Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Universum Studio


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The result was   delete. Nakon 02:33, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

Universum Studio

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This article about a German distribution studio was tagged for speedy deletion as a hoax (G3). I declined speedy deletion because, if it is a hoax, it is not blatant and obvious; it has an elaborate website (from which I gather it is a BluRay distributor) and it has a detailed and consistent presence on IMDb. The user who applied the G3 tag challenged my decision on my talk page. I then looked a little further and found a couple of mentions at third-party sites. Last August the article was deleted as G3, after being tagged as a hoax by the same user who tagged it this time. I am not convinced it is a hoax; that can be discussed here; but in any case I don't believe the subject is notable and I recommend deletion per WP:CORP and WP:GNG. MelanieN (talk) 16:15, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
 * P.S. The article last August was created by an editor who was recently blocked for socking. The current article was created by an editor with a similar name, and I have suggested they also be looked at as a possible sock. --MelanieN (talk) 16:17, 30 March 2015 (UTC)


 * The article ist a hoax. When you visit the Website, there is only given a mobile phone number, no telephone of fax. And the "Founder" and "Key man" has an "outlook.de" email. Its also told that the company ist registered in the German Trade Register (Amtsgericht Zweibrücken), but on the official website https://www.handelsregister.de the Universum Studio cannot be found, although in Germany every GmbH must be registererd at the trade Register. The Websites MelanieN found are about de:Universum Film, a real film company, not Universum Studio. --JLKiel (talk) 19:48, 30 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment Last April the article was twice deleted and (if I am reading the German correctly) salted at the German pedia. --MelanieN (talk) 00:28, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete. Page creator has a number of other hoaxes which have been deleted. This appears to be a more elaborate one. I can't substantiate the existence of this company or any of the listed films in any secondary source. (ESkog)(Talk) 01:33, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete. Hoax. Recommend that the title be salted. EdJohnston (talk) 15:31, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:15, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:16, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:16, 2 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete. This is almost certainly a hoax. Having dealt with the hoaxer (including their numerous sockpuppets) before, I know that their activity here also involves astroturfing IMDb with similar bogus information. There are zero reliable sources that the subject of this article exists. I agree with JLKiel in that the film studio of the similar name exists, but this company does not. -- Kinu  t/c 22:14, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.