Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Verkamp


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result was keep. Can&#39;t sleep, clown will eat me 19:49, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

John Verkamp
Senate primary candidate failed to make the ballot so it's fairly safe to say his article should be deleted. Not otherwise all that notable. Former Arizona state senator, which I don't think is enough to rate a Wikipedia article. KleenupKrew 21:50, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep as per WP:BIO Political figures holding international, national or statewide/provincewide office or members of a national, state or provincial legislature. -- Whpq 21:56, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. I read the WP:BIO provisions for politicians as including people who now or formerly held public office. Otherwise we would have to get rid of articles on a lot of dead politicians. TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 02:36, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:BIO. Leuko 04:18, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:BIO. Anyone once elected State Senator qualifies. CindyLooWho 04:33, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment on all the above: members of state legisulatures now qualify under WP:BIO?  When and how did this come about?  This is just as absurd as local high schools getting their own articles.  Last I checked, which was a couple of months ago, members of federal or national legislatures qualify, members of state and provincial legislatures do not.  Where was the discussion which led to this change, or was this just somebody making an arbitrary edit to WP:BIO with no consensus to do so? KleenupKrew 10:48, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


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