Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/West Suffolk Independent (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete. sufficient consensus after relisting  DGG ( talk ) 06:19, 18 May 2017 (UTC)

West Suffolk Independent
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Poorly sourced article about a local political "party" which isn't really a party; it has no party manifesto and no party discipline, but just amounts to a banner for independent candidates to unify under on the ballot while still acting independently in their campaigns (and in their offices if they win). And for sourcing, all we actually have here is raw tables of election results, and glancing namechecks of its existence in routine election coverage that isn't about the group. Note that first discussion closed no consensus due to no participation. There simply isn't enough substance or sourcing here to make this a thing that warrants an encyclopedia article. In addition there's a direct conflict of interest here, as the article was created by a user named "Elocnomis" — read that name backwards, and then note that the candidates listed in the article include a "Simon Cole". Bearcat (talk) 20:23, 7 May 2017 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 00:06, 14 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete as WP:TNT, and also WP:GNG. This is not an organized group, it is a political party of convenience for several individuals who aren't themselves notable. Power~enwiki (talk) 02:12, 14 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable and given the clear conflict of interest, also WP:ADV. Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:30, 14 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete as per User:Power~enwiki. I could barely find any online sources to suggest that, currently, this party is anywhere near notable. Maybe in the future it will become so, and then we can expect to see a short, neutral, non-COI-written article about it. But this is not it. Nick Moyes (talk) 20:56, 14 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete: No evidence of notability, clear COI issues. --Guy Macon (talk) 03:41, 17 May 2017 (UTC)


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