Talk:Paul is dead

"28 IF" Image

This article desperately needs an image, the Abbey Road cover with the "28 IF" license plate. Why don't we have it? Is it a copyright problem?

Well, we have the cover: File:AbbeyRoad.jpg. Marnanel 01:08, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Ok. I've added it. On a side note, I dont think it's very NPOV to put "clues" in quotes. Doesnt that imply an official Wikipedia position that the theory is barmy?(which it is, to be sure.) Deepak 17:00, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Well, the article also says McCartney is alive as of 2004, so there are bigger fish to fry. Personally, I think we can leave it. [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 17:04, 2004 Aug 11 (UTC)

Title issue

Doesn't "hoax" imply deliberate deception? If I understand correctly, the whole business resulted from people misinterpreting supposed "clues," not from any deliberate action on the part of the Fab Four. Perhaps "'Paul Is Dead' Controversy," "'Paul is Dead' Allegations," or "'Paul is Dead' Urban Legend." JHCC 13:33, 26 Aug 2004 (UTC)

First of all, this article seems to currently be titled "Paul Is Dead", not "Paul Is Dead hoax", although "hoax" is the first real word in the article. The article states that "Though it has been denied by all four members numerous times, many fans are convinced that the hoax was perpetrated deliberately by the Beatles as a joke." If these "convinced" fans are correct, then it would be a hoax (assuming of course that Paul Is Live). But on the other hand, the radio DJ announcement would certainly qualify as a hoax (assuming again that Paul Is Live and also that the DJ knew so). -- SS 17:17, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I agree that the original DJ announcement would qualify as a hoax (or at least a sick joke). However, unless the Beatles had deliberately planted the supposed clues and had been in collusion with said DJ (for which there is no evidence, only speculation), then what we have is a rumor, not a hoax. I've changed "hoax" to "rumor" in the article, with a note that some fans believe that it was a deliberate hoax. I also changed the second paragraph to note that Russell Gibb's announcement began the rumor. Take a look and let me know what you think. JHCC 19:02, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)