Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Holos the Healer


 * 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  speedy delete. G3 as blatant hoax. Non-admin closure. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 17:03, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Holos the Healer

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Apparent WP:HOAX. This has been hiding in a dusty corner of WP since August 2006. Without a single reference or source. And started by a User who was warned for nonsense creations at the time. Internet searches  find  the few hits all refer back to this article. — Cactus Writer |   needles  12:04, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Here is some further history about this article on Wikipedia: In December 2005, Holos was added to List of saints by an IP, who also requested a creation review for a Saint Holos article. That request was denied for lack of sources. The denial refers to a previous afd from July 2005. That afd result was a CSD delete per copyright violation. Apparently this story originated from a single new-age website (now unknown).


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions.   — —  Cactus Writer |   needles  12:18, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Armenia-related deletion discussions.   — —  Cactus Writer |   needles  12:20, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom, non-notable even if it's not a hoax (as it appears to be). Baileypalblue (talk) 12:37, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - goofy as the article is, there may be something to it. Consider this reference. Maybe it's just nonsense reproduced in a legit forum (it happens all the time in journalism!), but I'd try to research it more before deleting. J L G 4 1 0 4  13:19, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Um, that page is just a mirror of the WP List of saints, to which someone probably added the name after seeing it in a category. Not an independent "reference." Deor (talk) 13:41, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Deor is correct. Note the Wikipedia license at the bottom of that page. — Cactus Writer |   needles  13:45, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * D'oh! Ok, thanks. In the meantime, I found nothing. J L G 4 1 0 4  14:15, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * However, your pointing out the List of Saints entry prompted me to look at that again. The history of this article goes further back than 2006. See above. — Cactus Writer |   needles  14:48, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Glad to be of use. J L G 4 1 0 4  15:57, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete per above. J L G 4 1 0 4  14:15, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as per WP:HOAX. Definitely a hoax article and definitely does not meet the requirements at the notability guidelines.  Razorflame 14:43, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as hoax. Edward321 (talk) 15:09, 27 January 2009 (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.