Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/GBC Channel Germany

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The result was speedy delete. Deleted as hoax (currently tagged as such). I'm also concerned we might be linking to a site that engages in wholesale copyright violations §FreeRangeFrog^croak 19:44, 15 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

GBC Channel Germany

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The article appears to be an elaborate hoax. Logo looks like it was slapped together in MS Paint, and the official website appears to have been created to deceive people into thinking it's a real channel, complete with far-fetched programming choices. Also, could not find anything about the channel on Google beyond the (supposedly fake) website and this Wikipedia article, and a banner ad for a German business web hosting service displayed prominently on it (the site). Electric Burst^{(Electron firings)}_(Zaps) 11:06, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Agree that this is a hoax; cannot find any sources in English or German discussing the topic other than the extremely unprofessional website that almost certainly does not belong to a major media organization. Would speedy delete, but the topic is difficult enough to research due to the generic name that I may be missing something. —Verrai 02:45, 15 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:27, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:27, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Anything that needs in depth research should not be speedied. Having said that, I agree that the website is tacky, and is hosted at a free web site host to boot. Never mind Paint, you could probably set the logo up in Word. I've done a search, repeated with more and more removals (such as the Goldenrod Baptist Church's channel, which took thousands off the hits total), and not found anything of interest. If they can't find anything themselves, or can't be bothered, it should go. Peridon (talk) 13:30, 15 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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.