Talk:Richard Merrill (computer scientist)

The Sumer Game misattributed?
Hamurabi page attributes the game to Doug Dyment. Same does the [MobyGames page]. No clearer sources could be found, but I believe the attribution should be removed, unless there are clear sources pointing Merrill's role in developing it. So far, I only added the cite note. Elmo Allen (talk) 01:10, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry, there already was a [MobyGames reference], which says Merrill is the author, which means either one of the MobyGames references is wrong.


 * [These people] seem to have dug up the original PDP-8 tapes, but it is of course original research per se and not a reliable source. But in the lack of reliable sources citing Merrill as the developer, I believe the attribution should be removed.


 * I now edited the text to point out the ambiguity.Elmo Allen (talk) 01:28, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

′K, I seem to be talking to myself quite a much, but I found the scanning of DECUS Program Library Catalog [here] and [here (continued)]. The page F - 1 includes the program abstract of The Sumer Game (DECUS FOCAL8-5) and clearly states Doug Dyment as the author. Hence, I remove the attribution from here. Elmo Allen (talk) 02:13, 27 June 2013 (UTC)