Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Captain Brian "The Gersh"
as a probable |hoax, and also failing the |notability guideline re coverage in reliable secondary sources. While a number of book sources are attached to the article, an online search (including a googlebooks search of the books themselves) reveals no mentions of this allegedly famous pirate. Specific references are also false - a full list of pirates mentioned in the first reference can be found A General History of the Pyrates|here and there is no "the Gersh" among them. A few other telltale signs
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Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:HOAX||WP:N (Wikipedia:Do not create hoaxes)