Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Herbert (inventor of "hotpants"

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 of the debate was delete. -- ( drini's _vandalproof page ☎ ) 06:47, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] John Herbert (inventor of "hotpants"

blatant hoax, no Google hits, unfortunately "blatant silliness" isn't a speedy criterion. Apparently he ..attended Gloucestor (sic) University and acheived a First Class degree in the art of design leg warmers, with a minor in glitter studies. Riiight. Tonywalton  | Talk 15:08, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

• delete as hoax. — brighterorange (talk) 15:22, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

I want to believe, I really do. Sadly, delete is my vote too.

• BJAODN it! Blatent silliness indeed. --W.marsh 15:55, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
• Delete or speedy it: It's nonsense, even if it isn't "patent" nonsense. It's also just another attempt at making WP one's web host. Geogre 16:09, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Agreed. However as I mentioned merely being nonsense is not a speedy criterion (in fact hoaxiness is specifically excluded from WP:CSD). Sad but true. Tonywalton  | Talk

• Delete preferably speedy. WP:CSD prescribes vandalism as a reason for speedy deletion of pages under category G3. Our vandalism page cites "Silly vandalism" consisting of the creation of joke articles or plausible sounding false articles. This is a textbook definition of silly vandalism. Certainly should be deleted as problem with WP:V. Capitalistroadster 17:30, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Comment you learn something every day. Thanks for that. Tonywalton  | Talk 20:43, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

• Delete and just possibly BJAODN. Just zis Guy, you know? ^[T]/_[C] :: AfD? 18:16, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

• ' Edward Herbert here, how dare you speak so illy of my father. The reason you found no Google hits is because his great career defining invention was stolen by one Count Minogue who claimed invention of the article for himself. John Herbert is a great part of Hampton, and fashion history.'

• 'I attend Hampton School and I can assure you that this bloke is included in the school's history. I'm not sure about the details of his life but the school does have a plaque with his name on'

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.