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The result was delete. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 06:45, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

William Rollo[edit]

Contested prod. Possible hoax biography. No relevant google hits for the subject with "Vietnam" or with "Peter Vardy". An earlier version of the page claimed association with Steve Irwin (the claim was inserted after Irwin's death, see diff) and links were inserted in the Irwin article several times by the originator, User:rollonet. No google hits for the subject with "Steve Irwin" either. Requests for references ignored. Mr Stephen 13:42, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, here's the Steve Irwin article with the claim included (first paragraph). Mr Stephen 13:52, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions. -- Longhair 14:03, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Does not assert notability in any way, anyway. Jefffire 14:04, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per nom, probable hoax. --Dhartung | Talk 21:59, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per nom, doesn't meet notability or WP:V. I did some research last night but wasn't able to confirm any of the claims. Sarah Ewart (Talk) 01:35, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Do not Delete I found some informative text covering his involvement in the Vietnam War. Proving the validity of this webpage. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.6.138.34 (talk • contribs) .
  • Comment Saying you "found some informative text" that validates the page is not enough. You need to actually cite sources which we can then verify. Sarah Ewart (Talk) 19:13, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Do not Delete I've been investigating William Rollo, sorry for not providing sources. I will do that soon! Rollonet 11:23, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Like this source, perhaps, Rollonet? There's an interesting question on that page, "whats your wikipedia address, i wanna see this." I'm very curious to see what sources you wish to show us...there's also no Australian WIlliam Rollo's on Factiva or the Australian New Zealand Reference Centre and no relevant Ghits. That's kind of funny for someone you call "famous". Sarah Ewart (Talk) 19:13, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per nom. I note that a user named Rollonet wrote an article about someone named Rollo. --Roisterer 13:52, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - either a hoax, vanity, CV padding or all three. Completely non-notable person failing WP:BIO - Peripitus (Talk) 09:45, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Don't delete - I met William Rollo in an inspirational speach he did at my skool. he's real!— Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.160.144.90 (talk • contribs)

  Anonymous vandalised this page. [1]

Jefffire 17:59, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete per nominator, fails the everything test. RFerreira 23:08, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. Have just removed a bogus link to him from Tony Blair's biography. There's something promotional going on here. The Golux 12:12, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete -- somebody's playing games at Wikipedia. - Longhair 12:14, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete -- A teenager is amusing himself here. See also: Special:Contributions/58.160.144.90 Jim Douglas 16:13, 8 September 2006 (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.