Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Weisser Academy of Arithmetic


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The result was   speedy delete. obvious hoax  DGG ( talk ) 23:50, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Weisser Academy of Arithmetic

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The article Weisser Academy of Arithmetic appears to me to be a hoax for the following reasons:

The Weisser Academy of Arithmetic has no internet presence besides this article. I checked a few names from the list of professors and they don't exist anywhere on the net. It is possible, of course, that living people don't have any visibility on the internet, but usually people with PhD's in math are pretty savvy about the internet.

Also, arithmetic in the U.S. usually refers to adding, subtracting, etc. Calculus and trigonometry, which appear to be the major subjects taught at Weisser, are usually referred to as mathematics.

Lastly, Hazen, N.D. is a small town, possibly too small to support an academy of arithmetic. Google Maps doesn't know of a Hammel Blvd. in Hazen, ND. Susfele (talk) 03:08, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Even if it's not a hoax, I'd have to go with delete on this one, until at least something about this school can be verified. — LinguistAtLarge • Talk  04:29, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't have a good impression about this article. Let's start by just looking at some of the names:
 * Mark Lawnyard (lawn, yard?)
 * Ravajii Namanjori (the full name has 0 google hits, without quotes)
 * Freddrick Narder (see narder on urbandictionary.com) (narder also looks like a legitimate surname for what it's worth)
 * Cathy Farqua (see farqua on urbandictionary.com)
 * Corel Smurfenson (Smurfs?)
 * Shamere Diareah (Diarrhea?)
 * Kaipo Startswifneff (The full name with no quotes has 0 google hits other than this page)
 * Hazel Smithsonier (Smithsonian?)
 * Dr. Phillip Kornwallerson (the term 'Kornwallerson' has 0 google hits other than this article)
 * Nomi Nakatorioshi (The full name with no quotes has 0 google hits other than this page)
 * Delete, considering that they can't spell "beginning" right.Kitfoxxe (talk) 14:39, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. General Google has never heard of it.  Google Maps does not find the named street in Hazen, North Dakota.  Likely hoax and attack or joke page. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 14:53, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
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 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of North Dakota-related deletion discussions.  Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 14:53, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete, lacks verification, probable hoax.--Arxiloxos (talk) 15:14, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete': Hoax. Joe Chill (talk) 20:34, 18 May 2010 (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.