Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bert Copple

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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. — Scientizzle 15:38, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bert Copple

Bert Copple (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (delete) – (View log)

Delete. Vanity article, generally non-notable subject, seems a vehicle to promote political challenge WWGB (talk) 04:12, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

  • Weak keep. Being Australian, I am not familiar with the American political system or elections, so I can't assess notability. That said, I don't approve of a subject writing their own article, however in this case it appears to have been surprisingly neutral (for the most part). The references are valid (multiple references from more than one source), and I have done a quick bit of work splitting the article into headers, then adding internal links. I don't feel it's ready to go yet, though I'm willing to change my decision based on other editors' notability reasoning. SMC (talk) 04:17, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete if not the actual Republican nominee Subject entered the race a week ago. Long after the party primaries had already been held. Just running for office does not make a person notable. DarkAudit (talk) 04:31, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
    • Comment. Although the subject's notability is questionable, the primary election in Michigan for Congress won't be held until August. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 06:22, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete. If I were a Michigander I might vote for him, but a candidacy alone doens't meet the WP:BIO requirements. --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 05:16, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete - changing stance from "weak keep" - per nom. I now have a slightly better understanding of the US political system, so this person clearly isn't notable. Also, the COI keeps creeping up in my mind. SMC (talk) 05:42, 29 March 2008 (UTC)


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