Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Austin Morris


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The result was   speedy delete. WP:CSD blatant hoax. "known to have inspired the famous Austin-Morris car company in its naming" is enough to get this speedied before April1. JohnCD (talk) 17:13, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Austin Morris

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WP:HOAX: unreferenced, no trace of the supposed scholar online. Article claims that subject "inspired the famous Austin-Morris car company in its naming": Morris Motor Company was founded by a William Morris, and the company was later joined with the Austin Motor Company to form BMC. Shire Reeve (talk) 11:30, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment Facebook link added in this edit by creator adds little further credibility. Shire Reeve (talk) 12:33, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.  —Shire Reeve (talk) 12:34, 28 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete Fails for sources and notability. Almost certain hoax. AJHingston (talk) 12:50, 28 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete "inspired the famous Austin-Morris car company in its naming. " - at age 5? Two separate comanies that merged did not choose their name after a person. Hoax.  Chzz  ► 14:29, 28 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete Unable to confirm. Would change my mind if someone could provide appropriate sourcing. HeartSWild (talk) 14:53, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete Hoax. Southend sofa (talk) 17:25, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. Looks like a hoax to me - a Google search for "Austin Morris" basque only found stuff about cars and underwear -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 18:26, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete For reasons already stated above.Ryan Vesey (talk) 19:01, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete Because the article does not clearly provide references to the person. The link provided mentions the Austin Morris car company building cars in the 1920's, how then did a person born in 1947 inspire the car company? Ex Post Facto, the rest of the article may be fabricated.  Golgofrinchian  (talk)  19:12, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I've marked this for speedy deletion as a hoax. Drmies (talk) 16:21, 31 March 2011 (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.