Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Howling Laud Hope

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 keep. Please defer merge-related discussion to article talk. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 21:04, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Howling Laud Hope

No noteriety independent of the Monster Raving Loony Party. Stood in a few elections seems to be a rather weak claim considering that he always comes last. JASpencer 22:28, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. Leading the OMRLP is (unfortunately?) a notable position. The party is notable for its public appearance and image more than for its electoral success anyway. Aecis ^{I'm too busy acting like I'm not naive.} 22:30, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
• Weak keep per above. --Masamage 22:37, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
• I'm also with the keep people on this one. He may be a fringe political figure but having stood in several byelections, he is making a name for himself, and he is a party leader. Fys. “Ta fys aym”. 23:13, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
• Merge to OMRLP main article. A marginal figure who is not notable outside of his association with that "party". Eusebeus 00:02, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
• Merge to OMRLP as per Eusebeus. My pedantic streak forces me to note that he beat 3 independents in the Brent East by-election, so hasn't always come last. Catchpole 06:51, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
• This is a prime example, and indeed the MRLP leaders are the canonical examples, of a candidate who garners significant coverage despite losing, because they tend to lose in a spectacular manner. And he hasn't always lost elections. See the article. This candidate satisfies the WP:BIO criteria for being the subject of lots of news coverage, such as the articles cited in the article, this, and others. There's more written about this losing candidate, by other people, than just one line in an an election results table. Keep. Uncle G 12:20, 11 October 2006 (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.