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The result was keep.
Shimeru (
talk) 23:09, 16 April 2010 (UTC)reply
I have kept other articles about BNP candidates that I consider to meet:
WP:POLITICIAN and this has been nominated with
WP:NPV in mind, this is purly about the notability criteria in
WP:POLITICIAN --
Wintonian (
talk) 13:36, 9 April 2010 (UTC)reply
I would consider that he does meet notability for politicians. Not as an elected member, but as a high official in that party. This one is quite high - at gauleiter level.
Andy Dingley (
talk) 13:49, 9 April 2010 (UTC)reply
Delete, I don't see how this person passes any notability criteria. Although there are exceptions such as
Gus Hall, perennial losing candidates aren't generally notable.
Nyttend (
talk) 13:47, 9 April 2010 (UTC)reply
Keep. WP:POLITICIAN sets out that, for unelected or standing candidates, "such people can still be notable if they meet the primary notability criterion of "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article."
Google News has him featuring in five separate stories from the last week alone, and has nearly 400 hits in its archive for the query
"simon darby" + bnp. He's been covered extensively (e.g.
here in the Times), or in
this profile by the Guardian. He's been interviewed on the
BBC and in
Muslim News. He was
[1] apparently Nick Griffin's annointed successor in case Griffin had been jailed back in 2006. He's also the
deputy leader of a national political party.
Gonzonoir (
talk) 13:54, 9 April 2010 (UTC)reply
Keep as an exception to the redirect rule for candidates. This guy is more than a candidate: he is a senior party official. It is in the latter capacity that he has received significant coverage in reliable sources, as demonstrated by
Gonzonoir. He is thus notable for more than his political candidacies and warrants a biography. --
Mkativerata (
talk) 18:38, 9 April 2010 (UTC)reply
Keep and expand per Gonzonoir's sterling work.
Keresaspa (
talk) 01:51, 11 April 2010 (UTC)reply
(With regret) Keep -- I have no time for BNP, but a senior party official (for a minor party with Euro-seats) is probably notable.
Peterkingiron (
talk) 21:33, 11 April 2010 (UTC)reply
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