Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bill Falzett

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. --Coredesat 04:12, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bill Falzett

delete (or speedy delete), non-notable per WP:BIO. Vectro 18:32, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. Non-notable would-be politician defeated in a primary. Kafziel ^Talk 18:38, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete fails WP:BIO, not notable. Hello32020 19:06, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Ran for office, defeated in primary election. I don't see anything to get this one past WP:BIO. Luna Santin 19:51, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, nonnotable defeated primary candidate. NawlinWiki 20:21, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom and Luna Santin. --Aaron 21:00, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. I've voted to keep all articles about major-party candidates for Congress, because becoming the nominee makes the person notable. Mr. Falzett, however, tried to become the nominee, and failed. JamesMLane t c 10:19, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. Falzett was the favorite to win in the Democratic primary, and he is an important force in progressive politics in northern California. Academic Challenger 21:16, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Whose favorite? Kafziel ^Talk 07:34, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

The favorite of the leaders of the Democratic Party in his district. Academic Challenger 23:25, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

So, who are they? Clearly, they're not the best judge of things, since he didn't make it. Lots of people run in every election, and many more in the primaries. What's special about this one? Is he notable just for being a registered Democrat? Millions of Americans are. (Since he didn't win the primary, he is not a Democratic candidate any more than you or I.) Is he notable because he almost ran for congress (but didn't)?. Maybe if he had lost the primary and decided to run as an Independent, but he didn't. He just went home. I just don't see how he meets any of the criteria for politicians at WP:BIO. Kafziel ^Talk 23:36, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

I personally believe that he is notable because he almost ran for Congress but didn't. Academic Challenger 23:44, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Anyone can almost run for congress. Before I left the American Patriot Party, I almost ran for congress in New York's 19th District. And I'm a complete nobody. All you need are signatures on a petition from a few thousand random strangers. (And actually, that's only required if you run; if you just almost run, you don't need to do anything at all.) Kafziel ^Talk 14:19, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

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