Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alex Hammer

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The result was delete. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 15:17, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alex Hammer

The article is essentially a vanity page for a minor political candidate with little possibility of making an impact. This is the second time this candidate has run for governor of Maine in 2006 his candidacy received no official votes and raised only $420.00. Highground79 (talk) 06:04, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This AfD nomination was incomplete (missing step 3). It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 11:30, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Bernie Sanders was also a quixotic political candidate once. A candidate that had no chance of winning. Then, he won. Maine has had a history of electing independents to office. While conceding that this is no Jesse Ventura, there is a populist anger sweeping the country, and if this guy is any kind of politician at all, he might be able to take advantage of it in a way that he wouldn't have been able to before. In 2005, this probably wouldn't be notable. However, it is 2009 and the world has changed. --Genovese12345 (talk) 13:52, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In 2006 Alex's candidacy received only $420.00, due to the fact that his campaign was derailed by a major auto accident in which he was struck by a pickup truck while a pedestrian, which occurred in Nov. 2005 approximately one month after he announced his campaign, and landed him in the hospital for for 29 days (and almost a year on crutches). As a write-in candidate in 2006 his vote totals may not have been required to be submitted to the state. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.111.64.29 (talk • contribs) 29 May 2009

The above comment was added by a user who vandalized this AfD by deleting the original nomination. I have retained the comment without judgment as to how much weight it should carry. I am neutral on this AfD but will continue to monitor it for vandalism. KuyaBriBri^Talk 15:16, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 15:26, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Maine-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 15:26, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I amended it, keeping some of the negative information but trying to put it into some context. If it is ok, I am trying to put out a basic starting Wikipedia entry with information that others may not typically have, which can then be modified etc. as the larger community wishes. Thank you very much. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AlexforME (talk • contribs) 16:08, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I'm not sure what kind of monkey business is going on here, but there are no references to support notability per WP:BIO. BLPs must have references for verifiability as well. Drawn Some (talk) 21:01, 29 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:01, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - fails WP:BIO; no significant coverage in independent reliable sources. We can't keep the article on the presumption he might become notable in the future. Robofish (talk) 02:09, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - WP:NOTE, WP:BIO. Not notable, unreferenced, and we just can't keep it there in case he does become governor (If he does, then we can restore the article). -- Sk8er5000 (talk) 07:23, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Doesn't meet either WP:BIO or WP:POLITICIAN -SpacemanSpiff (talk) 20:51, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete:Not notable. Niteshift36 (talk) 22:16, 31 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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