Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gina Genovese

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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. Consensus seems solid, notes failure of WP:BIO. Cheers, WilyD 18:11, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gina Genovese

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1. non notable person 2. this page appears to be an advertisement of some sort (see history) Kripto 08:32, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

  • Strong Keep A candidate for a state senate seat is notable Lurker 12:07, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
No they're not. Merely standing for office isn't enough if there's nothing else there. Nick mallory 12:11, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Running for state office is not, by itself, enough for notability. The page was created by someone very close to the campaign, and had severe WP:COI issues before it was stubbed yesterday. But in general, not notable, IMHO. - TexasAndroid 12:32, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep, needs to be re-written and more sources.. If she is a candidate, she should have articles written about her. If it was written by someone on her campaign, they need to be fired, article doesn't make me any more likely to vote for her.. This discussion is larger then her entry. Callelinea 16:12, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete: I'm sorry, but this is a prima facie failure of WP:BIO. Politicians get a pass if they "... have held international, national or statewide/provincewide office, and [are] members and former members of a national, state or provincial legislatures." It's long been held that mere candidates are not in of themselves notable, unless they pass WP:BIO on other grounds. What in this subject's resume does that?  RGTraynor  18:48, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Someone holding a statewide or higher office is at the very least debatable, by virtue of their office and by the fact it's likely to generate enough news and information from a variety of sources to base an article on. A mere candidate with nothing else going for him or her? No. --Calton | Talk 23:15, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment Actually, it's not debatable. WP:BIO clearly states that members of national, state, and provincial legislatures are always considered notable. --Charlene 12:33, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Wikipedia precedent is that mere candidates for office (except for national leadership roles such as president and prime minister) are not notable simply because they're candidates. --Charlene 12:30, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of New Jersey-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 19:14, 4 July 2007 (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.