User talk:CrispyMuffins

Nicole, I assume you're the person who e-mailed me?

I have no doubt that a student at Knox College claims to be the subject of that deleted article. However, in collaboration with other administrators, I examined the multiple claims that the article made, and found that they were either easily contradicted (for example, he claimed to have founded an international charity; the charity's own website makes no mention of him), or unsupported by any source at all. Consequently, I deleted the article as an 'apparent hoax'.

Subsequently, an identical version of the article was submitted by a new account. Since there were no changes, I concluded that it was still a hoax, and deleted it. Two more versions were submitted, with the only differences being in the exact spelling of the name. Those were hoaxes as well, and I followed the deletion by blocking the accounts which submitted the articles, since those were their only contributions.

Later, I received an e-mail from one of those accounts. The individual complained to me about having been blocked and claimed to be a historian researching obscure nobility; however, she (assuming that a female name actually represents a female) made various spelling mistakes which are quite implausible for such a person to have made. This was not the only indicator of falsehood, of course, but it's the simplest to explain.

I hope this explanation is satisfactory. DS 17:04, 30 May 2007 (UTC)