Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Melvin Smith (politician)

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The result was delete. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 15:03, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Melvin Smith (politician)[edit]

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A non-winning candidate for state representative. Does not meet WP:NPOL, and does not appear to pass WP:GNG. A WP:BEFORE search returned very few mentions, almost all WP:PASSING; the only non-passing mention is this clip and this article, both of which are entirely ~~WP:ROUTINE~~typical local election coverage, which is not sufficient to demonstrate a GNG pass. Curbon7 (talk) 14:30, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians and Ohio. Curbon7 (talk) 14:30, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as an unsuccessful political candidate. Mccapra (talk) 23:49, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:NPOL. Novemberjazz 02:07, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Candidates of any election are not notable. 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️^{Let's Talk !} 10:56, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Wikipedia:What is and is not routine coverage explains how ROUTINE is not valid here. Djflem (talk) 13:16, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Changed the word to typical. Point still stands, as such coverage is still considered deficient. Curbon7 (talk) 16:00, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. People do not get Wikipedia articles just for running as candidates in elections they didn't win, but the article neither demonstrates that he had preexisting notability for other reasons nor cites anywhere near enough reliable source coverage to make his candidacy markedly more special than everybody else's candidacies. Bearcat (talk) 19:21, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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