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 Speedy deleted by admin Pilotguy (Deleting page - reason was: "Article about a non-notable individual, band, service, website or other entity" using NPWatcher). Non-admin closure of orphaned AFD per WP:DPR. Serpent's Choice 01:17, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ballensworth, Duke of (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I can find no evidence of a person named the 'Duke of Ballensworth' or a place called Ballensworth in Cambridgeshire. The title does not appear in The Complete Peerage. Verica Atrebatum 10:32, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. Hoax. The references mention several books: they are a mix of real ones that don't mention him, and fakes that have never been published. Sam Blacketer 11:47, 7 January 2007 (UTC) (PS there's a giveaway clue that the article is a fake in the reference to a return to the City of Cambridge in 1868. Cambridge was not given city status until 1950. Sam Blacketer 12:11, 7 January 2007 (UTC))[reply]
• Delete as failing WP:V. (Duke of Ballensworth is a duplicate of this article, and has its own AfD at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Duke of Ballensworth.) Demiurge 12:46, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as hoax, good work on city status research/knowledge by Sam Blacketer! Budgiekiller 14:01, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Obvious hoax. Honbicot 14:24, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, and it should be speedy ... as far as I can see it is a hoax Alf photoman 17:50, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: See also AfD for Duke of Ballensworth, three entries up. Newyorkbrad 19:44, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per above. —dima/s-ko/ 21:46, 7 January 2007 (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.