Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Frank Zerunyan

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. Consensus herein is for deletion. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 18:12, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Frank Zerunyan[edit]

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Mr Zerunyan is verifiably a two-term mayor and long-serving council member of a city in California with a population of less than 10 000.

I see no reason to doubt the assertions made in this article about his work as a public servant.

I see no reason to doubt the other assertions made in this article about his academic, speaking and writing career.

Neverless, I see no indication that this article passes WP:ANYBIO, WP:POLITICIAN, WP:PROF and any other guidelines and policies. Shirt58 (talk) 11:01, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. As the nom says, not appropriate for an encyclopedia. Lots of terms of praise, and listing every possible minor accomplishment. There's presumably some COI involved. DGG ( talk ) 13:04, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I really do not understand what the problem is. He is prominent figure in LA, everything written is verifiable and if there is an item with any doubt, let ID that and fix it. Kristina. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KristinaForbes (talk • contribs) 20:31, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If he's as prominent as you claim, then surely it would be possible to reliably source the article a lot better than this — as written, this is resting entirely on primary sources except for a single blurb on a non-notable blog. Bearcat (talk) 14:46, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:01, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:01, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This reads more like a public relations brochure written by the subject than an encyclopedia article about the subject, and is resting entirely on unreliable sourcing. The mayor of a town of 10,000 can get over NPOL if the sourcing and substance is really solid, but does not get a "because he exists" freebie or an entitlement to keep something that's written like this. Delete. Bearcat (talk) 14:48, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - searches turned up some articles, but only from a college newspaper and local council coverage. There were also some brief mentions, but nothing to show they pass WP:NPOL or WP:GNG. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 13:11, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. NN small-town politician. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:16, 5 October 2015 (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.