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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete‎. Elli (talk | contribs) 16:55, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Coachman

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Non-notable political candidate. Of the 25 sources cited on the page: 1 is his campaign website, 4 are election results pages, 1 is a poll, 2 are Ballotpedia, 5 are brief WP:ROTM articles about him declaring his candidacy, 1 is about the recall he started and includes quotes from him, and 6 don't even mention Coachman. The remaining 3 are more in-depth articles from local outlets focusing on his attempted recall or the time he tried to arrest city council members. Coachman certainly rises above the level of a random perennial candidate, but that's not enough for notability, and I don't think he meets WP:GNG based on the coverage I'm seeing here. BottleOfChocolateMilk (talk) 17:49, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians and North Dakota. Shellwood (talk) 18:31, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I do not believe this person meets GNG nor do I believe any past or current candidacies will be notable to the historical record (i.e. 10 year test).--Mpen320 (talk) 19:51, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete He is described as a "perennial candidate", which seems apt. He runs and loses - and loses big. Nothing that he has done here is notable. If for some reason his run for governor should result in significant press, an article might be plausible. In the very unlikely event that he would win, then an article would definitely be in order. Lamona (talk) 17:44, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also, it is hard not to see this article as part of his campaign, given the timing. (This month) Lamona (talk) 17:45, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't go that far, the editor who created the page does a lot of editing on North Dakota election pages. They probably just (mistakenly) thought Coachamn was notable. BottleOfChocolateMilk (talk) 16:52, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete There should be no debate about this one. Per the facts laid out in the nomination, this is an easy delete. Go4thProsper (talk) 02:58, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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