Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Government of Rhodesia

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The result was speedy deleted as a WP:HOAX. Wouldn't even recommend WP:DRAFT'ing it, though probably best not to prohibit it outright at this stage (for the sakes of transparency). El_C 17:21, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Government of Rhodesia

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Page is newly created with links to equally newly-created pages describing a government-in-exile for whose existence there is no independent evidence. PaddyMatthews (talk) 04:04, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 07:29, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 08:03, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Zimbabwe-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 08:14, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

With all due respect, but the claim “created with links to equally newly-created pages” is misleading. It’s only the proof that the esteemed colleague just clicked on two convenient links (the ones which proof nothing indeed) and ignores the entire scientific literature. Is Wikipedia now based on a fast look at mostly irrelevant links while the entire scientific sources are being ignored?

So far, what was added has better academic sources and references than most of all the pages about Rhodesia.

I will not “fight” with people who work with this attitude. I’m a scientist without the desire to continue the Rhodesian bush wars here. Either the Wikipedia community can accept that someone contributes to the best of his knowledge, or not. That’s all from my side. Keep, delete, do what you like. Facts remain facts with or without Wikipedia. University Professor for History (talk) 09:25, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: In all honesty, it seems like a hoax article. There's no legitimacy that I can interpret regarding many of the claims being made, and it's non-notable as most of the sources seem to touch on historical aspects of Rhodesia rather that the supposed government-in-exile. Curbon7 (talk) 15:36, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Agree this looks like a hoax. I suspect it's not a coincidence that The Republic of Rhodesia started tweeting two days before the creator started editing Rhodesia-related articles on here to claim there was a government in exile. Number 5 7 16:17, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete One of the sources is on Google books; when I checked it for a specific claim (Rowland), it failed verification. The domain for their "official website" was registered in June. I cannot find any mentions anywhere that support the specific claims about the government-in-exile. Pretty certain it's a hoax. Schazjmd (talk) 16:33, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as a hoax. -- Asartea ^Talk ^| ^Contribs 17:07, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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