Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ken Smollen

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The result was delete‎ . ✗plicit 11:21, 30 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ken Smollen

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The article is already tagged querying its notability. Irish Democratic Party, the microparty he was chairman of, it barely notable, but we can leave for a separate discussion. Having been elected only at council level, and not having received significant more than incidental press coverage, I don't think he satisfies WP:POLITICIAN. Iveagh Gardens (talk) 10:32, 23 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians and Ireland. Iveagh Gardens (talk) 10:32, 23 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Fails WP:POLITICIAN, not a notable local councillor. Spleodrach (talk) 11:16, 23 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Per nom and the reasons set-out when tagging this for NBIO/NPOL reasons some time ago, I don't see how NPOL or SIGCOV are met. Local politician (who unsuccessfully contested national election) has had only the same level of incidental/passing coverage we might expect for any similar such candidate. Perhaps even less. If not deleted, at the very least title should be redirected to Irish Democratic Party (as founding this small group seems to be only claim to notability beyond any other local office holder). Guliolopez (talk) 11:29, 23 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Nothing here is "inherently" notable under WP:NPOL at all — county councillors aren't inherently notable just for existing, unsuccessful national election candidates aren't inherently notable just for existing, founders of minor political parties aren't inherently notable just for existing, and on and so forth — but the volume and depth of referencing here is not sufficient to earn him any special "more notable than the norm for those levels of political activity" pass either. Bearcat (talk) 20:34, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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