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The result was delete. Mkdw ^talk 19:57, 7 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

George Colby[edit]

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Two six year old hoaxes! There isn't a single reliable source about either a privateer "George Colby" or his "Colby Pirates". The source that was added to the article, three years after creation, [1], is a copy of the Wikipedia article. (If deleted as hoaxes, they would be near the top of Wikipedia:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia as being two of the hoaxes that survived the longest on here...). Fram (talk) 13:41, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Also nominated: Colby Pirates

Comment Best google books hit I could find referenced a Michael Colby in a production of Pirates of Penzance. There do seem to have been legitimate pirates on the Great Lakes ,though, so a little more investigation may be in order. [2] 24.151.116.25 (talk) 15:56, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. 24.151.116.25 (talk) 16:48, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete both as hoaxes. The deciding point for me was this early line from the articles' creator: "They were lead by George Colbywho was also known as Colonial Colonel Cheese Colby." [3]. Make sure you get the entries in List of privateers and Template:Pirates too, aargh! 24.151.116.25 (talk) 23:02, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete both as not having sufficient WP:Reliable Sources. Buckshot06 (talk) 23:34, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete both per Buckshot6. I couldn't find any assessment of the one book cited. If it was important, we can find reliable sources and re-create it sometime later. Chris Troutman (talk) 18:20, 1 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Suspicious is one thing, but I'm going to agree per above. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 19:59, 7 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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