[WikiEN-l] How long does it take to delete an hoax article at en.wp?

[Fred Bauder]

> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KPVK-TV&action=history
>
> I am amazed about the speed in which an hoax article is kept alive,
> even after someone has properly identified this to be a hoax from a
> German TV producer.
>
> Mathias

Our policy apparently requires an investigation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Hoax#Dealing_with_hoaxes

Unless it is obvious. So it will be deleted immediately only if at least
one administrator finds it "obvious" and is willing to take the heat.

Fred