Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Californias


 * 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 delete per WP:CSD, WP:CSD Ritchie333 (talk)  (cont)  09:59, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

The Californias

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The article is one of Wikipedia's longest running hoaxes (about 8 years, 11 months). This is a blatant and notable hoax per WP:HOAX. Deletion is mandatory. The article maintains a fictional "The Californias Province" by rearranging material pasted from real articles (Baja California and California) to make the hoax seem real.

The article has been voted for deletion before under earlier titles, for example: Articles for deletion/Las Californias Province. The author of the hoax, User:WCCasey and/or sockpuppets, recreated the article with redirects to circumvent the decision. An earlier incarnation of the hoax in the same manner circumvented deletion by creation of two nearly identical articles, then merging them (see Talk:The Californias). Wyeson 08:33, 16 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete should be speedy per CSD G4 (it is a repost of a deleted article).  Wyeson  09:15, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions.  Human 3015   Let It Go    09:41, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Spain-related deletion discussions.  Human 3015   Let It Go    09:41, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions.  Human 3015   Let It Go    09:41, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions.  Human 3015   Let It Go    09:41, 16 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete The Californias is obviously a hoax. Everyone in California older than eight years old knows that Baja and Alta California were never one country.  WCCasey made it up and she and all her Sockpockets should be pemanently blocked for vandalism.  This article was already deleted four times before, but WCCasey keeps recreating her hoax in violation of Wikipedia's policy. Castanea dentata (talk) 09:29, 17 January 2016 (UTC) 07:56, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete OK I messed up.  I just wanted to leave my mark in a bunch of things on the internet.  So I made some things up.  Is that so wrong?  I didnt't hurt anybody.  So, go ahead and delete The Californias and Viceroyalty of New Spain.  So what?  Now I admitted what I did, don't block me.  WCCCasey (talk) 08:25, 17 January 2016 (UTC)


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