Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Moates


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The result was delete. Sarahj2107 (talk) 11:39, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

Michael Moates

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Fails WP:GNG, WP:TOOSOON, and WP:POLITICIAN. Is a clearly WP:PROMO (user page says "Welcome to my site") WP:AUTOBIO. Listing at AfD as a brand new account removed the speedy & I didn't want to start an edit war but IMO should have been A7ed. JamesG5 (talk) 05:24, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

Michael Moates is a registered candidate for office in 2020 election for house of representatives in the United States. He's registered with the Federal Election Commission. He serves on the board of directors for American Youth in Politics and has been feature on many news and media outlets. He is feature in TheBlaze, Huffington Post, The Odyssey Online, In-Detail Media, ect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Americanyip (talk • contribs) 05:41, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment: The above remark is by the new account I mentioned. I hear a distinct quacking sound. JamesG5 (talk) 05:44, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

Michael Moates is a native of the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex. Michael is currently a student at Tarleton State University, a member of the Texas A&M University system. He is pursuing his bachelor’s of science degree in psychology and minoring in criminal justice and applied behavior analysis. He is an honors program student in psychology and is a member of Sigma Alpha Pi, Omicron Delta Kappa and an external member of Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Texas. Michael currently works as the Director of Communications for American Youth and Politics and also a Journalist for multiple news organizations and covers government, military and politics. He is currently a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives district 26 for the 2020 election cycle.

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/realmichaelmoates Facebook Page: http://facebook.com/michaelsmoates Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mmoates Instagram: http://instagram.com/m.moates

He is seen here:

TheBlaze: http://www.theblaze.com/myvoice/politics/im-calling-you-out-president-obama-open-letter-to-potus44/ http://www.theblaze.com/myvoice/politics/how-the-democratic-party-is-manipulative/ http://www.theblaze.com/myvoice/politics/a-nation-divided-during-the-2016-election/

In-Detail News (An American Youth in Politics company): http://in-detail.org/2017/01/12/confirmation-hearings-for-donald-trumps-cabinet-nominations/ http://in-detail.org/2017/01/08/fbi-briefs-public-on-airport-shooter http://in-detail.org/2017/01/08/appleceosalary/ http://in-detail.org/2017/01/11/the-politics-of-tomi-lahren/ http://in-detail.org/2017/01/15/im-calling-you-out-mr-president-an-open-letter-to-potus/

Hypeline Media Group: http://hypeline.org/the-politics-of-tomi-lahren/ http://hypeline.org/zaxbys-heart-of-dallas-bowl-game/ http://hypeline.org/serving-during-the-holiday/ http://hypeline.org/armed-forces-bowl-game/ http://hypeline.org/a-look-at-the-lockheed-martin-armed-forces-bowl-press-conference-and-luncheon/ http://hypeline.org/this-week-has-been-dedicated-to-the-armed-forces-bowl/ http://hypeline.org/a-nation-divided-during-the-2016-election/

Hypeline News: http://hypelinenews.com/author/michaelsmoatesgmail-com/ http://hypelinenews.com/the-politics-of-tomi-lahren/ http://hypelinenews.com/zaxbys-heart-of-dallas-bowl-game/ http://hypelinenews.com/serving-during-the-holiday/ http://hypelinenews.com/armed-forces-bowl-game/ http://hypelinenews.com/a-look-at-the-lockheed-martin-armed-forces-bowl-press-conference-and-luncheon/ http://hypelinenews.com/this-week-has-been-dedicated-to-the-armed-forces-bowl/ http://hypelinenews.com/a-nation-divided-during-the-2016-election/

The Odyssey Online: https://www.theodysseyonline.com/@mmoates https://www.theodysseyonline.com/vice-president-biden-awarded-medal-freedom

Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7941013/?ref_=nv_sr_5

Rambler Media Group: http://therambler.org/2015/09/12/hitman-agent-47-fails-to-excite/

Eagle Mountain - Saginaw ISD Awards Ceremony: http://www.emsisd.com/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=64&PageID=32417&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&FlexDataID=48188 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mmoates (talk • contribs) 06:03, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. Win the election first. This is not Facebook. Jack N. Stock (talk) 06:24, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
 * SNOW Delete as clear advertised campaigning. SwisterTwister   talk  06:47, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

I FINISHED IT PLEASE TAKE A SECOND LOOK — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mmoates (talk • contribs) 11:04, 25 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete - Not Facebook. Timothy Joseph Wood  19:06, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 05:34, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 05:34, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 05:35, 26 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete run-of-the-mill college student trying to run for office...in 3 years, The wikipedia is not a place to advertise a candidacy, come back when the media considers you a viable candidate, since as of now there's just self-published or unreliable sources in the article. ValarianB (talk) 14:24, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete young aspiring politician, but it is WP:TOOSOON. Recommend that User:Mmoates read WP:RS and WP:GNG.E.M.Gregory (talk) 19:59, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. Being an as yet unelected candidate in a future election is not, in and of itself, grounds for a Wikipedia article — we maintain articles about holders of political office, not candidates for it. If you cannot make and properly source a credible case that the candidate was already notable enough to pass our inclusion standards for some other reason besides their candidacy, then they do not get an article unless and until they win the seat they were running for. And furthermore, even the primary for a 2020 election is still over three years away, let alone the general election that actually he'd have to win to qualify for a Wikipedia article — not to mention that the 2018 House elections still have to happen first, so technically we don't even yet know who the incumbent is that he'll be primarying. No prejudice against recreation if and when he wins election to a notable political office, but a person does not get an article on here just for declaring himself a candidate in an election. Bearcat (talk) 16:28, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails WP:NPOL as an unelected candidate for office with no outside notability. The creator might like to take a look at WP:NOTWEBHOST AusLondonder (talk) 21:31, 27 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep Outside sources including the Huffington Post and The Blaze listed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.208.101.169 (talk) 15:27, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry to say but that does not seem to be a truthful statement. There is no citation to Huffington Post, only an inaccurate claim that the subject quote "works for" them and others. If a person submits freelance writings to a publisher, you can't really say the person "works" for that publisher. TheBlaze links are just links to the subjects own submitted content, not to articles written by others about the subject. ValarianB (talk) 18:48, 31 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete aspiring politician with no significant, substantive media coverage to date.E.M.Gregory (talk) 12:42, 1 February 2017 (UTC)


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