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**Hey, long time no see. Looks like you remember us Canadian Folklorists. --] 02:25, 28 January 2007 (UTC) <small>—The preceding ] comment was added by ] (] • ]){{#if:{{{2|}}}|&#32;{{{2}}}|}}.</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> **Hey, long time no see. Looks like you remember us Canadian Folklorists. --] 02:25, 28 January 2007 (UTC) <small>—The preceding ] comment was added by ] (] • ]){{#if:{{{2|}}}|&#32;{{{2}}}|}}.</small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->
**Yes, and I also remember blocking you indefinitely, but I thought there was some hope of getting actual contributions out of you after you admitted on ANI you'd been playing games and that you'd been caught. Read this page and see how many people's time you wasted. Are you going to stop now, or do we have to indef-block about five more accounts? ] 02:25, 28 January 2007 (UTC) **Yes, and I also remember blocking you indefinitely, but I thought there was some hope of getting actual contributions out of you after you admitted on ANI you'd been playing games and that you'd been caught. Read this page and see how many people's time you wasted. Are you going to stop now, or do we have to indef-block about five more accounts? ] 02:25, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
***I think it would be fair to say that if after this fully legitimate attempt at creating an article about a great fictional band my hard work is not appreciated by Misplaced Pages members, I'd probably give up on contributing to your online encyclopedia. --] 03:00, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

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Top gun mach 2

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This is the recreation of a previously speedily deleted article. This is a supposed "mythical Canadian band of great status." The "sources" do nothing to indicate meeting WP:N (one is a simply a mirror}. Fails . . . well, this fails everything. janejellyroll 02:49, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

CommentThis "source" ? janejellyroll 03:11, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
CommentThat reputable source is not a mirror, the facts are that it is simply running the same software as Misplaced Pages. GunnerMike89 03:18, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Comment The fact remains that you can't use the article as a source for . . . the article. That sort of circular cannibalistic "sourcing" doesn't prove anything about your "mythical Canadian band." janejellyroll 03:22, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment - formatting change for User:Clayzer's commentary was done for readability. --Dennisthe2 03:05, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
    • Delete as apparent hoax and unverifiable in any event. Zero relevant Google hits for a "myth of great status" that has a "has a long and historic history" does not jibe. References cited are completely unreliable. I have removed the speedy deletion tag. G4 repost criteria is only for articles deleted after debate at an xfd, not for articles previously speedied.--Fuhghettaboutit 03:20, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
  • I somehow got over 500,000 related hits when I searched Google. Just 2 minutes of following links and I found those 2 references.GunnerMike89 03:23, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
    • You know, Google is kinda funny that way. --Dennisthe2 06:42, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
    • Yes indeed you did. That is because you searched without quotes and therefore got hits for every page in which those 4 words appear in any order. Or put another way, I just searched for rock 4 flag umbrella and got over a million results.--Fuhghettaboutit 03:29, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
      • Not quite. Order is actually part of Google's algorithm for finding and sorting search results --GunnerMike89 03:33, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
        • Did I say differently? Your citation of 500,000 results, as if that means something relevant to this subject, was what was referred to and my point stands. The number is irrelevant and a search for those exact words returns no relevant hits. The fact that the ordering algorithm sorts results to the top, and none of the links in the first few pages are to this fictitious thing also proves the point, though there is no reason to search in this untargeted manner unless you wish to cite a large number that doesn't tell you anything about how often the actual thing searched for appears online.--Fuhghettaboutit 04:03, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
          • Yes, you did say differently. You stated that without quotes you get hits for "every page in which those 4 words appear in any order". This is not true. The order of those words creates different results, not only a different sorting order. Of course, since no common phrases can be created by rearranging the words rock, 4, flag, and umbrella, there will not be a great difference in search results. If you rearranged the words in a phrase such as these two searches you will notice a drastic difference in results, an increase in hits of approximately 296%. GunnerMike89 17:49, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
            • I would like to remind you both that we are not here to discuss how to search on Google, nor are we here to discuss the results of different combinations. GunnerMike89, the point that Fuhgettaboutit was making was that searching for the terms sans quotes will indeed look for pages with any or all of the search terms in it, ergo your massive result. Search for the term "Top gun mach 2" without quotes results in thousands of results; putting it in quotes results in precisely four, and putting a more refined search (+"Top gun mach 2" +Ontario +band) results in precisely zero. --Dennisthe2 17:58, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
              • Your "refined" search method is fatally flawed, and negates your argument. For example, this reasonable search would "prove" that the Holocaust did not occur. I'm sure you were weren't implying that the atrocities of the Holocaust did not happen, but I think Google, while an excellent search tool, should not be used to prove or disprove the accuracy of an article. --GunnerMike89 18:41, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
                • You know, it figures that sooner or later, Godwin's Law would rear its head here. Put a fork in it, the argument is done. --Dennisthe2 19:59, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
                  • Another failed argument attempt. The Nazis were not mentioned, nor was an attempt at comparison made. Remember how Iran made news recently when it held that Holocaust convention, where they evaluated the likeliness of the Holocaust occurring? The organizers were largely Islamic fundamentalists, right wing maybe but certainly not Nazis. Therefore I reject your attempted use of Godwin's Law, please come up with a valid response. -- GunnerMike89 21:27, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, unverifiable hoax, article creator has landed on WP:AIV for his messing around with this AfD. Sandstein 06:12, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Dont Delete no user related to this article is located at WP:AIV —The preceding unsigned comment was added by clayzer (talkcontribs).
  • The bit about attacks from people including Misplaced Pages administrators is vaguely amusing. The "fictional band industry?" "Overwhelming evidence for the case of fictional presence?" Uhm... Delete. Tony Fox (arf!) 21:06, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
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