Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Josiah Elliott


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The result was speedy deleted as an obvious hoax. Mackensen (talk) 14:28, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Josiah Elliott

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Hoax, no record of member at Australian Parliamentary website (http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/search_main.aspx) Grahamec 11:08, 18 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions.  -- Bduke 12:14, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, seems like a lot of trouble to go to to create a hoax unless the name is copied over someone else's bio. No record of this person as an Australian politician, Google turns up zero relevant hits other than mirrors of this page. Euryalus 12:49, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete, an well written but obvious hoax (I have a good knowledge of Liberal Party history) and there as never been an MHR by that name or even background. Teiresias84 12:52, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Hoax speedy delete according to http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/name.asp#searchtabs and National archives of Australia there are no service records for a Josiah Elliott between 1938 and 1950. Gnangarra 12:55, 18 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete, clear hoax, there have never even been any candidates for either house of Parliament by this name: . --bainer (talk) 14:25, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete as a hoax Will (We're flying the flag all over the world) 14:25, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
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