Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gareth Kirkham

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. — Aitias // discussion 00:06, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gareth Kirkham

Appears to be a hoax article, the references are not specific enough to verify and there are no useful results via Google. According to the article he plays for the Cornish Pirates but he is not mentioned on their website.[1] —Snigbrook 21:39, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also not mentioned on Sale Sharks website.[2] —Snigbrook 21:48, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:01, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 22:51, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as hoax - not mentioned in the references or on the web-site of the club he's supposed to play for. Fails WP:V. For what it's worth, several IPs have comments on the talk page like "this page is utter garbage". JohnCD (talk) 19:10, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no sign of any reliable sources, and the user contributions of the original creator do not inspire confidence: a flurry of edits to create and wikilink this person, up to and including a delightful account of him opening an imaginary local zoo (which was deleted 8 days later), and nothing else before or since! Looks like an ingenious little hoax, which no-one has noticed for too long. PamD (talk) 08:38, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete As hoax, no evidence he's a real person.--Iamawesome800 Talk to Me 21:34, 4 February 2009 (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.