| Submission declined on 10 August 2024 by Bearcat (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.
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| Submission declined on 4 April 2024 by Paul W (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by Paul W 6 months ago. | |
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Comment: The notability of a mayor is not established just by verifying his election results, or by showing that media occasionally contacted him for soundbite on an issue. It's passed by writing substantive content about his political impact: specific things he did, specific projects he spearheaded, specific effects his leadership had on the development of the city, and on and so forth.
For example, the article states that "during his mayoralty, the city has experienced significant population growth" -- but it fails to demonstrate that he personally did anything in particular that caused that to happen. And "national media attention for efforts to...", similarly, fails to say what if anything he did about those issues: we would need to see content about specific projects he launched to deal with those issues, not just evidence that the media called him for a pull quote about them.
We're not just looking for newspaper articles that have his name in them, we're looking for newspaper articles in which he and his work are the subject. Bearcat (talk) 16:58, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: Does not appear to meet WP:GNG or WP:NPOL, being an elected politician below state/province level ("Just being an elected local official... does not guarantee notability ....)" No significant coverage - mainly routine reporting of local politics, etc. Paul W (talk) 17:23, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
Matthew Shoemaker, B.A., LL.B, LL.M. (born November 14, 1988) is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in the 2022 municipal election.