Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Captain Pulleyhead

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The result of the debate was delete. BLANKFAZE | (что??) 23:35, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Captain Pulleyhead

Looks like a hoax, Google comes back empty. Not exactly my area of expertise, though. Thoughts? Rl 13:34, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)

• Delete seems like fiction. - SimonP 16:30, Mar 5, 2005 (UTC)
• Sounds awfully hoaxy, but who would actually know about this if it were true? Delete based on the stupid-sounding name, I guess. Isomorphic 16:34, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Delete as unverifiable. Dubious. No google hits for his supposed real name "Josphef Hortetelli" (nor the less improbable "Josef Hortetelli") for that matter. -- Infrogmation 19:29, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, not notable, possible hoax. Megan1967 01:49, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• KEEP, My grandfather is from Italy and I asked him about this wrestler. He said he remembers the character. He was very famous before the War. I guess the weird name actually sounds menacing in Italian. Danny_d2005 02:49, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • The above from 64.221.145.252; Danny_d2005 does not exist. —Korath (Talk) 00:55, Mar 20, 2005 (UTC)
• KEEP, THIS IS REAL! I'm a huge wrestling fan and props to the person who posted this. The Cap was a huge celebrity, i have a book, published in the 30s that talks all about him. Wrestlefan 06:49, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Wrestlefan's only two edits. Even casual inspection shows him to be the same as 64.221.145.252, above and below. —Korath (Talk) 00:55, Mar 20, 2005 (UTC)
• KEEP, UPDATE: My grandfather showed me an old book about Italian athletes from 1937 called "I Campioni" ("The Champions") and there was a picture of Captain Pulleyhead (Capitano Capo della Puleggia) jumping off a rope. It might be the same book the previous poster was talking about. He was a real person. His name, as far as I can translate, came from the way he used enter the ring when he was lowered by a pulley. -Danny
  • The above from 64.221.145.252. —Korath (Talk) 00:55, Mar 20, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Sockpuppet-supported hoax. It's these legit-sounding articles that torque me off more than just about anything else on this site. - Lucky 6.9 06:15, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Delete Obvious sockpuppetry going on above. Oh, but now there are two Google hits: Both VfD pages. I agree with Lucky 6.9: "real" hoaxes tick me off. Bratsche ^(talk) 19:41, Mar 10, 2005 (UTC)
• KEEP, There's more to research than just using Google. This guy was real. Weird, but real. I've seen his picture.-Danny
  • The above from 64.221.145.252. —Korath (Talk) 00:55, Mar 20, 2005 (UTC)

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