Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Spike Viper

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 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the discussion was: delete. RL0919 (talk) 01:28, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

Draft:Spike Viper


Nothing here even suggests a Wikipedia article. Clearly some sort of cooperative fancruft page. Unsourced. Authors confirm it will never be sourced and have been persuaded to set up camp elsewhere - see talk page  Velella  Velella Talk 21:00, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete Fancruft, almost nominated this yesterday. CoolSkittle  (talk) 23:49, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete - This was originally a twice-declined draft about a non-notable person, but has become something else that we don't need, but:
 * Question - User:Velella - Have you been in communication with the authors? Are they indeed multiple authors?  After looking over the history, that this page is edited by multiple accounts who do nothing but edit this page, the question is whether they are really multiple people using Wikipedia for web hosting, or one person with multiple Internet identities (not to be confused with true multiple personality disorder, which is rare).  Robert McClenon (talk) 23:54, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
 * When I first saw it I sought admin advice since my first reaction was a speedy delete but it didn't fit any of the allowable categories. I wrote on the creator talk page here and on the Draft talk page here. It is clearly multiple users brought here from a posting on Reddit or elsewhere. Whatever it is and however it came here, it needs to disappear from Wikipedia  Velella  Velella Talk 00:08, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I believe they are multiple users. I joined their Discord server, and one of them has posted a screenshot of the deletion notification. One of the users has a COI notice on their userpage (who has also told me on the Discord they will be moving to Wikia). Spike himself has also contacted me on the server and apologized. — CoolSkittle  (talk) 00:17, 11 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Comment - Having seen the talk page, I will not waste the time of the CheckUser functionaries with a SockPuppet Report. Robert McClenon (talk) 23:56, 10 January 2019 (UTC)

Hi, this is Spike. I'm not in charge of this, I was simply notified my fans wanted to create a wikipedia page for me as my YouTube channel has risen in popularity to the point where they thought I would be a candidate for a page. However, I personally don't know how exactly wikipedia pages are determined, and haven't done any work on this page. It was a collaborative attempt by fans of my YouTube channel, which admittedly only has 150 thousand subscribers, so I do understand that I am likely not a large enough figure to warrant a page. I apologize for any confusion - this was just a fun attempt by fans to make a nice gesture for me and my channel. I also don't know how formatting works, so sorry about the block of text! Was definitely multiple people, who were just excited at the opportunity. They are aware we are pretty much definitely facing deletion, and I have told them to respect the decision made and to look elsewhere if things fall through. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SpikeViperYT (talk • contribs) 00:37, 11 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete as WP:TNT. The current version is sourced almost entirely by his own Youtube videos and posts. Does not need a page until he is mentioned by news publications. Spike Viper can build up fandom at the Wikias but until the regular newspapers and magazines start writing about Spike Viper, this doesn't need to be recreated.  Note by regular papers, I don't mean user volunteer contributors on HuffPost / Medium forums or Reddits, but actual journalists.  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 17:22, 11 January 2019 (UTC)

Just do it already. Also why would you think I am a Sock Puppet? I know this article was a web source from around the 2nd day. We have almost moved everything and no more investigation should be needed. BMO4744 (talk) 19:17, 11 January 2019 (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 page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.