Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Black Ruthenian language

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Black Ruthenian language
As noted on talk:Black Ruthenian language this does not nets any Google hits except Wiki and mirrors, and looks like an anon mistake/joke/invention. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 19:57, 8 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Query Have you looked at the entries on Navahradak and Black Ruthenia? I am not that familiar with the history of that part of eastern Europe, some of the claims in these articles are new to me, but if this is a hoax then it's a fairly elaborate one.  However there is such a place as Navahradak, under its Russian name there is references to the massacres of the Jews there in WW2. PatGallacher 00:11, 2005 May 9 (UTC)
 * The term "Black Ruthenia" apeared in 17th century. There was definitely no "black ruthenian language" in 20th century. The sample text is 99% pure Polish. Either the article is badly mistaken or a hoax. In any case the article is to be deleted. Mikkalai 06:54, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete most probably a joke, and quite a serious one since the same page (in English!) was added to almost all the wikis. Someone tries to promote his joke here.... Also, the text on that page is 99% Polish, not Belarusian. Halibutt 01:20, May 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, hoax. Megan1967 04:10, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Unverifiable. Mikkalai 06:46, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete unless verified. Zero in-links. --Simon Cursitor 08:33, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Seems to be largely copied from Ruthenian language. --Angr/comhrá 08:55, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Move or Merge with Ruthenian language. Delete may be too drastic. Peter Ellis 02:25, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Unverifiable. Jayjg (talk) 21:34, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
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