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 redirect‎ to 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama#District 5. (non-admin closure) Natg 19 ( talk) 16:50, 13 September 2023 (UTC) reply

Steve Raby

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There are two claims here. The first is politician. The second is businessman. I do not believe the subject fits either. Under politician, he was a candidate for Congress and Chief of Staff to a US Senator. The election was a typical race consisting of typical run of the mill coverage. The arguments made in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steve Raby are all to the effect of "major candidate for major office!" which is not how WP:NPOL works. His candidacy has no real enduring legacy or substantial coverage. A sampling of others in the Category of Political chiefs of staff indicates that most chiefs of staff who have Wikipedia articles either lead national governments or have their claim to notability through holding an elected office. As a business owner, the article identifies him as President of Huntsville Direct Communications. I do not believe this role or this business meet GNG. This article was previously nominated for deletion two weeks before the 2010 election, which unsurprisingly received a substantial amount of blowback and ended with a keep consensus. I believe that consensus was wrong. Per the typical outcomes, I believe this should be deleted or redirected to 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama. Mpen320 ( talk) 20:36, 6 September 2023 (UTC) reply

• Redirect to 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama as a usual and appropriate outcome for candidates for the US House of Representatives. Our community's understanding of candidates for US House changed since 2010. Any relevant information can be included on the election page. -- Enos733 ( talk) 20:45, 6 September 2023 (UTC) reply
• Redirect to 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama#District 5 per nom and Enos733, as a viable ATD. Sal2100 ( talk) 21:08, 6 September 2023 (UTC) reply
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople, Politicians, and Alabama. Spiderone ^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:30, 7 September 2023 (UTC) reply
• Redirect This should redirect to the 2010 Alabama congressional election page, as noted above. Go4thProsper ( talk) 16:32, 9 September 2023 (UTC) reply
• Redirect losing candidates are not de facto notable, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with a new AfD discussions after an election if someone loses. SportingFlyer T· C 17:58, 10 September 2023 (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.