Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Silent Flute Man

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The result of the debate was delete. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 04:11, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Silent Flute Man

Was tagged as a speedy. Delete. Lupo 09:24, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

• Delete, unverifiable. Megan1967 11:11, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. --khaosworks 18:18, May 31, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete no google hits, unverified. --Etacar11 23:00, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Read the article and it's not that much of an interesting case. Nothing paranormal in what has been reported, nor anything Wikipedia-worthy. Decius 00:32, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC) Note: after I pointed out that there was nothing paranormal in the article, the anonymous user who started the article added a paranormal touch by writing that a witness allegedly saw Silent Flute Man literally diving as if 'into thin air'. It's an attempted wiki-hoax most likely. Vote same as before. Decius 21:10, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Gonna have to vote Delete on this one. Nothing really that unusual about some drifter. Unless notability can be established, I'd say this one's headed back to the road. Mr Bound 02:23, Jun 1, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Quale 05:24, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Uchuujin Agreed, this could be interesting if there were some folklore that evolved around it, like people hearing a flute on the shore during full moons with cropcircles nearby. twenty five to eleven, may 31st.
• Delete - no folklore, no paranormal events, no notability, quite simply no. Dismas 07:38, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Megan1967 and Etacar11 have hit the nail on the head. This article cites no sources and is unverifiable. Piano Man (person), in contrast, refers to Wikinews, and thus for starters implicitly cites all of the many sources that Wikinews (which is far stricter than Wikipedia is when it comes to source citation) cites. There's no evidence that this article isn't simply a complete fabrication. And even were it not a complete fabrication, Uchuujin makes the point that the purported Silent Flute Man of 1968 hasn't gained the worldwide notoriety and inspired the sort of worldwide discussion that Piano Man (person) has. Delete. Uncle G 18:36, 2005 Jun 1 (UTC)
• I did see something in a British newspaper about 'silent flute man' the other day, but even so, delete Proto 12:34, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete drini ☎ 17:17, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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