Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rocky De La Fuente


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The result was Keep, WP:IAR close (NAC). SwisterTwister  talk  20:37, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Rocky De La Fuente

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Subject not notable per WP:GNG or WP:NPOL. Only existing coverage outside of primary sources seems to be routine campaign press at the local level, which is insufficient for establishing notability.Ddcm8991 (talk) 18:57, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Nomination withdrawn. See comments below. As nominator, I request that this be closed as Speedy Keep.--Ddcm8991 (talk) 20:27, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Everymorning (talk) 19:09, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Everymorning (talk) 19:10, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm not !voting yet, but will note that in addition to the local level sources he's gotten in his hometown and campaign states, he's also got non-local coverage in what I'll admit is a nonstandard source for this sort of coverage: Automotive News. -Nat Gertler (talk) 19:22, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment: Automotive News is a trade publication, which I don't think is generally considered an RS.--Ddcm8991 (talk) 19:25, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Also, ABC News. -Nat Gertler (talk) 19:34, 28 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep. The subject is a candidate seeking the Democratic nomination in the United States presidential election, 2016. While he is not one of the major candidates who gets listed in polls and invited to debates, Wikipedia does not exclude minor candidates from coverage if they meet the general notability guideline. Not only did De La Fuente receive local news coverage in his hometown when he declared his candidacy, but he has received coverage in additional states where he has qualified for the primary ballots already or is campaigning . In any event, I was not aware that trade publications are excluded from being reliable sources, and I don't think they should be excluded. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 02:51, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:BIO with multiple reliable sources covering the topic.--TM 04:27, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep for now at best as this seems like enough coverage for an article for now. SwisterTwister   talk  06:27, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:BIO with multiple reliable sources covering the topic. New coverage from Ballot Access blog: ( akrewson (talk) 03:26, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep He has widespread ballot access across a significant number of states, from that alone it is likely he will garner a notable percentage of the vote in the primaries.XavierGreen (talk) 20:04, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
 * NOMINATION WITHDRAWN The people have spoken, it would seem. After further review, the non-local citations put forth by Metropolitian90 along with the ABC NEWs clip put forth by Nat Gertler have convinced me that Fuente meets the notability benchmark. Just barely, perhaps, but barely counts. I rescind my nomination.--Ddcm8991 (talk) 20:27, 31 December 2015 (UTC)


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