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* '''Comment''' Looks like this is a dead standoff, right now. Andy Dingley, X MarX the Spot, and Karnesky vs. myself, VG, and TravellingCari [[User:Misterdiscreet|Misterdiscreet]] ([[User talk:Misterdiscreet|talk]]) 21:47, 1 October 2008 (UTC) |
* '''Comment''' Looks like this is a dead standoff, right now. Andy Dingley, X MarX the Spot, and Karnesky vs. myself, VG, and TravellingCari [[User:Misterdiscreet|Misterdiscreet]] ([[User talk:Misterdiscreet|talk]]) 21:47, 1 October 2008 (UTC) |
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: Good job it's [[WP:NOTAVOTE]] then. [[User:Andy Dingley|Andy Dingley]] ([[User talk:Andy Dingley|talk]]) 22:22, 1 October 2008 (UTC) |
: Good job it's [[WP:NOTAVOTE]] then. [[User:Andy Dingley|Andy Dingley]] ([[User talk:Andy Dingley|talk]]) 22:22, 1 October 2008 (UTC) |
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::I've participated in enough AfD's to know that that doesn't hold any weight what-so-ever. If 90% of people vote '''keep''', without giving any reason, and the 10% of people who vote to '''delete''' give very cogent and very real reasons, admins aren't going to care. They're not going to risk getting the 90% of people who voted to '''keep''' mad at them. Sure, the closing admin could cite [[WP:JUSTAVOTE]], but those people who voted to '''keep''' aren't going to care - they're going to be mad, no matter what. And if the percentages are really close, as they are, here, the closing admin will say that there's '''no consensus''', even though there is. The 50% of people who voted '''keep''' didn't form a '''consensus''' because all they did is cast a [[WP:JUSTAVOTE|vote]] whereas the people who voted '''delete''' did form a '''consensus''' because they didn't just vote - they presented very cogent and very real reasons. |
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::But hey - you want to play that game? Fine. The argument you presented for keeping this article is dead wrong as per my earlier reply so you're vote should, pending a better argument, be ignored, per WP:JUSTAVOTE. [[User:Misterdiscreet|Misterdiscreet]] ([[User talk:Misterdiscreet|talk]]) 00:54, 2 October 2008 (UTC) |
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James Atkinson (software developer)
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- James Atkinson (software developer) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) (delete) – (View log)
One possibly reliable source and that's it? Contains quite a bit WP:OR (he currently lives in Canada? where does it say that?), and is, overall, a giant WP:BLP1E violation Misterdiscreet (talk) 16:47, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
- Weak keep He's notable for the phpBB work (giant evil steaming pile that it is). However much you like or dislike it, it's massive and being its Dr Frankenstein must convey some sort of notability. I'm interested in this article and its narrow one-product nature just to know that there are no other ghastly security nightmares out there waiting. WP:OR, {{unref}} etc. is an issue for improvement, not deletion. Andy Dingley (talk) 17:02, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
- If you remove all WP:OR, you'll have a stub. Besides, if anyone genuinely feels they can write a worthwhile article on the topic, they can do so just as effectively with this deleted as with it not. That said, I don't think calling phpBB a "giant evil steaming pile" is WP:CIVIL. Also, see WP:NOT#FORUM. Misterdiscreet (talk) 17:12, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
- If we just have a stub, then we have a stub. We keep those (labelled), we don't delete them merely for being stubs.
