Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephanie Banister


 * 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 One Nation (Australia). Mark Arsten (talk) 16:36, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Stephanie Banister

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WP:BLP1E. Briefly a candidate for political office, known only for one event, the gaffes that led to her not being a candidate any more. Shirt58 (talk) 08:10, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 08:24, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 08:24, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 08:24, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment: while this article itself may be deleted or made a redirect, any Wikipedia content is subject to its Biographies of living persons policy, including this deletion discussion. Please focus on the article, not the person.--Shirt58 (talk) 11:44, 13 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete this is a textbook example of WP:BLP1E. Nick-D (talk) 08:46, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete. Per WP:BLP1E: "reliable sources cover the person only in the context of a single event" and WP:POLITICIAN: "being an unelected candidate for political office does not guarantee notability". WWGB (talk) 08:47, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete Yes, she has hit the international media, and without meaning to. But if it has any lasting significance it will be in the context of the present election and the success or otherwise of her party's campaign, and she herself will be left in obscurity. According to the BBC, her political career lasted 48 hours, and certainly does not satisfy the requirements of WP:POLITICIAN. If we were to have BLPs on every candidate who made a fool of themselves when standing..... --AJHingston (talk) 09:44, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and guidelines. But boy, did I laugh. Yinta n   11:21, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * save I fully understand the emotion to delete. Even I sort of want it gone. However, I came to Wikipedia today just to learn about this person and their educational background. Wikipedia snoops can look at my internet footprint and see that I went from the BBC article on her to here. The main reason I support save is that it meets the criteria for saving. See 	WP:Politician being an elected local official, or an unelected candidate for political office, does not guarantee notability, although such people can still be notable if they meet the primary notability criterion of "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article". It doesn't bar people not yetelected. There is significant coverage in news websites in many countries, all of which are independent of the person.  I have legal training and know how to understand regulations. It could be that the authors of the regulations intended something else but they wrote regulations which this article passes.  I do admit it needs beefing up. Stephanie Bowman (talk) 13:33, 10 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Neutral (as creator) - As this person intentionally became a candidate in a national election, gave national interviews, this was not a case of WP:BLP1E as it is clearly meant for "low profile" individuals. WP:BLP1E was created for "low profile" people who through no fault of their own found themselves in the news ("Peoria man accidentally mows off own foot").  But as this person quickly withdrew from the public almost as fast as she threw herself into the limelight, I consider this a borderline case.  --Oakshade (talk) 15:28, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Redirect to One Nation (Australia), which has a section about the incident. Although we create articles for those in elected office, that doesn't usually extend to candidates, and a 48-hour candidature by someone who is otherwise non-notable hardly meets the general notability guidelines. Paul MacDermott (talk) 19:42, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I've mentioned this in the timeline of Australian federal election, 2013. Paul MacDermott (talk) 19:55, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Just a quick note to say someone's created a Stephanie Bannister redirect to One Nation (Australia). Paul MacDermott (talk) 17:16, 11 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete. Typical election season titillation. Yes, it was all very embarrassing, which led to some widespread coverage, but this is exactly what WP:1E is for. If she'd ever done anything apart from make a dill of herself on national television, well, then, maybe there'd be something to consider. As an aside, I consider her inclusion in both the election page and the One Nation page to be a case of WP:UNDUE. Frickeg (talk) 00:41, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete It is a wholly needless article, as its only focus is Banister's disastrous interview that showed her for the ignoramus that she is, and the incident is already covered in the One Nation (Australia) article (which doesn't even link to this one). I don't see how this article could ever be expanded, as Ms. Banister's political career is surely off to hell in a handbasket now. We'll never hear from her again (good job, too). Kelisi (talk) 06:26, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete - clear case of WP:BLP1E/WP:POLITICIAN, and all the important information is already mentioned in the relevant articles. Robofish (talk) 17:22, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Merge into One Nation (Australia). The events surrounding her candidacy are clearly notable as they've attracted national and international news coverage. However, there's not much else to support a standalone article. —Psychonaut (talk) 09:57, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:BLP1E and WP:SNOW. Stalwart 111  13:44, 14 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Redirect to One Nation (Australia). -- Whpq (talk) 16:40, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete, as WP:BLP1E. Making fun of her is a bit like kicking a puppy, really.  Lankiveil (speak to me) 03:33, 15 August 2013 (UTC).
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