Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sean Treadaway

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The result was delete. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 00:33, 5 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sean Treadaway[edit]

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Possible hoax, as IMDb link provided is a dead link and no Sean Treadaway exists on their site. Even if it isn't a hoax, no significant roles or coverage in independent reliable sources. The-Pope (talk) 11:01, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - strong likelihood that this is a hoax. It resembles an IMDB entry - yet there is no IMDB entry. It lists him as the TV Fashion Reporter in Sweet Home Alabama - but that was apparently someone called Kena Allen. It looks like someone of this name, from Georgia, with the same birth year does exist, so I think this is a case of a hoax that has lasted far too long? (I am of course willing to be corrected) Moswento (talk | contribs) 12:41, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Good Catch. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 01:48, 1 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 15:05, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. DonCalo (talk) 19:07, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
keep this — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.171.85.167 (talk) 10:10, 30 September 2011 (UTC) — 124.171.85.167 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
Keep - Let sleepeng dogs lie 219.90.159.94 (talk) 01:18, 1 October 2011 (UTC) — 219.90.159.94 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
Speedy Delete as WP:HOAX. The many asserted roles either belong to some other actor or do not exist at all. In Selma, Lord, Selma there is no specific role of "Selma Deputy Sheriff", and the deputy roles that are listed, belong to other actors.[1] In Remember the Titans, there is no specific role of "Sports Commentator/P.A. Announcer", and the listed roles of Reporter or Commentator belong to other actors.[2] In Boycott (film), there is no specific role of "Montgomery Police Officer", and the listed roles of Policeman belong to other actors.[3] In Sweet Home Alabama, there is no specific role of "TV Fashion Reporter", and the listed roles of Reporter belong to other actors.[4] And lastly, in Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, there is no specific role of "Bobby Jones Caddy at '30 US Open", and the listed role of Bobby Jones' Caddy or any Caddy belong to another actors.[5] A web search finds that this 6-year-old Wikipedia article has allowed this person to insinuate himself into a number of non-RS as if actually attached to these projects... but none are verifiable in anything even approaching RS. He should have limited his imaginary career to those non-RS, as it does not cut it here. And on a sidenote... even if his roles were verifiable (and they are not), they are so minor that he would have failed WP:ENT and lack of any coverage fails WP:GNG. As hoaxes go, this one is not even believable. Kudos to the nominator for catching a long-standing hoax. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 01:44, 1 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The IMDB page didn't mention any major roles - 4 of the 6 were uncredited, and none of the characters were named. Also the page has been removed - maybe their information was incorrect. Other names have been added or removed, often in the "uncredited" section, and some of the actors' pages still exist with no appearances listed. No other sources can be found so the article is now unverifiable, but if this was a hoax it was also a hoax on IMDB. An article on Wikipedia had been deleted before, so I don't know where this information appeared first, however it seems to have been added to IMDB from a list as the page before is Brad Treadaway (not mentioned in Wikipedia) and the one after is Lyn Treadgold. Peter E. James (talk) 23:36, 3 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Page is gone now. Current IMDB search for him finds "Page not found" and on that page seems to be sugestive of someone trying to get him back on IMDB by referring to the Wikipedia article. Online searches for this individual find him in numerous non-RS databases, assumedly supported by the IMDB and Wikipedia hoax. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 06:57, 4 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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