Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Annamie Paul
I used to think that I was a moderate deletionist.  I am not sure whether my views have changed, or Wikipedia has expanded (which it has), or my interpretation of inclusionism and deletionism has matured, or what.  On the one hand, |political notability is a clear |ipso facto rule, and she is not politically notable.  On the other hand, the application of |general notability to political candidates is as difficult as the application of |general notability to any biography, which is difficult.  There are two extremes that we should avoid with regard to applying general notability to political candidates.  The first is to deny any general notability for political candidates, and only let them in if they satisfy another special notability guideline.  The other extreme to avoid is to make it too easy for candidates to pass general notability based on their campaign publicity.  The basic question is, in my opinion, one of when do we allow someone to be notable by being famous for being famous?  It should not be easy to be covered in Wikipedia by being famous for being famous, but a very few celebrities do pass that test (even if they are not known for anything else).  Similarly, it should not be easy to be covered as someone who is famous for being a famous political candidate.  There are only a few people who pass that test.  Annamie Paul is one of them.  Weak Keep
— User:Robert, 03:42, 3 July 2020 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:NPOL||WP:IPSOFACTO||WP:GNG||WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Notability)