Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert Edward Johnson

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The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 01:54, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Robert Edward Johnson

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Delete - two-time failed candidate for the House of Representatives. Does not appear to be otherwise notable (although with his common name it's difficult to be sure) and as I understand it we generally don't maintain articles on losing candidates unless they are otherwise notable. Article has been tagged for cleanup for over a year. Otto4711 05:33, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete, not notable either as academic or as minor-party Congressional candidate. NawlinWiki 12:19, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per WP:BIO as non-notable. MastCell 21:14, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete It is not quite this simple. First, he is not notable as a academic, having not received a doctorate and taught only as an istructor. Failed major party candidates for election to national legislatures have always been considered notable--there are only about 500 a year, and at least the top 1000 politicians in the US are notable, And, while we are at it, since WP is not a news service, I thing the governing principle on "maintaining " articles is once N, always N. But as this article does not make clear but its references do--he is not a candidate from a major party, but lost in the primary runoffs. These candidates have not been considered notable unless there is some either reason.DGG 07:03, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
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