Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earl of Lerwick

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The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 16:51, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Earl of Lerwick

To quote the article:

The title Earl of Lerwick" was created in 1987 in the Peerage of Scotland for Martin Lotherey. He purchased the name purely as a symbol of his wealth, the title has no significance in royal circles and does not give the beholder the honour of parading their coats of arms for the parading monarch At the moment, the Earlship is held by George, Earl of Lerwick, originating in the central belt of Scotland, and was renewed on 25/09/2006.
George, First Earl of Lerwick, claimed the title recently after aquiring it in internet auction, and although he has the considerable authority of using the name therin with credit card, bank statements, and all other identification it cannot be used to buy property and has no royal significance.

I believe this is a hoax, but even if it is not, it certainly fails WP:BIO so far as either "Earl" is concerned. Whichever is the case, "Earl of Lerwick" produces zero ghits and zero gbooks hits and thus the article is not verifiable. Angus McLellan (Talk) 00:10, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

• Delete as hoax as per nom. If this was genuine (although it sounds highly dubious), a notice about this would have appeared in the London Gazette and/or the Edinburgh Gazette - the official journals of record where awards and honours such as UK peerages are required to be listed ( see the search functions at [1]). Bwithh 00:26, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletions. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 13:25, 1 October 2006 (UTC)"
• Delete, either a hoax or a description of a sad (but unencyclopedic) fraud. Wikipedia's coverage of the Peerage of Scotland should be limited to those legitimate titles recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, not delusions bought off eBay. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 13:29, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

I want to know how many people bid on it, and how serious they were. Or maybe not. And why settle for a spurious earldom? I'd hold out for marquess at the least. — OtherDave 13:28, 2 October 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.