Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lirs

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The result of the debate was Delete. Rx StrangeLove 06:02, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Lirs

Vanity/hoax

• Delete. Gazpacho 03:08, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete if verification not forthcoming. I checked the American Astronomical Society website. Searching got this response: "Your search - Lirs - did not match any documents". -WCFrancis 03:13, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete as neologism. Certainly, if this term was widely used, the American Astronical Society would have heard of it. We have no articles linking to this and a Google search did not come up with any reference to this in the early pages. Capitalistroadster 03:23, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
• Note It appears [1] that "Scott Langhorst" may have been attached in some form or another to USC around 1973, but other than that I had trouble coming up with any other information. Would be a cool story if it were true though... 24.33.229.62 03:28, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
• Comment: I have enjoyed researching this on the net. For details of what I found see Talk:Lirs. Summary: two named individuals confirmed at USC in 1973, Dr. Whipple real but died 08/30/05, Dr. Irvine real but no claim that he even received proposal or responded. No evidence of letter or response. If hoax, someone went to a lot of trouble. If real, still unverifiable and non-notable. No change to my vote above. -WCFrancis 15:26, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

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