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The result was Delete Even ignoring the unsigned comment (which agrees with the others) the consensus is uniform. -- Anthony Bradbury "talk" 18:40, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
Count Wladmir Shchwekochov
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Find sources: Google ( books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL) No references found for this individual on Google. Of the references listed, one links to a Russian volleyball club and the other to a press release about a poet's works; neither mentions the subject. In addition, the surname "Shchwekochov" has no other appearances on Google and appears to be invalid. All indications point to a long-lived hoax. Calamondin12 ( talk) 20:32, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Russia-related deletion discussions. Everymorning (talk) 17:16, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- Delete I can't find any reference to the individual either, including in Google Books. The originating authors only post. Agree: all the markings of a hoax. Engleham ( talk) 18:11, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
- SNOW Delete as there's still nothing at all convincing, sources are not convincing and there's certainly enough questionability, like with usual fabrications, that this can be deleted. SwisterTwister talk 03:32, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
- Comment - First off, note that this name spelling is some sort of funky quasi-Polish transliteration for what is said to have been a Russian nobleman. Vladimir Shchvekochev would be the common American transliteration of the name given above, and Владимир Щвекочев would be the Cyrillic. Use those to search the net and if this turns out to be a keep after all, be sure to change the name of the page to Vladimir Shchvekochev. I will check now myself... Carrite ( talk) 16:09, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
- Delete - I am getting absolutely nothing for either variant of the name that I give above, nor did tweaking the last name to Shchvekechev or Shchvekochov generate anything. Since the H-word has been used above, I will tag the piece with a HOAX flag pending its inevitable deletion. Carrite ( talk) 16:13, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
- Comment - Oops, I see a HOAX flag is already up. Carrite ( talk) 16:14, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
- Comment - Single purpose account creator, Penelopeanddonna with an entire edit history of one edit, to create this piece. Closing administrator might want to lay down a block on that account for vandalism-only activity. Carrite ( talk) 16:17, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
- Delete - minor nobility with relatively tiny land holdings (a forest smaller than the Bronx Zoo or many American summer camps). Bearian ( talk) 17:54, 22 July 2016 (UTC)
- Delete Nothing on searching. FeatherPluma ( talk) 00:13, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
- Delete if something is suspect as a hoax we need evidence that it is not to keep it which we lack here.
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