Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Victoria Fowler

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The result was delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:42, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Victoria Fowler[edit]

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The subject of the page is clearly not notable enough to warrant a Wikipedia page. Furthermore, most of the links in the references are dead. jm6852 (talk) 22:41, 11 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would disagree that a parliamentary candidate does not warrant a wikipedia page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaiser93 (talk • contribs)

Delete There are 650 parliamentary seats in the United Kingdom - probably with an average of 5 candidates per seat. Excluding notables entries (e.g. sitting MPs, former MPs) that would mean a huge number of entries. Seems patently obvious that being a prospective parliamentary candidate and a borough councillor alone does not make a person notable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jm6852 (talk • contribs) 10:36, 12 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Being a local councillor and selected as a prospective parliamentary candidate are not sufficient to pass WP:POLITICIAN. When she wins a parliamentary seat or makes a name for herself in some other way then an article will be justified. --AJHingston (talk) 00:14, 12 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete This is partially information that would be relevant to include in her article should she, in future, become notable enough for her own article. As it is, she's given an extensive biography right down to very minor roles in student politics she ran for and with details of her campaigning activities so specific that they must be sourced from her local Labour Party offices. Much like Emily Benn, the only thing to date that separates her from thousands of councillors and thousands of prospective parliamentary candidates in the UK who do not have Wiki articles is that her parents are politically notable - and in Fowler's case we are talking 'notable' at a much lower level than wikipedia recognises. Being *selected* as a PPC means nothing in terms of mass visibility - they can often be selected by committees in the low single figures. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tweedelemental (talk • contribs) 13:06, 12 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:55, 12 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:55, 12 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as per nom and the above, though note that the usual caveats apply. If she gets elected, an article would certainly be appropriate - and, in that case, I would support a WP:REFUND so that the history here could be of use. UltraExactZZ ^Said~ Did 13:45, 12 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I would support a redirect to the election page e.g. United Kingdom general election, 2015, but that page has not yet been created (it redirects to Next United Kingdom general election). Enos733 (talk) 22:25, 12 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:OUTCOMES, AJHingston, and UltraExactZZ. Not much more to add except a fine coating of snow. Bearian (talk) 17:18, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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