Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Barbara Anne Ferris

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The result was delete. —Centrx→talk • 02:40, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Barbara Anne Ferris[edit]

Simply put, she lacks notability. She was an unsuccessful independent candidate against Dennis Kucinich for Congress four years ago; her family owns a steakhouse (rationale taken from history Tizio 16:46, 6 December 2006 (UTC))[reply]

This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 16:54, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - failed election candidate with no other claims to notability, so fails WP:BIO -- Whpq 18:18, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Articles for individuals who are only notable for an electoral loss contribute more noise than signal. -- Shunpiker 22:17, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. No coverage by reliable, third-party published sources. -- Satori Son 05:24, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - flunks the notability test. --Orange Mike 15:42, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. She was an independent candidate in 2004; she also ran in the Democratic primary in 2006. In the latter race she had the endorsement of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Notability is borderline, but when the area's major newspaper endorses a challenger to a prominent incumbent Congressmember, it elevates her above the typical losing candidate. Also, her work as head of IWDC has attracted some attention, such as this article on the AARP website. JamesMLane t c 17:59, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Addendum: I should've mentioned that most of the information supporting my view of notability wasn't in the article before my comment. I've added it. JamesMLane t c 07:45, 13 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Of course I've heard of her and she's locally notable, but does not pass WP:BIO. Has she even won an election? --Wizardman 00:17, 14 December 2006 (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.