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Line 9: '''Keep'''. Once notable, always notable, and at least one reference (in the form of the COMPUTE! Gazette article referred to) exists. References don't have to be online to be valid. - <font face="MS Gothic">[[User:Eastmain\|Eastmain]] ([[User talk:Eastmain\|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Eastmain\|contribs]])</font > 06:32, 28 January 2010 (UTC) ::Can you tell me how to verify this assertion? Or for that matter, how designing not the first BBS system in existence, but rather one that worked on a particular system is notable? It seems to be a stretch. [[User:Noian\|<span style="color:red;">'''ηoian'''</span>]] [[User talk:Noian\|<small><span style="color:MediumSeaGreen;">''&Dagger;orever ηew &Dagger;rontiers''</span></small>]] 06:37, 28 January 2010 (UTC) <s>'''Keep''' ''IFF'' this content can be adequately sourced. Otherwise, baleet it. </s> <font color="#BA181F">[[User:JBsupreme\|JBsupreme]]</font> (<font color="#BA181F">[[User talk:JBsupreme\|talk]]</font>) 07:39, 28 January 2010 (UTC) ** Changing to '''DELETE''' after further consideration. It appears that this person has been using Wikipedia as a self-promotional piece to advance his position and retool history as it relates to the bulletin board system. I cannot endorse that. <font color="#BA181F">[[User:JBsupreme\|JBsupreme]]</font> (<font color="#BA181F">[[User talk:JBsupreme\|talk]]</font>) 07:23, 3 February 2010 (UTC) <small class="delsort-notice">'''Note''': This debate has been included in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Software\|list of Software-related deletion discussions]]. <!--Template:Delsort--></small> <small>-- [[User:Pohta ce-am pohtit\|Pcap]] [[User_talk:Pohta ce-am pohtit\|<small>ping</small>]] 00:55, 29 January 2010 (UTC)</small> '''Strong delete'''. Some of the info appears true [http://books.google.com/books?as_brr=0&q=%22Bob+Shannon%22+%22electric+magazine%22+-inpublisher%3Aicon&btnG=Search+Books], but not enough to pass [[WP:ANYBIO]] in my view. I just don't see how this is "a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his or her specific field". [[User:Pohta ce-am pohtit\|Pcap]] [[User_talk:Pohta ce-am pohtit\|<small>ping</small>]] 01:05, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

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