figure, who despite often staying out of the public eye has tremendous influence on state and national politics due to his position and his connections. Even without the recent stories that were cited by User:BD2412, I believe these reasons make him a sufficiently notable person. Andrew11374265 (talk) 01:55, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep The NPR story includes significant coverage of him, as does The Intercept. The 1968 New York Times coverage of his wedding should not be discounted. At 12 paragraphs, it is far longer than than the usual routine wedding announcement. Cullen328  Let's discuss it  21:53, 22 August 2020 (UTC)


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