Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ray W. Hays


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The result was keep, per WP:SNOW. (Non-administrator closure.) Northamerica1000(talk) 05:04, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Ray W. Hays

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A guy that is known ONLY for being in the army. Ghostboy1997 (talk) 20:11, 27 June 2013 (UTC)


 * I suggest you read the entry again. He was an elected official in the California State Legislature.  As such he meets the notability requirement under WP:POLITICIAN.  You can read the discussion about the notability requirement for politicians on the notability pages, as it comes up over and over again.  The Ukulele Guy - Aggie80 (talk) 20:39, 27 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Speedy keep - member of the California legislature. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 22:10, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Nominator should withdraw as it's clear he didn't read the only sentence in the article carefully, or look at the reference titled "The Legislators of California", let alone follow WP:BEFORE. postdlf (talk) 00:36, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. Per WP:BIO, being elected to state office "does not guarantee that a subject should be included" on Wikipedia.  However, even if WP:POLITICIAN did not exist, searches of historical archives show enough material to satisfy WP:GNG.  I added two more sources to help demonstrate that point.  Andrew327 03:51, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Snowball/speedy keep - Per what everyone else who took the time to read the guideline has already said due to him serving in a state legislature and that whole WP:POLITICIAN part of the biography notability guideline. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:44, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:16, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:16, 28 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Speedy keep per WP:POLITICIAN #1.  15:33, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep United States state legislators are notable. Thank you-RFD (talk) 19:19, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
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