Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Purple Numbers


 * 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 redirect to Douglas Engelbart. Up to editors to determine what if anything to merge.  Sandstein  16:22, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Purple Numbers

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Tagged for notability since 2010. No independent sources cired. Google search for "Purple Numbers + HTML" gives scarce results Staszek Lem (talk) 18:18, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. MarginalCost (talk) 22:13, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. MarginalCost (talk) 22:13, 4 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete, appears to be a fairly minor web editing tool which soon became obsolete, the refs are unreliable, I considered redirect to the inventor who is notable Douglas Engelbart, but I think this isn't even a plausible search term. Szzuk (talk) 15:45, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Merge, there's a ref here in the afd warranting the merge. Szzuk (talk) 18:27, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete can't find anything to support this article to be here. PK YellowWisdom (talk) 08:12, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Selective merge to Douglas Engelbart. I don't see much in the way of sources, but it's mentioned at, so a redirect to the inventor and a brief mention of it in that article would make sense per WP:ATD and WP:CHEAP.  -- RoySmith (talk) 17:51, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Actually, I did find a reasonable source but still just worth a merge/redirect. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:54, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I would not call a brief mention among hundreds of wikis "a reasonable source". 14A  (128)
 * The idea is fringe and will hardly ever be used. Just imagine the readability of this page littered with "purple numbers" at the end of every paragraph (i.e., basically each sentence) like this: 14B (129)
 * I don't think this looks nice, see here for a real example. 14C  (130)
 * Staszek Lem (talk) 18:32, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, by reasonable source, I didn't mean that's enough to justify a stand-alone article. But, as I said, redirects are WP:CHEAP.  It doesn't take much to justify a redirect.  -- RoySmith (talk) 22:00, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Agree; a redirect could have been a good option. But what about WP:UNDUE to merge into his bio? I do not see much sources about Engelbart which speak about purple numbers.  If there aint then we shouldnt. What's more, in this article I do not see reliable third-party refs which discuss he subject in any detail, only a bunch of enthusiasts. Staszek Lem (talk) 22:18, 12 April 2018 (UTC)


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