Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Reichsattendentführer

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. Sjakkalle (Check!) 08:24, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reichsattendentführer

Probable hoax. 19 google hits. —Home Row Keysplurge 19:58, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

• Delete as hoax, only results on Google are links to Wikipedia page. SCHZMO ✍ 20:06, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
• KEEP verifying checking of sources. This rank and story was mentioned to me in World War II history classes by legitimate and knowledgeable professors. I also recall seeing it mentioned in a text somewhere A little bit too quick to call it a hoax and delete it as it will most likmely be recreated when and if sources can be provided. -Husnock 20:52, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Just to point out, this has sat {{unsourced}} for more than a month. [1] Time to either fix it NOW or put it out of its misery. Dr Zak 13:33, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Also to point out, there is no rule or regulation in Wikipedia that a time limit exists to provide sources or risk deletion or ana rticle. I've seen unsourced articles lay for over a year. And, there is this thing called the real world that sometimes gets in the way of Wikipedia. Facing marriage and a deployment to the Middle East, finding sources for this article was not high on my list of things to do! :-o -Husnock 17:05, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

There is. WP:V serves to prevent Wikipedia from decaying into a graffiti board for anecdotes made up in school one day. Dr Zak 11:29, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

• Delete all uncited unverified non-existent paramilitary ranks of the Nazi party. Just zis Guy you know? 21:47, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
• week keep uncited, but at least it can be real german. It means something along the lines of an attendant to hitler or something. M1ss1ontomars2k4 02:03, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep pending verification of sources, per Husnock. Gotta love the German language's ability to string any number of words into a new word. TheProject 06:37, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
• Concur with user:TheProject -- this sounds too weird to be a hoax, and if true, it deserves its place. -- Simon Cursitor 08:26, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Comment Perhaps "anecdote" would be a better word. —Home Row Keysplurge 14:11, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

• Delete unless sources are provided. Did WP:V cease to be policy since this morning? Dr Zak 14:53, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, Google only returns Wikipedia-related information, thus it cannot be verified through internet. There is no soldier information, no town name, nothing. -- ReyBrujo 21:27, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as per Dr Zack BigE1977 21:28, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
• Comment: If that was mentioned in a published work, then sources should be introduced and then the article would be saved. --Slgrandson 21:35, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

• Not really. A single attested use does not constitute a notable term. Just zis Guy you know? 22:23, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per the first six words of the article. Stifle (talk) 00:52, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep as plausible. --AStanhope 08:37, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

• That would be the WP:PLAUSIBLE policy, right? Oh, wait... Just zis Guy you know? 15:35, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

• Delete, unverified and implausible. I am a native speaker of German, and there is no such word as "attendent" (or similar) in German. "Reichsattendentführer" simply makes no sense at all in German. Sandstein 14:31, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Hoax or not, it's been unsourced and unverified long enough. Sounds like an urban legend, has all the typical ingredients: neither the pilot nor the town is identified, some references that vary are mentioned but are not identified either. Out with it, we're not in the business of propagating unsubstantiated myths. Furthermore, as Sandstein said, "attendent" is a non-word in German. Someone mentioned 19 Google hits above: I get only one (our article plus a few mirrors). Also remove the mention in Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel. When and if credible sources are found to back this up, it may be recreated. Lupo 15:12, 9 May 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.