Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charles R. Borchers

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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. Being a district attorney per se doesn't establish notability. The mentions in the external links are trivial, and do not tell why the subject is notable, neither does the article. --PeaceNT (talk) 11:04, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Charles R. Borchers

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I cleaned this article up so it sounded less like an obituary, but I'm still not sure this meets notability requirements for WP:BIO. Bellhalla (talk) 20:20, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

  • Delete A small town DA with no real notability outside the area served Corpx (talk) 08:47, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. DA's are regional figures, like state representatives. Not exactly "small town" either by overall national standards; his DA district had over 200,000 residents in the 1970s. Billy Hathorn (talk) 14:35, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
    • Comment: Members of state legislature are considered notable as are holders of statewide offices. Mr. Borchers would be considered a local political figure under WP:BIO, and the threshold for inclusion in WP for local political figures is "significant press coverage", which is not apparent from this article. — Bellhalla (talk) 23:44, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete - I don't see the notability. WP:BIO says, "Major local political figures who have received significant press coverage." This feels more like a memorial --JJLatWiki (talk) 01:34, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sancho 01:16, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep - Notable as a DA for a 3-county area. Needs to be re-written. Bearian'sBooties (talk) 02:04, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. The legacy section convinces me that this person is sufficiently notable. It also tells me that there must be other sources out there for expanding the article. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 04:20, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete, non-notable DA who did his job. Corvus cornixtalk 04:36, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete. All the other DA's in Category:District Attorneys that I checked all held higher office or were otherwise notable. Borchers didn't and isn't. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:04, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete. No indications of notability other than being a well-liked DA. Notable cases tried? Political controversies? OK, he got a bust in the building he used to work in. I'm still not impressed. --Dhartung | Talk 08:00, 9 February 2008 (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.