Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tonnis H. Venhuizen

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 Delete as failing WP:BIO.. Shell ^babelfish 20:55, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tonnis H. Venhuizen

An anonymous user listed this article on the AfD log but did not post an AfD notice on the page and could not have completed the nomination. I am just completing the nomination processs but not giving a recommendation at this time. --Metropolitan90 07:50, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

• Delete, a student member of a state board of regents isn't notable; nothing else asserted. NawlinWiki 13:57, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
• Weak Delete If the BoR membership was an elected position, I'd vote for keep... but it's not. Irongargoyle 00:44, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, the student member of the SD Board of Regents has as much power and responsibility as the other members. SD Board of Regents are responsible for a budget of $527 million dollars, compared to the total state budget of $3 billion. The regental system has 30,000 students and employs 5,000 people--that's half of South Dakota's state employees. For reference, the South Dakota Attorney General manages a budget of $21 million. Finally, the fact that not all the regents have yet had articles written does not mean that they are not significant - it means that no one has written an article yet.jaredwiki 16:31, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment Besides Mr. Venhuizen, only the chairman of the SD Board has his own article at present, and he's notable for being the CEO of a hotel chain. NawlinWiki 15:34, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, it seems to me that this guy is certainly as deserving of an article as this guy, or this one. Both of these gentlemen were Truman Scholars as well. One serves on the local county commission. The other works at a Venezuelan newspaper. My point is that, while not "famous" on a National scale, Mr. Venhuizen is certainly within the scope of an encyclopedia as large as this one. Additionally, South Dakota being a small state (in population) doesn't make her governing individuals any less important. Russvdw 19:24, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete far below notability. Fails WP:BIO per no significant press coverage. ~ trialsanderrors 01:24, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, for notability issues. I don't think winning a Truman scholarship makes you automatically notable (for the same reason that not all Rhodes scholars have articles). Being a student member on a state board of regents doesn't confer notability. The aggregate does not either -- Samir धर्म 01:55, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, subject adequately covered on South Dakota Board of Regents page. Does not seem worthy of additional space. ~Timberjim 01:56, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

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.