Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Frank Shannon (politics)

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The result was Delete. --MelanieN (talk) 02:07, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Frank Shannon (politics)[edit]

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Mainly a vanity page edited by what is likely the subject himself. Fails WP:POLITICIAN, having only run unsuccessfully for a state office. Fails WP:JOURNALIST. Had a job at a newspaper, but no evidence of any awards or being widely cited among his peers. Ditto for trying to pass WP:AUTHOR. Only sources are "know your candidate" pieces from a 3 month time frame. All in all, probably a nice guy, but not a notable one. Niteshift36 (talk) 18:09, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. I don't see significant coverage in reliable sources beyond that which all candidates receive. However, it's possible my searches were too strict, as I was attempting to filter out all the false positives. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 17:48, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:TNT. Even if we kept the article, it needs so much copyediting that it really needs to be started from scratch. For example, the article could be read as stating that he ran away from home at the age of 12. It is also unclear what his bona fide journalism credentials might be. He fails WP:POLITICIAN by a mile. FWIW, we grew up near each other in the 1970s Bronx. Bearian (talk) 00:04, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Unelected politician. Carrite (talk) 03:07, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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