Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rob Parker (councillor)
I've outlined my reasons in my discussion with Bearcat above. Essentially, I argue that he passes GNG, with significant coverage in local newspaper sources, many of which are now cited in the article (there are over 500 hits in Nexis's newspaper database for "Robert Parker" AND "Lincolnshire"); he is also the subject of a case study in a scholarly book, which the nominator of this AfD has stated amounts to a piece of significant coverage; he was also discussed in articles in the national news media: in the Guardian and the Local Government Chronicle. Those who argue, like Bearcat above, that we shouldn't allow local newspaper sources to establish notability do so on grounds of practical concern that this could lead to "millions" of stub articles on local politicians. But as he keeps telling me, this is not the place to argue the general point. Indeed, we are assessing Parker's notability and not setting precedent here. And, as I've already stated, practical considerations are moot here; Parker's article is in good shape, it's reliably sources, neutral and well-written; it's useful and encyclopedic. Deleting it would not improve the project, it would harm it. And |"If a rule prevents you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, ignore it." That's what we should do here. We should keep this article on its own merits
— User:Noswall59, 14:05, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:IAR (Wikipedia:Ignore all rules)