Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Atical


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   Speedy delete per WP:CSD by User:Happyme22. Non-admin closure.  Anturiaethwr  Talk 04:55, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Atical

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Delete - unsourced article, non-notable virus. Contested prod. ... disco spinster   talk  03:11, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. There's not even any evidence that it exists. Based on the comments on Talk:Atical and the description, I think we can safely destroy this article's Internet chip. Notice how Torii sent the author the "virus". Does anyone actually think that that action doesn't imply its being a hoax? Computer viruses don't destroy motherboards. It looks as if Torii got some secret promise out of the author for removing a virus that didn't exist. Bart133 (t) (c) 03:16, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * (e/c)Delete as original prod'er. The article originally said "destroys your Internet Chip." Because there is no such thing, I called it out in my prod . The article creator first removed the prod and hoax tag, then removed just the "chip", almost as an attempt to prevent the prod from being taken seriously . I must apologize for not knowing that removing a prod is standard procedure for contesting it. However, this is nothing more than a unsourced hoax. Paragon12321 (talk) 03:24, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * G3 as hoax. A virus can't destroy hardware, just software, and I don't see how it could destroy just instant messenger programs. Other than that I see no proof it even exists. So tagged. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells• Otter chirps • HELP!) 03:34, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete: Obviously fake. If it was real there would be alot more media coverage on it. Plus I doubt a 13 y/o could create a virus more powerful than any virus ever created before. – Jerry  teps  03:46, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Actually, malware can theoretically destroy hardware--for example, by writing garbage to a flash/updatable BIOS. Having said that, if such a virus existed in the wild, I would have heard about it in my professional capacity. Jclemens (talk) 04:11, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * G3 as hoax. Theoretically, a virus could do damage hardware by writing to EEPROM (although that's technically firmware); but this would be more widely known if it did exist.  Celarnor Talk to me  04:35, 25 July 2008 (UTC)


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