Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bill Prim

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The result was delete. Sarahj2107 (talk) 11:40, 24 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Bill Prim

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Some articles of County Sheriffs exist on Wikipedia, but Bill Prim does not appear notable enough to have his own article here. He appears to fail WP:GNG. --1990'sguy (talk) 23:11, 5 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. --1990'sguy (talk) 23:17, 5 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions. --1990'sguy (talk) 23:17, 5 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. I've found the following articles, among more on Google News. [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]. Anarchyte (work | talk) 07:37, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well, every source except the first one is from the Northwest Herald, which is the local McHenry County newspaper. It is normal for a local paper to frequently talk about local candidates or officials, and that coverage does not warrant a Wikipedia article. So, I would say that the NW Herald sources are not "valid" in this case because of that. The Chicago Tribune source is much better in this case, but it is also in the same general area. --1990'sguy (talk) 13:48, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

[6], [7], [8]. Google search: "Bill Prim" -nwherald.com. Anarchyte (work | talk) 05:29, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete just being a county sheriff is not enough to make someone notable, and that is all this article says about Prim.John Pack Lambert (talk) 00:47, 9 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Being a county sheriff is not an automatic notability freebie in and of itself, and local sourcing in local media is not enough to get him over the GNG bar — local coverage in local media always exists for local sheriffs, so to make a sheriff notable enough for inclusion the coverage has to go significantly above and beyond the purely local. Bearcat (talk) 13:48, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep - chief law enforcement officer of a county of over 1/3 million residents. I'd like to see sources added to the stub, please. Bearian (talk) 17:21, 15 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Concur with nom. A county sheriff must pass GNG. Insufficient coverage indicated. I looked at other in the category Illinois Sheriffs and almost all were notable due to having later served in a higher political office. MB 01:40, 21 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:55, 22 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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