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It needs to be correctly called what it is -- a hoax site. From Wikipedia: A hoax is a deliberately fabricated falsehood made to masquerade as truth. In no way does it fall within any definition of "satire." <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Sarahseehoward|Sarahseehoward]] ([[User talk:Sarahseehoward|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Sarahseehoward|contribs]]) 06:24, 21 October 2014 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
It needs to be correctly called what it is -- a hoax site. From Wikipedia: A hoax is a deliberately fabricated falsehood made to masquerade as truth. In no way does it fall within any definition of "satire." <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Sarahseehoward|Sarahseehoward]] ([[User talk:Sarahseehoward|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Sarahseehoward|contribs]]) 06:24, 21 October 2014 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

This article should NOT be deleted. It's a public service announcement to those who mistakingly think the National Report is a legitimate news source. It is not. It is also NOT satire. It's nothing but lies and people need to have access to information so that they know this.

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Fails WP:GNG. Further, currently is just a list of headlines that got picked up by other news agencies thinking they were legit or that others debunked. Only one sentence about the actual website. Page content is not actually about page title. Sources on page do not discuss the website/company itself or its notability. I think National Report is likely notable enough to have its own article, but current article needs WP:NUKEANDPAVE EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 15:26, 15 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:12, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Totally agree! Lets delete it!Yup69 (talk) 02:40, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep it. Many don't realize it is a satire page and the Wikipedia page for it is the best place to explain that.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.96.181.137 (talk)

I think it should be kept. The article can be improved, but not deleted. People wanting to know what kind of "newspaper" it is (i.e. not one to take seriously) should know that. So, no deletion, but a complete make-over. My opinion. Jerappelle (talk) 15:58, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There has been no improvement in the article since the beginning of this year. No one is working on it. NUKEANDPAVE. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 17:02, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
WP:AFDISNOTCLEANUP by all means rewrite it. Martin451 22:32, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm against deleting the article. At the very least, people need to know this is a humor site, not a site for actual news. bhumburg — Preceding undated comment added 15:23, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I am against deleting it also. I used Wikipedia to verify that the site was satirical. It has reach and is notable.125.237.32.170 (talk) 18:25, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

How on earth does this fail GNG? Just look at the list of times it's fooled more reputable news sources, not to mention large portions of the Internet. The Banksy arrest story is trending like mad right now. If you can't load up your Facebook without seeing a prominent mention of the site's current story, it seems pretty notable to me. —Robotech_Master (talk) 19:04, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It needs to be correctly called what it is -- a hoax site. From Wikipedia: A hoax is a deliberately fabricated falsehood made to masquerade as truth. In no way does it fall within any definition of "satire." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sarahseehoward (talkcontribs) 06:24, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This article should NOT be deleted. It's a public service announcement to those who mistakingly think the National Report is a legitimate news source. It is not. It is also NOT satire. It's nothing but lies and people need to have access to information so that they know this.