Talk:Alex Kreider

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from VfD: Article non-notable and was flagged for cleanup. This article is associated with an unsuccessful candidate whose attempt is already documented in the associated election results.

• Delete. Came eighth and last with a pathetic 108 votes. Average Earthman 12:43, 30 Sep 2004 (UTC)
• Delete. There are more candiates who don't win than there are who win. And many of the winners are not really notable. Jallan 17:53, 30 Sep 2004 (UTC)
• Keep. Notable enough. The Recycling Troll 20:57, 30 Sep 2004 (UTC)
• Keep Candidates for federal legislatures are notable. Dsmdgold 21:29, 30 Sep 2004 (UTC)
  • It is trivially easy for a Canadian to appear on the ballot for election, as long as they're willing to put up the deposit. Average Earthman 11:39, 1 Oct 2004 (UTC)
• Delete Otherwise we get 1,000 stubs everytime a country has an election - candidature in itself is not notable. Jongarrettuk 22:08, 30 Sep 2004 (UTC)
• Keep We're unlikely to get 1,000 stubs after every election for the simple reason that there isn't sufficient interest for such articles to be created. Those that *are* created are fair commentaries on figures who have chosen to enter the public sphere; I see no reason to delete this information. CJCurrie 23:36, 30 Sep 2004 (UTC)
• Delete. Lacking notability for an encyclopedia, and the article is also nothing more than a substub with name, employment, and "run for election". -- Chris 73 Talk 00:49, Oct 1, 2004 (UTC)
• I notice a certain trend around VfD: unelected political candidates for minor parties are notable for their candidacy alone, if they're American. Ten minutes of searching gave me Beau Gunderson, Jerry Kohn, Tim Smith, Tom Bailey, Andrés Soto, Gayle McLaughlin, Nicole Sarmiento and Rick Griffin, and I'm sure countless others would show up if I kept looking. But if they're Canadian, watch the deletes come out of the woodwork. Keep as equally notable to anyone on that list, or VfD that list too. Bearcat 02:32, 1 Oct 2004 (UTC)
  • Nominate them then, and if they've also got less than 1% of the vote, I'll happily vote delete for them too. Average Earthman 11:39, 1 Oct 2004 (UTC)
    • Well, no, I'm not going to nominate them, because I don't personally think they should be deleted. My sole point is that there's a visible double standard involved. Bearcat 18:18, 1 Oct 2004 (UTC)
      • Not by me there isn't - I haven't voted 'keep' for anyone who has the sole claim to fame that they got less than 1% in an election. Average Earthman 08:45, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)
• Delete. 108 votes?!? This guy's impact on public life is about equivilant to mine when I was class president that one time. Lord Bob 16:54, Oct 1, 2004 (UTC)
• Delete unless there is other evidence of notability. Current standard is "holders" of office. Failed candidates (of any nationality) are not inherently notable. Rossami 03:08, 2 Oct 2004 (UTC)
• Keep. See comments for Magnus Thompson. Why are we still adding these pages to VfD when similar pages are open for debate. Let's settle this in one place, and then apply the policy across the board instead opening up a dozen VfDs.Kevintoronto 15:54, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)
• Delete - unelected candidate with no other evidence of notability. -- Cyrius|✎ 05:41, 5 Oct 2004 (UTC)
• Keep - SimonP 04:19, Oct 11, 2004 (UTC)

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