Deletion of Paul Zimmerman (politician)

Comment: as failure of . Being quoted in a newspaper article about another topic does not count as "significant coverage". "Paul Zimmerman" is quite a common name and most Google hits are simply mishits. There's 78 GNews hits on "Paul Zimmerman" "Hong Kong" and most of those are simply not about ''him''. The only reliable source actually about him is the one from the Standard http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=18705&sid=7958052&con_type=1
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)

Comment: Zimmerman appears to be (mildly) notable as an activist, but not as a politician.  A failed candidate, as a rule, does not meet the notability requirements of .  Therefore, we need to look at the general notability requirements, as mentioned above.  The policy states that a'' "...person is presumed to be notable if he or she has been the subject of published secondary source material which is reliable, intellectually independent, and independent of the subject."''  The Standard has at least two articles soley about Zimmerman: the one mentioned by CaliforniaAliBaba, above and http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=15672&sid=7342816&con_type=1&d_str=20060403 this one.  On that basis, I think there is (just) enough to meet the notability policy I quoted
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN)