Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sharen Neuhardt


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The result was   redirect to United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2012. The Bushranger One ping only 01:37, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

Sharen Neuhardt

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It is political silly season once again. Being a candidate for office is not in itself an automatic notability qualifier, they have to have done something, anything, else...something significant to catch the attention of reliable sources and satisfy the general notability guide. This person in question though not notable in the slightest, having only run a failed campaign in 2008. What scant appearances there are in sources such as the Dayton Daily News is a single name-drop with no depth, or endorsements that are routine in an election year, i.e. the Emily's List link. All in all, no WP:POLITICIAN #3 of that guideline talks about this kind of candidate in particular. Note that redirects to the district were rejected by an anon IP (one that geolocates to Dayton, Ohio, the candidate's home turf, so we're dealing with a probably conflict of interest here as well) Tarc (talk) 00:11, 26 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep: Significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article has been added. The race is receiving quite a bit of attention regionally. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.185.188.43 (talk) 02:13, 26 July 2012 (UTC)  — 65.185.188.43 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

WP:POLITICIAN guidelines only dictate that the politician in question has received significant press coverage - a dozen articles in various media sources seems like it would suit this requirement. The subject of the article also has qualifications other than political campaigning, including significant local notoriety due to work with a land trust, which is also documented with sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.218.241.113 (talk) 02:34, 26 July 2012 (UTC) — 98.218.241.113 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.


 * Merge and Redirect- To United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2012, where her candidacy is already appropriately mentioned, unless coverage from outside the campaign area is included. Of 16 refs at this moment, 1 is her campaign site, 2 are obligatory election results, and the remainder are local, although at least one discusses support by a national group, Emily's List, and tracked by Ballotpedia and Project Vote Smart, I'm unable to find any in-depth coverage that is non-local; I'll switch to keep if such coverage is cited here, and no prejudice to restoring the article if elected. Dru of Id (talk) 08:24, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Also note that Emily's List stated function is to support all pro-choice female Democratic candidates; their endorsement is as rote and routine as the National Rifle Association's is of any candidate who supports the 2nd amendment. Tarc (talk) 13:41, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ohio-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 23:04, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 23:04, 26 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Merge and redirect to United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2012 per WP:POLITICIAN. Fails all criteria for a stand-alone article. Location (talk) 00:29, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Keep this article - The US House of Representatives only has 435 representatives. Being a candidate for this office is notable in and of itself. In Ohio - a state of 11 million people - there are only 32 candidates for US representative. This particular race is competitive. An increasing number of voters will be looking to learn about Ms. Neuhardt. Finally, few voters know the name of their district, this is especially true this year after redistricting. Wikipedia users will be looking for Ms. Neuhardt's bio, not a description of the race itself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.56.99.178 (talk) 15:51, 28 July 2012 (UTC) — 64.59.99.178 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Actually, if the article is redirected, anyone who searches for her name will be automatically directed to the election page. --MelanieN (talk) 14:51, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
 * At the time of the article's creation, the guidelines were sufficient similar to now that candidates for this office were not assumed to be notable, though the editor may have been unaware of it at the time. While not created specifically for this election, the article did not meet this guideline when it was created, with no significant coverage outside the local area since to indicate any change. Dru of Id (talk) 04:00, 30 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Redirect as above and per usual consensus for unelected political candidates. Based on the coverage available she is not notable in herself; every citation is about the election and her candidacy, not about her (as well as being purely local in scope). The article contains almost no biographical information, and the available links don't provide much more. What has she done all her life, other than run for office? It's impossible to tell from the available record. In other words she fails WP:GNG, and as an unelected candidate she fails WP:POLITICIAN as well. A redirect is appropriate because it preserves the history and allows for the article to be recreated if she should win election. --MelanieN (talk) 14:51, 1 August 2012 (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.