Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SPISPOPD
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- 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 merge into Doom. JodyB yak, yak, yak 23:52, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
An acronym used 15 years ago on a video game message board. Shouldn't warrant it's own article. }} Endless Dan 15:03, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep or merge: WP:NOTE#Notability is not temporary. I'd say both idSoftware and Doom have achived notability, and saying "a video game message board" is diminutive (usenet was the centralized discussion place back in the day). If anything, merge into Doom. Yngvarr (t) (c) 15:45, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. Just stopping by on the way to other commitments, since it does need to be stressed further that USENET was the primary online communications channel for something like 1981-1994, and should not be treated as a fan message board in the future. --Kizor 16:23, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- You're right. Fan message boards are far more important. Recury 19:29, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Not at the time they weren't, there were none! Usenet and IRC was it. --WebHamster 19:55, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - Is notable and sourced. Although related to Doom there's enough non-Doom related material in it to warrant it's own article. Part of the lore of something that was extremely big at the time (especially for those who remember the Infant2 server!). --WebHamster 17:53, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge to Doom or id Software. If it is really part of the lore then mention it there. Article is almost contentless, but is padded with the "hey, this was mentioned here" type of prose that makes parts of Wikipedia unreadable. A sentence or two in one of those articles is plenty sufficient. Recury 19:29, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- I agree with Recury --Endless Dan 00:56, 15 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete as game trivia. I remember this but I can't imagine opening an encyclopedia and finding an article about it. Gazpacho 20:54, 16 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Well you can now :) ---- WebHamster 19:20, 17 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep or merge. —Emanuele Saiu 17:16, 17 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge into Doom. Exit2DOS2000•T•C• 07:40, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge into Doom or id. This does not warrant an independent article. Girolamo Savonarola 23:56, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge. Lack of reliable third-party commentary means that WP:WEB is not satisfied, so this does not reasonably deserve its own article. The subject may deserve two or three sentences in our Doom article. There is no claim that this joke inspired the name of the band Smashing Pumpkins, which if it were true would certainly improve the notability of the joke. EdJohnston 15:34, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.
thanks, I had to use google cache to view this page. What harm was it doing? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.18.221.232 (talk) 22:01, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]