Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ricky Harrington Jr


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was redirect to 2020 United States Senate election in Arkansas. No consensus for a change in normal practice Star   Mississippi  03:06, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Ricky Harrington Jr

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Still not notable as coverage is routine for campaigns. This has not changed since the last deletion discussion. ― Tartan357  Talk 21:45, 26 January 2022 (UTC)


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 * My reasoning for not deleting this article, given the past deletion discussion, is that Harrington is also a candidate in the 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election. However, if this still does not meet the criterion for notability, the article should be deleted. Joffejs (talk) 22:07, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
 * That has no impact on notability one way or the other. What matters is not what a person has done, but how much they've been written about (see WP:BASIC). When it comes to unelected political candidates, there is always some coverage, and it usually fits under the umbrella of the election article. Consolidating that coverage in one place allows us to have higher-quality content. It is only when the candidate gets an unusual amount of attention that they should have their own article. I should note that I am a fan of Ricky (I went to one of his rallies and took the picture you used), and I appreciate what you're doing. You can add verified information about his campaigns to the election articles, which has already been done some at 2020 United States Senate election in Arkansas. ― Tartan357  Talk 22:55, 26 January 2022 (UTC)


 * I am a new user to Wikipedia, so I'll trust your judgment. I had just thought that what was notable was the 34% victory for a Senate candidate, but I definitely see your reasoning and have read through WP:BASIC and WP:NPOL now. I wasn't aiming to do this to promote him as a candidate, but he does seem like a great guy. I agree now that the article page has no use as of now. Cheers to the great photo! Joffejs (talk) 23:37, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Relisting comment: There are some policy-based comments on why this should be an exception to normal redirect. Suggest further discussion Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Star   Mississippi  14:27, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete -- Until he is elected as governor, he fails WP:POLITICIAN. Peterkingiron (talk) 17:54, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Redirect to 2020 United States Senate election in Arkansas as a usual and appropriate outcome (see WP:POLOUTCOMES). --Enos733 (talk) 20:52, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep. I'd make an exception here.  I think there's been enough attention. Our rule for this is too restrictive (It also gives unfair bias in coverage towards incumbents). DGG ( talk ) 06:53, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Redirect. As always, people do not get Wikipedia articles just for running as candidates in future elections — the notability bar for politicians is holding a notable office, not just running for one, but this features neither evidence that he has preexisting notability for other reasons nor a credible reason why he should get special treatment that most other candidates aren't getting. Obviously no prejudice against recreation after election day should he win, but nothing here is grounds for an article to already exist nine months in advance of the election. Bearcat (talk) 18:10, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep We should make an exception here. The person who got the highest percentage of the vote and highest raw vote for the USA's largest third party in any senate race is notable. Capisred (talk) 14:39, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Redirect to 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election. WP:NPOL is clear that candidates do not have presumed notability, and there isn't enough significant independent coverage to grant notability through WP:GNG or WP:NBASIC. Qwaiiplayer (talk) 13:50, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Redirect to 2020 United States Senate election in Arkansas or 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election (preferably the former, due to his vote total being an unusually high number for a third party candidate) per Enos733, Bearcat, and Qwaiiplayer. Sal2100 (talk) 18:30, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Redirect to 2020 United States Senate election in Arkansas per Sal2100's reasoning. Best, GPL93 (talk) 22:24, 10 February 2022 (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.