Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Scott Etches

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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 is that the article fails the relevant notability guideline. Davewild (talk) 14:43, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Scott Etches

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Delete as per WP:BIO. He stood in an election and received only 1.66% vote which eventually made him last person in that election. This article - Randy Kamp - can light on those issue. Thus, nominating for deletion. -- Niaz(Talk • Contribs) 16:09, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

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Response to deletion submission.

By the same token then it should be noted that Ralph Nader's page should be deleted as well as he did not get as many votes as an independent as Scott Etches. Furthermore unlike Ralph Nader Scott Etches did go on to win a seat in a public election to public office. So to suggest that public officials should not be included in the wiki simply because at one tiime they ran in an election and did not get elected is a silly assertion. Also it should be noted that of the over 400 independents who ran in te 2004 election Mr. Etches ranked 11th in that field for percerntages of the vote. Running as an independent in a party system dominated state is activism rather than an intent to actually get elected. Issues not on the radar of the parties have an opportunity to be expressed during the debates.

Here is a link to the Mission BC website where Scott Etches currently serves on councilMission web page

  • Comment Please sign your comments with four tildes ~~~~. Also, What about X? arguments are not considered especially persuasive on AFD. --Dhartung | Talk 21:15, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment: Actually I didn't tag him as he became last. What I tried to mean is, that is the only notability (!) he achieved. And unfortunately this is not sufficient to pass WP:BIO. -- Niaz(Talk • Contribs) 23:21, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete, well below WP:BIO standards. --Dhartung | Talk 21:15, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete No sources found to suggest WP:N. I would be intrigued to know which automobiles Mr Eches wouldn't want to rear-end, mind. Plutonium27 (talk) 23:56, 16 March 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.