Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alsayed Ali Ahmad Alshaykh

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The result was delete. Consensus herein is for deletion. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 17:39, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Alsayed Ali Ahmad Alshaykh[edit]

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As far as I can establish, there never was a Alsayed Ali Ahmad Alshaykh. There are no sources that I can find other than Wikipedia mirrors. 1Potato2Potato3Potato4 (talk) 14:22, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

When I saw the name Muhammad Ali I was thinking that's a hoax! But then it was a different one. With that said it seems like it could be. Delete. Wgolf (talk) 16:07, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

While I could not find any other reliable Wikipedia references other than WP forks and mirrors, I would consider a strong delete and no other person on WP exists with this name and I even got a Google hit to a link to a Facebook account!

As this article was orphaned and unsourced for almost ten years, this could be the oldest hoax that ever existed on Wikipedia; older than even Jar'Edo Wens by only a couple of days and possibly a pun on Muhammad Ali.The Snowager-is awake 22:24, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I was mistaken, the article would have to be 8 1/2 months old at the time, and so "The Jared Owens" hoax would remain its title for the oldest hoax. The Snowager-is awake 01:24, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Snowager: I originally thought so, but used [1] to establish the length-it's both a blessing and a curse (though probably more of a blessing for WP). Thanks, 1Potato2Potato3Potato4 (talk) 08:37, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Egypt-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 22:53, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 22:53, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. My instinct is that it may very well be a hoax. A few red flags: This article is the only recorded edit of its creator; the article lacks any references; no other editor has made any substantial additions to the article in nearly a decade, which is almost unknown when dealing with any authentic historical figure; the claims in the article seem extremely vague and give few specific details of the subject's actions and significance. Ideally, an editor with some expert knowledge of Egyptian history could help to confirm these suspicions. Calamondin12 (talk) 01:06, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Like I said, there were no other reliable references other than WP forks and mirrors and so that is why I endorse the deletion. There were no JSTOR and Scholar references and lastly, possibly a pun on famous boxer Muhammad Ali. The Snowager-is awake 01:20, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Unsourced orphan hoax. I am sure we have 100s of these, the race is on to see who can find the oldest ones.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 00:52, 19 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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