Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bill Cisco


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The result was Delete. No references, possible hoax. Cúchullain t/ c 03:39, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Bill Cisco

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Delete - I left a message with the creater of the new page to give a chance to reference and clean-up the article. Another editor also had left a message with the creater pretty much saying the same thing about the article. The article is completely unreferenced and all my searchs don't come up with anything other then this article, blogs and unreliable sources. I really suspect it is a hoax. If I'm wrong about it being a hoax then, WP:N and WP:RS are not achieved. Pmedema (talk) 17:32, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

"Do not Delete" -The reason this article was writtten is because of the lack of notable information this artist. After the preceeding comment, I decided to try searches as well. First yahoo, "bill cisco drifters": number 1 results = (www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/070202/met_9812780.html) :#2 result = (blog.nola.com/times-picayune/.../edwards_visits_no_to_begin_pov.html). Second search googles: no.2 result = www.drifters4u.co.cc/. Third search dogpile.com: refers to the same drifter4u.co.cc page. 4th search www.altavista.com = #1 & #2 results refers to the subject in question. 5th search search.com = 4 acticles about Bill Cisco and Drifters excluding wiki page. I agree, the article needs help in the reference department and revisions to clean -up the article are in process, but to disregard it as a hoax. The search results from those first five searches I just performed clearly suggest that this article isn't a hoax. Help me to correctly retify. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Siseko (talk • contribs) 20:34, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment - certainly claims to notability here, but verifying them could be problematic.--h i s  s p a c e   r e s e a r c h 01:03, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

The official web site has no mention of him. The original drifters website has no mention of him. The Drifters with Rick Sheppard has no mention of him. The history of rock has no mention of him. The motown sites and new Motown  has no mention of him. Where is the WP:N or WP:V--Pmedema (talk) 14:24, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The Drifters has no mention of him.


 * In an effort to find expert advise I sent an email to the original drifters where Bill Cisco would have been part of. I received the following email back.

Dear Pmedema, From time to time, we have received inquires about this man, but we have absolutely no idea who he is. He certainly made no contribution to The Drifters legacy (1953 - 1964), and we would appreciate your not giving him credibility by including him in your listings. Best wishes, Maxine Porter, President Original Drifters, Inc. P. O. Box 371371 Las Vegas, NV 89137 702-642-2300   www.OriginalDrifters.com Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters The Legacy Continues

I don't know what else to say. --Pmedema (talk) 15:17, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Highbeam search of "Bill Cisco" and "Bill Cisco Drifters" came up with nothing to convince me this article is not a hoax.OneHappyHusky (talk) 06:50, 5 January 2008 (UTC)


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