Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Surly Lake

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 of the debate was 'speedy deleted (by Bearcat). —Cryptic (talk) 18:53, 23 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Surly Lake[edit]

Delete This page appears to be a hoax by some bored kids. No hits on google for Surly Lake Canada. The external links provided lead to fake webpages. The article is full of meaningless details e.g. the town celebrates Christmas. The bored kids have asked for more time to prove their town exists, so I tagged it afd rather than speedy delete. Although according to them it only has 82 people, so may be non-notable even if real. Bwithh 09:02, 22 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Again, give me more time. I will post proof. I spent lots of time writing up that page for our settlement and I don't want to do it again. Just let me have more time. Anyone who reads Wikipedia will be fine with it.

thanks J. Rainbow Jr.

Afd articles usually have a week's delay before the final deletion. This should give you enough time to make up some more webpages about your town Bwithh

Delete at the end of October. Not particularly inventive hoax. -- RHaworth 09:25, 22 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete (wish it was speedy) I thought it was a little invententive, but the jokes over. --rob 10:03, 22 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no, not real, not funny enough either. Naturenet | Talk 16:16, 22 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Hoax, and not even a good one, since the N. American broadcast television spectrum begins at Channel 2. — mendel ☎ 17:49, 22 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. External web sites created by the same author as this page. --Holderca1 22:10, 22 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Hoax. Not funny. TheMadBaron 04:42, 23 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete hoax. If it was real it would be listed on this page which includes small towns like Bird's Point which has a population of 66 people. --maclean25 06:36, 23 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete hoax. If it was real, it would also be on Stats Canada's community profile web site, even if to redirect to a larger Census subdivision. Luigizanasi 07:19, 23 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Not only does it appear to be a hoax, but a search of this 'community' at the Geographical Names of Canada (government) website reveals nothing so surly. E Pluribus Anthony 10:58, 23 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
This is such patent over-the-top nonsense. I can't decide whether my favourite part is the "Surly Lake Broadcasting Corporation" operating on a channel that doesn't exist on the television dial, the two hockey teams trading a pennant back and forth in a town that barely has the population to cobble one whole team together, the three-hour war on the Canadian government, or the civic events list that consists of Christmas, New Years and St. Patrick's Day (optional). Or maybe my favourite part is the website, where the photo of "our new beautifull town hall" clearly has Trail (which is in British Columbia) written on the water tower. Or where the town receptionist's phone number has an exchange code that resolves to North Battleford. I hereby deem this both a speedy and a "deleted protected page" until further notice. Bearcat 11:00, 23 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I concur. E Pluribus Anthony 11:09, 23 October 2005 (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.