Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Twisting the Cow (second nomination)
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The result was Deleted, appears to be some hoax or otherwise unverifiable activity. Cyde Weys 02:36, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Twisting the Cow
The 'verify' tag has now been on the entry for more than a year, and no references have been added. Every one of the references either goes back to the 'Horrible histories' book, or is effectively identical to the account in that book: either they all go back to that book, or some of them come from the same source as that book. If somebody can identify that source, the article may be verifiable; but otherwise I suggest it is unverifiable and should be deleted. ColinFine 11:35, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per nom. It's about time. --Haakon 11:45, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete as both above Nigel (Talk) 12:46, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per nom.UberCryxic 17:14, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Ohh no, hoax which has been around long enough to work its way into google. --Darkfred Talk to me 17:16, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep for now, until it can be shown a hoax. It's in a book called Bloody Scotland. Via the magic of Lexis, an article in the Scottish Daily Record on June 15, 1998, opened thus:
:A new children's history book that tells how Scots used to pull the legs of dead cows was under attack yesterday. Bloody Scotland, by Englishman Terry Deary, says "twisting the cow" was popular at the Invergarry Games in 1820.
- Delete. See also article Cow tipping and complaint from Uncyclopedia that WP steals their bussiness. Pavel Vozenilek 18:17, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Withdraw my keep vote as I now understand the nom's reference to "Horrible histories" is the same as the book I cited. And upon reflection, one source, which is a children's book, is not enough for verification. Pan Dan 18:22, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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