Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Stringbeans

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The result was delete. But I will undelete if anyone has credible evidence this isn't a hoax at some point, come to my talk page. W.marsh 19:25, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Stringbeans

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Probable hoax article about a band from Zimbabwe. No mention of this band can be found on Google besides Wikipedia mirrors. The on-line sources provided do not actually mention the band or any of its members. I'm also nominating the articles about their singles: A Stupid Mistake, Its a Great Day for Cricket, Pick Up the Tempo. ... discospinster _talk 21:23, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

• Delete per nomination. Flyingtoaster1337 00:52, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
• Comment Have you checked all of those sources? Bare in mind that the Google test isn't awfully relevent here, as this band was around before the Internet was used for anything through which this band might be referenced. J Milburn 23:25, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

• Response. I have checked everything that comes up in Google for the search string Stringbeans+Zimbabwe-Wikipedia, as well as Stringbeans+Rhodesia-Wikipedia, and there is not a single mention. Of the sources provided in the article, the three that are accessible on-line do not have anything to do with the band, so I can't imagine that the print sources would either. The article is wholly unverifiable. ... discospinster _talk 17:52, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

• Weak delete The more I look at it, the more I think it is a hoax. J Milburn 23:27, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

• Keep I was living in Salisbury in the period covered by the article. There certainly was a song called It's a Great Day for Cricket. I am whistling the tune while I write this. I have a vague memory that there was a group called the Four Stringbeans. Can we keep this one while it is checked out?. Sussexman 16.11, 24 January 2007 (UTC) Note: This comment was added by User:80.41.116.105.

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