Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grant Town Goon

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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 delete. --Bongwarrior (talk) 05:47, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Grant Town Goon

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Tagged for speedy deletion as a hoax, several links on WP about this. Unsure, a Google search doesn't turn up much. Keilanatalk(recall) 02:24, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

  • Delete. Fails WP:V miserably. A Google search turns up nothing other than Wikipedia. It's a waste of time debating this as it's an obvious hoax and could qualify for a speedy as nonsense or vandalism.--h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 07:41, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete no none wikipedia results for a google search indicates a hoax - Dumelow (talk) 18:22, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete agree with all above. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 18:59, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
  • let it stay having grown up in the town, I can attest to it being a local legend and was careful to label it as a legend. I was also careful to state it has never been documented. However, like another reference I made in the underlying grant town article, the Telltale Lilac Bush is a local book of ghost stories--another topic that can't be documented, can be a hoax in some opinions, but is authenticated by a published book. Since Wikipedia contains other articles on legends, etc., I think this is an appropriate explanation of a local legend. Otherwise, delete Bigfoot. If the whole world was on google, why bother to edit? Burnsfessler (talk) 01:57, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Item Should Remain As a person in a neighboring city, I heard of this local legend from my father and Uncles who grew up in the town. I agree with the statment above about properly stating that it was a legend and not documented. I was very glad to see this on Wikipedia and have since sent the article to several people who know of this legend from that and neighboring towns. If required I would be able to obtain a picture of the place the legend is believed to be focused, and where many local kids ranging from middle through highschool go looking for the Grant Town Goon to this day. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.33.189.220 (talk) 02:37, 4 January 2008 (UTC) — 68.33.189.220 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
  • Delete There are sources for the Bigfoot article, there are none for this. Edward321 (talk) 03:06, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete Per nom and others fails WP:V Alexfusco5 17:06, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete, completely unsourceable, violates WP:V. At worst a hoax; at best a non-notable local urban legend. --Kinu t/c 17:42, 6 January 2008 (UTC)


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