Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kevin Mathewson

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The result was delete. Geschichte (talk) 03:26, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Kevin Mathewson

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Being alderman on a small city council doesn't meet WP:NPOL, and the Facebook page incident during a protest is a clear case of WP:BLP1E, with no lasting coverage of him following the protests, and no other indication of independent notability. He gets barely a mention in Kenosha unrest, and there's no potential for future expansion now that he's left politics. Captain Calm (talk) 04:35, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Captain Calm (talk) 04:35, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Wisconsin-related deletion discussions. Captain Calm (talk) 04:35, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nominator....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 12:58, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: further coverage by Neil MacFarquhar of Mathewson in the New York Times on 16 October 2020. It is preferable to have an article on Mathewson rather than the "Kenosha Guard", which never really existed. Mathewsons actions had an impact, and there is every reason to think more material will come out as the events of that time are investigated. Leutha (talk) 09:55, 18 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I agree with the nominator on the WP:BLP1E issue, and he's not otherwise notable per WP:NPOL. SportingFlyer T·C 11:33, 18 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete being on the Kenosha City council is not a sign of notability nor is anything else he has done.John Pack Lambert (talk) 15:49, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:BLP1E, only received coverage for one incident where he behaved like a deranged loon. As far as I can tell his "Kenosha guard" is not mentioned at the Kenosha protests article, meaning this is not a useful redirect. Devonian Wombat (talk) 21:19, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Kenosha isn't a global city for the purposes of securing the "inherent" notability of its city councillors under WP:NPOL #2, and the Kenosha Guard stuff just makes him a WP:BLP1E rather than a person who would pass the ten year test for enduring significance. Bearcat (talk) 17:36, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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