Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Barbour Ministry


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was speedily deleted by  as patent nonsense. cab (talk) 10:59, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Barbour Ministry

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Contested prod, originally thought to be a joke/hoax entry authored by the party's leader, based on a MySpace profile listed in the article. The prod was subsequently removed, accompanied by a content addition stating the party is "currently in the process of formally registering with the Australian Electoral Commission". A check of the Commission's website shows that the party is not as yet recognized.

I found no online references for the party, except for MySpace and here. Listed ministers appear to be friends, relations or perhaps enemies; are celebrities (e.g. Tom Cruise, The Chasers) with no clear connection to the party; or are members of another political party, as with Pauline Hanson of the AEC-registered "Pauline's United Australia Party". It is true that humorous or spoof political candidates have a long and colorful history, some with their own WP entries (e.g. Sister Boom-Boom, Dick Tuck, Monarchy Party), but here reliable sources appear lacking. And while there is precedent for joke members of a group listed in a Wikipedia article (e.g. Rakeops), an AEC-registered political party requires 500 actual exclusive members. Regardless of how the content is framed in the article, failures of reliable sources, verifiability, notability, and the overall dubious nature of the party's claims make this article suitable for AfD recommendation. Michael Devore (talk) 10:16, 14 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions.  -- Canley (talk) 10:51, 14 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete As obvious hoax. --Canley (talk) 10:55, 14 March 2008 (UTC)


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