Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Barry Foy

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 was delete. - Mailer Diablo 07:38, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Barry Foy

99.9% sure this is a hoax. IMDb link doesn't go to the person named; The picture is of someone who appears to be a bit too ugly for the series Hollyoaks; the article just sounds so unlikely. ➨ ЯEDVERS 16:01, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

• The link does go to the person named? I also think the generalization that he is too ugly for Hollyoaks doesnt really stand up!? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Delnaja (talk • contribs) .

I do remember the charcater Billinge Boy, he was more of an extra and didn't really have much of a speaking part. I think its a bit unfair to use the word "ugly" but he was more of a comedy charcater so not a male model type. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.67.102.10 (talk • contribs) . User's first contribution to Wikipedia

• Comment the IMDb link goes to someone named Barry Foy, but has very little information to back up this article. I'm concerned about verifiable sources. If the author(s) could cite more sources (with better details) I'd feel a lot more comfortable making a judgment on this article's merit. If it is kept, it definitely requires a cleanup. But first things first, can anyone verifiably confirm some of what's claimed in this article? The current external links aren't much help. Scorpiondollprincess 16:10, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

• Delete as hoax. IMDB says nothing about this person being in Hollyoaks, nor does Google. Hoax. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 16:17, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete — per Starblind American Patriot 1776 18:30, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete IMDB link is for work done in 1981, when the article's subject would have been five years old! Furthermore, this picture of the author of the book referred to in the article, "Barry Foy hosts an Irish Session for advanced musicians", doesn't appear to be the same person as shown in the article's one illustration. Kahuzi 12:29, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete The Field Guide was published in 1999; a 1976 birthdate would have made the author about 20 when he wrote it. I've read the book, and I rather doubt it was written by a 20 year old. There most certainly is a real Barry Foy (perhaps several), but this article doesn't add up for me. I'm not sure the author is notable enough for a page to himself even though I'm sure he exists. WRT Kahuzi's comment, however, note that there are five slides in that show and it's not clear which person pictured, if any of them, is supposed to be Barry Foy/the session host. --Craig Stuntz 14:52, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Barry Foy grew up of Irish origin and was constantly surrounded by Irish music and culture. I think it rather condesending that anyone thinks a 20 year old could not be capable of producing a book of this nature. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.67.102.10 (talk • contribs) . User's first contribution to Wikipedia

Note that I said nothing of the sort. I said that I didn't think this book in particular, which I have read from cover to cover, was written by a 20 year old, not that a 20 year old "couldn't produce a book of this nature." --Craig Stuntz 02:45, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

There is no doubt that an actor called Barry Foy played a character called 'Billinge Boy' also credited as "Bombhead's mate" in the Tv series Hollyoaks. It is up for debate however if this is the same authour of a field guide to Irish music. I suggest the article stays but we remove any reference to the aforementioned book until this issue is clarified. Rickwitter 22:01, 11 August 2006 (UTC) User's third contribution to Wikipedia

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