Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tony Zirkle (2nd nomination)

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The result was delete. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 19:15, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Tony Zirkle

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This is an article about a non-notable failed political candidate that was already deleted once at AfD in 2006, but was recreated for some reason when it obviously shouldn't have been. As things currently stand, all of the references in the article except for one are dead links and the only thing he seems to have gotten any coverage for is attending a KKK rally. Which doesn't make him deserving of an article on it's own. So, this article fails WP:GNG and WP:BIO, just like it did when it was originally deleted. Really, it shouldn't have been recreated. Adamant1 (talk) 13:52, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete This guy has never even won a primary. He is one of very few politicians who I think needs to be evaluated under the rules about fringe figures, which in this case clearly show he is not notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 20:05, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Indiana-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 01:52, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 01:52, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:51, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:51, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. People do not get articles just for being unsuccessful candidates in political party primaries — and no, being a perennially losing perennial candidate doesn't bolster his notability either — but nothing else here is any stronger as a claim that he would somehow be more enduringly notable than other unsuccessful candidates. Bearcat (talk) 17:00, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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