Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Will McBride (candidate)


 * 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 no consensus. Mailer Diablo 16:01, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Will McBride (candidate)
Per WP:BIO, senators are notable. Not candidates for senator, and certainly not nominees for candidate for senator. This is a generic political biography. Current indications are that his candidacy will fail (which goes to prove that it would be better to wait until after the event to allow for proper historical perspective). Just zis Guy you know? 12:45, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Per WP:NN. --Porqin 12:47, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete This reads like campaign material, failing WP:SPAM. Wikipedia is not for promoting your campaign. --DarkAudit 13:28, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep and cleanup. Spam-quality is not a basis for deleting an article on a notable individual. Subject is notable because news coverage indicates this person is not a gadfly, but a serious challenger for the nomination. See McBride seeks traction in race against Harris: "Although two other Republicans also filed late to challenge Harris for the GOP nomination, it was McBride, with deep pockets, a Latino political base and high-powered connections to the conservative Christian movement, who was considered a bona fide threat." An individual recognized by news sources as a serious contender for a particularly well publicized U.S. Senate nomination race is probably notable (see Ned Lamont) and more so in a large and politically key state like Florida. Note also, it is McBride who has the strongest poll numbers against the incumbent Democrat. Cheers! bd2412  T 14:49, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * The article as it stands now reads like a campaign press release. Little of what is mentioned above is in the article itself. --DarkAudit 17:13, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I've added the above quote and citations to the article. I have no objections to anyone cleaning up the press-release-sounding bits. bd2412  T 19:25, 25 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete Not even a nominee yet. If he wins the nomination, then we could consider him for an article. But he's not even nominated yet. Non-notable. It's great he has stronger numbers than the democrat, but if he's not even chosen... -Royalguard11Talk 18:28, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, lots of news articles about him, verifiable candidate. If he goes, then Ned Lamont would have to go, too, and I would fight like hell to keep the Lamont article.  User:Zoe|(talk) 18:38, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment Lamont has gotten much more national press. And wikipedia is run by guidelines, not precedent. Each article should be judged on it's own merit, not because another article was kept or deleted. Especially where political candidates are concerned. --DarkAudit 19:10, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * This political candidate may have been hand-picked by Karl Rove to challenge Harris - "[McBride] would not comment on reports that he promised to spend $5 million of his own money on his campaign or that Rove had asked him to run". That alone makes him inherently notable. bd2412  T 01:29, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * May have been. Note the "may" in that. Would not comment on reports -- or just strategic leaks? This is pretty feeble stuff. -- Hoary 01:37, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * The fact that he's in a position where people would make (or believe) that assumption is significant. It's not being said about Collins or Monroe (the other Republican candidates). Do you not suppose that someone may come to Wikipedia seeking information on this candidate? bd2412  T 01:52, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * That's certainly a possibility. But what a strange place to look him up in, considering that he's news, that Wikipedia doesn't claim to be a newspaper, and that (as of the last time I looked) Florida is served by pretty good newspapers -- newspapers that even put a lot of stuff online. -- Hoary 02:29, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete until he wins elective office or is notable for doing something rather than just wanting to do something. -- Hoary 21:40, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per bd2412 and Zoe, candidate is verifiable with several news articles about him. Yamaguchi先生 22:37, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per bd. --badlydrawnjeff talk 11:01, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep - I'd normally vote delete, but he's got enough of a spotlight on him to warrant a keep for the moment. Torinir  ( Ding my phone  My support calls   E-Support Options  ) 21:39, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep: legitimate political figure in notable senate race. Calwatch 05:55, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep: if he loses, then delete. --John Foxe 19:01, 29 July 2006 (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.