Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Valley of Decapitated Horses


 * 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 as a hoax.  BLACK KITE  17:19, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Valley of Decapitated Horses

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Odd page, not sure if it appears notable. It was tagged for speedy deletion with the claim of being a hoax. I don't know what to do with it, but not sure that it should be speedily deleted, so I've brought it here. I'm neutral. Nyttend (talk) 13:50, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Google turns up nothing, there is no mention on the Earache site. Hoax probable- something on Earache would have some mention, surely? J Milburn (talk) 14:10, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletions.   —User:Ceyockey ( talk to me ) 14:21, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. In case you're curious, this is about a band (got to point that out, folks!  I thought for a minute that this might be a real estate development named by someone whose thoughts run free in the same fields as mine.) The instant article contains little outside information confirming notability per WP:MUSIC.  If it ain't on any of the metal sites, it may well be a hoax. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 15:32, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Possible hoax, no reliable sources on Google.--h i s  s p a c e   r e s e a r c h 15:38, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Every day many bands are created with names which might create confusion by being confused with some real-world thing. For that reason, any article about a band with a name which sounds like it might be a real estate development, chemical compound, sex act, mutant animal, drink, or whatever, should have (band) appended to the name of the Wikipedia article. This should be moved to Valley of Decapitated Horses (band) in the event it survives AFD. Edison (talk) 16:50, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
 * No, you are incorrect. Something should not be preemptively disambiguated- it should be given the (band) suffix only if something more notable than itself wants the title. For instance, a band named 'Lancashire' would be less notable than the county, and so would be disambiguated. However, although a hypothetical band named Rankenshire sounds like a (rather odd) county, because no other article requires the title Rankenshire, the band can have the article, providing they're notable. If this was not adhered to, we would end up with the ridiculous situation of Rankenshire redirecting to Rankenshire (band). J Milburn (talk) 20:10, 20 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete No references, including on the sites of their alleged record labels. Probable hoax and, if not, not notable. Merenta (talk) 17:03, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi, I flagged this one. Not sure whether Wikipedia rules/etiquette mean that I should or should not comment here but my thoughts should be obvious anyhow. There is no mention of the band on Earache, despite a complete list of their releases, so these at least are fictitional. Similarly they have released nothing through Relapse, hence another part of the article is fictional. Google produces nothing either. I conclude from this that the band doesn't exist. Blackmetalbaz (talk) 20:37, 19 December 2007 (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.