Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Enrique dela Costa


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was delete. Renata (talk) 13:43, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Enrique dela Costa

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This article is about what appears to be a non-notable doctor from South America. It contains vague and/or fraudulent references, and the article's factual accuracy is disputed. It was created by a newbie whose only contributions were to that page. It is poorly formated and would need severe cleanup if it were to be kept (not that this is a standalone reason to delete the article of course). There was an ANI discussion regarding this article. This was a contested speedy deletion canidate. GO-PCHS-NJROTC (Messages) 23:32, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete, possible hoax. There may be a fisherman with the name Enrique dela Costa, but the claim that there is a great Argentine humanitarian by that name is not shown by any easily-reached sources and can't be shown from Google. There is no 'Enrique dela Costa' or 'Enrique de la Costa' mentioned in Ref 1, which is available on Google Books. The doctor seems to have graduated medical school at age 19. The great humanitarian is said to have taken a four-year sabbatical in Australia, starting in 2004, where he devotes himself to catching large fish. Sometimes we have confidence in the article because we know something about the editor. But in this case, the article is the only work of a brand-new editor, so we can't learn anything from his previous reputation.  The ANI discussion of this article is found here. EdJohnston (talk) 04:08, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete, as this appears to be a hoax. Then block the editor who made this. - Tbsdy lives (talk) 04:26, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment: There is no speedy criterion for hoaxes unless they amount to vandalism. – ukexpat (talk) 14:08, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Ummm... I can understand why an article about a hoax could not be speedied, but an article about a non-existent thing, person or place that tries to look real is most certainly vandalism, plain and simple. - Tbsdy lives (talk) 11:09, 7 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete: Looks hoaxy to me... – ukexpat (talk) 14:08, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Appears to be hoax. Edward321 (talk) 14:24, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete This is either: 1) A hoax or 2) a non-notable doctor. Either way it is getting deleted. ~ Ame I iorate U T C @ 15:04, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - hoaxalicious. It makes a lot of grand claims, but doesn't back any of them up. Tony Fox (arf!) 16:15, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as failing to meet the criteria of WP:Verifiability. — Satori Son 18:41, 5 September 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.