Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Battle of Blenau
- The following is a discussion of the deletion of the page on the Battle of Blenau, a fictional battle, not the Battle of Bléneau.
No such battle. Gdr 14:07, 2004 Aug 9 (UTC)
- google gave me 62 hits. Keep -R. fiend 15:55, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- All the "hits" are from Wikipedia and its clones, so delete. This shows why you should be careful in interpreting the results of a Google search. Gdr 16:19, 2004 Aug 9 (UTC)
- (After some more research.) The misspelling "Blenau" (for Bléneau) appeared first on the page List of battles 1401-1800. It got copied by mistake to List of naval battles (Bléneau wasn't a naval battle) when the latter was selected from the former. Anonymous user 218.214.140.180 then took up the challenge and made up a fanciful story to fit the non-existent battle, with some fictitious participants to fill out the tale. Gdr 17:47, 2004 Aug 9 (UTC)
- Delete: Once you know it's fabricated, it's kind of obvious. Now that is sophisticated vandalism. Geogre 19:00, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- I'm getting nothing at all for Battle of Bléneau, and if Battle of Blenau only appears on wikipedia then I think this page should be deleted and both should be removed from List of battles 1401-1800. Sophisticated vandalism indeed.-R. fiend 20:04, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- Search Google for battle and Bléneau or "Bataille de Bléneau", not "Battle of Bléneau". The Battle of Bléneau was a battle of the Fronde fought on April 7, 1652 near Bléneau in France between the armies of the rebel Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé and the Royalist Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne. Condé destroyed part of the Royalist army but failed to exploit his victory. (According to the Cambridge Modern History.) How's that for a substub? Gdr 21:02, 2004 Aug 9 (UTC)
- The text as is has a delicate odour of bovine waste product. Apart from the names (Lord Henri Esteridge of Essex my posterior) 100+ gun ships of the line didn't happen until almost the end of that century if I'm not mistaken Delete nonsense,--Ianb 21:18, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC) Subsubstitute substub from Gdr.
- You're right about the names, wrong about the ships: HMS Sovereign of the Seas was a three-decker built in 1637. I'll put the substub at Battle of Bléneau, but Battle of Blenau must still be deleted. Gdr 21:32, 2004 Aug 9 (UTC)
- No Such thing. Searched "Bataille de Bléneau" and Bataille, Bléneau seperately. Pretty sophisticated, but obviously shows no knowledge in French literature: "Ville de Paris"? Thats blasphemy to name a ship such a stupid name.