Deletion of Sam Alessi

Comment: This is a general biographical article about a teacher and minor civic identity.  The article does not demonstrate that Sam is notable in accordance with any of the criteria for notability such as .  The article does not even assert that Sam is notable on some point.  A plethora of biographical minutiae is not a substitute for demonstrating notability on some point or another.  The creator of this article
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)

Comment: due to the lack of |citations from |reliable sources, which are required by the |verifiability policy
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Reliable sources (WP:CITE||WP:RS||WP:V)

Comment: Fair enough.  With regard to  I would argue that suburban newspapers are less likely to come under the definition of ''mainstream'' and in general would be less ''reliable'' than metropolitan dailies. Also, would not respective coverage be an indicator of notability - big in Whittlesea would suggest less notable than big in metropolitan Melbourne
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:No original research (WP:SECONDARY)

Comment: Does not meet 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN)

Comment: There is nothing in  that a suburban newspaper does not count as a significant secondary source.  The question really is depth of coverage for WP:N, not WP:BIO, which the article at the moment doesn't meet
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:No original research (WP:SECONDARY)

Comment: Lack of |reliable sources indicates the subject is probably not |notable.  / USER:Blaxthos|Blaxthos
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Reliable sources (WP:RS||WP:N)

Comment: To satisfy  the subject needs to have received significant press coverage. He had the odd quote as Mayor in Melbourne metro press and was quoted once on ABC radio, but nearly all coverage has been restricted to the local Whittlesea suburban paper - barely a significant secondary source
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:POLITICIAN)