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The result was delete. ♠ PMC♠ (talk) 06:20, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
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Non-notable failed candidate, lobbyist and relative of notable politician Orange Mike | Talk 02:32, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
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- Delete WP:TOOSOON, if he wins an election, he'll be notable enough for an article. Until then, this article reads like a puff piece. - Sebanderson ( talk) 02:44, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
- Delete per nom, has not accomplished enough on his own. Caro7200 ( talk) 13:07, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
- Delete. I fully agree its WP:TOOSOON. Kohl is still a candidate, if he gets elected to the position, then an article can be created. Just because he comes from a notable family, does not warrant an article for him. Lefcentreright Talk (plz ping) 23:45, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
- Delete per nom. Royal broil 02:40, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
- Delete. As always, people do not get Wikipedia articles just for standing as candidates in elections they have not won — the notability test at
WP:NPOL is holding a notable political office, not just running for one, and since every candidate in every election can always show some evidence of campaign coverage in the local media, the existence of some campaign coverage is not in and of itself a GNG-based exemption from having to fulfill NPOL. Rather, he needs to either (a) show that he was already notable enough for an article for other reasons independently of the candidacy, such that he would already have qualified for an article anyway on those other grounds, or (b) show that his candidacy received such an unusual volume of nationalized or internationalized attention that he would have a credible claim to his candidacy being much more special than everybody else's candidacies, but neither of those are on offer here.
Obviously this is without prejudice against recreation on or after election day if he runs again and wins, but nothing here is already enough today. Bearcat ( talk) 18:21, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
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The result was delete. ♠ PMC♠ (talk) 06:20, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
Dan Kohl
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Non-notable failed candidate, lobbyist and relative of notable politician Orange Mike | Talk 02:32, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Orange Mike | Talk 02:32, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
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- Delete WP:TOOSOON, if he wins an election, he'll be notable enough for an article. Until then, this article reads like a puff piece. - Sebanderson ( talk) 02:44, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
- Delete per nom, has not accomplished enough on his own. Caro7200 ( talk) 13:07, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
- Delete. I fully agree its WP:TOOSOON. Kohl is still a candidate, if he gets elected to the position, then an article can be created. Just because he comes from a notable family, does not warrant an article for him. Lefcentreright Talk (plz ping) 23:45, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
- Delete per nom. Royal broil 02:40, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
- Delete. As always, people do not get Wikipedia articles just for standing as candidates in elections they have not won — the notability test at
WP:NPOL is holding a notable political office, not just running for one, and since every candidate in every election can always show some evidence of campaign coverage in the local media, the existence of some campaign coverage is not in and of itself a GNG-based exemption from having to fulfill NPOL. Rather, he needs to either (a) show that he was already notable enough for an article for other reasons independently of the candidacy, such that he would already have qualified for an article anyway on those other grounds, or (b) show that his candidacy received such an unusual volume of nationalized or internationalized attention that he would have a credible claim to his candidacy being much more special than everybody else's candidacies, but neither of those are on offer here.
Obviously this is without prejudice against recreation on or after election day if he runs again and wins, but nothing here is already enough today. Bearcat ( talk) 18:21, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
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