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The result was Withdrawn by nominator with no objections. Non-admin closure per WP:DPR. Serpent's Choice 08:45, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Subject is not notable per WP:BIO Jerry lavoie 05:20, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Speedy keep. Former leader of a recognized political party with legislative representation. Clearly notable. CJCurrie 05:33, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Notable by virtue of political positions held. --Slp1 05:47, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete The article says he is a football player, but doesn't say what team or league. It says he was a politician, but it does not say any office he held. (unless the riding of Halifax Citadel is an office... forgive me I am American, and not familiar with that wording). It talks about his wife, kids, and brother as much as it talks about him, but none of them are asserted as notable in the article. It talks about his law practice, business, activism, etc, as uncited and without any assertion of notability for any of these things, and without any context for the reader... just a quick factiod on each. we know from this article much more about his wife than we do of him. I do not think that the average person armed only with the information provided by this article would conclude he is notable. Perhaps he is notable, and this article just doesn't mention that. If not delete, major rework recommended.Jerry lavoie 05:56, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]- Any politician elected to a federal, provincial or state legislature is notable. Any politician who was the leader of his political party in the federal, provincial or state legislature is even less remotely open to debate. Speedy keep. Bearcat 05:59, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- STRONG KEEP He is a notable person being a former MLA. As for the person above, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia for the riding of Halifax Citadel. A riding is the equivalent of an American legislative district, a UK Parliamentary constituency or an Australian legislative Division. David McNamara 06:27, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Speedy Keep • A former MLA is among the more notable people we could have documented, in the politics category. Also, very weak reason given for the deletion. Jerry, I'm unsure if you're a new user, but I would suggest retratcting this AFD per WP:SNOW. Cheers, ✎ Peter M Dodge ( Talk to Me • Neutrality Project ) 06:35, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Strong keep Positions and leadership definitely notable. --Gwern (contribs) 06:48 21 January 2007 (GMT) 06:48, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
OK, well I don't exactly enjoy saying this, but I can see I was wrong on this one. I was unfamiliar with the local terminology, so I did not recognize the notable posts that the rest of the editors above are pointing out. I appreciate you all taking the time to weigh-in on this debate. I request this nomination be closed with result of keep - withdrawn by nominator. Thanks everybody. Jerry lavoie 07:11, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- No need to worry, it was an honest mistake. Cheers, ✎ Peter M Dodge ( Talk to Me • Neutrality Project ) 08:19, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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