Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Baikonur Krai


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The result was Speedy delete as a hoax, which also corresponds to my own conclusions--Ymblanter (talk) 18:21, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

Baikonur Krai

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An editor (latest IP 212.164.64.253) has been edit-warring over a speedy deletion tag, originally declined by User:Bbb23. The last time was with edit summary "Stupid vandalism. Check the sources, it isn't mentioned in any of them. The user who created this is banned in ruwiki for hoaxes." If we have to check the sources then it's not a case for speedy deletion, so I am bringing here. I have no opinion yet on whether this should be deleted. Phil Bridger (talk) 12:46, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

I was in the process of making this nomination and edit conflicted. Adding my rationale from there as a nominator - Prodded, correctly, by an ip, as a hoax. The Krais of Russia are federal subjects, with representation in the Duma, the Federation Council, with appointed heads, etc. Yet there are no sources for there being, now or ever, an extra-territorial krai for Baikonur, in Kazakhstan. The sources all used (eg, , refer to the city of Baikonur, or its launch complex, or are generic sources copied over from articles on actual krais like Altai Krai. There are no book or websearch returns for a Baikonur Krai in Russian or English. There are no references in official Russian government sources to a "Baikonur Krai". The creator, User:Carolina Mahadewi Malin, is blocked on ru wiki for edits similar to this, referring to a fictional krai. The user is also the author of the Indonesian wiki article, a copy of this one, with the same faulty sourcing. Would ideally suggest WP:SPEEDYDELETE as a WP:HOAX, and the user blocking. Spokoyni (talk) 12:49, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Russia-related deletion discussions. Spokoyni (talk) 12:54, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Kazakhstan-related deletion discussions. Spokoyni (talk) 12:54, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete as a hoax or a misreading of sources. Mccapra (talk) 13:48, 23 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Speedy Delete Obvious hoax. This is a city that russia leased not an outright krai of the russia. Onegreatjoke (talk) 14:15, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

Delete as a hoax. I agree the sources don't support the statements made in the article. Oaktree b (talk) 15:43, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete, WP:HOAX. Finstergeist (talk) 16:31, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete, very obvious hoax. Silikonz 💬 16:39, 23 February 2023 (UTC)


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