BallPuncher

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—this is messedr͏̈ocker (talk) 23:07, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Article on 144-year-old man

I have deleted your article on the 144 year old man, since it's a hoax (the oldest living man is 114). Additionally, a Google search on the man in question returns zero hits. Please don't recreate the article. —this is messedr͏̈ocker (talk) 23:07, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

There is a 143 year old man!

You were wrong to delete that link! I happen to know that there was a 143-year-old man. His name was Medzhid Agayev and he lived in Russia. I found it in the Macmillian Illustrated Almanac for Kids. So tell that man that he can make the article and that you won't delete it. I hope you make the right choice —Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.215.227.1 (talk) 00:37, 9 December 2008 (UTC)