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The result was delete. - Philippe 03:21, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Pop Group J-4 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) (delete) – (View log)
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Hoax entry about a pop group. Claims to have had no.1 hits called "hidden" and "Touch", but Google doesn't know about them. Claims to have won Best R&B Track at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards, but that was Chris Brown, "Forever". Claims to have been nominated for Best Pop Video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, but the WP article doesn't agree. The first reference says "Sorry, the blog you were looking for does not exist. However, the name popinternationalj4 is available to register!" I checked two more references at random, which didn't mention J-4. I didn't waste any time on more checks. The author's record does not inspire confidence. Delete as blatant hoax. JohnCD (talk) 17:14, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete as hoax.--Terrillja (talk) 20:05, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete none of the sources mention J-4. Hoax GtstrickyTalk or C 21:13, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete — Complete and utter WP:BOLLOCKS. MuZemike (talk) 21:34, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete: this hoax per WP:SNOW. Schuym1 (talk) 22:17, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. —JohnCD (talk) 10:18, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete: One more in a long line of hoax articles by this user and friends as a way to get their names on Wikipedia a week at a time. I removed all the unsourced information, non-notable band member names and citations to its newly created blog in the article in two large chunks. Perhaps reducing the exposure the information gets in the main space will help dampen their enthusiasm for recreating these articles. If not, I stand corrected. Flowanda | Talk 20:09, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment by nominator: removing all that leaves an innocuous, though unsourced, one-paragraph entry about the group's formation and name. When considering the AfD, editors should bear in mind that the version originally nominated, including false references and blatantly false claims of awards and No.1 hits, was all the work of a single author, so that even what remains depends on his credibility. JohnCD (talk) 20:51, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete: Nonnotable. Fails WP:Music. Author's credibility is not trusted. ♫ Cricket02 (talk) 03:22, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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