Talk:The Mississauga Blob
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This article was nominated for deletion on December, 2004. The result of the discussion was keep. |
I removed the below from the article:
- Note to the Reader: It would be appreciated to know if this blob indeed still exists, as this was not noted in any of the article's main resources. Presumably, Charles Fort is in possession of the object that he described.
This is a pretty curious suposition, as the linked Charles Fort article clearly notes that he died decades before the 1979 appearance of the object. Wondering simply, -- Infrogmation 02:21 5 Jul 2003 (UTC)
- Oh, maybe it was just using an old term/quote in the book? - user:zanimum
[edit] Hoax?
Is it possible that this whole story is a hoax? Does anyone have any suggestions on how we could verify it? HistoryBA 19:24, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- If it helps, this is a story I remember hearing about from my parents when I was a kid. (Along with the train that exploded or whatever, in Mississauga in the same year. I guess it was a "weird things that happened in Mississauga" story.) Adam Bishop 19:58, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)
[edit] No, a Burning Frisbee
Articles like this, when rationally edited, provide a service. Someone looking this up, thinking it might be an example of star rot (sigh) will at least learn the police thought it was a prank. The original writer of the article, in his enthusiasm, carelessly worded the reference to Fort, implying he had evaluated the incident personally when in reality he'd been dead for decades. Wyss 83.115.15.49 08:22, 5 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- In that case, shouldn't the opening sentence explain that the Mississauga Blob was a burning frisbee thrown into someone's yard? 64.230.31.249 04:20, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I realize that this article was nominated for deletion and that the vote failed, but as a longtime resident of Mississauga, I have to say that this article is totally irrelevant and has zero encyclopedic value.
I suppose it's just a comment on the cultural vaccuum that Mississauga inhabits that an article of this sort has managed to last so long without being bumped off the page.
