Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Andrew Rivett

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The result was speedy delete. creator admitted it's a hoax, see below. TravellingCari 11:53, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Andrew Rivett[edit]

This article seems to set a very low bar on notability. It is about a small town mayor whose major claim to notability is that he lost his temper with a visiting Prime Minister over the virtues of the local football team. Grahame (talk) 06:34, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. —Grahame (talk) 06:34, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Per WP:POLITICIAN, mayors are considered to be notable if they have received significant coverage. Given the era of Rivett's career (1916-1944), that seems unlikely. WWGB (talk) 07:00, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep, mayor of a major regional city for a long period of time. The fact that no sources can be located on the internet is doubtlessly because of the era in which Rivett was mayor. I'm a bit baffled by WWGB's argument above that the fact this person was in office during the interwar period would mean that there would be no coverage; surely there would be material in newspapers, books, and other printed sources from that era? Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 07:12, 24 October 2008 (UTC). (changed to delete, see below).[reply]

What I meant, but didn't express well, is that the refs may not be forthcoming in time to save the article. WWGB (talk) 07:15, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment, after further examination, I'm thinking this might be a hoax. Was able to find nothing whatsoever about this person, despite searching for a number of permutations of his name. I am going to email Dubbo City Council and see if they can verify whether he was ever a mayor. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 07:23, 24 October 2008 (UTC).[reply]

Well guessed. It is a hoax, delete it for all I care. I'm leaving Wikipedia 4eva. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Morro09 (talk • contribs) 10:23, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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