Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hard-Nut the Nigger

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The result was delete. Jayjg ^(talk) 04:11, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hard-Nut the Nigger[edit]

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This is mainly a procedural nomination. {{Hoax}} tag has been on article for over a month with no action taken to delete the article or refute the hoax claim. The only sources on the article are a bulletin board discussion and a blog. For my part, I can't seem to find any RS to refute the hoax claim. The bulletin board discussion claims the article subject existed circa 1940 but only appeared in print once, so I would also question the subject's notability if it indeed is not a hoax. KuyaBriBri^Talk 04:16, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Searching just by Hard-Nut and Beano reveals some non-contemporary sources; [1]. It makes me wonder if the name is misremembered by a single blogger. Anyway, I don't think this character is notable. Also, article also fails to tell us why this character is of encyclopedic interest. Abductive (reasoning) 06:48, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete lacks significant covearge in independent reliable sources. duffbeerforme (talk) 15:50, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete it isn't even necessary to prove this to be a hoax, as even if "real" the character only appeared once 40 years ago and is unlikely in the extreme to ever return. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 19:28, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as trivial character in fictional work.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 17:17, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. —Emperor (talk) 20:25, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete because, while it doesn't seem to be a hoax, the character only appeared on two pages of the 1940 Beano Annual and didn't make much cultural impact then or since. (Emperor (talk) 20:25, 21 November 2009 (UTC))[reply]

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