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===[[:Tim Anderson (programmer)]]===

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Perhaps best to make this a redirect to [[Zork]]. If anyone wants to add enough details to justify a stand-alone biographical article that option would remain available. [[User:CapnZapp|CapnZapp]] ([[User talk:CapnZapp|talk]]) 12:18, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

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*'''Keep''' doing a [[WP:BEFORE]] finds some passable sources [https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/08/22/149560/the-enduring-legacy-of-zork/][https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/29885/eaten-grue-brief-history-zork] [http://adventuregamers.com/articles/amp/26224] [https://www.tor.com/2022/08/31/the-stories-we-played-honoring-the-legacy-of-interactive-fiction/] [http://web.mit.edu/6.933/www/Fall2000/infocom/beginning.html] [https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1166784.pdf] Working on [[WP:HEY]]'ing article [[User:IceBergYYC|IceBergYYC]] ([[User talk:IceBergYYC|talk]]) 06:32, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

:: Comment as nominator: The reason I nominated this article wasn't because it wasn't sourced, but because it basically said nothing about the individual past "creating Zork". Thus, my suggestion to redirect to [[Zork]]. I still don't see why this person merits an article if we can't find any sources actually ''discussing'' the subject. As for co-founding Infocom, well, not all of the co-founders have their own Wiki page. What I'm trying to say is: while I commend your work to save articles from deletion, so far I don't see any addition that convinces me the article merits keeping. However, I realize that being notable for two things (both creating Zork and co-founding Infocom) likely will make some editors not want to have to decide where to redirect. [[User:CapnZapp|CapnZapp]] ([[User talk:CapnZapp|talk]]) 07:28, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

:::Expanded again. I feel that now in its current state it's likely enough to stand alone. [[User:IceBergYYC|IceBergYYC]] ([[User talk:IceBergYYC|talk]]) 15:59, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

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*'''Keep''' - article has been significantly improved, looks to have sufficient referencing to support article quality and notability. - [[User:Indefensible|Indefensible]] ([[User talk:Indefensible|talk]]) 21:01, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

* '''Keep''' - Sufficient, sourced information on a clearly notable person. Kind regards, [[User talk:Grueslayer|<span style="text-shadow: .2em .2em .2em #c5C3e3; font-family: Georgia; font-variant: small-caps; color: black">Grueslayer</span>]] 05:49, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

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