Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ken Foster


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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 12:28, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Ken Foster

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Contested PROD. Fails WP:NPOL. Consensus is that UK Lord Mayors are not notable as this is just an honorary position that rotates between the local councillors. Bondegezou (talk) 09:23, 25 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Bondegezou (talk) 09:23, 25 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Bondegezou (talk) 09:23, 25 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete. While the UK does have a narrow "elite" selection of cities whose mayors are directly elected to the position by the voters, Plymouth is not one of them — "Lord Mayor of Plymouth" is simply a ceremonial position that rotates annually among the city councillors rather than being directly elected or having any executive power in its own right. Such mayors are not presumed notable just because they exist, however, so to qualify for an article he would have to be referenced much better than just one local media hit and one primary source. He would need to show nationalizing coverage demonstrating a reason why he was significantly more notable than the norm for this level of office — but nothing here demonstrates that at all. Bearcat (talk) 17:00, 25 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete. Lord Mayor is a ceremonial post. Only executive mayors are inherently notable. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:27, 27 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete Virtually no mayors are default notable. Those who are just city councilors given fancy titles need to pass notability for city councilors, and Foster does not do that.John Pack Lambert (talk) 03:32, 30 November 2019 (UTC)


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