Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George Reese (computer programmer)


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The result was delete, noting that NinjaRobotPirate has ceded to the delete arguments and struck his keep recommendation. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:22, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

George Reese (computer programmer)

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No in-depth coverage in independent sources - üser:Altenmann >t 04:51, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
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 * Keep . I think maybe he's got enough coverage to warrant a keep:  from Star Tribune,  from Forbes (mostly an interview),  from Wired.com,  from Fortune.  He also gets quoted as an expert in various Network World articles:, , , .  It's not exactly easy to find biographical information about him online, but he does show in reliable sources more often than I expected. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 15:24, 25 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Note Lots of good people get cited and cite each other. We are talking about significant coverage and claims of notability. By this logic I can easily write article  about myself. - üser:Altenmann >t 01:03, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Weak delete The only thing to judge this subject on is as an author, because there are no sources for him as anything else. Then it becomes even more difficult because the authors of technical books are... well, they are technical writers. They aren't inventors or creators, and it's hard to see them as culturally significant. Some technical writers produce the massive manuals that accompany heavy equipment, some produce elegant explanations of IT. I find it a stretch to consider this notability as defined in WP:CREATIVE and yet being able to produce those O'Reilly books is a particular skill. They don't get reviewed anywhere but tech sources, and even then I think that most people take for granted that the O'Reilly book on a topic will be about the best you can get. I looked up some of my favorite IT/programming writers and they aren't in here, which may be as it should be. LaMona (talk) 22:52, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — UY Scuti Talk  19:27, 1 January 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 02:47, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete for lack of the kind of sources needed to write a biography. The sources found by might be appropriate sources for the things Reese is interviewed about, but not for an article about him. Q VVERTYVS  (hm?) 10:25, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment. Alright, it's been this long and nobody agrees with me.  I'll strike through my vote due to the arguments made against the sources I found.  Maybe I was too generous. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 15:03, 8 January 2016 (UTC)


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