User:Pmanderson/I have a girlfriend but she lives in Canada

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I wish you could meet my girlfriend, my girlfriend who lives in Canada. She couldn't be sweeter I wish you could meet her, My girlfriend who lives in Canada! -- Rod, Avenue Q

When articles are proposed for deletion, there are occasions when original editors get upset that their wonderous creation has had its notability called into question, despite the line on Template:Afd that states "If you created the article, please don't take offense. Instead, please join the discussion and consider improving the article so that it meets the Wikipedia inclusion criteria".

When new editors leap to the defense of their textual child, they often state that the subject they have chosen to expound upon has all sorts of verifiability. The problem is that others just haven't seen it yet, or it's underground, or it's not available yet, or intended audience is so narrow as to not show up in Google or Alexa. And yet, they never seem to produce the verifiable sources.

This is akin to the old American high school exchange that goes along these lines:

Student 1: So, I heard you had a new girlfriend!
Student 2: Yeah, she's really great.
Student 1: So when do I get to meet this great lady?
Student 2 (nervously): Oh, well, you wouldn't know her...
Student 1: Why wouldn't I know her?
Student 2: Well, she's not from around here, she's from another school!
Student 1: Where's she from?
Student 2 (sudden brainstorm): Canada!! She lives in Canada!

Eventually it's discovered that this Canadian girlfriend doesn't actually exist, much as such loud protests rarely materialize into actual verifiable information.