Svetlana Velmar-Janković

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The result was speedy keep. Nominator closed. Keep the personal attacks out, though. seicer | talk | contribs 01:23, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Andris Ārgalis (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) (delete) – (View log)

No major notability established. Mayors of most cities are not inherently notable, especially for such a small community in Latvia. Also nominating:

• Aivars Aksenoks
• Andris Bērziņš
• Jānis Birks
• Gundars Bojārs
• Māris Purgailis
• Andris Teikmanis seicer | talk | contribs 13:20, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment calling Riga a "small community" is a bit of a stretch: it's a city of nearly a million people and also the capitol. And mayors almost always have plenty of press coverage. That said, a single-sentence sub-sub-stub isn't really helping the encyclopedia, but I'd be happy to vote keep if this can be expanded. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 13:40, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Various votes (below)

Andris Bērziņš - Very Strong Keep (speedy keep?) as an ex-prime minister, easily meets WP:POLITICIAN

Aivars Aksenoks - Strong Keep as an ex-justice minister which meets WP:POLITICIAN

Others - Weak Keep. Mayors of major cities are generally considered notable. Riga with a populatioin of three quartes of a million, capital of a country and largest city in the region certainly meets this. However the lack of sources is worrying.

I would hope that the nominator reconsiders his nomination given that Riga obviously isn't "such a small community" (the fact that it's in Lativa is completely irrelevant) and that at least two of these people have notability beyond being mayor. Dpmuk (talk) 13:59, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep they pass WP:POLITICIAN secondly did you contact the creator of the page? Valoem ^talk 15:02, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • No need to. The user is indefinitely blocked for mass copyright violations and abusive sockpuppetry. seicer | talk | contribs 15:43, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep on all articles. And by the way... Be bold! ^Talk/♥фĩłдωəß♥\^Work 18:24, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. -- the wub "?!" 15:17, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Latvia-related deletion discussions. -- the wub "?!" 15:17, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. I have expanded the article on Andris Ārgalis a bit and added a few references. A prominent Latvian politician. Plenty of room for expansion. Same with the other politicians in the list. Aymatth2 (talk) 19:25, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep on all. Mostly members of first level (i.e. national) legislature therefore meet WP:POLITICIAN. There's also systematic bias to consider. Valenciano (talk) 21:45, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep All Thin rationale for bundle deletion. What is "major notability"? Townlake (talk) 22:06, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Strong Keep, speedy close, etc. Riga is midway in size between Boston and Detroit, and their mayors are by consensus notable. Riga is also a national capitol. I cannot imagine why these nominations were considered. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 22:29, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:01, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Strong keep, speedy close, along with the whole slew of articles on Latvian politicians labeled for deletion. What a waste of editors' time and effort. I'm tired of the Baltics being insignificant nations with no areas of habitation larger than fishing hamlets inhabited by 3 families, so we just delete everything as not notable. PetersV       TALK 00:45, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  I should comment, I took my elderly mother out of the hospital today and into rehab. Days like today put that we have limited time alloted to us, and that we should use it wisely, into perspective. I have asked repeatedly that articles for relatively unknown countries such as the Baltics not be open to AfD as soon as first created. Articles need time to gain attention by the community, and editors not familiar with the countries/history/culture should not be doing wholesale nominations as here. PetersV       TALK 00:59, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  And Riga a small community? I'm sorry, I'll be rude, that's just idiocy. PetersV       TALK 01:00, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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