Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Neil Paterson (politician)


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The result was   delete. L Faraone  02:25, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

Neil Paterson (politician)

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The subject ran for office but was not elected and therefore does not meet the threshold for inclusion under WP:POLITICIAN. Half of the sources in the article are for newspaper articles about his brother who was involved in stock fraud and Neil Paterson (the WP subject) is mentioned only in passing. The remaining sources likewise mention the subject only in passing. A complete analysis of the sources is given here. Editors on the article talk page and at the notability noticeboard seem to favor deletion. I'm interested in hearing what other editors have to say and coming to some final consensus about what, if anything should be done about this BLP. Thanking you in advance for your participation.  — Keithbob • Talk  • 17:15, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete - Notability isn't there. The most notable claim, regarding his involvement in the founding of a minor political party, doesn't have a reference and the rest of the article's claims don't satisfy WP:Notability. Lexlex (白痴美國) (talk) 17:39, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:03, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:03, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:03, 21 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete - The subject is not notable. Newspaper coverage only resulted from his having been a founding member of the Natural Law Party of Canada. Although he ran in three elections, he garnered only a small percentage of the vote, and his party subsequently disbanded with little or no lasting legacy (their advocacy of applying science to government, and their promotion of Transcendental Meditation were both unusual and might even be considered a breath of fresh air, but seem to have made little impression on either the public or on Canadian government). Paterson is apparently a businessman, but is not known for any other achievements, and he was not even personally involved in the small scandal that is reported briefly in the article. This is perhaps the least relevant article in the Transcendental Meditation project, having very little to do with that topic. David Spector (talk) 19:27, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
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