Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tim Baldermann

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Non-notable politician who serves as the "part time" mayor of a small city in Illinois of about 20,000. Seems to fail WP:N criteria, could possibly be merged into the cities article but even that doesn't seem all that possible. Marcusmax(speak) 02:32, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 12:06, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
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• Delete No there is no indication of notability - the article seems to have been produced based purely on the understanding that being mayor is sufficient. It isn't. Fails WP:BIO--AssegaiAli (talk) 14:00, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
• Delete - Looking around, it appears that the most notable thing that he did was drop out of a race. I suppose if he had dropped out for some infamous reason, there might be something there. But there isn't. Nothing remarkable turned up about his career as mayor. Fails WP:POLITICIAN. TastyPoutine ^{talk (if you dare)} 16:20, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
• Merge It is possible that this person is notable and the article hasn't been very well written. Wikipedia guidelines says congressmen qualify as notable but doesn't mention mayors. Likewise, high schools are deemed notable. An internet encyclopedia could easily declare that all mayors are suitable for inclusion. By the current WP standards, inclusion solely because of mayorial status is insufficient for keep. However, it is possible that this mayor has done some locally notable things and the article just doesn't say it. User F203 (talk) 18:46, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

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• Delete Insufficient notability to meet guidelines. ChildofMidnight (talk) 04:26, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
• Delete. Minor coverage in the local papers (who have to cover local events) doesn't say notable to me. Niteshift36 (talk) 15:17, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

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