User talk:Ml283

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Peter Harckham

Can you provide appropriate reliable sources that demonstrate notability for Peter Harckham? If none can be provided, the article may be deleted. Regards, PDCook (talk) 00:19, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Merely running for a higher office does not guarantee notability. Until he wins the election, in order to demonstrate notability, the article needs multiple WP:Reliable sources.PDCook (talk) 17:21, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think I have been using "wikispeak" as you say. I pointed to relevant WP policies, however. I believe Harckham fails WP:Politician because Westchester County is not a major metro city like Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, etc. The article currently lacks WP:Reliable sources. I found a few articles here and there, but none that, in my opinion, constitute independent coverage in multiple reliable sources as outlined in WP:Bio. I realize there are other articles about local politicians on WP. The fact is that there are far more people creating articles than there are people to critically analyze them. I assure you if I saw these "other articles" about non-notable local politicians I would be just as critical. To save this article, it needs sources as I mentioned above, not just a link to Harckham's webpage. See WP:Citing sources for how to properly cite sources. Also, if you believe Westchester counts as a major metro city, you should direct your comments and justifications at the article's deletion discussion, as others won't see them on my talk page. If you find or add references, mention it there too.

I also read the long comment you posted and deleted at the deletion discussion and I assure I have no political motivation here and I thought and researched this deletion nomination. Please assume good faith. I have. Regards, PDCook (talk) 01:49, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not going to argue or escalate this any further. My opinion is but one of many and WP is designed so that a single person does not control content. The purpose of AfD discussion is to reach consensus on the notability of the article. You know my opinion; I know yours. Let's see what the community says. Regards, PDCook (talk) 07:54, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Peter Harckham

The article Peter Harckham has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable local politician

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the Proposed Deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The Speedy Deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and Articles for Deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. PDCook (talk) 00:29, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

December 2009

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed maintenance templates from Peter Harckham. When removing maintenance templates, please be sure to either resolve the problem that the template refers to, or give a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, as your removal of this template has been reverted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. PDCook (talk) 17:15, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles for deletion nomination of Peter Harckham

I have nominated Peter Harckham, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Peter Harckham. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. PDCook (talk) 14:03, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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