Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vandella

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The result was delete. czar 02:08, 25 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Vandella[edit]

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Hoax? Can't find any non-mirror content online. Of the listed print sources, the first's author is notable, but the book title suggests that it focuses on Hindu monsters, not Ethiopian ones. The second source contains no links whatsoever, and even if the subject is in there, I doubt that it would grant it notability. — Mr. Guye (talk) (contribs) 02:07, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ethiopia-related deletion discussions. — Mr. Guye (talk) (contribs) 02:12, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Just a minute. . ."Vandella". . ."Vandel". . ."Vandal" — Mr. Guye (talk) (contribs) 02:39, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete very likely a hoax as per nom, created 12 years ago, has even made its way into books and other sites, could not find any sources covering the topic that predates the creation of the article. Most of the Google results for "Vandella" are about other non-notable obscure topics. - CHAMPION ^{(talk) (contributions) (logs)} 06:29, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. - CHAMPION ^{(talk) (contributions) (logs)} 06:32, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

PS, also this should be archived to WP:HOAXLIST if deleted as one of the longest standing hoaxes in the history of Wikipedia. - CHAMPION ^{(talk) (contributions) (logs)} 06:36, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per above; clearly not verifiable based on English sources. I tried to transliterate to Amharic (as "Vanidela" ቫኒደላ) and got no results. power~enwiki (π, ν) 19:52, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete given the above commentary. Aoba47 (talk) 23:11, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Appropriately, there's nowhere to run to, ~~baby~~ article, nowhere to hide, and we'll be Dancing in the Street when you're gone. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:17, 19 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - the word exists, but it's unclear how notable this fictional thing is. Bearian (talk) 21:43, 24 July 2018 (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.