Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kevin Burns (Mayor)


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The result was no consensus. I highly recommend a merge to the town though Secret account 01:39, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Kevin Burns (Mayor)

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The subject is not notable. Burns is a former congressional candidate, but dropped out even before the primary. Propol (talk) 03:56, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:LOCAL, well below WP:BIO threshold. --Dhartung | Talk 06:34, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Not notable. Madman (talk) 18:25, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions.   -- --  pb30 < talk > 22:23, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep, per WP:BIO "Major local political figures who receive (or received) significant press coverage". And he was the mayor of Arlington Heights, Illinois, a 70,000+ population city in Illinois, that in itself seems notable enough to me. --Dual Freq (talk) 01:54, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: Burns isn't the mayor of Arlington Heights; he is the mayor of Geneva, IL, which has a population of less than 20,000. I agree that being mayor of some communities is notable in itself, but do we want a Wikipedia article for every small-town mayor? I'm not sure where the threshold should be, but I'm pretty certain Burns is beneath it. If I'm wrong, go add some sources to the article, which are lacking. Propol (talk) 02:36, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Oops, I skimmed that part a bit too much. There seems to be a decent amount of material in the article, which is fairly good for a stub. "Kevin Burns" Geneva shows quite a few google news hits, going back to the early 1990s. Recent news is limited to the proposed congressional run and most others are limited to Chicago newspapers. I still think there is enough news items to keep. I don't know where the line is either, but several Mayors listed in Category:Mayors of places in Illinois are lesser known than this one. Clicking two at random found one for New Lenox, Illinois and another for Norridge, Illinois. I'd say this one is keepable. --Dual Freq (talk) 02:55, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep Burns received a decent amount of coverage in RS during his abortive Congressional primary run and occasional coverage as mayor of a fairly important town in Illinois (it is the county seat of one of Chicago's "collar counties"). Best regards. Jogurney (talk) 03:52, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - has received significant coverage in sources independent of himself. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 11:38, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep He is mayor of the county seat of one of the Chicago area counties. He also has received significant press coverage for a small-town mayor. --Jnshimko (talk) 04:49, 23 January 2008 (UTC)


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