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The result was delete. v/r - T P 13:38, 11 September 2011 (UTC) reply
Election to a unremarkable county board of supervisors doesn't pass WP:POLITICIAN, especially without significant third-party coverage. JaGa talk 05:07, 4 September 2011 (UTC) reply
MelanieN's point is valid; maybe an article of that title should be written, now that she has red-linked it. Nevertheless, it seems to me that these remarks demonstrate a rather snobbish attitude toward rural areas in America and writing off a large segment of potential WP readers. Also, distancing Wikipedia from any kind of Notability, rural or not, is not helpful toward Building the Encyclopedia. As for boards of supervisors not being "top political offices anywhere in the U.S.," that is really a matter of opinion: I urge everybody to look at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors as well as the "Five Little Kings" of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Anyway, Mr. Watson seems to have had his share of references in reputable publications, large and small, and he is linked to other WP articles. It is true that just being an elected official does not guarantee Notability, but it certainly depends whether the elected official is a policy-maker, as is a Supervisor, or the county dogcatcher or tax collector. Sincerely, your friend, GeorgeLouis ( talk) 12:44, 7 September 2011 (UTC) reply
My dear Tryptofish: I am so sorry. I had your post confused with that of Mr. or Ms. Herostratus. Mea culpa, mea iterum culpa. GeorgeLouis ( talk) 03:40, 10 September 2011 (UTC) reply
This discussion was subject to a
deletion review on 2011 September 21. For an explanation of the process, see Wikipedia:Deletion review. |
The result was delete. v/r - T P 13:38, 11 September 2011 (UTC) reply
Election to a unremarkable county board of supervisors doesn't pass WP:POLITICIAN, especially without significant third-party coverage. JaGa talk 05:07, 4 September 2011 (UTC) reply
MelanieN's point is valid; maybe an article of that title should be written, now that she has red-linked it. Nevertheless, it seems to me that these remarks demonstrate a rather snobbish attitude toward rural areas in America and writing off a large segment of potential WP readers. Also, distancing Wikipedia from any kind of Notability, rural or not, is not helpful toward Building the Encyclopedia. As for boards of supervisors not being "top political offices anywhere in the U.S.," that is really a matter of opinion: I urge everybody to look at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors as well as the "Five Little Kings" of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Anyway, Mr. Watson seems to have had his share of references in reputable publications, large and small, and he is linked to other WP articles. It is true that just being an elected official does not guarantee Notability, but it certainly depends whether the elected official is a policy-maker, as is a Supervisor, or the county dogcatcher or tax collector. Sincerely, your friend, GeorgeLouis ( talk) 12:44, 7 September 2011 (UTC) reply
My dear Tryptofish: I am so sorry. I had your post confused with that of Mr. or Ms. Herostratus. Mea culpa, mea iterum culpa. GeorgeLouis ( talk) 03:40, 10 September 2011 (UTC) reply