Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Saint Duncan


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The result was DELETE as hoax  on the basis of multiple editors' unanimous investigations. Jclemens (talk) 14:53, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Saint Duncan

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As far as I can determine, this appears to be a hoax. I can't find any confirmation of this saint's existence, and the cited source doesn't seem to discuss the subject. Based on the other edits of the contributors, I suspect this is a school prank of some sort. Of course, I could be wrong, so if anyone else can verify that there is a Saint Duncan from Ardwell, I will be happy to see the article improved and sourced. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 21:18, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - does appear to be a hoax, I don't think there is a Patron Saint of the Bankrupt.--Utinomen (talk) 22:21, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - There is no St. Duncan according to the excellent resource found here. Moreover, I doubt that the single given reference is correct: although the book is real and Lawrence Cunningham is a respected Catholic writer, the cited title is conveniently unavailable for view online. Fortunately, however, we can still view the Contents page which lists the given citation (p.57) as part of a chapter on the Protestant Reformation ("The Age of the Reformers"). I highly doubt that the biography of a 12th-century saint would be there. SteveStrummer (talk) 22:38, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete I think it is a hoax. The book is available on Google Books [|A Brief History of Saints] and P57 has no mention of Saint Duncan, nor indeed does that book, nor any of the books in Google Books. scope_creep (talk) 01:27, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment British History Online has no mention of it either. scope_creep (talk) 01:27, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - appears to be a hoax. Is not mentioned in my copy of A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West. Nor is it mentioned in the given reference. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:35, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
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