- Secondly, I don't believe I've ever been required to be WP:CIVIL to a pile of PHP code. Andy Dingley (talk) 17:20, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
- Regardless, your comment still violates WP:NOT#FORUM and WP:NOT#SOAPBOX Misterdiscreet (talk) 17:24, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
- Delete per WP:BLP1E. No indications of notability except for being the initial author of phpBB where his name is mentioned. If you can find some more coverage of him, I'm willing to reconsider, but his name is very common, so my search fu fails me here. VG ☎ 21:18, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:01, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
- Keep his role in the development of phpBB confers notability. As the Administrator of a phpBB 3 forum I can confirm that is indeed an evil steaming pile. X MarX the Spot (talk) 07:33, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
- So, basically, you're arguing that notability is inherited? In any event, let me demonstrate why WP:NOT#FORUM and WP:NOT#SOAPBOX violations are inappropriate by asking this: Why? Why do you consider phpBB to be "an evil steaming pile"? United States citizens think that George Bush is the most wonderful president ever chiefly out of ignorance. Are you being similarly ignorant? Well, until evidence is presented to the contrary, I'll just have to assume you are. Oh - and per WP:NOT#FORUM and WP:NOT#SOAPBOX, you can't present your evidence - you can't defend yourself - in this AfD. Too bad for you. Misterdiscreet (talk) 12:53, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
- "conferred" isn't the same thing as "inherited". In this case, notability is conferred (and thus wiki-valid) by his role in phpBB (as his role in this was active and crucial). His partner (assuming for the moment that he's married) would not inherit (i.e. not wiki-valid) his notability though, as that role as a spouse isn't relevant to the original source of the notability (phpBB). That's the difference between conferrence and inheritance. Andy Dingley (talk) 13:06, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
- That's an interesting semantic argument, but I cannot find any wikipolicy that backs your interpretation up. Quoting WP:INHERITED, Similarly, parent notability should be established independently; notability is not inherited "up", from notable subordinate to parent, either: not every manufacturer of a notable product is itself notable; not every organization to which a notable person belongs (or which a notable person leads) is itself notable.. Misterdiscreet (talk) 04:10, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
- "conferred" isn't the same thing as "inherited". In this case, notability is conferred (and thus wiki-valid) by his role in phpBB (as his role in this was active and crucial). His partner (assuming for the moment that he's married) would not inherit (i.e. not wiki-valid) his notability though, as that role as a spouse isn't relevant to the original source of the notability (phpBB). That's the difference between conferrence and inheritance. Andy Dingley (talk) 13:06, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
- Ah, what Andy Dingley said. Atkinson's involvement in the development of phpBB confers notability upon him, that isn't the same as inheritance. Clearly you're a touch excitable on this matter and in the interests of keeping the peace I won't address the remainder of your comments. Be well, X MarX the Spot (talk) 21:37, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
- Redirect to phpBB if he's indeed connected with that. Just because the software is notable doesn't mean he is. TravellingCari 01:57, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Cirt (talk) 08:24, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. -- VG ☎ 19:25, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. -- VG ☎ 19:25, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
- Keep James Atkinson has been interviewed by Linux Magazine and probably other publications. Even if he wasn't, yes--he'd be notable as the originator and a sometimes soul developer of phpbb. This isn't a "single event" in time, so WP:BLP1E does not hold water. --Karnesky (talk) 03:45, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
- Comment Looks like this is a dead standoff, right now. Andy Dingley, X MarX the Spot, and Karnesky vs. myself, VG, and TravellingCari Misterdiscreet (talk) 21:47, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
- Good job it's WP:NOTAVOTE then. Andy Dingley (talk) 22:22, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
- I've participated in enough AfD's to know that that doesn't hold any weight what-so-ever. If 90% of people vote keep, without giving any reason, and the 10% of people who vote to delete give very cogent and very real reasons, admins aren't going to care. They're not going to risk getting the 90% of people who voted to keep mad at them. Sure, the closing admin could cite WP:JUSTAVOTE, but those people who voted to keep aren't going to care - they're going to be mad, no matter what. And if the percentages are really close, as they are, here, the closing admin will say that there's no consensus, even though there is. The 50% of people who voted keep didn't form a consensus because all they did is cast a vote whereas the people who voted delete did form a consensus because they didn't just vote - they presented very cogent and very real reasons.
- But hey - you want to play that game? Fine. The argument you presented for keeping this article is dead wrong as per my earlier reply so you're vote should, pending a better argument, be ignored, per WP:JUSTAVOTE. Misterdiscreet (talk) 00:54, 2 October 2008 (UTC)