Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aleksei Mendeleevskiy

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The result was Deleted. INeverCry 17:38, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Aleksei Mendeleevskiy

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A message was left on my talk page by Mafia godfather (talk · contribs) saying that this article is a hoax. When I did a Google search I didn't find anywhere near the level of coverage I'd expect from someone in the NBA, and I don't think the 3 sources are actually sources or reliable. However, given that the article has been around for a bit I think I'd be better to take to it to AFD (even if it's a speedy delete) just to get some more opinions. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:25, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. czar · · 06:48, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. czar · · 06:48, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions. czar · · 06:48, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy delete. This is a hoax. No hits for someone who claims to be/have been in the NBA. Prior versions of the article show a wide discrepancy in the infobox/article data. Also a YouTube user by the Russian name (DMRose89) is very similar to article creator (DMR89), so possible COI there. The creator also tried to blank/redirect the article a few times. I also noticed this similar IP vandalism. I'll take a look at the other contribs later. czar · · 07:26, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete as hoax. He's not in the official Knicks 2012–13 roster at [1] and he doesn't appear in either the 2010–11 or 2011–12 rosters here [2], [3]. He's not mentioned in the 2008 NBA Draft, in which it's claimed he participated. Dricherby (talk) 11:07, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete please. Some high school kid with too much time on his hands created a fake article for giggles. Jrcla2 (talk) 15:16, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Delete as hoax. "Center/Shooting Guard," indeed... Carrite (talk) 15:39, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - HOAX HOAX HOAX HOAX, ANY ADMINISTRATOR FEEL FREE TO SPEEDILY DELETE THE HOAX HOAX HOAX HOAX. Carrite (talk) 17:24, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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