Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ben Powers

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The result was Delete. —Quarl (talk) 2007-02-11 04:03Z

[edit] Ben Powers

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non notable politian, ran for senate in a small party in 2006 and lost, fails WP:BIO, Delete-- Jaranda wat's sup 20:36, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete per above and note lack of reliable sources. —Dgiest c 20:42, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Doesn't a phrase like As of 13oct2006, he is the only ballot-qualified candidate not to be invited to appear on Minnesota Public Television's Almanac program. shout "non-notable" from the highest minarets? Not important enough for PBS election coverage? Yikes! Caknuck 21:24, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment Rather, I think it demonstrates the bias of PBS, as both the other two minor party candidates (also political unknowns) had been invited. The decision of the media to use polling results to determine inclusions in debates/interviews is somewhat suspect, as the media coverage influences those very results! The media should not be the gatekeepers who decide which candidates are "important" enough to bother with - that's for the voters to decide. That being said, I agree with the delete nom. Someone with "losing candidate" as their whole biography probably shouldn't be on Wikipedia. ⇔ ChristTrekker 17:40, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Normally "also rans" are non-notable, unless there are extenuating circumstances. That applies in force here! SkierRMH 22:46, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete not notable, no good references.-MsHyde 21:06, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom Semperf 00:39, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
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