Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Terry Duguid

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 14:50, 3 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Terry Duguid[edit]

Unsourced BLP of a person of marginal notability, either sources should be added or it should be deleted. RMHED (talk) 22:34, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

~~speedy keep~~ Keep ~~Mayor of Winnipeg in 1995. Mayors of large cities are unquestionably notable.~~It would have been more constructive to source these than nominate them, and just as rapid. DGG (talk) 23:30, 29 October 2008 (UTC) -- and, given his business itnerests, that should have been possible easily enough. DGG (talk) 02:41, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

*Speedy keep per DGG Unquestionably meets WP:BIO as the mayor of the size and importance of Winnepeg. Dloh cierekim 00:40, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He ran for mayor in 1995 and was placed 3rd. He has never, at least according to this unsourced BLP, been Mayor. RMHED (talk) 01:50, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

right, my error here. I changed my comment above. DGG (talk) 02:41, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, RHMED. Nevertheless, Keep as a city councilman of a major city. Dloh cierekim 01:51, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Major city", in Canada maybe, worldwide, I doubt it. My local county council has a larger population, so are all its councillors notable?--UpDown (talk) 08:00, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

<expand>>Wikipedia:BIO#Politicians says, "Generally speaking, mayors are likely to meet this criterion, as are members of the main citywide government or council of a major metropolitan city." Winnepeg is Manitoba's largest city and provincial capital. It's one of Canada's ten largest cities and has a population of greater than 500,000. The city council members of such a city surely qualify. Cheers,

Keep Terry Duguid is a very prominent public figure in Winnipeg. This article was written before it was standard practice to add sources for biographical articles; the sources exist, and can be added now. CJCurrie (talk) 03:29, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete the world is full of thousands of local councillors, and they are not notable for being one. I could produce references for my local councillors, with lots of local press attention and so on - but are they notable outside their area. No. Members of the Winipeg City Council are not notable. The above above says is he a "very prominent public figure in Winnipeg". That's not notable. In my borough, we have a few very prominent figures, but they are notable outside my borough.--UpDown (talk) 08:38, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per DGG, as councilman of a major city. PHARMBOY ^{(moo) (plop)} 17:40, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Major" worldwide city? I think not. My [English] county has a larger population, should I create articles for all its councillors?--UpDown (talk) 18:16, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

County is not a city. WP:BIO does not address. The criteria for county officials would need to be higher 'cause counties usually contain more people and cities. Is your county among the ten most populous in its province/state/etc? Or in your country? (Not knowledgeable about UK political divisions.) If yes, then yes. Dloh cierekim 18:22, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. -- Raven1977 (talk) 21:23, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. -- Raven1977 (talk) 21:23, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. -- Raven1977 (talk) 21:23, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The position of councilman in a major city confers notability. Beyond the notability of the subject, there are more than a few things on the internet, and I'm sure more can be found in print and television given his position. Celarnor ^{Talk to me} 15:31, 2 November 2008 (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.