Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thomas J. Nichols


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The result was delete.  Sandstein  12:49, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Thomas J. Nichols

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Delete; WP:BLP of a former mayor of a village of 10K, not notable per WP:NPOL and no other claim that would pass WP:GNG. Article has no refs from RS, and searching only turned up a few minor things in a local paper. MB 01:36, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not notable, only reference is a Facebook post. Jack N. Stock (talk) 02:38, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
 * @Jack N. Stock: You're likely right that this guy isn't notable, but that has nothing to do with how many refs are currently in the article. The question of notability is purely about whether the subject is widely enough known in the world, with the kind of evidence provided by nom above. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:38, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm aware of that, just expanding the conversation rather than restating. Jack N. Stock (talk) 14:12, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
 * At the time Thomas J. Nichols served as village president, the population was five or six thousand, based on 1961 census. This, along with very limited sources, fails WP:POLITICIAN. Per WP:POLOUTCOMES, mayors of smaller towns are generally deemed not notable just for being mayors, and national or international press coverage does not exist. Jack N. Stock (talk) 20:51, 5 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete the claim of notability as a small-town mayor is weak and the sourcing is weaker. Nor could I find anything in the links provided above that would support a claim of notability. Alansohn (talk) 22:25, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 06:40, 4 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete Fails both WP:NPOL and WP:BASIC. AusLondonder (talk) 23:13, 4 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. A village of 10K is not large enough to hand its mayors an automatic presumption of notability under WP:NPOL just because they existed. The size of the village wouldn't matter if the article were reliably sourced well enough to actually pass WP:GNG, but it isn't large enough to grant the "keep and flag for refimprove" treatment to an article that's sourced only to a Facebook post. Bearcat (talk) 19:19, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete a mere Facebook link is nowhere near enough on its own to warrant an article, and I can't find any quality independent sources discussing him in detail Snuggums (talk / edits) 19:25, 5 February 2017 (UTC)


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