The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was delete. I don't find the rationale for a Merge strong enough to keep this article which goes into laborious detail about a hoax. Editors are free to go ahead and briefly mention this act at the Tron Legacy (soundtrack) article but I think the content from this article would overwhelm that one if a Merge was attempted. Feel free to create a redirect from this title. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:34, 6 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Third Twin (duo)[edit]

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I'm surprised this article has existed for so long. The information about this "duo" came initially from YouTube related to Daft Punk and Tron: Legacy back in 2010. They created a fake story about their material as rejected material from the Tron Legacy OST which even Daft Punk flat out denied [1]. The article fails WP:NARTIST, WP:GNG, and most importantly WP:V. I could perhaps explain more of the nonsense but I thought a CSD for a hoax seemed like a certain thing and it was contested. Any information about them comes from self-published websites. – The Grid (talk) 02:49, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians and Music. – The Grid (talk) 02:49, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of France-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 08:19, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment I will add one source I found that is a reliable source, there's an interview for the Italian edition of the men's version of Vogue, L'Uomo Vogue, back in January 2011. [2] The music project is at best, Daft Punk fans wishing their story didn't grab a lot of attention. Beyond the story, the band fails WP:NBAND across the board. – The Grid (talk) 14:28, 16 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• This article contains information about a hoax, but it is not itself a hoax, so the speedy deletion tag was incorrect, far from "a certain thing". Phil Bridger (talk) 19:57, 17 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Hoax that arguably contains a WP:BLP violation? I don't know about that one. It's just I thought discussion of this hoax was dead. – The Grid (talk) 00:48, 18 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - I can't figure out if this is a real band that the press mistook for Daft Punk, or if that real band conducted a publicity stunt by dishonestly connecting itself to Daft Punk, or if the whole thing is a hoax by someone trying to sully Daft Punk's reputation by connecting them to some reject songs. Whatever it was, some media outlets fell for it. The whole mess is a forgotten tidbit that doesn't even deserve to be mentioned at Daft Punk's article. Even if Third Twin really exists, they have accomplished nothing that deserves to be in an encyclopedic article. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 13:12, 20 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting. This seems like a clear "Delete" to me but are there editors who want to Keep an article about a hoax?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:13, 22 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Merge to Tron: Legacy (soundtrack). This is a very poorly written article that contains some quite misleading statements and fails to clearly identify the subject as a hoax, most of the sources appear unusable and unreputable, and even discounting those issues, the topic is hardly worth a standalone article as it fails WP:LASTING and WP:SENSATIONAL. Despite this, the Billboard and Vogue sources do verify that this was a thing that happened, and that's enough for me to class it as an interesting bit of trivia which warrants only a brief mention in our coverage of the Tron: Legacy soundtrack. So, I say redirect the article there, write a sentence or two into the Tron: Legacy soundtrack page saying that the hoax took place, got picked up by the media briefly, and was disputed by Daft Punk and Disney, and leave it at that. ostensibly singular userpage (inquire within) 06:11, 22 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• If we end up with an unhelpful "no consensus", I can support this merge proposal as long as the mention at the soundtrack article is really brief. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 13:34, 22 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Some very great points mentioned, BlankpopsiclesilviaASHs4. Though, if someone was looking for info about them, it would redirect them to The Third Twin. A hatnote would have to be used. I am also feeling more inclined towards deletion. Even though we have two reliable sources about the hoax, the Vogue source is perhaps the only one that goes in depth - which aligns with notability. Billboard is reporting the association with the band is false along with material rejected from Tron Legacy from their spokesmen. – The Grid (talk) 17:52, 22 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:38, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. – The Grid (talk) 01:10, 1 October 2022 (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.