Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Willamette Lurker

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The result was delete. Stifle (talk) 14:11, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Willamette Lurker

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I've already speedily deleted this once as a blatant hoax, but it's back, so I may as well get a few second opinions in case I've overlooked anything. There's nothing to back this up on Google, News, Books, etc. The two links in the article don't mention this creature. --Bongwarrior (talk) 07:31, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This is a legitimate urban legend especially in local high schools. While there aren't any pages to be sited, it's more of a common knowledge thing . —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ebadpoor5 (talk • contribs) 07:52, 24 March 2010 (UTC) — Ebadpoor5 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
Delete - never heard of it, and I went to school in a local HS. Anyway, proper sources don't cover it, thus fails WP:NOTE. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:17, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Just because you went to a local high school that doesn't make you an expert on local myths. Your high school probably just didn't have this one. Mine did —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ebadpoor5 (talk • contribs) 08:45, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Never said I was an expert, just countering your "common knowledge" argument. But regardless, still doesn't pass our notability guidelines linked above. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:52, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Rightly or wrongly, Wikipedia isn't interested in "common knowledge things". Only topics with significant coverage in reliable independent sources get articles (see WP:N). The sources in the article are not remotely reliable and my good faith searches found no better ones. See also WP:MADEUP. - DustFormsWords (talk) 08:57, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Can't find anything on it, not verifiable. Its no Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp--Milowent (talk) 15:05, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. We already have D. B. Cooper. tedder (talk) 19:02, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Zero Ghits. Bearian (talk) 21:29, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Can't find a single mention of it. Also I've lived on or next to the Willamette for decades. Never heard of it. And I know some very folklorish folks. —EncMstr (talk) 02:41, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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