Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bob Shannon (computer programmer): Difference between revisions

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** The "valid" information is [[WP:V|unverifiable]]. I tagged it as such and JBsupreme deleted it per his standard routine. By the way, the info was added by the subject of the autobiography himself. [[User:Pohta ce-am pohtit|Pcap]] [[User_talk:Pohta ce-am pohtit|<small>ping</small>]] 06:50, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

***The person adding it should've been asked to scan in the magazine article in question and list exactly what issue it was in. I just got done searching around, and can't find anything more than pictures of the covers of that magazine, the text not backed up anywhere online. I'll do that now, and ask people who have contributed to the Wikipedia article for that magazine, if any of them own any old copies, or know where to find it. [[User:Dream Focus | '''<span style="color:blue">D</span><span style="color:green">r</span><span style="color:red">e</span><span style="color:orange">a</span><span style="color:purple">m</span> <span style="color:blue">Focus</span>]]''' 06:59, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

*** FWIW this person apparently has a reputation for [[Make a mountain out of a molehill|making a mountain out of a molehill]] when it comes to claims-to-fame, and any such autobiographical reference is simply unreliable. I don't say this lightly. <font color="#BA181F">[[User:JBsupreme|JBsupreme]]</font> (<font color="#BA181F">[[User talk:JBsupreme|talk]]</font>) 17:44, 31 January 2010 (UTC)