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The result was keep.--Fuhghettaboutit 23:06, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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I'm surprised this article has even existed for five years, given the poverty of sourcing. Mark H Wilkinson (t, c) 14:45, 2 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep notable group in history of Usenet, itself notable in history of Internet. Article may need cleanup, but it is not some kind of hoax or NN-cruft; see http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/cabal-conspiracy-FAQ/ from 7 Sep 1995 (!). Eleland 15:46, 2 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Strong Keep. Wow, the whippersnappers today know nothing of the internet if they think this isn't important enough to warrant an article. And poor sourcing is a reason to improve the article, not delete it. Tarc 20:17, 2 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep per above, defnitely a notable group.--JForget 02:08, 3 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. Notability well-established, hoax or triviality not possible, extremely important for the history of Usenet and the Internet. Take it to cleanup, would you? --Kizor 09:00, 3 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep for reasons given above. Definitely notable in Usenet history. --Cybercobra 19:49, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. In this case WP:SELFPUB applies. Encyclopedic value about the USENET. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 16:15, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep, certainly notable, may need some sourcing though (there are plenty of them out there). Melsaran (talk) 13:47, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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