Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephen Silberkraus


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The result was   delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:01, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

Stephen Silberkraus

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This article and Samuel Silberkraus (his grandfather) were created around the same time in 2012 in the run up of the 2012 Nevada elections which Stephen was running for. They both contain WP:PUFF with impressive sources and claims that don't hold up under examination, sources that don't mention the name or in passing. There was material reason for Silberkraus to look important in 2012. However he lost the election, and the article has been abandoned, none of the original editors bothered to update that he lost (as of this date it still says he is running). It doesn't pass Notability as a politician since he didn't win and it was a crowded field with many competitors. The child acting roles listed at IMDB are not significant, in fact most of them are listed "uncredited" meaning he was essentially an extra. Green Cardamom (talk) 21:27, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete. Google search for ("stephen silberkraus" assembly) turns up no coverage by independent sources.  Google News and Google News Archives searches for ("stephen silberkraus") and for (silberkraus nevada) turn up nothing at all-- surprising, since I'd have expected at least a passing mention in a story about his primary loss.  Some of the article's claims to notability don't appear to be valid: for instance, it's asserted that Silberkraus "was featured" in a Time article, but a search of all four pages of the cited Time article for "silberkraus" turns up nothing.  Failed primary candidate for a state legislature seat, who doesn't appear to have received any significant media attention (indeed, hardly any media attention at all): fairly obvious GNG failure.  Ammodramus (talk) 23:40, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 01:33, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 01:33, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Nevada-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 01:33, 1 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete - I believe Ammodramus's reasoning is extremely sound on this one. 209.255.230.32 (talk) 12:30, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete. Failed politician. No sources. Xxanthippe (talk) 21:40, 3 November 2013 (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.