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The result was keep. -- Cirt (talk) 00:31, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Here is a weird one. When I found the article it was in this state: [1]. Looked to be a notable bounty hunter/PI who later became a politician. The problem is not one of the references actually mentioned the subjected with the exception of a very dubious "LA times article" in the form of a PDF for download off of the subject's website which appears to actually be a press release. When I stripped away everything that wasn't verifiable, all that was left was a City Council men of very dubious notability. This article was created and maintained by two single purpose accounts. Leivick (talk) 16:47, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep The office he holds is a metropolitan district with 3 million people and includes the city of Durban. Almost all articles on politicians and politics are edited by people with agendas, so nothing special about that. We just have to keep an eye on them so they don't become too one-sided. Jaque Hammer (talk) 17:11, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:58, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply] - Keep Well spotted and nicely cleaned up. But I agree with Jaque, the subject is notable, due to his present occupation. Anthony (talk) 03:24, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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