Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robin Baird

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 of the debate was NO CONSENSUS. Owen× ☎ 17:44, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Robin Baird

NN. Being a candidate in an election doesn't make you notable. Josh Parris#: 00:18, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

• Keep - according to his electoral web site [1] his activities have been reported in at least 7 national news reports. That makes him notable. Also you should note that he's written his own autobiography on his site, which should be used as reference. [2] Zordrac (talk) Wishy Washy Darwikinian Eventualist 01:02, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. This is very similar to his campaign bio and may be a possible copyvio. Has some Google News entries mainly from local papers related to the race [3]. However, I am yet to be convinced that he crosses the notability bar. Capitalistroadster 02:36, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
  • It is a pure copy and paste, save a "ssmall[sic]" spelling error, from http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/304. Since this is just a list of facts, I don't know if copyright applies. I'll let others decide. --Rob 12:46, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Major-party candidate for ongoing national election. Article might be of interest to many people. Verifiable information should be available from local media. -- Mwalcoff 03:01, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, as with all other major party candidates. - SimonP 14:55, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
• KeepSjc 15:02, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
• Merge with Conservative Party candidates, 2006 Canadian federal election. (even though I wikified it, I'm not in favor of keeping this as a separate article unless some notability beyond being a candidate is shown). --GrantNeufeld 06:49, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. As long as he's in a list of Conservative candidates somewhere that's more than enough. --NormanEinstein 21:26, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

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.