Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Walton Hamp


 * 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   redirect to List_of_Mayors_of_Wolverhampton.  MBisanz  talk 01:38, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

John Walton Hamp

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Local politician, no indication of how he might meet WP:POLITICIAN RadioFan (talk) 14:26, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:16, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:16, 27 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete. Local dignitary who served as mayor (which just means chairman of the borough council in Britain and isn't an executive position) for only a year. Not especially notable as a politician or as a doctor. Not honoured by the King. No entry in Who's Who. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:22, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete as having copious evidence of existence, but no in depth coverage. Stuartyeates (talk) 04:16, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete -- unless some one can find something notable about him, he clearly fails WP:POLITICIAN. Peterkingiron (talk) 19:32, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep or at least Merge into Wolverhampton - what is the sense of deleting information  about a politician who died almost a hundred years ago which is well-referenced and very nicely presented? Ottawahitech (talk) 01:08, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Rcsprinter  (converse)  @ 11:15, 2 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Redirect To List_of_Mayors_of_Wolverhampton. There is no basis whatsoever under WP:GNG for this standalone bio. § FreeRangeFrog 20:00, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete fails WP:POLITICIAN. --Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 23:09, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment (voted above). "redirect" is undesirable, since it will leave an article on a NN person.  Mayor in UK is an ofice that senior councillors take in turn.  It merely points to long service as a councillor.  "merge" into Wolverhampton is also inappropriate, as it will unbalance the article.  However in effect that has already been done, since he appoears in the list of mayors.  The real issue is that local councillors are NN, as they do not meet WP:POLITICIAN and unless notable for other reasons should not have articles.  Peterkingiron (talk) 14:25, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.