Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Metti


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result was no consensus. W.marsh 16:14, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Michael Metti
3rd party candidate of little note. Unlikely to win any election, and seems to have little national coverage. ghits: NMChico24 08:12, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per: Terjen (Has several pages of Google references, has run for office four times previously. Wikipedia is a strange place, where there are Featured Articles about video games and an article about a candidate for U.S. Senate in the most populous state in the USA is listed for deletion less than 24 hours after being created. It seems to me that sufficient verifiable information about this candidate (Candidates and elections) might emerge during the campaign and someone might add this to the article. This is borderline for me, but seems premature). --Paul 09:19, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Clear precedent indicates that being a failed candidate does not in itself provide grounds for notability. Usually, candidates for major office have achieved notability elsewhere; definitely not in this case, however. Eusebeus 16:15, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete No notable independant news sources, few ghits, fails WP:BIO and the hundcred year test. No independant verifiable sources. Maybe he can get an article when he does something noteworthy. Ultra-Loser Talk 06:45, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment Has 15,000+ ghits when including the middle initial in the search, many more than assumed above. Terjen 16:07, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per cited failed candidate rationale and failure of WP:BIO. Erechtheus 08:03, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep running for Senate on a recognized party ticket is notable. It's not that easy to get on the ballot.  California voters interested in an alternative to the Democrats and Republicans, or any number of others interested in politics, might find a Wikipedia article useful.  It would be far from neutral to delete all U.S. third party candidates as non-notable, as editors above seem to be proposing.  It would be useful if editors who think the guy fails WP:BIO rules on candidates (itself a guideline not a policy) would explain why. Kalkin 19:26, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
 * His party affiliation has nothing to do with this nomination. He seems to have accomplished little of note other than launch a futile campaign for Senate.  If he is elected, or does something else to garner national coverage and recognition, then he would merit an article. Simply running for office doesn't cut it. --NMChico24 20:12, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Has thousands of ghits. Likely to get several hundred thousand votes in the upcoming election. Comparable third-party candidates in the same race with entries in WP includes Todd Chretien and Marsha Feinland. Substantial verifiable material can be expected to emerge during the campaign. I suggest suspending the AfD process until after the November 2006 election. Terjen 17:37, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep I haven't been following this Senate race, but Metti seems notable enough. —Sesel 23:34, 6 October 2006 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.