Wiki143:Articles for deletion/Rathdowney Boxing Club

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The result of the debate was speedy deleted at the request of the creator and sole editor. JeremyA (talk) 03:42, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

Rathdowney Boxing Club

My google search found only 1000, on the top of the result seem to be their offical site but other result seem unrelated to it. I say delete--Kiba 22:48, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

• I am the original author of this article. The initial text, which I wrote, consisted only of the first paragraph. I had nothing to do with the latter paragraph, which was added immediately after I created the article. What I wrote is entirely genuine. I would like to point out that I have no direct association with the subject matter of the article. This is not an advertisement; I have no vested interest here. It was my intention simply to create an entry relating to my part of the world (Wikipedia articles relating to the Irish midlands are sparse and tend to be somewhat lacking). I apologize for any transgressions of Wikipedia custom: I am new here. I wish to vote against deletion. Document Number Two 23:22, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

• Delete. Probable hoax, seeing as the text included funding by the 'richest man in the world, Fintin O'Brien'. Hedley 23:36, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

• I wish to clarify that I do not dispute that the second paragraph is a hoax. In fact, I am positive that it is a hoax. But I maintain that the first paragraph is not worthy of deletion. I do not see the argument for deleting the entire article, as I do not see why there should be any incredulity regarding the existence of a local boxing club in a town in Ireland! The absence of many references to it on the internet (if, indeed, there are any at all - I haven't checked) simply reflects the fact that Ireland is not yet quite so web-savvy that a small organization, such as the one in question, might have a website of its own. I point out again that I have no association with this Boxing Club. They have no knowledge of, or association with, this article. Document Number Two 23:57, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

• I have now removed the second paragraph. The reason I did not do so earlier was that I misread the banner at the top of the page. I had believed it forbade any editing of the page whatsoever while it was being considered for deletion. I apologize again. Document Number Two 00:24, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

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