Talk:Sōmen salad

Article is a hoax
This article is a hoax, the method described of serving noodles is not "salad", it is just the usual method of serving soumen. JoshuSasori (talk) 04:01, 17 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Wrong. The "usual" method of serving sōmen is "冷やしそうめん", which is a distinct preparation from "素麺サラダ".
 * Before adding the hoax tag, had you considered:
 * 1. A simple web search for "素麺サラダ"?
 * 2. Reading the Japanese-language sōmen article? You can find it here: 素麺? Prburley (talk) 13:29, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
 * What an amazing response. The search for 素麺サラダ gives me something which is completely obviously not what is described in this article. Have you considered a simple web search yourself? If this is a genuinely worthy of a wikipedia article, why is there no Japanese-language version of it? This article is a hoax or at best written by a misguided person. JoshuSasori (talk) 13:33, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Anyway, I've removed the hoax tag since it apparently wasn't a hoax. My error. JoshuSasori (talk) 13:42, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Adding a hoax tag and putting an article on track for deletion should be done quite cautiously.
 * If your search for 素麺サラダ reveals that the article is factually incorrect or can be expanded, consider using those sources and edit the article accordingly. Good luck! Prburley (talk) 14:14, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
 * The content of the article is very weak and this probably should just be a redirect to the somen article. I usually only tag articles outside my own specialization, and this is only the third time I have used a hoax tag. I don't intend to solve the problems with this article myself, but it should be deleted. JoshuSasori (talk) 14:30, 17 November 2012 (UTC)