Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mike Bunney


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The result was   delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:09, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Mike Bunney

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Campaign bio of a candidate in the United Kingdom general election, 2010 who didn't succeed in gaining election last night; simply being a candidate is not a legitimate claim of notability under WP:POLITICIAN unless the person (a) wins, or (b) would already be notable enough for an article even if they hadn't stood as a candidate. The only source present is the Labour Party's website, which simply lists him as the candidate in North Dorset and doesn't provide any information about him beyond that; just being able to confirm that a person exists is not the same thing as demonstrating actual notability. I had previously prodded this, but that was disputed by the creator on grounds that included "I know the guy", as if being a friend of a Wikipedian was a valid claim of notability or a legitimate defense against original research. Delete. Bearcat (talk) 23:17, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:27, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
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 * Delete as article fails WP:GNG and WP:POLITICIAN. Armbrust  Talk  Contribs  18:01, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete as clear WP:POLITICIAN. Asking a question on Question Time is far from notability. Chris Neville-Smith (talk) 18:04, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Obvious delete He did not even get 3000 votes at the general election. Clearly NN.  Peterkingiron (talk) 22:08, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong delete anyone can appear on question time or pay the £500 necessary for standing for parliament, notability requires much more and he fails WP:POLITICIAN by a long way.
 * Delete, barely above the threshold for speedy deletion as not claiming notability. Sam Blacketer (talk) 22:42, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Clearly fails WP:POLITICIAN, as per everyone above. Bondegezou (talk) 09:30, 13 May 2010 (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.