Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Andrew Locke

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The result of the debate was delete. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 05:14, 27 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Andrew Locke[edit]

Probable hoax; I have not been able to verify the subject's existence, much less any of the details. Shares an author with Kietrie Noe and Abby Wager, both similarly unverifiable. —Charles P. (Mirv) 21:16, 19 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. 99% hoax.Martg76 22:11, 19 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I'll stick my neck out and call bullsh*t. The dates are too early for the Enlightenment (John Locke is an Enlightenment figure)- the bio is implausible. (Locke and Demosthenes seem to online pseudonyms used by Peter & Valentine Wiggin). And Aztec? --Doc Glasgow 22:19, 19 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Definitive bullflop. Internal evidence alone tells us this. 1. Lockes in Vienna? Odd place for this English family in the 16th c. 2. No one knows what he did, but he's important. 3. We only know one book, but all copies of it were burned. 4. His thought is rather like a juvenile today, which is quite the coincidence. Author should be warned, as this kind of junk can get very bad if allowed to fester. Geogre 01:57, 20 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Subject is said to have gone to university of Hanford, which does not exist. -- Jitse Niesen 03:25, 20 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
On basis that the author also did Kietrie Noe and Abby Wager, both of which I opine are hoaxes, delete unless independently verified. Query: can someone like this be locked out for a limited period, in the hope they'll Go Away ? --Simon Cursitor 07:06, 20 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, hoax. Megan1967 07:25, 20 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - obvious hoax. Aside from Geogre and Doc Glasgow's excellent reasoning, there's also the question of a missionary in Italy in the late 16th century, and the stunning ease of travel between the old and new worlds.AlexTiefling 15:14, 20 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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