Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rizviville, Ohio


 * 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 Deleted per WP:CSD - Vandalism. Hoax article. Concur with Uncle G that we don't speedy delete hoaxes at first sight but this has had sufficent review by experienced Wikipedians to knock the debate and article on the head. Pedro : Chat  14:27, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Rizviville, Ohio

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Suspected hoax. Not a trace of this community is found on non-wiki sources. The article's numerous references appear to be bogus. I'm bringing this to AfD for review by more editors. • Gene93k (talk) 12:52, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ohio-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 12:52, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete no trace of this on Google Books, News or Scholar. The "Rizviville Record" does not seem to exist, either, and it's the main reference of the article. Another fake town article. --Rividian (talk) 13:02, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete Hoax. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 13:08, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete Obvious hoax article. I'll never get why people take the time to spend hours writimg in-depth hoaxes that can be disproved in seconds and inevitably deleted. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  13:11, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete as vandalism. I concur with Starblind: what possesses people to devise such lengthy, detailed and transparent hoaxes? AlexTiefling (talk) 14:13, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I cannot find anything at all, either. I looked for people, lakes, and possible spelling mistakes.  But letting multiple editors, who have access to different resources and who may catch things that others miss (per the Swiss Cheese model), look for sources and check cited sources is exactly why we do not speedily delete hoax articles.  Having multiple independent checks is a good thing.  This article failed mine.  Delete. Uncle G (talk) 14:21, 7 October 2008 (UTC)


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