User talk:BuffaloHist

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Peaceray (talk) 15:37, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Mark Poloncarz (September 28)

Your recent article submission has been rejected. If you have further questions, you can ask at the Articles for creation help desk or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help. The reason left by UtherSRG was: This topic is not sufficiently notable for inclusion in Wikipedia. The comment the reviewer left was: Recreation of article deleted by Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Poloncarz. This subject does not meet our notability requirements. Do not recreate.

UtherSRG (talk) 11:40, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

He's literally the highest ranking elected official in Erie County. His predecessor has a wikipedia page. BuffaloHist (talk) 02:26, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please read WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS and WP:NPOL. - UtherSRG (talk) 10:33, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This person is the County Executive of Erie County which is the highest ranking elected office for one of the largest counties in New York State. It's geographic footprint includes the City of Buffalo which is the state's largest city as well as its surrounding communities. Its population is over 950,000 which makes it larger than 5 U.S. states and 71 nations (as per the wikipedia data). His office is significant and he is specifically referenced by name in the Erie County, New York wikipedia article. A click through to more information about him is both informative and necessary. While I appreciate that comparable offices having wikipedia pages is not enough on its own to justify his "notability," it does indicate that information on elected officials is notable and worthy of inclusion. To say that one elected office holder (i.e. Byron William Brown II ) is notable enough for a wikipedia page, but not the holder of the larger more prominent office in the same region, is a selective enforcement of the rules. BuffaloHist (talk) 21:22, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry I meant, the state's second largest city. BuffaloHist (talk) 21:24, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please read WP:NPOL which is our policy on notability for politicians. Then also read the WP:golden rule essay to understand where notability fits into our inclusion criteria. - UtherSRG (talk) 11:40, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Based on those standards, he should be eligible. He's had significant media attention including national coverage from the Washington Post, CNN, and the New York Times as well as international coverage from the BBC and CNN international. If it was an issue of the sourcing, I am happy to edit and resubmit, however, all of the sources I provided were from reputable news outlets and were independently written over a period of 18 years. BuffaloHist (talk) 21:10, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Lindsey Lauren Visser

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 01:07, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Lindsey Lauren Visser (July 17)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Primefac was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

While the sources are not bad per se (i.e. everything is verifiable), most of the sources are either press releases (i.e. primary sources) or brief mentions (a sentence or less discussing Visser). Please add additional independent reliable sources that discuss the subject in detail.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

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Primefac (talk) 19:29, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]