Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Moore (Rugby Player)


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The result was speedy delete as blatant hoax vandalism. This is fairly obviously a hoax biographical article with obviously falsified references and picture. In addition to what's already been pointed out I note the nickname field in the infobox. That and the picture make this an attack article. Uncle G (talk) 16:27, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

David Moore (Rugby Player)

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I have serious concerns about the accuracy of this article, but my lack of knowledge about rugby and sport in general makes me hesitant to call it an outright hoax without another opinion. I do find it very hard to believe that there is a 4'11 guy playing professional rugby and the person in the photo is clearly not 22 or 10 st. Two of the refs cant be verified and the third has an incorrect title and makes no mention of him. A google search shows nothing on him and a search of www.coolminerfc.com gives nothing even though he is claimed to be the captain there. Sarahj2107 (talk) 12:14, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
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 * Interesting..... Claims he's a professional player, but I can't find out whether Coolmine is a professional side. However, the photo of the First XV on the club's website includes someone (front row, first on left) who bears a passing resemblance to the photo in the Wikipedia article. Other than that, I've failed to turn up anything using various searches on Google. So, nothing either way. However, it is strange that the infobox says it's updated to 15 September 2005 (in an article created this week). Emeraude (talk) 15:48, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete - Fake reference title to the independent - its a story about Brian O'Driscoll. The height and weight look inconsistent with the photo, Irish times ref is just a name of a reporter and nothing more. Other ref is to a match program - nothing significant. Looks fake and if not fake is not notable. noq (talk) 15:56, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Further: Searching the Irish Times website ("David Moore" rugby) brings up an article from 28/2/11 that starts "Former Leinster Academy and Blackrock College scrumhalf David Moore managed a rare start for Harlequins at the weekend but could....." If you want to read the rest, you have to pay. I don't think this can be the same person. Another article (2/10/10) mentions a David Moore going professional (but pay to read more). On 6/9/10, the paper reported Harlequins had a scrum half called David Moore (again, pay to read). I guess these are all the same David Moore; whether it's the one we are dealing with will need someone with an account with thhe Irish Times.  Emeraude (talk) 16:01, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete as a clear hoax. I have access to the full text of the Irish Times and can confirm that there is no mention of Moore nor article by Bernard Jackman in the issue cited. A further concern is that the club where he is supposedly a professional player plays well below the professional level. Phil Bridger (talk) 16:20, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
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