Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephen T. Williams


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The result was   keep. JohnCD (talk) 17:40, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

Stephen T. Williams

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Poorly sourced BLP, fails WP:GNG with no dedicated coverage by any sources larger than local papers. Binksternet (talk) 16:24, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.  czar   &middot;   &middot;  17:11, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of West Virginia-related deletion discussions.  czar   &middot;   &middot;  17:11, 8 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep. Huntington is one of the largest cities in West Virginia, so its mayor has ex officio a good shot at notability. I've cleaned up the page and added a number of additional references, mainly to articles from The Herald-Dispatch, The Charleston Gazette, and West Virginia Public Broadcasting—yes, these are local media, but they're still reliable, independent sources who've each written multiple articles on Williams. —Neil 22:01, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep and clean up any copyright issues. The subject passes WP:POLITICIAN criterion #1 as a former state legislator (member of the WV House of Delegates). • Gene93k (talk) 23:38, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I went through the article and removed all the suspect language as part of my cleanup, so I've removed the copyvio tag. —Neil 00:16, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep, subject has received significant coverage from multiple non-primary reliable sources, and thus is notable per GNG and ANYBIO. Furthermore, the subject is a former elected member of a sub-national legislative body and thus considered presumed notable per POLITICIAN as stated by Gene93k.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 15:06, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
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