Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Willie Wilson (businessman)


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The result was keep. (WP:SNOW). North America1000 21:35, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Willie Wilson (businessman)

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Article about a non-notable businessman in Chicago. Fails WP:NTEMP and requirements as a politician. He owns a few burger joints and a medical supply company. He ran a long-shot campaign for Mayor and is not even remotely close to a major Presidential candidate. PrairieKid (talk) 01:23, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Please use neutral language ("burger joints" is disparaging).  Also, he won an Emmy for his singing.  Keep.Kdammers (talk) 19:09, 3 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep. Wilson received substantial press coverage in his campaign for Mayor of Chicago and is receiving substantial press coverage in his run for President. Therefore it was not just one single event or "brief bursts of news coverage" as is stated in WP:NTEMP that illustrate Wilson's notability. Furthermore, Wilson was a serious contender in the race for Mayor of Chicago, and received over 10% of the vote in a 5 way race. Wilson is also notable for his gospel music program on WGN-TV, so his political activities are not his only claim to notability. --Tdl1060 (talk) 19:58, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep per the reasons given by Tdl1060 above. —Jake Wasdin (talk) 20:14, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. Wilson has had substantial press coverage in major media including Chicago Sun, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Associated Press. See the sources in the article to confirm this. He is also the producer a nationally syndicated TV show that won an Emmy award. The nominator, in all due respect, is mistaken in saying he is "non-notable".--Saam100 (talk) 20:16, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. I hear about Wilson both in the news and from my friends.  The burden of proof in an era when Wikipedia has nearly 5 million articles should be on the side moving to delete.  There's no such thing as too many articles.Amyzex (talk) 21:33, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep The amount of coverage he has received in major reliable sources is above and beyond that of the "routine campaign coverage" typically received by "also-ran" candidates. Prime example: he is the subject of a New York Times article which describes him as a "key Chicago figure". Add to such coverage the fact that he is a producer and performer on a nationally syndicated emmy-award winning tv show, he passes the notability test.--Ddcm8991 (talk) 03:04, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. The news coverage cited in the article indicates that he satisfies the general notability guidelines. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 05:57, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
 * WP:SNOW Keep Willie passes WP:N per WP:DEPTH. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 13:25, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:46, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
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 * Snow Keep: Subject has significant coverage in independent reliable sources, and there is an abundantly clear consensus that he passes WP:GNG.--NextUSprez (talk) 19:11, 4 June 2015 (UTC)


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