Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/BODMAS

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The result of the debate was delete. CDC (talk) 00:07, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] BODMAS

I think this article is a hoax. I can't find any substantiation for any such group on Google, and the claim that any record sold 2 billion copies (and I can't find the record listed with Google either) seems absurd. I asked the editor who created the article if it was real, but they did not respond John Barleycorn 22:36, July 13, 2005 (UTC)

  • Redirect to Order of operations, where it is a well known mnemonic. the wub "?/!" 22:40, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Redirect like BIDMAS. Dunc|☺ 22:45, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete: The mnemonic can be recreated later as a pure redirect, if necessary. At present, the article is a hoax. The members are all buddy names. The records don't exist. There are a bunch of buddy-jokes built into it. The nomination was correct: if you don't know if it's a speedy or not, go with VfD, but to me it's clearly a prank/vandalism, and therefore a speedy. Geogre 00:12, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete unverifiable. JamesBurns 09:24, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Redirect to Order of operations, where it used to redirect to. The most albums ever sold was 28 million, followed by Michael Jackson at 22 million. Moitio (talk) 17:30, 14th July 2005 (UTC)
  • Redirect to Order of operations, Update: Website is listed on front page of google with BODMAS search. the "?/!" 22:40, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Not A Hoax! JJGr 17:45, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

Bodmas are a real band they played at Wembley a while back. I think their in Africa now doing a concept album or something. They have a site, its on google.

    • Can you give us the address for their website? I tried to find something on Google which mentioned this band, I kept getting order of operations information, but when I typed in the supposed albums, I got nothing. The assertion that the band sold 2 billion copies of their album also seems suspicious. I apologize if my listing was incorrect. John Barleycorn 18:33, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
      • Ah, the website sems to be http://www.bodmas.tk/. But their FAQ posted on the website says that their first album is "due to be realised soon", so the contention in the two articles that they have released four albums and sold 2 billion copies seems to be incorrect. John Barleycorn 18:36, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
    • BODMAS apparently has quite a following in Norway. Overzealous fan, perhaps?
  • I got bold. I'd have preferred to nuke it altogether, as I'm not at all sure that the mnemonic is common enough that it needs to exist as a redirect. I did nuke the one with the exclamation mark. Geogre 19:20, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
    • Most kids are taught BODMAS in England. Not sure about other countrys, but it makes sense - Brackets Order Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction. Moitio (talk) 19:37, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete and then recreate redirect as above. Postdlf 00:17, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Redirect to Order of operations, fails WP:MUSIC. Dcarrano 01:39, July 15, 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete Clear hoax.KeithD 19:31, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
  • For the last time they are a real band. Can't any of you people read or do you all just happen to be retards? Just because they are not on your precious google, doesn't mean this is a hoax. When I search for myself on google it finds nothing. Does that mean I don't exist? Am I not real just because I have no entry on an internet search engine? It's people like you who made wikipedia what it is today. Have you ever read a BOOK? Or gone to a LIBRARY? Next time try to get your facts straight before you criticise other peoples articles and for once in your lives, try to use more than one type of source. Thank you </rant>. Heltery 21:06, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
    • You're right, but it fails WP:MUSIC, and obvious lies in the article Moitio (talk) 22:15, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
    • The article is riddled with untruths and the proponents of the article hurl insults rather then present facts. Non-entity bands are not written in books you find in libraries. Delete with a vengeance, and beware of the Trolls Average Earthman 08:25, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete, hmm, I have reviewed literally thousands of England-based bands, from the hugest to the obscure; I'm not saying that BODMAS, although it seems like a really unfunny joke to me, are not obscure; but they certainly aren't 'one of the biggest bands' in the UK! Cop onto yourselves, sock puppets, the joke really has gone dry. IINAG 22:22, July 25, 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete Well, let's see... the UK has a little more than 50 million people, so for a band to sell 2 billion copies, I guess each UK resident owns about 35 copies of it. Now that's what I call being prepared. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 22:49, July 25, 2005 (UTC)
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