Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Magiboards


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The result was   delete. Davewild (talk) 10:02, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

Magiboards

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This was recently restored at WP:REFUND, but I'm sure it isn't notable. I'd have selectively merged to whiteboard, only I can't find a single non-promotional source. Fences &amp;  Windows  02:11, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  --  Fences  &amp;  Windows  02:12, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions.  --  Fences  &amp;  Windows  02:12, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Reserving judgment in case the requesting editor somehow pulls off a WP:HEY, but my read of the REFUND request indicates that there might be a WP:COI issue here. -- RoninBK T C 09:58, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete for lack of verifiability. I think the phrase "Although this history is largely anecdotal the story has been confirmed by various people, including his former wife ..." says it all. Chris Neville-Smith (talk) 10:26, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete: unsourced, no depth of coverage discernable from Google News/Books, no attempt at improvement.
 * Keep: I Have attempted to improve, but no documented sources available. The source of the story is not in any way related to Magiboards. In order to verify it one would have to contact the source and obtain further details about events as they happened; this would compromise the privacy of the source. There may be minutes of the meeting at the company he worked for, but I doubt if these can be retrieved after such a long time. I understand that content must be verifiable, but many legends for instance are not and if it is sufficient to state "According to the Golden Legend the narrative episode of Saint George and the Dragon took place in a place....." why can this anecdotal fact not be accepted? The following is an email sent to Magiboards last year "Message: To Whom it may concern, I'm a student at the University of Leeds, and i'm doing a project on the history of educational technology aids. My focus is on the development of the blackboard from a slate to what it is today. I'm just wondering about the history of the whiteboard. I was directed by my lecturer to your company as the founding company of the whiteboard. Being connected as such i was hoping that you could shed some light on the history of the whiteboard and share information about educational technology aids? i look forward to hearing from you." This is just one example of several requests received and I therefore believe that there is educational merit in the Magiboards Wiki. It has little or no promotional value otherwise. As said, I have attempted to improve it, but remain open to suggestions to improve further to meet objections to inclusion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vanderstap (talk • contribs) 13:50, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
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