Talk:Kevin Stitt

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Premature move to draft[edit]

A draft article was prematurely created as this article was being created. Also, a deletion notice was mistakenly placed on this talk page which referenced a deletion discussion for an unrelated atricle. I've removed the notice. Sparkie82 (t•c) 05:19, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Notability[edit]

This person meets the WP:N criteria for notability because:

The specific guidelines for politicians are not authoritative or definitive for determining notability, only the basic standard is to be used. WP:N states that merely meeting the specific sub-categorical suggestions "does not guarantee that a subject should be included" and "A person who does not meet these additional criteria may still be notable". The sub-category suggestions are just rough guides -- the ultimate criterion is the basic WP:N, and each person must meet that criteria in order to get an article irrespective of how they come out on the specific suggestions, such as the specific suggestions for politician notability.

Since this guy has in-depth, substantial coverage from multiple independent, reliable, secondary sources about a major event (and additional coverage about additional independent events), he meets the criteria outlined in WP:PERSON.

I'm removing the deletion tag for this reason. Sparkie82 (t•c) 09:23, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Cabayi:, I've removed the tag and I'm pinging you here if you want to discuss it. Sparkie82 (t•c) 09:26, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sparkie82, What "major event" other than his campaign? And why create it now, during the campaign? Cabayi (talk) 10:12, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Cabayi: please assume good faith. I created the article because it seemed unusual that most of the other candidates had articles (even the ones who lost the primary), but this guy, who won the primary, didn't have an article. Upon further research I found that he does indeed have lots of coverage -- more than enough to warrant an article. And FYI, I never heard of this guy, or any of the other candidates before stumbling upon the gubernatorial article, and I have no interest at all in the outcome of the election. I'm just trying to improve WP. Sparkie82 (t•c) 10:32, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Where have I not assumed good faith? Thank you for clarifying that you only created the article in the context of the campaign. If you've seen other articles about unelected candidates which fail WP:NPOL I'd urge you to nominate them for deletion too rather than adding to the problem. Cabayi (talk) 10:44, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It has met the notability criteria. That's it. You keep fixating on that one aspect of the notability guideline. Please read the entire guideline at WP:NBIO -- it meets the criteria. Sparkie82 (t•c) 11:59, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for speedy deletion[edit]

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page has been nominated for speedy deletion:

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You can see the reason for deletion at the file description page linked above. —Community Tech bot (talk) 11:06, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The file comes from ballotpedia.org and all their content is GFDL unless otherwise stated, I indicated in the file notes. Sparkie82 (t•c) 12:06, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

And just a note... if you keep pecking at the candidates you don't like and happen to get some deleted, that means readers will just go to the candidate's website or facebook page and eat whatever the candidate feeds them. Whereas, if there's an article here on WP, the readers will get information that has been reviewed by all of us. If you get articles deleted, you can't effect what they say and readers will just get the candidate's biased view. You may want to reconsider your tactics. Sparkie82 (t•c) 12:06, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sparkie82, "the candidates you don't like"... and you accuse me of not assuming good faith?? Over the last few days I've nominated Libertarians, Democrats and Republicans, entirely even-handedly.

"you can't effect [sic] what they say and readers will just get the candidate's biased view" - Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a campaign platform to influence the outcome of an election. It exist to record that which IS notable, not that which may become notable.

Just to hammer home the point, I'm European - I really couldn't care less about the candidates - my only concern here is that Wikipedia's values and its function as an encylopedia are upheld. Cabayi (talk) 14:28, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hang on! I do care! Turns out that the Libertarian candidate you link to played for the football team I support. Do you think he'll give up managing Southend United F.C. if he's elected? Cabayi (talk) 15:07, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion[edit]

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Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 16:22, 17 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for speedy deletion[edit]

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Wow[edit]

Stitt has held elected office for less than a year. Is it just me, or is this article is REALLY long and detailed?!?!? SunCrow (talk) 08:12, 6 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, alot of the langth steams from long tables full of things like exective actions etc.--Dcheagle • talk • contribs 11:54, 6 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, it seems like a lot of painstaking detail has gone into this article (not sure it's all merited though). I went ahead and collapsed the tables so the article isn't needlessly long. --Woko Sapien (talk) 16:14, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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I’m thinking of running for senate. Am I perfect he’ll no DUI, divorced etc but a lot of people are and I can be the normal people’s voice. 2600:8803:8708:2000:27:C477:45E9:9EF1 (talk) 22:06, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Answer please if you think I should 2600:8803:8708:2000:27:C477:45E9:9EF1 (talk) 22:07, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Income taxes for divorced parents[edit]

Why does our state and federal governments deny co parent deductions on their taxes if they can’t meet 50% exact if not more custody of their kids? There are a lot of divorced working fathers and mothers that pay more than 50% total amounts of mediacal and everyday expenses. When it comes time to file taxes, the claims are denied because of the amount of days of custody. For example, both of my daughters were inpatient care dependent for two months. I paid over $7000 for their care. I wasn’t able to claim the tax benefit due to the amount of days I had actual custody. Those bills were paid in full and my taxes were paid that I had owed as well. The balances would have been much less if the laws were different. I’m not the only constituent in this position. There are thousands of me. We need changes. Thank you for reading this. I hope to hear an actual reply or response. 2600:1700:BE21:4530:E51E:A97D:1460:32A1 (talk) 00:19, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]