User:MalwareSmarts/Don't confuse non-notability with a hoax

I notice on AFD debates that non notable people/things are accused of being non-existent. While this may be the case on a number of articles, not all of them are the case. For example, I am not notable, and Googling my name will return no results. But doesn't mean I'm a hoax. Save hoax accusations when it is obvious as a hoax. A hoax would be someone writing about the Gospel of Jim-Bob, but non notable would be Jim-Bob. While the Gospel of Jim-Bob does not exist, for all we know, Jim-Bob does exist. I am not saying because someone writes about Jim-Bob he exists, I'm saying that he isn't necessarily a hoax. He would be a hoax if it said something like "Jim-Bob won the Academy Award for Whatever when still a fetus, then released a hit single that sold 100 billion copies". That is an obvious hoax. Of course, hoaxes are often subtle, realistic pieces, so keep a watchful eye! But Jim-Bob may be an extremely non-notable person, and not a hoax after all. Remember do your research.