Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shane E. Burkett

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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. KrakatoaKatie 22:15, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Shane E. Burkett

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Headers in ALL CAPS, appears to be notable for being gay. Sexual preferences do not constitute notability. OSbornarfcontributionatoration 17:21, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Actually, Shane E. Burkett is Tennessee's first on many accounts. You may visit Google and simply type his name in and click submit for pages of information. —Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|Mymarketpro 21:18, 11 October 2007 (UTC)]] comment added by Mymarketpro (talk • contribs) 17:27, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
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  • Delete, does not appear to have actually accomplished anything. NawlinWiki 17:37, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Fortunately, we have reached the day when just being the first gay candidate for office in a state is no longer notable. Despite several narrowly-defined "firsts", this individual is well short of WP:BIO. --Dhartung | Talk 19:47, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. I live in Nashville. I voted in this election. I never heard of this guy. And I did a Google news search...the only hits I got were for a golfer and a (potentially this guy) groomsman at a couple of weddings. Considering how easy it is to run for Metro Council, losing a race doesn't make you notable. Also, being gay doesn't make you any more notable than being black or being tired. If you did something non-notable, then it doesn't make you notable.Smashville 20:36, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. I believe that this is fruitful information. I was just researching political "groundbreaking" people, win or lose and am including this guy in my report. I think the style needs a little work though - it sounds a little "personal bio" however, I think this one should remain on wikipedia and toned down to just simple facts(UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.202.191.28 (talk)
    • Comment. This IP's only edits have been to the article and the related AfD. Smashville 03:57, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep many firsts, but needs more verification. Bearian 23:34, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. I found only one reliable source, and it made it clear that this man is a candidate (and not even a winning candidate) for a city council. I'm not convinced that city council members are inherently notable in the way that, say, state governors are, but even if they were, this man never actually held that office, and there's a real dearth of reliable sources to demonstrate notability. I'm gay, and have never held public office... am I notable? -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 00:05, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Politically and culturally significant personage. A lot more encyclopaedic than the juvenilia on tv programs and video games that seems to so fascinate so many editors here, and which fills these pages without drawing as much as a second glance from the deletion crews. Haiduc 00:20, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak Delete First of all, it's not sexual "preference". Do you prefer one over the other but could conscientiously do both? I didn't think so. WP:NPOV. Unfortunately, without any references and sources, I'll have to go weak delete on this one. Should sources and references be found and added, I'll change. As was pointed out below, I don't see the notability in him. Had he been Tennessee's first openly gay elected politician or seat specific (ie: First openly gay member of TN House of Reps or TN Senate or Nashville Mayor or TN elected to US House or US Senate or VP or President), then I'd say keep but what is he really notable for? Running for office openly gay even though that hasn't been sourced yet? -- ALLSTAR ECHO 00:56, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Not notable. Queerudite 03:02, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete If he were the first openly gay elected politician in TN, that would be notable. But he lost. Fireplace 03:08, 16 October 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.