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Existence denied/debunked - default procedure? Jul 14, 2016 22:31:04 GMT via mobile virtuaboi likes this

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Post by SenaUW on Jul 14, 2016 22:31:04 GMT

So, there have been some cases lately where pieces of media tagged as "Existence unconfirmed" were proven to be non-existent. What would be the default procedure in those cases? Report the article for removal by a moderator, or keep the article with a proper "Existence denied" tag so people become aware of its non-existence and don't recreate said article?

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virtuaboi
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Existence denied/debunked - default procedure? Jul 14, 2016 22:41:29 GMT

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Post by virtuaboi on Jul 14, 2016 22:41:29 GMT

Jul 14, 2016 22:31:04 GMT SenaUW said:

So, there have been some cases lately where pieces of media tagged as "Existence unconfirmed" were proven to be non-existent. What would be the default procedure in those cases? Report the article for removal by a moderator, or keep the article with a proper "Existence denied" tag so people become aware of its non-existence and don't recreate said article?

Ah, good point. I vote for "Existence denied".

What if ADWS is confirmed to have never been made? There's no way in hell that article is getting removed; that's a story to be passed on for generations.

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Existence denied/debunked - default procedure? Jul 15, 2016 13:50:12 GMT

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Post by dycaite on Jul 15, 2016 13:50:12 GMT

If they're confirmed to be totally fake, then the article is generally deleted. But I can see the value in leaving them up in some cases, where the hoax in question is widely known of. Guess it's the kinda thing you gotta determine on a case by case basis.

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Existence denied/debunked - default procedure? Jul 16, 2016 2:10:23 GMT

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Post by LSuperSonicQ on Jul 16, 2016 2:10:23 GMT

A lot of the lost media interests I've dealt with surround unconfirmed episodes that ended up being totally fake. But since there was substantial evidence to research, I would consider the end result informative and worthy of staying on the site.

So yeah, basically what dycaite said.

Existence denied/debunked - default procedure?

Post by SenaUW on Jul 14, 2016 22:31:04 GMT

Post by virtuaboi on Jul 14, 2016 22:41:29 GMT

Post by dycaite on Jul 15, 2016 13:50:12 GMT

Post by LSuperSonicQ on Jul 16, 2016 2:10:23 GMT

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