Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Benjamin Slagle

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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 Delete. Not quite obvious enough for a speedy but pretty clearly a hoax, and clear consensus to delete this non notable BLP. Absent a positive consensus to keep, non notable or marginally notable BLPs should be deleted. Therefore, delete. ++Lar: t/c 04:22, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Benjamin Slagle

Benjamin Slagle (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (delete) – (View log)

I can't actually find any references online that this person has anything to do with skiing. Several of the claims in the article make me suspect it's a hoax. Thanks. Rnb (talk) 02:34, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

  • Weak delete as likely probable hoax. Basing that on the fact that Slagle's name isn't listed on the ski teams roster. --Bfigura (talk) 04:24, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete G3 Very likely hoax, no info seems to exist on this guy. So tagged. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 02:59, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete per arguments above. Only search results for "Benjamin Slagle" ski and "Ben Slagle" ski on Google point to this page. Sources and I may change my mind, but as of now, evidence points to hoax. Spell4yr (talk) 03:03, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment I'm not sure it's worth anything, but some of the article creator's other edits indicate Benjamin Slagle is an amateur filmmaker attempting to promote a "viral video" of skiing tricks. Rnb (talk) 03:31, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
  • CommentNeeds to be ab obvious hoax to speedy delete. Dlohcierekim 04:23, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete I am unable to find any verifiable sources for any of it. Dlohcierekim 04:54, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp (talk) 15:54, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete likely NOT a hoax. Scarborough_High_School_(Maine), but not notable either, so delete. SunCreator (talk) 16:37, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment I don't know how valid the Scarborough High School entry is, as the same person who created the Benjamin Slagle page added that entry to the alumni list. Rnb (talk) 18:01, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom NN Dreamspy (talk) 21:18, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete as probable hoax, certainly NN; and remove any entries about him which the same author has managed to leave in Scarborough_High_School_(Maine), where he has quite an edit history. JohnCD (talk) 11:15, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete as probable hoax, because my searches only turned up a college soccer player by this name and not an alpine skiier. Plus, if as indicated above, he is not on the roster of the team suggested in the article... Best, --Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 17:20, 19 April 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.