Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mask of infamy

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The result was delete. The image appears to be of scold's bridles, per [1]. clpo13_(talk) 18:23, 20 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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This is likely a hoax. Source is not trustworthy. There is not a single scholarly or historical source that mentions this device. It is similar to the "Spanish Tickler" which had similar sources and ended up being one of the longest lasting Wikipedia hoaxes. BananaBaron (talk) 03:32, 14 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2018 July 14. —^{cyberbot I}_{Talk to my owner:Online} 03:44, 14 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. Hhkohh (talk) 14:50, 14 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Insufficient coverage in RS. Catrìona (talk) 20:42, 14 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete per nom; I find no non-fiction references to this. The only reference in the article is so non-credible as to justify burning it with fire. power~enwiki (π, ν) 02:00, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Tyw7  (🗣️ Talk to me • ✍️ Contributions) 07:42, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. Tyw7  (🗣️ Talk to me • ✍️ Contributions) 07:42, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Question -- where does the picture come from and what is it really a picture of, if this really is a hoax? Peterkingiron (talk) 17:01, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Doing a reverse image search brought up these links
    • http://gothicteasociety.blogspot.com/2010/01/mask-of-infamy-torture-device.html
    • http://charlesrkeller.blogspot.com/2016/04/continental-mask-of-infamy-style-circa.html
    • https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Mask_of_infamy
    • https://bindingofisaacrebirth.gamepedia.com/Mask_Of_Infamy

--Tyw7  (🗣️ Talk to me • ✍️ Contributions) 17:59, 15 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.