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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 06:35, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
Kandu Khera Incident
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The article is likely a hoax. After cleaning up the citations, the content as it stands now depends solely on the "authorized biography" of the Captain Amarinder Singh, a far-cry from WP:INDEPENDANT. In a basic WP:BEFORE search, I was not able to find any sources that describe such an "incident" — DaxServer ( t · m · e · c) 06:32, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: History and India. — DaxServer ( t · m · e · c) 06:32, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- Delete: Having read the preface of the remaining book: the author seems to be a really big fan of the subject, and the book seems like a complete hagiography. Additionally, the publisher is
Hay House, which
publishes authors who write on such topics as psychic reading, energy healing, meditation, tarot cards, alternative medicine, numerology, astrology, and holistic health
. So yeah, the book is definitely not reliable. Some sort of inter-state incident did seem to happen in this village in 1986 ( [1] [2]), but I can't find much info on it and I highly doubt it occurred in the way this article suggests. If it was a notable event, then WP:TNT the article; if not, then just normal delete. Curbon7 ( talk) 07:26, 23 July 2023 (UTC) - Delete. Kudos to the nom. It is too risky to include this as either a hoax or a very non-neutral perspective. I see nothing of note known by this moniker. If more sources turn up I hope an editor knows to WP:REFUND, but there's nothing else for it now. — siro χ o 07:44, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- Delete per Curbon7. 〜 Festucalex • talk 08:03, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- Delete as a possible hoax. Even if it isn't, the book is so unreliable that there would be severe WP:NPOV issues that have probably significantly distorted what has happened. JML1148 ( talk | contribs) 08:17, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Haryana and Punjab. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 09:58, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
Delete as a hoax El Wikipedian ( talk) 10:37, 23 July 2023 (UTC)(sock strike — DaxServer ( t · m · e · c) 14:38, 24 July 2023 (UTC))
- Delete per nom and above. Pharaoh of the Wizards ( talk) 22:32, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- Delete per the above as a hoax. Dusti *Let's talk!* 22:53, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This article is eligible for WP:G5 deletion as a creation of a sock account with minimal contributions from other editors. But since several substantive comments have been made at the AFD indicating that even its (re)creation by a non-sock account would be unmerited, I am not short-circuiting the discussion. No issues with any other admin deciding to speedy delete the article, closing the AFD early, or letting it run to completion. Abecedare ( talk) 22:29, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
- Since the consensus is leaning heavily towards delete I went ahead and tagged the artcile for speedy deletion. Dusti *Let's talk!* 22:48, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
- Delete: A hoax and also has no sources. HarukaAmaranth ( talk) 01:42, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 06:35, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
Kandu Khera Incident
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The article is likely a hoax. After cleaning up the citations, the content as it stands now depends solely on the "authorized biography" of the Captain Amarinder Singh, a far-cry from WP:INDEPENDANT. In a basic WP:BEFORE search, I was not able to find any sources that describe such an "incident" — DaxServer ( t · m · e · c) 06:32, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: History and India. — DaxServer ( t · m · e · c) 06:32, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- Delete: Having read the preface of the remaining book: the author seems to be a really big fan of the subject, and the book seems like a complete hagiography. Additionally, the publisher is
Hay House, which
publishes authors who write on such topics as psychic reading, energy healing, meditation, tarot cards, alternative medicine, numerology, astrology, and holistic health
. So yeah, the book is definitely not reliable. Some sort of inter-state incident did seem to happen in this village in 1986 ( [1] [2]), but I can't find much info on it and I highly doubt it occurred in the way this article suggests. If it was a notable event, then WP:TNT the article; if not, then just normal delete. Curbon7 ( talk) 07:26, 23 July 2023 (UTC) - Delete. Kudos to the nom. It is too risky to include this as either a hoax or a very non-neutral perspective. I see nothing of note known by this moniker. If more sources turn up I hope an editor knows to WP:REFUND, but there's nothing else for it now. — siro χ o 07:44, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- Delete per Curbon7. 〜 Festucalex • talk 08:03, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- Delete as a possible hoax. Even if it isn't, the book is so unreliable that there would be severe WP:NPOV issues that have probably significantly distorted what has happened. JML1148 ( talk | contribs) 08:17, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Haryana and Punjab. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 09:58, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
Delete as a hoax El Wikipedian ( talk) 10:37, 23 July 2023 (UTC)(sock strike — DaxServer ( t · m · e · c) 14:38, 24 July 2023 (UTC))
- Delete per nom and above. Pharaoh of the Wizards ( talk) 22:32, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- Delete per the above as a hoax. Dusti *Let's talk!* 22:53, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This article is eligible for WP:G5 deletion as a creation of a sock account with minimal contributions from other editors. But since several substantive comments have been made at the AFD indicating that even its (re)creation by a non-sock account would be unmerited, I am not short-circuiting the discussion. No issues with any other admin deciding to speedy delete the article, closing the AFD early, or letting it run to completion. Abecedare ( talk) 22:29, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
- Since the consensus is leaning heavily towards delete I went ahead and tagged the artcile for speedy deletion. Dusti *Let's talk!* 22:48, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
- Delete: A hoax and also has no sources. HarukaAmaranth ( talk) 01:42, 25 July 2023 (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.