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The result was Speedy delete --Tone 12:39, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

List of celebrities who did a disappearing act[edit]

List of celebrities who did a disappearing act (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) - (View log)

Although I can see the validity of this as a topic, it should really be a category not an article, and upon detailed perusal it seems to be a joke. Should probably be deleted, although I will be happy to change my mind if anyone improves the article. Walton monarchist89 16:20, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - likely original research, and completely unverified and lacks any reliable sources. Jayden54 16:58, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy delete per WP:CSD G1, G10, and A1. The list makes no sense at all, as it's not even clear that these celebrities even disappeared from public attention, much less that they "did a disappearing act". It would take a lot more context even to bring this up to the level of being comprehensible. --Metropolitan90 17:13, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per WP:NOT and likely to have POV issues, what does 'do a disappearing act' mean? David Copperfield or Lord Lucan? The Rambling Man 17:15, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • The people listed here didn't do a disappearing act in either the David Copperfield or Lord Lucan sense. If the list were a combination of magicians and missing people, it would still be inappropriate for the encyclopedia but at least I would get the joke. --Metropolitan90 17:17, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • I was kind of kidding. But you demonstrate the point I was trying to make very well, too many interpretations for doing a disappearing act. The Rambling Man 17:23, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as complete WP:BOLLOCKS - fchd 17:36, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete nonsense.--Jersey Devil 17:38, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete and move to Bad Jokes and other Deleted Nonsense. Confusing title. What kind of disappearing act is the author inferring?? --SunStar Net^talk 17:40, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - I don't even think it's funny enough for BJAODN. Walton monarchist89 12:38, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Speedy delete as nonsense. The article claims Greg Lake did a disappearing act after 2004, yet Greg Lake's article says that he performed in tours in 2005 and 2006. The "list of celebrities" article is the editor's only submission and is presented without any source or any real interpretation of what a "disappearing act" actually is. --Elkman - (Elkspeak) 19:35, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete incoherent, unverified list which doesn't even explain what it's on about. Hut 8.5 19:39, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete and make disappear. Nonsensical unsourced list. The term has absolutely no context or meaning - why aren't Houdini or David Copperfield listed? Agent 86 20:21, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep I could see such an article being encyclopedic. But it would include the mysterious disappearances of Agatha Christie and Aimee Semple McPherson. It could be renamed to Mysterious disappearances of notable persons and then could include those who never came back like Judge Crater. Isn't there such a list already? SeeList of people who have disappeared. This may be intended to include people who vanished voluntarily and were found, like celebrities Agatha Christie and Aimee Semple McPherson. As for common ordinary people, millions around the world have run away at one time or another and are notable only for that action, such as the "Runaway Bride," Jennifer Wilbanks. Edison 22:33, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy Delete as nonsense. This scope is just nonsense. Alternatively, Strong Delete per the nonsenseand pointless scope.-- danntm ^T _C 02:39, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy Delete, patent nonsense, unverifiable. Terence Ong 14:53, 16 January 2007 (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.