Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Herb Robinson

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 delete. Unfortunately, without a single obvious redirect target, redirect isn't a good option. Der yck C. 16:09, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Herb Robinson

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I can't find significant (non-trivial) coverage of this person in multiple reliable sources that are not local reports of his running (e.g. the Wicked Local Newton link). The second reference provided in the article (Craig Crawford) is a broken link. Subject doesn't meet criteria of WP:POLITICIAN as he his only a candidate and has not held prior elected office. Contested prod. ... discospinster _talk 00:31, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to United States House of Representatives elections, 2012 until such time as a neutral article about the 2012 race in Massachusetts's 4th congressional district is written. The current biography fails WP:POLITICIAN. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 00:49, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: I believe the typical/best redirect would be United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2012#District 4. -LtNOWIS (talk) 23:59, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect as per Cullen328. The article's subject may be somewhat noteworthy after a few months have passed, but the article should then be redirected to the election itself. DCItalk 03:43, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Massachusetts-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:00, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:00, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - fails WP:POLITICIAN and currently not worthy of redirecting too. ●Mehran ^Debate● 07:24, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Frankly, I see no reason for a redirect, any more than is accorded to any other person who fails WP:BIO going away. This is a fringe candidate who barely registered on the radar last primary around and with little hope of doing so this time. Article created by a SPA with only two other unrelated edits. Ravenswing 08:53, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I created this page becuase I saw that Sean Bielat (republican candidate last time around) had a page and I figured it was only fair!? Barney Frank has stepped down, so at this point all candidates could be considered 'fringe candidates' - someone has to win!! (that is until JK3 decides to run). I am planning more edits soon, so hopefully I can swing you guys around. I guess I would be comfortable with a redirect at this point... Jonchalk (talk) 12:54, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Wikipedia notability guidelines are not based on "fairness" or any concept of equal time, but on whether subjects have received sufficient mention in "significant detail" in multiple, reliable, published sources, as per WP:GNG and WP:BIO. Bielat was extensively covered in the national press and met that bar of notability. Robinson was not and has not. Ravenswing 16:25, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - fails WP:POLITICIAN.--Epeefleche (talk) 22:42, 13 February 2012 (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.