Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael McGee, Jr.

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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 keep. (Non admin closure). —Qst 15:26, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Michael McGee, Jr.

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Article on an alderman of Milwaukee currently under federal indictment and with a somewhat checkered history. Article is skating close to the WP:BLP/WP:CSD#G10 line, but I'm not sure that it actually crossed. While local politicians are not usually notable by our relevant standard, this one may be. I, however, think he isn't notable and the article should be deleted. GRBerry 16:30, 13 November 2007 (UTC) If deleted, Image:Michael McGee federal criminal complaint.pdf should also be deleted. GRBerry 16:31, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep. It appears based on the sourcing and length of his career that he has been slowing gaining notability. The recent amounts of coverage simply confirm this, so I would say a certain keep per our notability standards. If some BLP clean up is needed, that is fine, but it doesn't detract in any way from the fact he's notable. This Google news archive search, if you look up and down the various pages, also shows many more sources than just the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that is heavily featured as a source in the article--he has national United States coverage. • Lawrence Cohen 20:58, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Definitely the most notable Milwaukee alderman currently, and he receives just as much coverage as the mayor and police chief in Milwaukee from the media because of his current problems and involvement in community affairs, along with the criminal probe currently going on. Some extra information should be removed because the article reads long as it is. Nate 22:14, 13 November 2007 (UTC)


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