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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 ( talk) 16:07, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
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Subject is a non-significant local politician and as such fails WP:NPOL. Nothing to suggest that they meet WP:BASIC or WP:ANYBIO (no inherent notability in receiving MBE). Obi2canibe ( talk) 15:06, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Obi2canibe ( talk) 15:06, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Shellwood ( talk) 15:09, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
- Delete, without prejudice against recreation in the future if somebody can do better. An MBE would be enough for notability if the article actually contained some properly sourced substance about the things the subject did to earn it, but it is not an automatic notability freebie just because you can technically single-source the honour itself to a listicle. And the Medway unitary authority is a local political office under NPOL #2, not an inherently notable political office under NPOL #1, so just saying that he served on the council is not an automatic notability freebie either. If the article actually said anything significant, I could be persuaded to swing toward keep — but just single-sourcing that he holds the lowest level of a national honour, without actually saying anything else noteworthy at all, is not enough all by itself. Bearcat ( talk) 17:15, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
- I did check whether the MBE is notable but, although there's no specific policy on this matter, based on discussions at Wikipedia talk:Notability (people), only a CBE or above would meet WP:ANYBIO #1.-- Obi2canibe ( talk) 16:14, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
- Delete per WP:NPOL Edge3 ( talk) 20:34, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
- Delete fails WP:NPOL and WP:GNG. Pharaoh of the Wizards ( talk) 20:18, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
- Delete, concur fails WP:NPOLITICIAN. Dan arndt ( talk) 04:43, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 ( talk) 16:07, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
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Subject is a non-significant local politician and as such fails WP:NPOL. Nothing to suggest that they meet WP:BASIC or WP:ANYBIO (no inherent notability in receiving MBE). Obi2canibe ( talk) 15:06, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Obi2canibe ( talk) 15:06, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Shellwood ( talk) 15:09, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
- Delete, without prejudice against recreation in the future if somebody can do better. An MBE would be enough for notability if the article actually contained some properly sourced substance about the things the subject did to earn it, but it is not an automatic notability freebie just because you can technically single-source the honour itself to a listicle. And the Medway unitary authority is a local political office under NPOL #2, not an inherently notable political office under NPOL #1, so just saying that he served on the council is not an automatic notability freebie either. If the article actually said anything significant, I could be persuaded to swing toward keep — but just single-sourcing that he holds the lowest level of a national honour, without actually saying anything else noteworthy at all, is not enough all by itself. Bearcat ( talk) 17:15, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
- I did check whether the MBE is notable but, although there's no specific policy on this matter, based on discussions at Wikipedia talk:Notability (people), only a CBE or above would meet WP:ANYBIO #1.-- Obi2canibe ( talk) 16:14, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
- Delete per WP:NPOL Edge3 ( talk) 20:34, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
- Delete fails WP:NPOL and WP:GNG. Pharaoh of the Wizards ( talk) 20:18, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
- Delete, concur fails WP:NPOLITICIAN. Dan arndt ( talk) 04:43, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
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