Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/His Imperial Highness Prince Sertan Saltan


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The result was deleted per suggestions of a hoax under WP:CSD G3. I'm pretty "sertan" it's a hoax, anyway. Elkman (Elkspeak) 22:28, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

His Imperial Highness Prince Sertan Saltan

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Unsourced & unreliable. Google doesn't show any sources for such a person. Line of succession to the Ottoman throne contradicts the claim that he's 12th in line for succession to the Ottoman throne. -- JLaTondre (talk) 11:27, 20 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete looks like a possible hoax. Darrenhusted (talk) 12:18, 20 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Unsertan. Uh, that is, sertanly delete as a hoax. The pic looks real, but where on earth could it be from? --Dhartung | Talk 13:15, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Ah, some badly not-real areas in the pic, which was probably originally Alfonso XIII of Spain. compare Had to smudge out the Maltese crosses ... wouldn't do, would it? --Dhartung | Talk 13:24, 20 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete Strange history on this article. At first glance, it looked like Graeme Bartlett, who is a longtime editor, had created the article; however, it seems that Charlotte Bernhardt (who is a new eitor) had a previous article entitled "Prince Sertan Saltan" that was deleted; then there was a talk page for a user, that began "Hello, His Imperial Highness...."; then it got converted into a biography for someone who is supposedly 12th in line for pretenders to the Ottoman Emperor's throne.  Even if this person exists, it's not notable.  Given the odd history, I think this should head for a "certain saltin'".  Mandsford (talk) 13:46, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Well, Graeme created her Talk page, and then she made it an article and moved it to mainspace. --Dhartung | Talk 14:34, 20 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete-The article violates Notability and WP:VERIFY. There are no sources, and it certainly looks like a hoax. We should give it a royal flush down the drain. Period. -- Zachary crimsonwolf  13:58, 20 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete - Fails WP:N, WP:V] and THAT PHOTO IS SOOOO DOCTOR'D...sorry...did I say that out loud? I'm even tending towards a very good WP:HOAX--Pmedema (talk) 17:19, 20 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete - fails WP:BIO and WP:BLP.  Gtstricky Talk or C 21:04, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete G3 I'm calling this one a hoax, given the contradictory claims and lack of sources. So tagged. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 21:15, 20 March 2008 (UTC)


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