Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anthony Moran
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- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.
The result was speedy delete. WP:CSD#G3 blatant hoax. The article's claim that this 16-year-old was elected to a council office in 2016 is, unsurprisingly, not confirmed by the cited sources. JohnCD (talk) 14:16, 19 March 2013 (UTC) JohnCD (talk) 14:16, 19 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Teenager elected fantasizing about future election to city council in what is not one of a small state's larger cities; possibly self-created article fails WP:POLITICIAN Daniel Case (talk) 02:14, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: Compare with Anthony R.J. Moran, speedied seven months ago. Daniel Case (talk) 02:22, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Connecticut-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:28, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:29, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete: Moran was elected in 2016. WP:TOOSOON.--Auric talk 02:36, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Subject fails the general notability guidelines per WP:GNG and WP:POLITICIAN -- there is a complete lack of significant press coverage in multiple, independent, reliable sources. Appears to be a WP:HOAX. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 03:33, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Speedy delete as G3. Clear hoax. Valenciano (talk) 06:56, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Doesn't look like a hoax (see photo), just someone who jumped the gun.--Auric talk 11:09, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Speedy delete per G11. A sixteen-year-old with delusions of semi-grandeur. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:21, 19 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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