Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Reply to the Arecibo message


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The result was delete.  Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  13:42, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Reply to the Arecibo message

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I think the question to be answered here is not "is Reply to the Arecibo message a hoax?" but "is Reply to the Arecibo message a notable hoax?" The internet is abuzz with possible replies to Arecibo message, and this is one of them. I have looked into the references given in this article, and they appear to be self-published books with publishers that do not even rate a Wikipedia article. Pete AU Shirt58 (talk) 10:02, 6 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Conspiracy theories-related deletion discussions. Happy New Year!!! Baby miss  fortune 10:08, 6 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Astronomy-related deletion discussions. Happy New Year!!! Baby miss  fortune 10:08, 6 January 2018 (UTC)
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 * Delete per nom. I originally speedied this. Blythwood (talk) 11:06, 6 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete the references are not authoritative. There is no reason to give self-published material credence where none should exist.--Rpclod (talk) 12:51, 6 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete. Self-published references.   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 13:27, 6 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per above Eddie891 Talk Work 16:22, 6 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Strong delete - Per above, self-published references, no evidence this is even a notable hoax. Also, the entire article clearly fails WP:NPOV. Leaving the article intact (presenting event as actual alien contact based solely on self-published refs) gives WP:UNDUE weight to a WP:FRINGE theory. Without prominent reliable sources to improve it, deletion is the only reasonable option. Shelbystripes (talk) 16:56, 6 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete - Per Rpclod, no need to provide publicity to self-published hoaxers. Tarl N.  ( discuss ) 02:16, 7 January 2018 (UTC)
 * https://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/jerrykroth-391 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:16B8:224E:3400:65C8:C4A4:45C9:EB78 (talk) 07:45, 8 January 2018 (UTC)


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