Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Roco

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 seems to be that, given the lack of substantial coverage and the fact that he's neither been nominated or elected, the subject is insufficiently notable for an article at present. ~ mazca ^talk 12:31, 10 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

John Roco[edit]

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Non-notable per WP:POLITICIAN, WP:ENTERTAINER and WP:POLITICIAN, WP:Autobiography with no significant coverage online from WP:Reliable sources. Prod contested by creator. Empty Buffer (talk) 15:42, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. —Empty Buffer (talk) 15:44, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Hawaii-related deletion discussions. —Empty Buffer (talk) 15:43, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - The only mention in a reliable source I can find is this (referenced in the article), which only gives an in-passing reference to his candidacy, which is insufficient to establish notability anyway, per the politician-specific guideline. IMDB only lists one minor role as an actor, which doesn't satisfy the actor guidelines either. -- Lear's Fool (talk | contribs) 15:58, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
If this AfD has to be closed right now, I'd think it would be a weak delete, and possibly merge any useful content to United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2010. Although other members of the Roco family (mentioned in the article) may be well-known in the Philippines, that doesn't convey notability on this particular family member in Hawaii. He's not notable as an actor. Per WP:POLITICIAN, mere candidacy does not convey notability, barring significant coverage, which is hard to find as of yet. It does seem, however, that major party nominees for highly important positions like U.S. Senate do tend to get their own articles--and certainly he will get coverage if he's the nominee. Right now Mr. Roco appears to be the only Republican challenging Senator Inouye; if he remains so, I'd imagine he'd qualify for an article. Since the filing deadline is less than 3 weeks away, possibly it would make sense to delay closing this AfD until July 20, the last day for candidates to file.[1] --Arxiloxos (talk) 17:33, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Based on further reading (and contrary to earlier news reports I read about this) it appears there are other Republicans running, including 2004 candidate Cam Cavasso,[2] so I've revised my comments above.--Arxiloxos (talk) 03:50, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - notability is not established and all substantive article content has been authored by the article's subject, which appears to breach WP:PROMOTION and (possibly) WP:NOTOPINION. Jimmy Pitt (talk) 18:26, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep for now. Gage (talk) 18:30, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Has never held office, and at this point he doesn't even have the Republican nomination. Maybe after the September 18 primary an article could be considered, but only if he gets significant coverage in addition to earning the nomination. --MelanieN (talk) 00:28, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as per nom. -- P 1 9 9 • TALK 02:43, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
What you all decide - I saw the wikipedia page on the senate election, and typed the entry,John Roco. It seemed odd wikipedia page on election but no click on John Roco so I made it. I tried remove all unbiased parts, but is hard when you are actually John Roco so please jury. If decision to Delete or even Speedy Delete is made and pub happens as may if I win, have saved copy of the editing template for the file. You are the experts, I leave it to you. --John Roco (talk) 12:33 AM, 9 July 2010 HAWAII TIME —Preceding undated comment added 10:33, 9 July 2010 (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.