Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Smurf Conspiracy Theories


 * 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 delete.    Sandstein   21:03, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Smurf Conspiracy Theories

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Notability not established; no reliable sources used, and none seem to be available in searches. Frank |  talk  11:26, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


 * delete It is one of those fringe theories that have lots of coverage within the fringe, but I cannot find any notable independent references to it. As such, it should be deleted. StephenBuxton (talk) 11:46, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * delete might be worth, perhaps, a brief mention in an article about conspiracy theories rather than about the Smurfs, but not as a stand-alone article.  Original research that falls in the same category as the joke about the Cartwrights on Bonanza being a Jewish family, and I suspect that the original conspiracy theorists are actually joking about conspiracy theories in general.  If you think Papa Smurf's beard looks like that of Karl Marx, you've probably seen one without seeing the other.  I'm more worried about the possible communist ties of a guy with a red hat, Karl Marx beard, and a philosophy that manufactured products should be distributed equally throughout the world. HO HO HO!!! Merry... oh, never mind.  Mandsford (talk) 12:54, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. They're eeevil, I tell you! EEEEEEVIL!  But this strikes me as original research that might be hard to find reliable sources for.  Yes, the Smurfs bribed me for this opinion. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 14:10, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. These theories seem to have currency on message boards and blogs and such, but that's it.  I'd like to point out that, of the three links in the article, two are dead and the third explicitly calls itself "a parody" and "fiction."  Red flags went up for me when I realized it refers to them as Communists, Nazis (who were fanatically anti-Communist), and capitalist fat cats in the same article.  And Mandsford's right about the beard.   Anturiaethwr  Talk  14:43, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. No reliable sources cited, a dose of WP:OR. Fails WP:N. Nsk92 (talk) 16:00, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Conspiracy theories-related deletion discussions.   -- Fabrictramp (talk) 16:16, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment National Public Radio did a recent segment of In Character on the Smurfs, I recall a brief discussion on the communism and smurfs content. Additionally, a question on the NPR quiz show Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! this past year dealt with the smurfs and communism. Even with these sources, it's likely the article wouldn't stand. AtaruMoroboshi (talk) 18:17, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Wait Wait... is certainly not a source...it's a comedic game show based on the news. Great show, very entertaining...but not a source. Frank  |  talk  18:51, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. None of these theories has any assertion of notability. KleenupKrew (talk) 22:10, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I've heard this stuff before, so there might just be sources floating around. The best way to go about this is to merge the content into The Smurfs article, put up [citation needed] next to unsourced claims. --Pwnage8 (talk) 22:55, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. I know I created the article so I am biased for keeping it, but one of the links (that is unfortunately now dead) was a rather long essay explaining the similarities, and most certainly not a parody. If we merge this with The Smurfs, K'm concerned that it will just end up creating a trivia section, against Wikipedia policy.


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