Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Illidan Nightshade

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Illidan Nightshade
It appears to be a hoax to me. Research turns up nothing, but I'll let the text speak for itself. Gmaxwell 05:29, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Just noticed this. I've heard of Nightshade, and I'm quite sure he was in fact NOT alive during the 17th century, but was created by a classroom somewhere in New Jersey as some sort of fictional author. Though it already says something about the suspected hoax. I think this should stay open. keep Anyway, no one's requested the Lemony Snickett page for closing- and it's a known fact that there's no LS. Philnum9 23:48, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Think you can dig up a cite for that? I can't find anything to use to improve the accuracy of the article. The chunk of poerty at the bottom hurts my eyes.Gmaxwell 06:43, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Hoax. Delete.  Now we have K. Excelthior Wright, another hoax, which I am going to speedy delete.  RickK 06:49, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * Articles like this make Baby Jimbo cry. Delete -- Ferkelparade &pi; 14:42, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete hoax. There's no phuquing way a 17th-century poet wrote anything about the hero "calming his inner doubts". Bearcat 15:51, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Not a hoax, but an extremely misguided author. Delete. Illidan Nightshade is an urban legend, and I've read some of his "works", which are carefully made to look like 19th century Gothic Horror. That brings me to another thing this idiot forgot- Illidan was supposed to be 19th century, not 17th. The poem is obvious bull. Again, Delete. Swgemmy 23:45, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I've heard of him- I've just edited this page to be more accurate and I've added more evidence that I.N. was actually a hoax and never existed. I've deleted the Epic- there's no way that was from the 19th century. Keep.
 * Funny that this supposed "urban legend" gets zero Google hits. RickK 23:09, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. unverifiable. Mikkalai 23:22, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's right. If it's not on google, then it cant possibly be an urban legend, because ALL urban legends are spread by the internet. Swgemmy 23:45, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, unless someone has evidence that it's a notable hoax. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 00:11, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * It depends what registers it as "notable"- I mean, it's probably a big deal at some High School somewhere, but no one knows the name of the highschool. I'm changing my vote to Delete, but I am going to put in a request for an accurate article on this guy/hoax/legend. --Swgemmy
 * And it will get vfd'd again as not notable and not verifiable. Some urban legend that exists at one high school is clearly not notable.  RickK 05:04,

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 * Please stop reverting this article to include the Hoax "Epic". That poem is copyrighted (and NOT by Nightshade) and was unlawfully used. I am now removing it, for the second time, and will request legal assistance if it is renovated and put here again. --Philnum9
 * Is that a legal threat? That could get you banned.  RickK 07:52, Mar 27, 2005 (UTC)