Talk:Jim Sykes

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message: This begs the question: is notability an enduring thing based on accomplishments, or is it a day-to-day thing based on the incidental results of a Google search?  Let's talk about accomplishments first.  For one, he was a multiple-time candidate for statewide office.  That alone is often attacked by many editors, so let's dig deeper.  In that role, he was one of two primary catalysts (the other being Joe Vogler) in shifting ballot access laws in Alaska away from favoring the long-term stranglehold enjoyed by the Democrats and Republicans.  As a result of his efforts in that regard, the Green Party of Alaska became a legally-recognized political party on a statewide level, even if that status was brief.  More recently, he was an elected member of the legislative body of a 100,000-person municipality.  His role in that office was highlighted by reliable sources for the geographically vast district he represented.  He also received coverage for various other campaigns outside of running for office.  Let's now talk about coverage in general.  Have you noticed how poorly Wikipedia has fared in covering topics whose primary basis of notability occurred 30 years ago?  Of course your search "failed to produce any sourcing that would satisfy the notability guidelines", just like it would for most any notable topic from the pre-web 1990s.  I tried a different path.  A NewsBank search of the Anchorage Daily News turned up 800+ hits going back to 1978.  While only short previews are available, sorting by most relevant articles turned up obvious hints of significant coverage.  Did you consider that?  As the recent contributions of the PRODing editor are heavy with targeting political figures outside of the Democratic and Republican parties, I doubt any effort was made beyond the simplest of Google searches. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions  08:31, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
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