Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jacqueline Fitzsimon

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 03:36, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jacqueline Fitzsimon

A search for references for this article found none [1]. I leave it to individual editors to decide what that means. There are a couple of non-mirror hits that look like they could be references or copyvio's but on closer look they are all published after the Dec 2005 version of this article and they appear to be sourced from wikipedia. If the claims of this article were verfiable and if there were good references the article would clearly be notable (an alleged victim of spontaneous human combustion). However that does not appear to be the case. Jeepday (talk) 03:22, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete If something like this really happened, it had to have been accounted by some major media outlet. I think this is nonsense/hoax due to lack of documentation elsewhere. I hate to stereotype, but the creator's post history being full of hoaxes/conspiracies doesnt bode well to the legitimacy of the article Corpx 03:32, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as hoax/nonsense, and as failing WP:A due to complete lack of even one newspaper story at the time of the incident. People have burned to death since they began using fire; fat and human tissue will burn if ignited. "Spontaneous" human combustion would require that there be no external source of ignition. Edison 04:07, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, nothing remotely relevant found in Google Books (other than confirming the existence of the book allegedly covering the story) or Google News Archive. Hoax, fails WP:V, fails WP:N as notable hoax. --Dhartung | Talk 04:11, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as probable hoax, from its lacquered hair to its toes. -- Rob C (Alarob) 04:44, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - [2] gives two sources referring to a documentary "Inside Spontaneous Human Combustion", Monday 29 May at 10pm, Sky One. - this article was written 7 July 2005; the documentary was 2006, so it could have been a victim of a wikihoax I suppose.--ZayZayEM 06:02, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Both postings are in May 2006, published after the Dec 2005 version of this article and they appear to be sourced from wikipedia. Sky One Explodes Myth of Spontaneous Human Combustion Written by Pål Johansen Monday, 29 May 2006 at maidennorway.com and BRUCE IN FLAMES!!! « Thread Started on May 26, 2006, 2:47pm » at pieceofourmind.proboards67.com Jeepday (talk) 12:31, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 12:23, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
commentThis hoax on WP is probably not notable enough for keeping as a hoax. DGG 00:58, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Not a hoax, I have never posted a hoax, but feel free to delete, since strangely there are no serious online news sources carrying this minor piece of paranormal provinical news from 1985 (I wonder why? <tardy irony flag>). I could go check with Cheshire fire authority, but when it gets to the stage of character assassination and guilt by association (yes, I mean you, Corpx, among others) then there's not much point carrying on. Garrick92 14:03, 25 June 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.