Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Escargo

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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 redirected. Non-admin closure. Zetawoof(ζ) 09:32, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Escargo

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Reference links are faked (harvarduniversity.edu). There has been no ship named USS Esial. Creator's contributions consist entirely of puerile vandalism. Delete as hoax. Maralia (talk) 03:55, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete. Given the meaning of the French word that sounds like this, it is doubtful that any ship would be given this name, let alone an entire ship class. --Blanchardb-Me•MyEars•MyMouth-timed 04:00, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
    • But if the term refers to the ship's cargo, then why would anyone want to refer to it as slow moving when it is not supposed to move at all? --Blanchardb-Me•MyEars•MyMouth-timed 04:09, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
I think you are simultaneously reading too much into it and missing the article's point. The article isn't about a ship named Escargo, and doesn't attempt to draw any parallel to the meaning of the French word escargot—rather, it's about a play on words with the ship Esial and her cargo. However, there has been no ship USS Esial, so it's fairly likely that the entire thing is a hoax. Maralia (talk) 04:48, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
Actually, that adds to the likelihood that the article is a hoax. Which was my point. :-) --Blanchardb-Me•MyEars•MyMouth-timed 05:08, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, the article title and the bogus ship name leads me to believe this is a hoax. Lankiveil (talk) 04:40, 30 December 2007 (UTC).
  • Delete Starter's history as a mischief maker, plus the hoax-ish nature of the article, lead me to believe it can't be anything useful. Master of Puppets Care to share? 04:47, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, per nom. Parsecboy (talk) 04:48, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete as a hoax given that the references are fake. But even if the article were completely true, it would just be a dictionary definition of an obscure slang word, and Wikipedia is not a dictionary. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 05:21, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete The article is too short with little context and has faked references - 06:34, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Redirect to Escargot as a possible common spelling error. ARendedWinter 08:07, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Redirect per above. Seems like a fairly common typo. Zagalejo^^^ 08:36, 30 December 2007 (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.