Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Leandro Leviste


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The result was   speedy delete. WP:CSD author requested deletion JohnCD (talk) 10:55, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

Leandro Leviste

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Article about the 17-year-old student son of a Philippine political family. I have declined a speedy, as it is contested and there is maybe just enough assertion of importance to escape WP:CSD, but I do not think notability is established. His parents are notable politicians, but notability is WP:NOTINHERITED; he writes a newspaper column, but that is not enough. The references are an article he wrote, a passing reference to him accepting an endorsement for his mother's vice-presidential campaign, and a Youtube clip of him at a party conference. The "hangon" comment was "As the heir to a respected Philippine political dynasty, he has been eyed as a future leader", but we don't do WP:UPANDCOMING. JohnCD (talk) 12:25, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Philippines-related deletion discussions.  —JohnCD (talk) 12:27, 20 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Strong delete As per nom - we certainly don't do WP:UPANDCOMING for a child who  has   '...been eyed as a future leader by  the year  2040.' In  addition,  the references are extremely  weak: a blog on  an e-zine, and a YouTube of him speaking  to  somebody  in  a crowd in  or near near what could be a meeting or a school activity. We don't  do WP:SOAPBOX either.--Kudpung (talk) 12:45, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Has a potential to become a notable person, but as of now he fails WP:GNG. Salih  ( talk ) 13:14, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:07, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep As a Filipino I can attest that Leandro has become a notable public figure in his own right, as a newspaper columnist, environmental youth activist and spokesperson in the last campaign. To put things in context,, and the links on that page are online copies of newsprinted articles. He is the youngest weekly columnist for this national audience. In the last election, he received national attention in his own right, serving as a youth spokesperson on behalf of his mother's party. He represented the Nacionalista Party at political rallies and press conferences around the country. Searching him on Google reveals links to a newspaper article, an interview of his on the evening news, and a televised ad of him which played a role in the 2010 campaign itself, as noted on the page. Dizonfarms( talk ) 23:02, 20 November 2010 (EST)
 * I would very strongly suggest you stick to actual facts, otherwise you are invalidating your own arguments.Kudpung (talk) 07:48, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
 * With all due respect, the above assertion is factual, the links provided on this page are online editions of articles written published in the Philippine Star newspaper, as is the rest of that website. To clarify the information in the link you have provided, the articles on www.philstar.com are those of the Philippine Star newsprint edition. Dizonfarms( talk ) 07:24, 21 November 2010 (EST).
 * You clearly stated: The Philippine Star is our country's most widely read newspaper. It is not. You are the creator of this article - please try to avoid using personal opinion, and offer facts, and proof of notability  per WP:RS and  WP:V.--Kudpung (talk) 12:39, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Please refer to this article: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=402242. Other newspapers will claim to the contrary, but there is evidence that proves its circulation. Dizonfarms( talk ) 23:02, 20 November 2010 (EST)

Hello again, for lack of any further significant points for keeping it, could I request to have this article blanked? Dizonfarms( talk ) 09:17, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment - Being a public figure is not the same as being notable. To argue notability based on politics, Leviste will additionally  have to satisfy WP:POLITICIAN, again with  all the sources to  back it  up. He doesn't. And being a newspaper columnist doesn't get him through WP:AUTHOR. Nor does what  Wikipedia readers/editors personally 'attest'.--Kudpung (talk) 07:35, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Doesn't satisfy both WP:POLITICIAN (being a "youth spokesperson" of your mother's party doesn't cut it) or WP:AUTHOR (being a newspaper columnist -- I suspect he's a Young Star columnist, or whatever became of that -- doesn't cut it either). – HTD  ( ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens. ) 18:59, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete, author blanked. Hairhorn (talk) 03:35, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
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