Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Death of a Superhero


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The result was   speedy delete, G5. SchuminWeb (Talk) 21:46, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

Death of a Superhero

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Hoax article. Unfortunately not quite clear-cut enough for a speedy. There is a film called Death of a Superhero, that seems to be in production  starring Freddie Highmore based on a work by Anthony McCarten; that work may well ( and indeed probably will be) be notable in the future. However the assertions in this article, apart from the star, are complete fantasy. Really, if this was a genuine Tim Burton movie in production, there would be sources. There is nothing to indicate that any of the stellar cast have anything to do with this work. No sources offered; fewer found. (It is in part a copy of the Astro Boy article, down to the IMDb link at the bottom  FlowerpotmaN &middot;( t ) 23:18, 24 November 2009 (UTC) *Delete. I can't say I'm positive that this article is a hoax but I can say that it certainly does fail WP:NFF which states: "Films that have not been confirmed by reliable sources to have commenced principal photography should not have their own articles." I have no prejudice towards recration of this article should we establish at a later date that the film is real and that commencement of principal photography can be verified through reliable sources. Big Bird (talk • contribs) 14:48, 25 November 2009 (UTC) See below, changed to speedy delete per new evidence of creating editor being a sock of a banned user. Big Bird (talk • contribs) 21:16, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.  —  FlowerpotmaN &middot;( t ) 23:18, 24 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Yes, I appreciate that some of the article has an element of truth. My own opinion is that an article on the actual Death of a Superhero movie would pass notability criteria when production gets underway and in a sense, I started the AFD so there would be something to refer to, if and when a bone fide article on that film is created. (I'm sure there will be one eventually) By the by, the book on which that production is based could well pass WP:N itself at this title, from what I can see. However, the hoax tag refers to the contents of the current article, which is a fantasy article; there are one or two elements of truth in the cast list, but the synopsis of the film is a complete fabrication. (A synopsis of the book can be easily found online.) What I couldn't say in the original AFD rationale as I hadn't done the paperwork elsewhere on Wikipedia, was that the article creator was almost certainly a sock of the user, who has a long history of creating either completely fictitious film articles, or as in this case, film articles that have some basis in truth, but are essentially hoaxes. Again, I stress that there shouldn't be any prejudice against recreation of this article in the future, either for the film or the book; however this article should go as deliberate misinformation.  FlowerpotmaN &middot;( t ) 12:12, 26 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete Fails WP:NFF. If it IS or becomes a Tim Burton project, it will get coverage... lots of coverage. If it is not, or is a hoax, it will never have the reliable sources allowing a return. Currently I can find no coverage.... which speaks volumes.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 18:03, 25 November 2009 (UTC)


 * DeleteI agree with above, without any coverage a future movie is a hard sell 137.73.68.56 (talk) 12:50, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

Speedy delete per WP:CSD, creation by a banned user, see evidence at Sockpuppet investigations/Alexcas11. Tagged as a speedy request. Big Bird (talk • contribs) 21:16, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
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