Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wednesday Island (California)

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The result was delete. Tone 09:46, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wednesday Island (California)[edit]

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Island does not have a name. Author attempted to unilaterally declare a name by editing google maps and creating this article. Sources are self-published by the same contributor. Starryaja (talk) 04:38, 14 August 2020 (UTC) Also nominating related article created by same user with no sources:[reply]

Unit Island (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Reywas92^Talk 18:21, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 06:21, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 06:21, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Islands-related deletion discussions. Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 06:21, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

~~Delete~~ Delete both for failing WP:GEOLAND. This place name appears to be a neologism unsupported by reliable independent references. The book reference is self-published. The remaining references do not even mention the subject. An independent search for references comes up empty. USGS has no record. Finally, Google Maps contains user-generated content. The now-removed Midzemuthleiy, Delaware was an actual hoax brought into Wikipedia via Google Maps. • Gene93k (talk) 10:12, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Additional comment: I didn't notice the bundled nomination for Unit Island. Delete that too for the same identical problems. • Gene93k (talk) 19:12, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy delete I'm wondering how you can tell this author had edited Google Maps with the name? In any case, the Rudy Daniels book is the only search result and GrayBirdGrayBackground needs to be banned for creating multiple hoaxes. Reywas92^Talk 18:21, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delele both. Zero evidence of notability, possibly a hoax. Yilloslime (talk) 18:50, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete both. No post office :-) Newspapers.com and Google Books had no useful hits for '"Wednesday Island" Morro'. I see that Pillar Rock (California), created by GrayBirdGrayBackground which also cited "A Brief Geography of Morro Bay" was redirected by Reywas92 to Morro Rock. Cxbrx (talk) 00:29, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete No official confirmation of name. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 23:22, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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