Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/United Independent Party


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The result was   delete. Lankiveil (speak to me) 07:10, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

United Independent Party

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Political party with only one candidate. Party had not received significant coverage in reliable sources and has not received any coverage outside the context of Evan Falchuk's gubernatorial campaign Hirolovesswords (talk) 02:50, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
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 * Keep. Despite being the article's author, I was not notified of this discussion. The United Independent Party has received national coverage, as cited in the article. It passes WP:GNG with multiple sources covering the topic specifically. Political parties, especially one with a statewide nominee, should be considered notable.--TM 11:31, 5 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete Does not seem to be a notable political party, and given that anyone can register a political party and stand for a statewide office, this does not make a particular political party notable. Also, writers of articles get no special privileges in terms of deletion of articles they authored. Solntsa90 (talk) 18:52, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete Not yet an official party. According to one of the article's main sources, the "United Independent Party" is "a political designation that could become an official party if [the candidate] gets more than 3 percent of the vote in November." Does not presently satisfy WP:ORG. Perhaps it could be userfied and recreated if and when it attains official status.--JayJasper (talk) 18:56, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
 * The UIP and Falchuk's campaign have received national coverage, see The Daily Beat from July 5 and the Wall Street Journal and Ballot Access News. The difference between a political designation and a political party is a matter of local designation. States have various laws defining party status. The UIP has not been defined as a party in Massachusetts, but it is organized in the same manner as other political parties.--TM 16:26, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
 * The first article mentions the UIP only in passing, the second doesn't mention it at all, the third is a self-published newsletter and therefore not a reliable source. None of them show that this party has received significant coverage in reliable sources. --Hirolovesswords (talk) 19:18, 10 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete only Falchuk himself calls it a "party" -- it seems to lack any organization/leaders/members/committees/conventions/platforms/candidates beyond his own campaign. To be an official party he needs to win 3% of the vote this fall. Rjensen (talk) 00:47, 11 July 2014 (UTC)
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