Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Weathermen (American)

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The result was speedy delete - hoax; article is not even faintly plausible (per deletion process) as it is admitted on all sides to be a fictional biography. Metamagician3000 02:36, 30 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Weathermen (American)[edit]

This article has been speedied once then reposted. It was tagged for speedy once again on the grounds that it does not assert notability. It does ("sold 300 jillion [sic] albums worldwide, generated hundreds of thousands of millions of dollars of concert revenues" for example) so I prod tagged it with the following concern
Nonexistent "band". No confirmation of any of the albums, band members, producers, etc, on allmusic or elsewhere. This is a hoax from start to finish
The author has contested the prod with the following comment on my talkpage:

While this page has been deleted before, it is NOT a hoax. This is a comedy trio from Chicago's Second City. The page in question is the back story of the characters created by the three. There is verifiable proof/evidence the group exists toward the bottom labeled "The Weathermen Tapes". It is a direct link to a few of the groups comedy clips. They also have a Myspace account at www.myspace.com/the_weathermen I assure you it is not a hoax and it is not fake. I hope this straightens things out. Having to repost is a bitch

I remain unconvinced. None of these alleged "created characters" seem to be verifiable, unless I'm looking in all the wrong places. The link is to a youtube site. If it is indeed a fictional creation à la Spinal Tap then the article does not appear to state this anywhere at all. Hence this AfD nomination. Tonywalton | Talk 00:13, 30 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delete It appears to be a hoax to me. TJ Spyke 00:41, 30 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Skeptical It looks elaborate, but seems suspect. I'd ask the author to give us some better referecne material. Even if they are real, are they more than a local group? but local could be notable with non-trivial references. --Kevin Murray 01:24, 30 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Extremely strong delete and salt unless the author demonstrates verifiable notability. The article's author writes "it is NOT a hoax," the entire article is a fictional history of a comedy group- thus, it is a hoax. If an article can be written from a true (as opposed to fictional) perspective asserting notability as judged by reliable sources, then by all means, write it. Either way, get rid of the nonsense. -- Kicking222 01:59, 30 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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