Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nigel Dawson

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The result was delete. Speedy G3. It's irregular for me to close this, but I suspect it to be entirely uncontroversial at this point. j⚛e decker ^talk 01:11, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nigel Dawson[edit]

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Hoax. Noticed some oddities in another hoaxed-up bio getting BLPPROD'd, and took a further look at where it came from. j⚛e decker ^talk 04:32, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Delete All sources are either redirects to main page or don't lead anywhere. Filmography, awards etc. which should be easy to verify are all completely bogus. Cowlibob (talk) 14:14, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:25, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:25, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete and in a timely manner that could be described as speedy. Looks remarkably similar in style to a hoaxer I had dealings with back in the day, who would either invent an actor or make hoax claims for a lesser known real actor. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Bate is the first example I could find. FlowerpotmaN·(t) 20:46, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Dang, good catch. I'd checked WP:LTA, which doesn't have the editor who did the Bate hoax listed, but I'd wondered if there was someone whose MO fit this particular person, and ... it may very well be the same editor. There are a lot of similarities. --j⚛e decker ^talk 23:41, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- And... another login that tried to recreate Bate is listed as a confirmed sockpuppet from that era with a track record a hundred miles long. I'll file a note. --j⚛e decker ^talk 23:52, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy delete as a hoax. The Academy Award nomination must have been for best impersonation of a real actor, the IMDb ext. link goes to John Fogerty, the only Nigel Dawson listed in IMDb is a producer, etc. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:31, 11 June 2014 (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.