Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bill Harris (lobbyist)

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The result was keep. Non-admin closure. Jujutacular ^T · C 18:09, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bill Harris (lobbyist)[edit]

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Appears to be a WP:BLP1E for having running a one-time RNC convention. MBisanz ^talk 19:33, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - may be considered BLP1E, though I see that he has been slightly known for running these 4-yearly since 1988. The issue is that there is only the one article, and that it already used as a reference, talking about him. I've searched around and his other activities—Civil War buff, dove hunting, being chairman of part of the party in Alabama (1970s, 1980s)—do not seem to have attracted sufficient interest. There is a lack of secondary sources discussing the subject - Peripitus (Talk) 22:08, 5 February 2010 (UTC) Some further searching indicates that there may be some article's on the previous year's conventions that do more than mention him, but as they are behind paywalls I cannot verify. Snapshots I can see indicate that he is just mentioned in passing - Peripitus (Talk) 22:14, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 22:55, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - at least three sources, all good. He's been in the news since 2004, so WP:BLP1E does not apply. Bearian (talk) 05:32, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Article is short, but sources more than adequate to establish notability. Note that the sources listed are ABOUT him, not merely mentioning or quoting him. --MelanieN (talk) 15:37, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Tim Song (talk) 03:30, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep Barely passes WP:BIO. Warrah (talk) 03:54, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep sufficiently notable. Someone who consistently does the same thing every election is not doing a single event--doing a search for "Bill harris" convention there are 571 GNews archive items,. almost all relevant. DGG ( talk ) 02:45, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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