Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Edmund Moss


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The result was   delete. Cirt (talk) 04:42, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

Edmund Moss

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This appears to be a hoax because Google turns up a mere seven hits for "Edmund Moss" and "Indonesia" together -- and none of them show both terms in the same context. Speedy was declined (I used the wrong criterion because at the time I didn't realize it was a hoax), so I brought it here. (And the article says Indonesians don't have birthdays? Wasn't that a clue?) THE AMERICAN METROSEXUAL 05:42, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - It probably is a hoax - but even if it wasn't, WP:BLP demands that unsourced statements on biographies of living people be immediately deleted, which in this case would have the effect of blanking the article. - DustFormsWords (talk) 06:13, 29 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete as apparent hoax. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 06:24, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Comment on not having birthdays - this is a cultural thing. Some Indonesians not having birthdays is well known at the DWP according to my husband. They assign 1/1/year. Indonesia is home to several cultures. My grandmother was Chinese and did not know her real birthday as she forgot the Chinese calendar date which a friend used to work out for her. Sometimes it was in October, sometimes November. Also in Saudi Arabia girls used to not have their births recorded so some may not have known their birthday. We just take it for granted that birthdays are celebrated. Anrawel. No comment on the unreferenced biography. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.28.76.45 (talk) 18:07, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete probably hoax, if not, it seems to lack any kind of notability  Chzz  ►  08:59, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as a hoax. I have to admit, the article creator was creative with the no birthday's in Indonesia reference. ArcAngel (talk) 19:47, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
 * UK Tabloid Coverage Refers to this AfD: --Milowent (talk) 20:27, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, the Daily Telegraph is not a tabloid. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 01:03, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, i guess it is a broadsheet, technically. Where does it fall on reputation scale among UK papers, btw? --Milowent (talk) 05:08, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as hoax. Edward321 (talk) 04:07, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
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