Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pete Constant

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The result was keep. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 00:17, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pete Constant

Pete Constant (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) – (View log)

No indication of notability outside of the San Jose area. Local politicians generally don't have their own pages. ~Sasha Callahan _(Talk) 04:24, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

• Delete. Here is the relevant criterion, which Constant fails:
  • Just being an elected local official, or an unelected candidate for political office, does not guarantee notability, although such a person may be notable for other reasons besides their political careers alone.

--Blanchardb-Me^MyEars_MyMouth-timed 13:44, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

• Neutral San Jose isn't just a small town (there's around 70 countries in the world with smaller populations) and the San Jose Mercury has some standards, at least. He seems to get a reasonable amount of news coverage [1]; almost all of it is stuck behind paywalls, but he's clearly the subject of several of them. Though I'm guessing he's friends with a reporter or something as even back when he was just a cop, he got quoted a lot on issues way outside his area of expertise, ranging from real estate [2] to health care coverage [3]. cab (talk) 15:34, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
• Weak keep He's had significant coverage in a notable newspaper, San Jose Mercury News. Epbr123 (talk) 15:57, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
• Delete with all due respect, Mr. Constant seems non-notable. --Lockley (talk) 18:27, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CitiCat ^♫ 04:38, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

• Weak Delete because a Google search found results only in the San Jose area. But since San Jose is a reasonably large city, I wouldn't push it.--Astroview120mm 05:55, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
• Keep - as noted by User:CaliforniaAliBaba, has been the subject of coverage from reliable sources. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 10:32, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
• Keep although I think there might be a threat of opening a pandora's box regarding bios of local officials. Something like a List of San Jose city council members would be better. Shiva_eVolved 11:04, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
• Weak Keep, he's a fairly unremarkable local politician, but in a reasonably large jurisdiction and there seems to be reliable sources available. Lankiveil (talk) 11:26, 20 December 2007 (UTC).
• Note: WikiProject San Francisco Bay Area has been informed of this ongoing discussion. --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 23:31, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
• Weak Keep, eh. Happy Holidays from —BoL 00:02, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
• Weak Keep While he is not a notable politician, I just don't see what the problem is. The article seems pretty well sourced to me. Chris! _ct 02:04, 26 December 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.