Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael J. Nicholson


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The result was delete‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Owen&times; &#9742;  19:52, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Michael J. Nicholson

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Fails WP:NPOL, WP:GNG or WP:ANYBIO. Subject isn’t inherently notable based on NPOL nor passes any of the other basic and general criteria. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 15:52, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Politicians,  and Massachusetts. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 15:52, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is essentially "he is a mayor who exists, the end" — but mayors are not "inherently" notable just because they exist, and have to pass WP:NPOL #2 on WP:GNG-worthy media coverage analyzing their political impact: specific things they did, specific projects they spearheaded, specific effects their mayoralty had on the development of the city, and on and so forth. But there's no content like that here, and the article is "referenced" entirely to primary sources that are not support for notability at all, with not even one bit of GNG-worthy coverage about him shown whatsoever. Bearcat (talk) 17:31, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete: Primary sourcing from the town's website says he's the first Hispanic individual and the city's youngest mayor, which suggest notability. I can't find sourcing about this person, other than being appointed to a position in the fashion industry. Nothing for notability that I can find. Oaktree b (talk) 19:21, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete: An article that doesn't meet WP:GNG or WP:NPOL. Safari Scribe Edits! Talk! 11:49, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
 * The article has been updated to cite non-government sources, and explains some aspects of his notability such as his age at election and ethnic background both being historic in the city. &#45;Joseph A. Rinaldi (talk) 03:45, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
 * "First member of [underrepresented minority group] to do a not-inherently notable thing in one specific local area" is not an instant notability freebie. The notability test for mayors hinges on having a significant volume of media coverage that enables us to write a substantial article about his political impact, and identity criteria such as age or ethnic background (or gender or sexual orientation, where those are applicable) don't exempt a mayor from having to pass that test all by themselves. Bearcat (talk) 13:40, 29 June 2024 (UTC)


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