Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Todd Chretien (2nd nomination)


 * 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 International Socialist Organization. Davewild (talk) 07:22, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Todd Chretien
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Chretien was a minor (Green Party) candidate for United States Senate in California at the time of previous AFD (closed as no consensus). The argument for deletion was that he was non-notable and lacking reliable secondary sources. The argument for keeping was that he was an active candidate. 10 years on, there is no claim to notability. He is a failed candidate for political office and a political activist of no apparent or sourceable notability. Searching on his name produces stories in Socialist Worker, a fringe publication put out by the International Socialist Organization with which he is affiliated, so it is not an independent source. He has been mentioned in other fringe outlets, for example, in Indymedia, here: where he is quoted ("said Todd Chretien of the International Socialist Organization.") He has written opinion articles for other fringe publication, including Counterpunch. Only RS on the page documents that he participated in a student strike at Columbia way back in his student days. Have searched for and not found substantive coverage in mainstream sources, not even when he was a candidate. Fails to meet WP:POLITICIAN or WP:BIO. E.M.Gregory (talk) 11:40, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
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 * Redirect to International Socialist Organization, as he writes frequently for their publication. He seems to pop up in the news fairly regularly so he could become notable again for his bourgeoisie-crushing efforts. —Мандичка YO 😜 15:40, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Davewild (talk) 17:29, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
 * At the time of the original deletion discussion, WP:NPOL hadn't been codified as thoroughly as it is now — while it was never standard consensus, there was a significant viewpoint that non-winning candidates should be considered eligible for Wikipedia articles for being candidates. But that's definitely not the standard that applies now; under current wikistandards, nothing here qualifies him for a standalone article. Redirect to International Socialist Organization per Wikimandia. Bearcat (talk) 19:19, 12 June 2015 (UTC)


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