Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eugene rowan

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 delete. Sr 13 04:13, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Eugene rowan[edit]

Claims to be a Medal of Honor winner, but there is no such person in a Google search for '"Eugene rowan" "medal of honor"'. The supposed sources are no help, and in fact, one of them is word for word from this, so it's a copyvio as well, but let's kill it instead of just deleting it as a copyvio. It's a hoax. Corvus cornix 22:10, 26 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy delete as copyvio, hoax or not. Nom has clearly outlined the page's erroneous ways. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps)))} 22:13, 26 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong delete as hoax, doesn't meet speedy since it's not copyvio. Good catch, Bart133. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps)))} 23:51, 26 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete as hoax. It's not actually a copyvio. The source you mentioned is actually an obvious copy and paste job of the page source. Notice the square brackets appearing where there's a link on the article. Looks like the author of the page is trying to provide "reliable sources". Bart133 ^{(t) (c)} 23:30, 26 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete and warn editor. Total hoax, and falsely claiming to be a MOH recipient is actually a crime under US law. Bullzeye^{Complaint Dept./Contribs)} 23:32, 26 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Um, guys. According to this, hoaxes do not fall under the criteria for speedy deletion. Speedy deletion here is not possible. --Boricuaeddie 23:40, 26 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. It is not notable among other reasons (the quotes section serves no purpose whatsover). Do not warn the editor as per above, he did nothing wrong, however, you may want to check that he is aware of Wikipedia's policies.James Luftan 23:54, 26 July 2007 (UTC) — James Luftan (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. --Boricuaeddie 00:01, 27 July 2007 (UTC) [reply]
- Creating a hoax is most certainly "something wrong". Corvus cornix 01:12, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - Yes corpus, it certainly is, but I was saying that perhaps the editor is new....Wait.. There is a tiny misunderstanding. By warn I thought that Bullzeye meant block; I figured that that was a little harsh, I thought that maybe it should be explained to him. On second thught, I agree with you whole heartedly, especially after learning that claiming to be a MOH recipient is against the law. James Luftan 01:29, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    - Comment The one source that the article has is very thin, and not even independent---It's from freewebs! James Luftan 02:55, 27 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I've taken the liberty of erasing the text of the article, since it can't be speedily deleted. For anyone who thinks that's extreme, anyone has the right to restore this garbage by clicking on the history portion. Only a few of our World War II veterans remain. Note to hoaxster, don't try a stunt like this again. 67.87.119.55 and 69.119.145.179 and Robertmorrone could be identified if anyone wants to push the point with the ISP. However, I think you're a bored kid (probably helped by some friends) who simply made a dumb mistake. Be careful in the future. Mandsford 16:38, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom and above. I am not sure if blanking it before closing the AfD is proper. Bearian 22:53, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
As I say, anyone can put that crap back if they want to. It's not gone forever.... yet. Mandsford 23:32, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. There's no content and the surname has no capital. I mean, really. McLarenJAB 14:34, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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.