The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep the content in some form. As always, interested editors can further discuss merging versus retaining a separate article, but that doesn't require an AfD. — TKD::Talk 10:41, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Karl Belanger (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log)

He's a big nobody! Fails WP:BIO and WP:NOR. Delete GreenJoe 21:02, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Let's be civil now. He is of course widely-quoted due to his job. However, a quick scan didn't turn up more than trivial or partisan mention of notable accomplishment in his role as spokesman. Failed candidates of course are not inherently notable. Canuckle 22:14, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to New Democratic Party candidates, 1993 Canadian federal election. This seems to be the consensus for candidates for the Canadian House of Commons for the major parties. --YUL89YYZ 23:13, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak Keep While most of his media mentions I saw are simply being quoted, I could argue that his job as a "front man" for a major party leader is relatively significant. The person responsible for spinning the party message before the public is in papers and on TV a fair amount. Correct me if I am wrong.Montco 00:18, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Canadian electoral candidates are never deleted from Wikipedia. If they're not deemed notable enough for their own articles, then they get merged into a list such as New Democratic Party candidates, 1993 Canadian federal election. Bearcat 04:20, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep -- Earl Andrew - talk 17:40, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge per Bearcat. Ground Zero | t 15:32, 1 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep as notable: press secretary for a national party. Bearian 16:30, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.