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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. -- Cirt (talk) 17:52, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A Thousand Suns[edit]

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Linkin Park have made no official statements on an album title. Article was created based on rampant speculation that "A Thousand Suns" (an answer to a puzzle the band had up on their official website) may be the album title. However; no confirmations have been made and thus this article was created based on fan belief and not fact. Furthermore, since it's inception the article has been vandalized heavily, and therefore it is recommended that this article be deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by LPAssociationDerek (talk • contribs) 21:46, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]


  • Delete. While the new album has received coverage, it doesn't appear that the album name has been announced. WP:TenPoundHammer's Law suggests that the litmus test for an album is whether the title or tracklist can be verified. Neither can at this point, so it makes sense to delete the article rather than move it to Linkin Park's 4th studio album. —C.Fred (talk) 22:03, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. First and foremost, the article information should be changed before talk of deletion occurs.
  • Comment. Remember to change the stuff put on Linkin Park's wiki page. Make a page on the album when it's released. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.92.148.221 (talk) 22:51, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete RichV 07:55, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The information is incorrect. Is it possible to remove it immediately? RichV 07:55, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Just felt I'd add to this discussion that the newly added claim on the article that "this information can be verified on linkinpark.com" is not correct. Mike Shinoda, one of the primary members of the band has gone out of his way to say people should not assume "A Thousand Suns" is the album title, and the band has still made no official supporting claims that verify this article. LPAssociationDerek (talk) 13:46, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Absolutely nonsense to assume such is the title of an upcoming album with absolutely no basis or verifiability, especially when such is refuted by the band through their own official statements as indicated in the comments above (see: TenPoundHammer and LPAssociationDerek). I suggest to speedily delete with all due haste and diligence.
Follow-up: This is just a further followup after looking deeper into the matter. All of the materials collected with regards to this article have been entirely speculatory and consisted of nothing but blatant original research. The title of "A Thousand Suns" as the title of the album has been nothing but an unverifiable rumor as of present. Indeed when you have an edit such as this: "Another puzzle reveals the text "THE CATALYST /// AUGUST 2" when a picture from the Linkin Park website is treated with saturation from a photo-editing application such as Adobe Photoshop. This suggests that the first single from the album will be called "The Catalyst" and the release date will be August 2nd." which is based on this, you start to get a general idea of where the material for these articles has originated: purely with speculation and assumption while absolutely none of it is from the band themselves. These messages could mean quite literally anything and it is on that notion why I agree with deletion. ⒺⓋⒾⓁⒼⓄⒽⒶⓃ② talk 15:43, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • This entry is BULLSHIT. We have been given two messages and a random date. This could mean ANYTHING. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.109.24.27 (talk) 19:30, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Agreed with the last guy. Anyway we could expedite the deletion process and speedily delete this article? In it's current state it is horribly misleading, as nothing has been officially confirmed nor announced by the band. The message campaign is still going on as we speak. LPAssociationDerek (talk) 17:08, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete Agreed, this article can benefit from being deleted and rewritten anew (in time). Based on speculation, with absolutely no credible sources for what it claims, (album title is speculative, release date is speculative, etc. —CStebila (talk) 22:03, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Delete - Everything here is speculation, no cover, no singles or tracks, a whole lotta nada!! Ga Be 19 23:18, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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