Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Canadian Vintage Leaf Flag

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 delete. - Mailer Diablo 05:14, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Canadian Vintage Leaf Flag

This flag is a hoax. It is true the maple leaf symbol has been used in the uniforms of Canadian hockey players. However, in the books and materials that I own or have found, no proof was found for this specific flag to exist. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 05:56, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

• Delete WP:NOT for things thought up in school one day. Clear hoax, nuke it already.  ALKIVAR™ ☢ 06:00, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
• Delete, definitely a hoax. Can't find any evidence this was ever an actual flag. --Coredesat 06:04, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
• Delete as hoax. Only two internet references are by this author. While it's true that logos for Team Canada do use that leaf, as far as a I can tell, it was never on a flag. Otherwise, it would have appeared on List of Canadian flags and per the flag article, this was the original version of the flag. Smashville 06:07, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
• Comment. Per the author on the image page: "I created this myself. It is simply the vintage leaf used by the Canadian men's and women's national hockey team's since 2002 put onto the Canadian flag in place of the 11 point leaf. It should be in the articles List of Canadian Flags and Canadian Vintage Leaf Flag." If that isn't straightforward, I don't know what is... Smashville 06:10, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Hoaxes are not a CSD candidate, so that is why I couldn't just nuke it from orbit. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 06:12, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per Smashville. Blair - Speak to me 06:23, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
• Delete. You can't put one thing together with another thing and say that it's a third thing. The third thing never existed. Fails WP:V. Author, do not invent things for Wikipedia ever again, OK? --Dhartung | Talk 07:04, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy Delete as hoax--Childzy ¤ Talk 08:39, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
• 'Delete' Just the older Toronto Maple Leafs logo put on the flag; there's no such thing and it was never under consideration in the flag design (this draft flag shows only the modern design was considered). Hoax. Nate 08:47, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
• Delete invented thing, no reliable sources, unverifiable. Guy (Help!) 10:45, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

I've simply added the article as an explanation of a flag that was created based on the leaf of the uniforms of Hockey Canada. It is not an official flag, but does exist giving an alternate (vintage) leaf design on a flag that is also found on pins, clothing etc. Canadian Ministry of Heritage is aware of the flag as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Likemike1 (talk • contribs) 17:37, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

• • The original author has posted right here posting that this is a hoax...or at least, something made up, "This is not an official flag". Can we close this now? Smashville 13:10, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
    • The "not official flag" doesn't bother me at all, since we have articles on non-official flags related to Canada and other countries. However, the hoax part does. As for closing, I will let someone else do it. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 13:38, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
• Delete Smells like a hoax, no verifications, and the article is a complete mess.JForget 00:13, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
• Comment I know we're supposed to wait 5 days, but when this is so clearly a hoax, can't we just delete it? Smashville 13:12, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
  • As I mentioned before, hoaxes are not a speedy deletion candidate. Patent nonsense is, but that is mostly "ajiwlkjdewhfjnhdkwifde." Plus, mind as well do it the right way instead of a longer speedy, DRV and all of that stuff. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 01:35, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

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.