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

[Eugene van der Pijll]

Carcharoth schreef:
> The reason for this is that a seven-day discussion is more likely to
> get the "right" answer in the case of seemingly "obvious" hoaxes that
> are in fact true, but with reliable sources that it takes time to look
> up. Also, it takes time for enough eyes to read a deletion discussion
> for the person who knows where to look for the obscure source to
> confirm something, to turn up (a week in the case of AfD).
> 
> This applies more to articles where people are guessing something must
> be a hoax (and not finding anything confirming it is true), rather
> than articles where a reliable sources confirms it is a hoax.

On the other hand, if there are reliable sources that confirm it's a
hoax, there is a chance that the hoax itself is notable. In which case,
the article could also be kept (and state that it is a hoax, of course).

This too is best discussed at a 7-day AfD.

Eugene