Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Douglass Otto


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The result was Delete.  Nish kid 64  19:47, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Mark Douglass Otto

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County party chair, failed congressional candidate. Not exactly WP:BIO material. PROD tag added, but removed by User:DGG on the grounds that running for office imparts sufficient notability. I say that merely being a party hack doesn't. Calton | Talk 02:55, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete I'll let the article speak for me... "Otto is perhaps best known for his insistance on upholding high ethical standards in government and insisting upon fiscally responsible budgeting." Caknuck 03:20, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * High ethical standards and fiscal responsibility? No wonder he lost. Delete. Otto4711 04:26, 15 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Weak Delete I can't really find any evidence on this guy's notability. However, I will change my vote if it does turn up. If he did win in any State on National election, I will change to keep. RiseRobotRise 10:17, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete We can't hypothesize his notability. We need evidence.  It's lacking.zadignose 10:40, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak delete, needs more sources for WP:BIO Alf photoman 14:06, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. I originally nominated this for speedy deletion, but the admin claimed that it was not a candidate. Check the history for their reasoning. J Milburn 19:47, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * No compelling evidence of notability in the article. Assuming no improvement by the end of this discussion, consider redirecting to whichever page is appropriate for his Congress candidacy, per WP:C&E. If no page exists, delete. Eludium-q36 18:10, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak delete As I recall, isn't consensus generally that just running for Congress is insufficient to prove notability? And that's his most impressive one. --Gwern (contribs) 21:10 18 January 2007 (GMT) 21:10, 18 January 2007 (UTC)


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