Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bule Hora


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The result was   speedy delete vandalism. Pegasus &laquo;C&brvbar;T&raquo; 04:24, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Bule Hora

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The short version: The most charitable explanation for this article is that it was written by a newbie who did not know he was duplicating an existing article, Hagere Mariam. A far less kind explanation is that this is proof one should not edit Wikipedia while stoned or intoxicated.

The long version: I stumbled across this article entirely by accident, & wasted an hour trying to find a way to salvage it. None of my usual sources -- the CSA of Ethiopia, the Nordic Africa Institute -- can confirm that this settlement exists. "Bule Hora" may be an alternative name of another town in Ethiopia -- Hagere Mariam -- but what details in this article I can compare against the existing article clearly show that the original creator did his research by making up stuff as he went along. (Some of the passages -- for example "Among this number about 54.5 percent were females and the rest 55.5 percent were males. This warns concerned bodies that they must try their best to generate more employment for women than for men in order to decrease urban poverty and social issues" -- had to be intended as a joke!) And there is the issue that 3 of the 4 external links are to South African websites, not to any that contain information on Ethiopia! I honestly am not sure if this is just a hoax article, or a sincere contribution that is garbled far beyond the usual expectations. -- llywrch (talk) 22:53, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
 * G3' The nominator's research clearly shows this to be a hoax. So tagged. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells• Otter chirps • HELP!) 00:05, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete - Hoax. --Oakshade (talk) 03:58, 1 August 2008 (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.