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The result was delete. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 05:18, 19 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Eric van Siede[edit]

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Almost certainly a hoax and not a particularly convincing one. Even if such a forgotten Swedish poet (of Dutch descent?) had existed, the fact that the book isn't found in LIBRIS shows that he wouldn't be notable enough for an article. Hegvald (talk) 05:25, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sweden-related deletion discussions. Hegvald (talk) 05:29, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. Hegvald (talk) 05:29, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, not a single source found, and bears many hallmarks of a hoax: the unlikely first name change from Peder to Eric, the Dutch-sounding last name and the spelling of "Eric" (the spelling of "Erik" with a c existed, rarely, in the 19th century but mostly in the nobility), the purported title of his book (in Swedish that's one word, not two)... If he was recently discovered there would have been something written about him, but there isn't. --bonadea contributions talk 14:19, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 15:11, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Poetry-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 15:11, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Delete as Nom writes, there would be sources. Obvious hoax.E.M.Gregory (talk) 17:32, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete As has been pointed out above, there is not evidence that this person ever existed. Tigercompanion25 (talk) 17:50, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete totally unsourced article.John Pack Lambert (talk) 17:18, 12 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete -- it is unclear if this writer exists. The book not being listed in LIBRIS is a red flag. K.e.coffman (talk) 03:00, 14 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: not a single source found on any search term; obvious hoax. — Sam Sailor 23:21, 18 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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