Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yan Chen (activist)


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The result was delete. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:18, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

Yan Chen (activist)

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Non-notable community activist that does not meet GNG. Page likely created in anticipation of upcoming run for office; as per WP:POLOUTCOMES one qualifies for an article by winning an election, not just running in it. Madg2011 (talk) 23:31, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Madg2011 (talk) 23:31, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
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 * Delete: The subject does not appear to have individual notability. Certainly, they're connected to organizations that do have notability; but notability isn't inherited that way. Most of the citations seem to be a passing reference; none actually focus on the subject primarily. The only other claim to fame is a run for political office, but simply running for office does not confer notability. Cosmic Sans (talk) 15:17, 14 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete. People do not qualify for Wikipedia articles just for standing as candidates in political party nomination contests, but this is not demonstrating a strong case that she has preexisting notability that would have gotten her an article for other reasons — this is referenced to a mix of primary sources that are not support for notability at all and glancing namechecks of her existence as a giver of soundbite in news articles about other people, not to any evidence of reliable source coverage about her. If she wins the general election in October, then she will qualify for an article at that time — but nothing here is enough to already deem her internationally notable today. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a repository of campaign brochures for as yet unelected political candidates. Bearcat (talk) 17:49, 15 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete There's no evidence that she's even gotten the nomination, and even if she has she's still not (inherently) notable until she's actually won the riding. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 15:25, 16 August 2019 (UTC)
 * DeletePer Above. --SalmanZ (talk) 21:22, 17 August 2019 (UTC)


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