Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2147483648 (number)

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2147483648 (number)
No informational/encyclopedic value or use. This was obviously a page created in (comical) response to 2147483647 (number), with no other purpose. --Theaterfreak64 05:42, Feb 7, 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: This number gets 258,000 google hits. The previous one (2147483647) gets 588,000 hits and the next one gets only 3,630. Kappa 06:14, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * P.S. expanded to mention overflow errors which are probably why it gets so many hits. Kappa
 * I disagree with the initial comment: it does have value, because it is the numerical value of a long integer. Keep. Alphax (t) (c) (e) 07:31, Feb 7, 2005 (UTC)
 * It may have a numerical value, but does it have encyclopedic value? Mgm|(talk) 09:00, Feb 7, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is one of those long numbers whose digits professional programmers can recite from memory, given its wide significance in computing. Other one is 4294967296 (number) that we also have an article for. jni 09:10, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. This was certainly not created in comical response to anything. 2147483647, 2147483648, 4294967295 and 4294967296 are all interesting numbers, useful and immediately recognizable for any programmer. Fredrik | talk 11:59, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. &#8212;Mar·ka·ci: 2005-02-7 14:32 Z
 * Comment - "immediately recognizable for any programmer" isn't necessarily true. I'm a professional C++ programmer and I didn't recognize the number initially; granted, I don't usually dwell on the size of variables or their binary equivalents.  My first thought was that the number was a phone number with area code (I wonder who's at the other end of 214-748-3648?). slambo 16:07, Feb 7, 2005 (UTC)
 * I checked with ATT directory page at and it says: no one.  Someone can probably get it if they want it.  area code 214 is part of Dallas TX.

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 * Keep and allow for organic growth. Merits inclusion on the worlds greatest online "encyclopedia".  GRider\talk 19:24, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete.  Powers of 2 aren't notable, including 2^31.  People recognize a lot of different numbers, but that doesn't make them encyclopedia topics.   4294967296 (number) might be deleted, too, if it were only 2^32. But it has at least one other interesting property. --BM 20:02, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Useful information.  ElBenevolente 00:21, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. --Matteh (talk) 00:40, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, cleanup and expand. Megan1967 06:18, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, but stop at 2^32 or 2^64. --MarkSweep 06:30, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. One of the achievements of my computing career was to trace the sum of $42,949,672.96 which had apparently gone missing from the accounts of a bank. -- RHaworth 08:51, 2005 Feb 8 (UTC)
 * Keep. Yes, I'm a geek. Carrp | Talk 01:46, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)