Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bo Ackal

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 keep. (non-admin closure) Natg 19 (talk) 00:11, 28 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Bo Ackal[edit]

[Hide this box] New to Articles for deletion (AfD)? Read these primers!

(Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)

Non-notable politician. Fails WP:GNG. Sources include a Find a Grave page, a list of members of the Louisiana House of Representatives, another Find a Grave page, a mention in an annual political book containing hundreds of non-notable politicians, a mention in a politican's memoir, election results for his opponent, a deadlink to the Louisiana Department of State's website, a quote from a newspaper, and an article on a road sign being named for him. Penale52 (talk) 12:05, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 12:12, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Louisiana-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 12:12, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. State legislators are notable per WP:POLITICIAN. A Google Books search provides enough to confirm this person's service a state representative. Dead links are a maintenance issue. • Gene93k (talk) 12:21, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep Passes WP:POLITICIAN by a mile. All state legislators are notable....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 12:30, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep meets WP:NPOL, however it so poorly sourced it might be best to WP:TNT it and start from scratch with reliable sources. Best, GPL93 (talk) 13:29, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep passes WP:NPOL as a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. --Enos733 (talk) 05:21, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep I agree, a slam-dunk pass of WP:NPOL.--Paul McDonald (talk) 19:56, 26 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and flag for refimprove. State legislators get a clean pass WP:NPOL #1, and do receive the reliable source coverage to clear WP:GNG — just because the creator didn't dig hard enough to actually find and use it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. This does need referencing improvement, yes, but the base notability claim to qualify for an article most certainly is there. Bearcat (talk) 17:47, 27 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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.