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The result was delete, hoax. Neıl ☄ 00:21, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Howard Paul[edit]

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Appears to be an unsourced hoax. Source 1 doesn't mention Paul, and source 2 is subscription only. See [1] for deletion reason (A7), which was overturned because, while it does appear to be a hoax, it does also assert significance. Sceptre ^(talk) 18:59, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Speedy delete. Appears to be a hoax barring new evidence to the contrary. rootology (T) 19:00, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep redirect Per Anthony. rootology (T) 23:37, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - utterly unsourced, IMO. (Interesting reference link, guys :) ) - Alison ^❤ 19:07, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete unless sourced. The link provided – er – "elsewhere" isn't enough of a reliable source to base an article round. No prejudice against recreation if someone can rustle up a source on this - for someone in this period, chances are the sources aren't online. (Hint to anyone wanting to have a go: Billy Hathorn can usually rustle up sources for anyone from Lubbock, if the guy did in fact exist). – iridescent 19:21, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment I note from the thread linked to, that a couple of sources have been suggested there that means it may not be a hoax - including [2]. Davewild (talk) 19:28, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Howard Paul Becker? rootology (T) 22:08, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep as redirect. Anthony (talk) 23:28, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Object to the redirect as useless. Howard P. Becker doesn't look very notable, and certainly not notable enough for anyone to type "Howard Paul". As to whether Howard Paul himself merits an article, it is difficult to say when the article is now gone. Seems to me that this debate full of people debating differing people and can't really show any consensus.--Troikoalogo (talk) 01:07, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • We might just as well redirect to Howard Paul Donald or Gabriel Howard Paul or "Howard Caspar Paul" (who was Ron Paul's dad) as to some sociologist called Howard P. Becker.--Troikoalogo (talk) 01:15, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • This sounds like a job for a disambiguation page. -- saberwyn 04:43, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per Wikipedia Review thread. —Giggy 06:54, 10 August 2008 (UTC) (delete per iridescent, no redirect per Troikoalogo)[reply]
  • *gasp* :-O - Alison ^❤ 06:56, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Doc made me do it! —Giggy 08:25, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]