Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Edward J. Plunkett

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The result was redirect‎ to List of mayors of Marlborough, Massachusetts. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:20, 21 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Edward J. Plunkett

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Fails WP:NPOL: a municipal-level office holder of no great historical significance. Relies on one source, Google results reveal only that "Edward J. Plunkett" is a fairly common name. Edward-Woodrow :) _[talk] 12:17, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians and United States of America. Edward-Woodrow :) _[talk] 12:17, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Massachusetts-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 12:20, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to List of mayors of Marlborough, Massachusetts, although also borderline on weak-keep (if other sources are found). I have checked the old newspaper archives and there isn't a great deal of WP:SIGCOV, perhaps surprising for someone who at the time was the youngest ever elected. There are numerous passing mentions, but not enough to build an article from. Even the single book citation offered (which I have now linked) is merely just a paragraph on half a page. Bungle ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:19, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or redirect per Bungle. I like the photo, but mayors, especially of small towns, generally aren't notable, and the article as written fails WP:GNG. SportingFlyer T·C 17:05, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: the fact that he was in office for only one year (according to the infobox) doesn't help his case. Edward-Woodrow :) _[talk] 17:18, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This may well be true, but so it also seems to be true for others listed on the List of mayors of Marlborough, Massachusetts article (many of who also have their own article, which are either mostly or exclusively cited to that single book source). I am not suggesting an argument for WP:OTHERSTUFF and stand by my suggestion to redirect, though i'd also suggest a wider discussion around the other articles, some of which have existed over 10 years, may be worthwhile too. Bungle ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:20, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and/or redirect him to the list. Marlborough MA is not large enough to confer an automatic inclusion freebie on its mayors in the absence of significant reliable source coverage about their political significance — at the mayoral level of office, the notability test is not passed by minimally verifying that he existed, but by writing and sourcing a substantive article about his political impact: specific things he did, specific projects he spearheaded, specific effects his time in office had on the development of the city, and on and so forth. But that's not what's on offer here. Bearcat (talk) 13:40, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Thoughts on redirecting to List of mayors of Marlborough, Massachusetts?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Dusti ^{*Let's talk!*} 13:23, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to List of mayors of Marlborough, Massachusetts Nothing is present here that leads to this subject getting to WP:GNG or WP:NPOL. Another recent mayor from this town had an Afd recently and that ended up being the result Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Romeo Gadbois. User:Let'srun 13:28, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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