Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lavandeira


 * 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   Speedily Deleted (non-admin closure) by User:PeterSymonds per CSD G7 page blanking. WilliamH (talk) 20:09, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Lavandeira

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Three articles by the same author about supposed "independent areas" of Teixeiro, a small town in Galicia, northern Spain. They have been challenged as a hoax by Xabier Cid, an admin on the Galego Wikipedia, who says "The contents of these articles are completely untrue" - see discussion on the talk pages. There is a total lack of any supporting reference, nor can I find any on the internet (except in es:Teixeiro to which they were added by the same author and an anonymous IP) or the on-line mapping services, e.g. Yahoo. Only the A Viridiña article provides any link, and that is the website of a Teixeiro restaurant and does not mention A Viridiña.

These are the Galego names; the articles were originally created under the Castilian Spanish names Pueblo Lavanda, Ciudad Carmín and La Viridiana, but there is no record of those either (except that the first two names are places in the Spanish version of Pokemon!).
 * Yes, they coincide with the names of two Pokemon fictional places, WE KNOW! we were victimized because of that about a decade ago by neighboring towns, such as Curtis. That's why one was renamed shortly afterwards, the other stayed that way because it had been named that way for centuries. :) T.W. (talk) 17:26, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Although the hoax evidence is compelling, we do not actually need to decide that; the complete absence of references mean that these districts of a small town are not notable and the detailed information provided about them, even if true, is original research by the author. There is nothing verifiable to merge, so Delete all; if any verifiable information should later be found it can be added to Teixeiro. JohnCD (talk) 16:22, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as failing WP:V. --Dhartung | Talk 16:59, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. I agree with Xabier Cid, these articles are false. There are no such places in Teixeira.--Arco de Rayne (talk) 17:10, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * The articles do not concerne places in Teixeira; Teixeiro is a small town in northern Spain, and no, the articles are not false. T.W. (talk) 17:26, 23 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. I have no objection to the articles being deleted due to the fact that it is true some of their information is mistaken and I can't find any online references to back them up. There are very little sources from which to gather information, which makes accuracy difficult.  On the other hand, it must be perfectly understood that the articles are not frauds or hoaxes of any kind. =) Since you have my approval and I am the original author, it is fine to nominate them for speedy deletion, if you prefer. T.W. (talk) 17:26, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * As a side note, it is clear that I am not the only one who is aware about the social division of the town of Teixeiro. Someone else with an anonymous IP address apported the information to the Galician Wikipedia a very long time ago, and I had never previously edited there until only a few days ago.  Oh, and the Galician name for Greenitry is not "A Viridiña", but "A Viridiana.", just like "La Castellana" is "A Castellana." T.W. (talk) 17:35, 23 May 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.