Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joseph D. Selby


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The result was keep. Can&#39;t sleep, clown will eat me 06:00, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Joseph D. Selby

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I just don't see anything in the current article that makes this individual worthy of a Wikipedia entry. It doesn't have inline sources and I do not agree that members of state legislature alone qualify for inclusion. Fresh 13:34, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep: Unfortunately, WP:BIO disagrees with you: "A person is generally notable if they meet any of the following standards ... Politicians who have held international, national or statewide/provincewide office, and members and former members of a national, state or provincial legislatures."   RGTraynor  13:37, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Per the above, he would have needed to be a member of a statewide office. As he only represents one small portion of the state, in the state (as opposed to nationally for a member of the House), I am not sure this policy applies.  Per WP:BIO, "Just being an elected local official does not guarantee notability."--Fresh 15:42, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:BIO as a past member of a state legislature. DarkAudit 14:50, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - I would class a state government as local goverment (as opposed to national goverment). Apart from BLD (Birth, Life & Death), what has he done of note to warrant his own article. -- Rehnn83 Talk 15:18, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment: Classify it however you please, but being a member of a state legislature is an explicit prima facie pass on WP:BIO. I agree that automatic notability of state reps from a state three-quarters the population of the city of Boston is a bit Grand Fenwickian, but this isn't the place to debate the validity of WP:BIO.    RGTraynor  16:08, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep, explicitly passes WP:BIO. Fresh, if you don't agree with the guideline, head on over to Wikipedia talk:Notability (people) and enjoy yourself to the utmost. But here we generally go by what the guidelines already say, because they represent a wide consensus. --Dhartung | Talk 17:02, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for pointing that out, I wasn't sure if a state position was considered notable.--Fresh 19:00, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep as a former member of a state legislature as per WP:BIO. Davewild 17:37, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:BIO, easy one. Carlossuarez46 18:35, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


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