Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Auraphilia

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The result was G3 by Cobaltbluetony. Non-admin closure. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 20:44, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Auraphilia

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Probable hoax about a "rare genetic disorder" spelt two different ways. No references supplied, and I can find none. Searches in Google Scholar draw a blank for either auraphilia or aurafilia or the supposed Latin name of the disease Sonusaura Genisis-imperfecta; there is nothing in Medinfo ("Did you mean Australia?") and nothing relevant in Google. Some searches suggest the Latin name should be spelt Sensaura genesis-imperfecta which looks more plausible, but there are no matches for that either.

The article quotes an interview with "The French/English artist Spencer Anthony". He too is elusive - the only references I have found concern the works of one Ryan Gander, which feature " ...fictional characters Spencer Anthony, Marie Aurore or Abbé Faria..." - see frieze.com, ikon-gallery and smba.nl.

The article was input by one user and supported by another who popped up on the talk page to say he was a sufferer. Neither has any other edits. I tagged it as a hoax soon after it appeared yesterday, and left notes for both users asking for confirmation; none has appeared.

Delete as hoax unless a reliable source is provided. JohnCD (talk) 20:00, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• G3 So tagged. Pretty concrete evidence by the nom that this is a hoax. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 20:20, 22 May 2008 (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 article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.