Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mikie Sherrill


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The result was no consensus. Disagreement about whether to redirect or to keep. Both sides have valid arguments.  Sandstein  09:15, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Mikie Sherrill

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Per WP:POLOUTCOMES, she fails WP:NPOL. Yes, there is coverage of her campaign--but the only coverage of her is coverage of her campaign. We typically redirect such articles to the relevant election page and recreate them only if the candidate wins. Marquardtika (talk) 02:31, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Redirect, not delete. Keep the history we have in case it's useful later, but as noted above, the title should currently be a redirect and not a full article. —C.Fred (talk) 02:43, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep PerWP:BASIC, she is notable. The article cites ten sources, many of which devote significant coverage to Sherrill. These include The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, NJ.com (the website for the Star Ledger, NJ's largest newspaper), and Politico. These sources were published over the span a year already. This is not even an exhaustive list of places that have given significant coverage to Sherrill. She already won a contested primary and her race is one of the most closely watched house races this cycle. We do not automatically assume candidates are notable, but being a candidate for office should not be used to delete without consideration of an article. She has received significant coverage and clearly passes the basic standard of notability. Knope7 (talk) 02:48, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Redirect to United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2018. Fails WP:GNG as the coverage is too limited to be "significant". It's mostly about the election. Article created yesterday out of WP:RECENTISM of her primary win. WP:TOOSOON. – Muboshgu (talk) 03:04, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 12:34, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New Jersey-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 12:34, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 12:34, 7 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep 3 days ago I would have said delete. That changed when Navy veteran wins Democratic nod in battleground New Jersey district (Washington Post).  In New Jersey and 7 Other States, Democrats Fill Ranks of Challengers (New York Times). WP:NPOL allows for this.E.M.Gregory (talk) 12:58, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Still a bit much about the election though and not the candidate (at least the NYT one you produced), no? – Muboshgu (talk) 14:29, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The point of mentioning the Times article is the fact that Sherrill is singled out among yesterday's election results. INDEPTH exists USA Today, 24 May 2018: Mikie Sherrill flew helicopters for the U.S. Now she wants to turn D.C. blue, The Star-Ledger 11 May 2018 Ex-Navy helicopter pilot plans to challenge Rep. Frelinghuysen.E.M.Gregory (talk) 15:10, 7 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep The in-depth articles about her as a female U.S. Navy helicopter pilot / attorney / mom who has become a politician establish her strong claim of notability. In addition to the area coverage, the articles about her in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and this piece in Glamour all provide the significant coverage needed to establish her notability per WP:GNG. Alansohn (talk) 16:57, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Return to Redirect- Fails WP:POLITICIAN, while her career with the navy may be admirable, it is not notable. All coverage is in the context of the campaign which can be covered at the redirect target. If and when she does win, the article can be restored.--Rusf10 (talk) 23:03, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep per Alansohn and others. —МандичкаYO 😜 05:40, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep for extensive previoulsy-mentioned reasons (above) Djflem (talk) 20:33, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep looking over the citations it looks like a nice span of time over the course of a year about this lady from highly reputable sources. S EMMENDINGER  ( talk ) 23:21, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Redirect to United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2018 per WP:NPOL and WP:BLP1E. There is a lot of coverage because Sherrill is the nominee in a very competitive House race, but all of that coverage is in the context of this one election. Being a nominee for a House seat, even in a marquee race, is not enough to confer notability. If Sherill wins the election, then she will be notable and the page can be restored. If she loses the election, then she will not have any notability besides this one race. -LtNOWIS (talk) 22:19, 10 June 2018 (UTC)


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