Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Raymond (Ray) G. Ellis


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The result was delete. Randykitty (talk) 09:12, 15 August 2015 (UTC)

Raymond (Ray) G. Ellis

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Non-notable politician. Ellis is an as-yet unelected candidate for the San Diego City Council. If elected, given the size of San Diego, Ellis might be notable, but as an unelected candidate, not yet. The article also reads very much like an election ad for the candidate. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 23:00, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
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 * San Diego is a large and internationally famous city for which we would most likely accept articles about its city councillors per WP:NPOL #3. But the mere fact of being an unelected candidate for office does not get a person into Wikipedia — if you cannot make a credible and properly sourced case that he already got over a Wikipedia inclusion rule before he became a candidate, then he does not become notable enough for an article until he wins the election. But this article makes no such claim, and essentially reads like a campaign brochure. Delete, without prejudice against recreation if he wins his seat next year. Bearcat (talk) 20:59, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete fails WP:NPOL, soyrces are routine coverage of failed election campaign, expressly excluded from notability-building under NPOL Kraxler (talk) 13:04, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete He currently says he is a candidate in an election that will not occur for more than a year. He has not even passed a primary, and will not be notable for this unless he wins, and even then it might not be 100% for sure. He is clearly not notable at this time.John Pack Lambert (talk) 05:03, 15 August 2015 (UTC)


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