Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Clarence E. Anthony

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The result was keep. postdlf (talk) 21:15, 6 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Clarence E. Anthony

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Article was proded but it was removed. Fails WP:POLITICIAN. Small town mayor....William 13:55, 31 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Florida-related deletion discussions....William 13:55, 31 August 2013

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Simply being a small mayor is not a failure to meet WP:POLITICIAN: the 2nd criterion allows for "Major local political figures who have received significant press coverage." Anthony seems to me to be a major figure within his local area, and more importantly, a Google News archive search yields significant results, with a long history of coverage and political activities. His past presidency of the National League of Cities also suggests that we are dealing with more than just a small town mayor. ~~Weak~~ keep (as dePRODder). Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:07, 31 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment More than half of that news coverage is WP:ROUTINE. About elections, mayor profiles, about qualifying to run etc etc. An ethics violation charge? Again Routine. How many politicians get accused of ethics violations every election cycle by opponents? This is a small town politican in my neck of the woods and I haven't even heard of them....William 14:17, 31 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

- Upgrading from 'weak' - he seems to fully meet notability requirements of WP:POLITICIAN for local figures, especially with added refs. The nominator will appreciate I'm sure that his own lack of knowledge of the article subject cannot be a rationale for deletion. As for the "more than half" % of news coverage that is deemed "routine," that's irrelevant, even if so. We simply require that there be multiple instances of significant secondary coverage, among those very search results. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 15:19, 31 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:20, 31 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Small town mayor who made a national impact. President and now executive director of the National League of Cities, extensive coverage over a period of years in both local and national sources such as the Los Angeles Times and Governing (now added to the article).--Arxiloxos (talk) 15:26, 31 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Being president of the NLC is a strong and unchallenged indication of notability. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 18:47, 31 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep He has received significant coverage in several reliable sources due to his two leadership positions in the National League of Cities, which is the real notability claim here. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 22:13, 31 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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