Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Butlin

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was delete and redirect. Wickethewok 14:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Butlin

Appears to be a "marketing page" for an organization/company not actually related to the food. Article is otherwise just a definition. SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:16, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

• Redirect to Butlins. Proto::type 10:26, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Good idea... but also include a section on the pastry on the Butlins article. SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:48, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
    • Better not, looks like a hoax to me. See also the recipe page:[1] Cpt. Morgan (Reinoutr) 12:27, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
      • Huh. The only link I hadn't checked was that one. Yup, it's a hoax. Redir to Billy Butlin as per Uncle G's suggestion. SB_Johnny | ^talk 15:30, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
• Is not a marketing page, it is a genuine food. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.177.84.18 (talk • contribs).
• Keep I don't think it's a marketing page, the company linked to is mentioned in the article as the place where this food item originated. Also, this may well be a "delicacy" in the North West of England. It also mentions that it is mostly consumed by lower-class families due to its cost, this would probably be the case in the run-down ex-mining/mill towns such as Burnley or Wigan. 80.177.84.18 11:01, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Redirect, looks like a hoax to me. The image is clearly fake and the only reference is to an article about the mathematics of image transformations. Cpt. Morgan (Reinoutr) 12:24, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per Cpt. Morgan (Reinoutr). Tonywalton  | Talk 12:37, 31 July 2006 (UTC) Uncle G had a better idea. Tonywalton  | Talk
• Delete as hoax unless sources appear. I cannot find any relevant google hits. Mr Stephen 12:56, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
• Looking at the speedily deleted versions of the page turns up a few more external hyperlinks, all of which are to on-line discussion fora or people's home pages. Some people invented the idea of a food named after Butlins a few days ago, have (poorly) faked a few photographs purporting to show this food, and (having had a good laugh at the idea on various discussion fora) have then added an article on it to Wikipedia. Original research. Redirect to Billy Butlin, since there is no need for a name disambiguation article yet. Uncle G 13:43, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

I wonder why bother faking the photos. It's easy enough to get a breadcake, some mushy peas and a digital camera... (aargh. don't push peas into your breadcake). Redirect per Uncle G. Tonywalton  | Talk 13:52, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

• Further comment: The user who downloaded the image has a history of vandalism [2]. The IP user who comment above has worked only on this article, as has the originator of the article. Wikilinks are being added to the article as well as wikilinks on other articles to this one (apparently responding to an orphan tag. Change my vote to speedy redirect (as suggested above), and blocking the editors involved in the hoax/vandalism. SB_Johnny | ^talk 15:35, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

• Keep:Hello, my name is Thomas and I am from Latvia. When I visited England ten years ago I also visited a butlins and I was given a butlin to eat. They are real.....real tasty. Mmmmmmm! Love that Butlin taste! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.98.245.190 (talk • contribs) 16:29, 31 July 2006.

• Possibly speedy delete hoax/nonsense, photo is blatantly photoshopped and it was uploaded by now indef blocked vandal whom uploaded numerous bogus photos.--Andeh 17:35, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. I tried and failed to get this speedied. I'm sure it's a hoax, I can't find anything anywhere to the contrary apart from hearsay. I've been to Butlins (for shame!) and didn't see one anywhere! I will be more than happy to eat my words if anyone can get proof. Mallanox 19:56, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete and recreate as redirect per Uncle G. --Kinu ^t/_c 22:19, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

• Oh my god: you've never had a Butlin before? I used to live off these things as a student. Hmm all those peas....yum! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.177.84.18 (talk • contribs) .

• Aaaaaagh: Love them butlinssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss! 194.98.245.190 08:22, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

• Aaaaaagh Indeed: Billy Butlin Bakes Beautiful Butlins. Baking Beautiful Butlins Brings Billy Bliss. Discodog1 14:52, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

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.