Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jim O'Leary (Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Councillor)


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The result was delete; fails WP:BIO#Politicians. - Philippe 04:43, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Jim O'Leary (Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Councillor)
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Another non-notable local councillor in Ireland, referenced only to his own website. Fails WP:BIO. -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 17:03, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions.  . -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 17:04, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions.  . -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 17:04, 11 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. TallNapoleon (talk) 21:13, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.   -- Fabrictramp (talk) 23:20, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

It really shouldn't be necessary to quote whole chunks of a guideline when a specific link to the relevant section has been posted :( -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 04:08, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - another one with insufficient evidence of notability. Warofdreams talk 21:23, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Question - This person was an Elected official, does that not satisfy "who have held international, national or sub-national (statewide/provincewide) office"? Yes, it could use cleanup and Cites, but as a politician, even BIO (Cite #9) assumes that they are available even if not present. Exit2DOS2000   •T•C•  11:45, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Reply. Please re-read WP:BIO. -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 14:29, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I have, that is where I am quoting from, why do you think I am asking you this question. So, I will assume you dont have an awnser to my question. Therefore Keep Exit2DOS2000   •T•C•  03:37, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
 * The answer is very clearly set out in the guideline which you claim to have read. If you had read WP:BIO, you should have noticed that it says "* Major local political figures who have received significant press coverage. Generally speaking, mayors are likely to meet this criterion, as are members of the main citywide government or council of a major metropolitan city.
 * Just being an elected local official, or an unelected candidate for political office, does not guarantee notability, although such people can still be notable if they meet the primary notability criterion of 'significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.'" There is no evidence that O'Leary has "received significant press coverage", which is clarified in a footnote:"'A politician who has received 'significant press coverage' has been written about, in depth, independently in multiple news feature articles, by journalist'" At this point, there is no evidence that O'Leary has received any coverage in reliable sources, let alone been "written about, in depth, independently in multiple news feature articles".


 * I believe he has recieved significant coverage and is a outspoken member of the community . Also, as I said prior, footnote #9 assumes that biographical material exists, even if it is not online at this time. And, please dont Bite. It does not look good comming from an Admin. I asked a simple question and you awnsered with a non-awnser. My !vote is still Keep based on the provided links. (Edit conflict w/closer)  Exit2DOS2000   •T•C•  04:46, 17 April 2008 (UTC)


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