Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rodrigo Montt Swett


 * 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   Delete. لenna vecia  15:48, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Rodrigo Montt Swett

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Non-notable politician. The numbers given right in the article show he was not elected in his main run for office, and I see nothing else in the article that amounts to a real assertion of notability. TexasAndroid (talk) 03:31, 16 June 2009 (UTC) Um, I vote delete, but there is no AfD notice on the page. Niteshift36 (talk) 08:34, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Chile-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 03:32, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 03:32, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 03:32, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as it looks like a Facebook profile and is not notable in any way. Why is there no AfD on the page?--AssegaiAli (talk) 10:46, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * It was removed by the page's creator, but has since been restored. Likely need to keep an eye on it for further removals. - TexasAndroid (talk) 11:50, 16 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Weak keep I know nothing of Chilean politics, and this article is very badly translated, but it looks like he was a major-party candidate for a seat in the national legislature, the host of a TV talk show, and the descendant of two Chilean presidents. I'm guessing that a comparable U.S. political figure would be considered notable.  Kestenbaum (talk) 13:27, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * As per WP:POLITICIAN, just being a candidate is not enough to be considered notable. They have to actually win, or to otherwise meet the more general WP:BIO criteria.  This person does neither. - TexasAndroid (talk) 13:35, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment No, in the U.S., major-party candidates for national office (including Congress) are per se notable, at least in several AFD's in the last couple of years. The policy you cite needs to be updated (though I have no idea how it would apply to non-U.S. candidates).  See also the article George P. Bush for a U.S. figure (not even yet a candidate for any office), related to two presidents, who is apparently notable enough for an article.
 * As to this current AFD, I have no idea how prominent his role in the TV show is, but it sounds like a claim of notability to me. The real question is whether he has been covered in multiple independent media sources, and since I don't speak Spanish, I have no idea about that. Kestenbaum (talk) 13:44, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * A quick glance at GPB's article shows links to a number of prominent pieces of coverage. So I would say GPB meets the general WP:BIO criteria, regardless of his level of political success or failure.
 * As for changes to WP:POLITICIAN, if you feel that the policy does not reflect current consensus, please feel free to try to get it changed. But until/unless it is changed, the current wording is IMHO the official policy on the matter. - TexasAndroid (talk) 16:29, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS is not a reason for keeping. Niteshift36 (talk) 03:09, 17 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete has done nothing important except come third; not even second in an election. If he gets an article then everyone else deserves one too--79.78.199.183 (talk) 19:06, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Non-notable politician, but if he is elected, article can be recreated. TN X Man  20:00, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Andreehuer keeps deleting the AfD templete. --I dream of horses (talk) 21:12, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Restore it each time, and give him increasing uw-afd templates each time. If he reaches final warning and persists, report him to WP:AIV.  I can assist with the reverting and warning, but since it's my AFD I would be crossing the line of "involved admin" if I took any official admin action myself. - TexasAndroid (talk) 21:51, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
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