Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Whitney Bilyeu


 * 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 delete and redirect to Libertarian Party of Texas. Randykitty (talk) 17:18, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

Whitney Bilyeu

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Fails WP:NPOL and WP:GNG. Note that being national chair of a minor party does not confer presumed notability. The only available sources seem to be run-of-the-mill campaign coverage, trivial mentions, and WP:PRIMARY/non-RS. My WP:BEFORE search across multiple search engines found no WP:RS-based significant coverage of her. As an alternative to outright deletion, I propose a redirect to 2021 Libertarian National Committee chair special election Libertarian Party of Texas. Sal2100 (talk) 16:05, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment: Note that I have changed the proposed redirect page based on discussion below.Sal2100 (talk) 19:58, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politics, Politicians, Libertarianism, Women,  and Texas. Sal2100 (talk) 16:05, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete. Being chair of a political party, even at the national level, is not an "inherent" inclusion freebie that guarantees a Wikipedia article — it can count for something if the person is the subject of sufficient coverage and analysis about their work in the role to pass WP:GNG, but it isn't automatically notable enough that relying on primary sources and glancing namechecks of her existence in coverage of other things would be sufficient. Bearcat (talk) 16:13, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Libertarian Party of Texas after updating that page to include her election (which oddly is not there). Lamona (talk) 04:32, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 * While that might be suitable (following a page update, as you suggest), I think 2021 Libertarian National Committee chair special election is the most appropriate target page for a redirect. She features prominently in that article, with already-existing coverage that is more than would be fitting for the LP of Texas article (IMO). Sal2100 (talk) 21:28, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
 * That makes some sense, but quite honestly I am not sure that article meets notability itself as there are no substantive independent sources on the topic of the election. Lamona (talk) 21:53, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Good point. Upon close inspection, that article does appear to be a prime candidate for deletion or merging based on a lack of RS-based sourcing. I have updated the LP of Texas article to include her election as national chair, and I now agree that it is the better target page for a redirect. Sal2100 (talk) 19:51, 15 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Redirect. I would agree with (no relation) that a deletion is in order. On the other hand, a good argument can be made to redirect based on precedent. Bearian (talk) 04:13, 15 February 2023 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.