Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tim Caddey
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This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record.
The result of the debate was DELETE 04:56, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Hoax -- Longhair | Talk 10:03, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Delete -- Longhair | Talk 10:03, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Abstain Insistance that it is a hoax but no real evidence provided. I will leave this to those who hopefully know what they're talking about. -- RussellG 10:10, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- I happen to know the subject personally, and I guarantee that everything in this article is complete and utter nonsense. I'm afraid you'll have to take my word for it - he doesn't have a single hit in Google. Ambi 10:28, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- As I said, I yield to those in the know. -- RussellG 10:10, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- I happen to know the subject personally, and I guarantee that everything in this article is complete and utter nonsense. I'm afraid you'll have to take my word for it - he doesn't have a single hit in Google. Ambi 10:28, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Delete. It's a hoax because it isn't true, and because Caddey and Robertson are both just normal uni students. They may become these things in the future, but they certainly haven't yet. Ambi, the ANU student. 10:17, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Delete hoax. JamesBurns 11:05, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- You know well the Caddster is beyond google searches "ambi" (JoJo)
- Unsigned comment above from 220.237.197.101 -- Longhair | Talk 11:29, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Delete taking Ambi's word for it. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 11:40, Jun 16, 2005 (UTC)
- Keep Caddey is a well known Australian journalist. I'm afraid the day wikipedia deletes pages because an administrator claims to know the subject, or we 'take someone's word for it' is the day it loses its raison d'etre.
- Unsigned vote above from 220.237.197.101 -- Longhair | Talk 13:20, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Keep -- 'JoJo 13:29, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)JoJo'
- Keep Matthewleung87 14:12, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- KeepFatcatlebron
- Delete User:JoJo is a nonsense/spam artist, so no reason to believe anything he writes. --Habap 15:06, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Delete, hoax. Alphax τεχ 15:18, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Hey what do you know- sockpuppets coming to defend an article- this makes me want to vote, oh how was it I voted when last I saw sockpuppets- Delete --Scimitar 15:33, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Delete article and sockpuppets Columbia 15:34, Jun 16, 2005 (UTC)
- Delete unverified/possible hoax, not to mention the sockpuppets. --Etacar11 16:02, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Delete. Nonnotable and/or nonverifiable, the book mentioned in the article is not known to copac.ac.uk (combined catalogue of UK libraries). Jitse Niesen 23:29, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Keep The key factor is that normal rules cannot apply when we're talking the C man. Besides, just ask him, he'll tell you don't mess with the big gun- 'Hotpants 07:00, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)Hotpants'
- Delete - sockpuppetry essentially admitting it's a joke ("C man," et al.). --FCYTravis 09:07, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Where do they say that? Until I see strong evidence to draw this into disrepute it's just one anonymous persons word against anothers. Keep- 'Freezer 09:38, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)Freezer'
- Delete - nonsense backed up by sockpuppets - Skysmith 10:28, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Keep- I'll give the C-man the benefit of the doubt until I see some evidence presented- 'TagTeam 10:40, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)TagTeam'
- It is contributor's job to present evidence that something exists, not the other way around - Skysmith 11:42, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I'm reversing my vote to Keep, I've confirmed most these hoax articles using my sophisticated Google searching techniques. Excelsior! AIphax 19:03, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)- Delete. Probable hoax. No books by a Tim Caddey by any title appear in WorldCat. Gamaliel 19:45, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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