Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sheldon Clare


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The result was delete. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:13, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

Sheldon Clare

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This person isn't quite notable enough for a biographical article of his own. Most independent coverage of him, is really not about him, but about an organization he led. Other coverage is for him running as a candidate, which I believe, is something we rarely grant an article for (if you've never been elected). Much of the bio comes from self-written content, such as "brandyourself.com" or the NFA's website. And of course, twitter is less than a great source. Rob (talk) 04:29, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
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 * An unelected candidate for office does not get a Wikipedia article just for being a candidate — if you cannot credibly demonstrate and properly source that he was already eligible for a Wikipedia article for some other reason before he became a candidate, then he does not become eligible for a Wikipedia article until he wins the seat. But this fails to show that he was already wikiworthy before putting his name on the ballot — all of the reliable source coverage here is of his candidacy itself, while everything else is parked on primary or unreliable sourcing or is entirely unsourced. As written, this is not an article about a person who had preexisting notability and by the way also happens to be a candidate in the election — it's a campaign brochure for a person whose "notability" is hinged to his candidacy. Delete. Bearcat (talk) 16:09, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - fails WP:GNG and WP:NPOL.  Onel 5969  TT me 03:32, 24 October 2015 (UTC)


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