Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Martin Whelton


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The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 22:22, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Martin Whelton

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I think this article should be deleted because this person is not notable under any general criteria - being mayor of a borough in London is a purely ceremonial role undertaken for one year on a rotating basis. Otherwise he is one of over 1000 local councillors in the London area and one of thousands of parliamentary candidates that have failed to be elected. There are few other references to this person and his blog is updated very infrequently and seems to be only of very limited interest, not at all significant. (Article was prodded by an IP but an earlier prod was removed, so sending to AFD on IP's behalf.) RasterFaAye (talk) 01:29, 19 February 2009 (UTC) 
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:03, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —  Aitias   // discussion 00:02, 24 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete non notable person in a non notable role. Letsdrinktea (talk) 00:18, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. Satisfies WP:POLITICIAN with all of these references:, , , , , , , , , , which include the BBC, the Guardian, etc. There are numerous other references, such as this which would also be suitable for inclusion in the article, especially as the government website states: "Merton’s Mayor at 33 is the youngest person ever to wear the chain of office and the only Mayor to have been born in the Borough since it was founded in 1965.". Rosiestep (talk) 20:16, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. The first of Rosie's links is the equivalent of a letter to the editor.  The second is the trivial mention of the mayor unveiling a plaque.  The third is a similarly vapid welcome to a new business.  The fourth is "The beach was declared open by the Mayor of Merton, Martin Whelton, on Tuesday morning."  Etc. This is WP:LARD and does not add up to notability.  The position is a ceremonial one that doesn't satisfy WP:POLITICIAN. THF (talk) 23:05, 27 February 2009 (UTC)


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