Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lesser spotted mule

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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 Speedy delete - creator-admitted hoax. Newyorkbrad 22:53, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lesser spotted mule

Despite the nicely photo-shopped image (details), this article is patent nonsense. It does not even qualify to be called an hoax. -- RHaworth 17:57, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

  • Possibly for BJAODN Definitely a wind-up. --Folantin 18:59, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
    • A "wind-up"? What exactly is that? Wavy G 22:22, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
      • Per wind-up, "a noun in UK English slang meaning a prank." Newyorkbrad 02:26, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
        • Ahh, yes. Well, since the author has admitted it was a hoax, can't we Speedy it and be done with it? Wavy G 06:34, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
          • The author of the article on AFC was User:Fragenthecat. While it is likely that User:195.234.243.2 is just Fragenthecat's IP, I think we should let the afd finish. --24fan24 (talk) 22:45, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
I understand your process point, but I'm going ahead and speedying as blatant, now-admitted hoax/nonsense. Newyorkbrad 22:53, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete - Although both books cited as sources exist [1] [2], I was able to search inside them using Amazon's "Search Inside" feature. For both books I quarried "lesser spotted", neither book returned relevant results. Comments on the talk page and the photo shopped image also lead me to believe this is a hoax. --24fan24 (talk) 20:58, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete for obvisously being WP:Complete Bollocks. Eddie.willers 23:29, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per WP:BALLS. — Krimpet (talk/review) 02:37, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Sorry, I guess the joke is up, I wrote the article, which is now due for deletion. It was a private joke and I had a good laugh at it (must admit though, the image was kind of funny). Well done on your moderation in picking it up, I was hoping there may even be some debate into the plight of the spotted mule. Of course, the writing was poor and never convinced anyone. --195.234.243.2 13:12, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Quickly, and wtch for other edits by the article's creators. A Google search for "lesser spotted mule" also brought up the "Endangered speces" Wikipedia article. This is what is wrong with Wikipedia. Wavy G 18:29, 19 March 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.