Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Orange bellied pike

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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 rouge deletion (admitted hoax). ➨ ЯEDVEЯS looks at danger and laughs his head off 21:59, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Orange bellied pike

Orange bellied pike (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (delete) – (View log)

This animal or the book cited as a reference does not seem to exist outside of Wikipedia. Madlobster (talk) 17:54, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

  • Delete (changed to speedy delete below) unless reliable third party sources can be located. I'm really horrified by how many longstanding hoaxes are being discovered on Wikipedia as of late. coccyx bloccyx(toccyx) 18:13, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete as vandalism; so tagged. ... discospinster talk 18:17, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete. This seems like a really elaborate hoax (so much so that I imagine the speedy will be declined). The giveaway for me is the orange belly: the reason behind it doesn't make sense, and the pike in the picture doesn't have an orange belly. The only ghits are copies of the same list of fish some aquarium-keeper wants. AnturiaethwrTalk 18:25, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete Appears to be hoax. No ghits under any spelling I have tried. Rmhermen (talk) 18:38, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Speedy Delete Endorsed. When this is "Poof... Obliterated", might as well get rid of Image:Orangebelliedpikeage.jpg as well. --Pmedema (talk) 18:40, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete - LOL, I have to admit the author did a great job. But difenitly a hoax. However, a lot of time and effort went into the piece. Someone please talk to the author and get him on our side. ShoesssS Talk 18:43, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • G3 Fishy hoax. So tagged. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 18:51, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Strong delete as fishy hoax. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 19:39, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete - I just declined the speedy on it - it seemed to me too complex (or elaborate as Anturiaethwr said) to be classed as "obvious" but I still believe it to be a hoax. nancy (talk) 19:00, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete – Definitely appears to be a hoax; no Google hits for either the supposed common name or scientific name. — λ (talk) 19:08, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete - not quite a G3 speedy. To me it appears to be a fairly clear hoax, however. A relatively thorough Google search does not show any results relating to this species. Also the book cited and some of the logic in the article seems gives evidence of falsity. It was funny, and I have to agree with Shoessss; this is a writer who's got some talent. :) --JamieS93 19:34, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Oh for crying out loud, give me a break. WP:IGNORE the "rules" and improve our encyclopedia. This is a hoax and no one here disputes it. SPEEDY DELETE. coccyx bloccyx(toccyx) 19:54, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • delete as hoax. Also note that the poster of the fish photo, and the bogus graph (same User talk:Nogard) has also posted an image of what looks to me like a capybara, but named it "Mooserat" (no valid ghits either). -- Alexf42 20:27, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete, clear hoax. Need I say more? --63.64.30.2 (talk) 20:29, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete - hoax. This diff, with an edit summary of "heh", is all you need to read. JohnCD (talk) 21:03, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep please - I made this page with the help of my AP biology class. Our teacher is not as good as he could be. We made this because he gave us an assignment to research an animal. We made this to spite him. We would greatly appreciate it if this could stay up until about a week after the assingment is due. We need to turn it in on Friday the 30. If this could stay up until June 6, we would all be greatful. The Mooserat was made so that we wouldn't all do the same animal. Please consider leaving it up just for another two weeks. Feel free to take it down afterward. We can add it to the category Ficticous animals. Thank you all very much for the complements on our efforts. Nogard —Preceding comment was added at 21:37, 23 May 2008 (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.