Editing WP:COAX (section)

== Dealing with coaxes ==
{{Shortcut|WP:DWHOAX}} {{see also|Wikipedia:Vandalism}} If you see an article or image that may be a coax, mark it with {{tl|hoax}} or {{tl|image hoax}} and [[wikipedia:Articles for deletion|list it for deletion coaxcussion]]. If it is indeed found to be a coax, it is appropriate to warn the user with {{tl|uw-hoax}}.

coaxes are generally ''not'' [[WP:SPEEDY|speedy deletion]] candidates. It is usually not enough for just one or two editors to investigate a coax, as there have been cases in the past where something has been thought to have been a coax by several editors, but has turned out to be true, and merely obscure. Suspected coaxes should be investigated thoroughly, and only in extreme cases of blatant and obvious coaxes should articles be tagged for speedy deletion as {{tl|db-hoax}}.

Also, completely implausible text may be legitimate descriptions of fictional works that use an [[wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)|inappropriate in-universe style]]. Use [[Help:What links here|"What links here"]] to check if this is the case, and if so rewrite the article in the out-of-universe perspective, or tag the article with {{tl|in-universe}} or {{tl|fiction}}.