Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Red Grant (comedian)

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The result was delete. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 02:22, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Red Grant (comedian)

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Fails WP:ARTIST and WP:POLITICIAN Dr vulpes ^{(💬 • 📝)} 00:00, 20 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People and Washington, D.C.. Dr vulpes ^{(💬 • 📝)} 00:00, 20 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment article is listed in twinkle as previously being deleted but I can't find any proof of that. Dr vulpes ^{(💬 • 📝)} 00:01, 20 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Draftify Looks like a case of WP:TOOSOON. ostensibly singular userpage (inquire within) 00:07, 20 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Beyond mentions of him running for election, his comedy career is routine from the sources I see (listed in various events). Oaktree b (talk) 15:58, 20 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Red Grant (comedian) can quite possibly become the mayor of the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), so he automatically deserves his own Wikipedia page just like Muriel Bowser, as he is still in the mayoral election. AfroWorld33 (talk) 00:28, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Muriel Bowser has a page because she has won an election. Just running in an election doesn't mean you're notable enough for a wikipedia article. We routinely remove candidates running for election who are from minor parties or are very unlikely to win the election. Dr vulpes ^{(💬 • 📝)} 19:49, 22 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Weak delete, WP:TOOSOON, not yet notable by WP:ENTERTAINER or WP:POLITICIAN. As a comedian, he's appeared on a few notable shows, but I can't find significant coverage of this in independent, reliable sources, just passing mentions. As a politician, he's had only the routine local coverage any candidate for mayor of a major city would receive. The exception to this is the articles on him in the Washington Informer, but that doesn't meet the criteria for significant coverage from multiple sources. No prejudice against re-creation if he wins the election. Storchy (talk) 05:42, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah or if his campaign becomes notable in someway but for now this is WP:TOOSOON Dr vulpes ^{(💬 • 📝)} 19:50, 22 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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