Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kresky

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The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 13:22, 4 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kresky[edit]

This appears to be part of an elaborate hoax with a rather convincing web site. TV Newser 07:46, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Add Wade Cantrell, an alleged character with an alleged spin-off series. --Calton | Talk 07:49, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Ha ha. --Calton | Talk 07:49, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Verifiable, see Entertainment Weekly, July 16, 1999, The Weekly Alibi (Albequerque, NM) December 16, 1999, etc. Aster Placed 08:01, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bull. Google "Kresky". Look at the first entry on the list.
Also, IMDB does not seem to have heard of this. Nor of its alleged stars, "Terrence Michael Matterly" & "Ronald Whitney". --Calton | Talk 08:21, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

First Google hit I get is a New York City lawyer named Harry Kresky followed by Kresky Signs Incorporated in Petaluma. The the fake TV show related articles are further down the page. I also confirm there is no IMDB entry. TV Newser 08:44, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Keep This was a great cop show. It was transmitted on ITV in the 1970s. Not The Sweeney, but good. Get your trousers on - you're nicked! 08:53, 29 September 2006 (UTC) User's first edit. You're surprised, aren't you?[reply]
Delete googling "kresky" returns a large amount of hits, but look at this one: Kresky "tv show" cops (21 hits). Also, look at their guestbook and note the number of people that recognise it as a hoax. Ultra-Loser ^{Talk | BT sites} 11:08, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Googling kresky + hoax is informative here -- it's in the "museum of hoaxes". Good one, but no dice. Dina 13:52, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as a hoax and nice one on the nomination... This is the kind of hoax that can be a bit tricky to root out.--Isotope23 14:42, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as hoax, and give serious consideration to a permanent block on the author. Fan-1967 15:14, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Already done: see User:Lost Knob --Calton | Talk 02:15, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Site got a great deal of national media coveage apparently. Avani 1968 15:24, 29 September 2006 (UTC) — Avani 1968 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
Delete per above. Obvious hoax. Resolute 05:01, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Sorry, but it looks like I was taken in by a hoax. Aster Placed 01:33, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yes, of course, I understand. And the sources of your bogus references above were what, exactly? --Calton | Talk 02:15, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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