Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tim Ablitt

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The result was delete. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:40, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Tim Ablitt

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Sources do not demonstrate notability. Reliable secondary sources only provide trivial coverage in the context of the English Defence League or Tommy Robinson. Lmatt (talk) 21:10, 3 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 21:25, 3 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 21:25, 3 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 21:25, 3 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. There was a brief, very small flurry of coverage in 2013-14 (IS THE PARTY OVER FOR THE ENGLISH DEFENCE LEAGUE. Randolph, Eric. The Independent; London (UK) [London (UK)]19 Oct 2013: 26. They chose a new chairman, Tim Ablitt, a former...) so a merge to the English Defense League might make sense, but I see real WP:SUSPECT concerns due to coverage like (New EDL boss was nicked over 'bomb plot', Ward, John. Daily Star (Online); London (UK) [London (UK)]27 Oct 2013. . " Tim Ablitt, 48, was unveiled as the new head of the far-right group after former boss Tommy Robinson - real name Stephen Lennon - resigned. The Daily Star Sunday can reveal Ablitt was one of seven EDL members nicked by detectives investigating an alleged plot to bomb a Muslim temple in Bournemouth in July 2010. Police marksmen, acting on intelligence, opened fire on suspected ringleader John Broomfield and shot out the tyres of his van. They later seized Ablitt and five other EDL members at various addresses on suspicion of conspiracy to cause an explosion. Ablitt, of Poole, Dorset, had his computers, phones, passport and car seized before he was later released without charge." He is mentioned at the EDL page.E.M.Gregory (talk) 16:17, 4 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Unsure Leader of the EDL is hardly a trivial position, but he has managed to keep a low profile, unlike his predecessor. Perhaps a redirect, with a short section within the EDL article to cover him would be a way forward. Emeraude (talk) 17:42, 4 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I think E.M.Gregory is pretty thorough. There's not a lot of coverage of Ablitt and not a lot of useful coverage. I don't think WP:GNG is met here. Ralbegen (talk) 14:50, 5 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:POLOUTCOMES, WP:SIGCOV, and WP:NOTINHERITED. I'm not going to repeat my detailed arguments for every guy who's headed a right-wing club or their ilk, but here goes: There's scant coverage about him as a political activist. In any case, political activists are not inherently notable because of their organizations, unless they win seats in a national or sub-national parliament. We routinely delete articles for Green party officials, professional protesters, etc.. Bearian (talk) 15:28, 6 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Fails WP:GNG per WP:POLOUTCOMES, WP:SIGCOV. --SalmanZ (talk) 21:59, 6 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete since subject fails WP:GNG and, per WP:POLOUTCOMES, also WP:POLITICIAN. -The Gnome (talk) 06:42, 9 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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