Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elliott 803

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The result was keep with nomination withdrawn, non-admin closure. Someguy1221 21:31, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Elliott 803

close this AFD - nomination withdrawn

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AFD withdrawn by nominator - no longer a copyvio of http://www.sli-institute.ac.uk/~bob/elliott803.htm, and notability shown by the responses I got here. -- Guroadrunner 01:55, 1 July 2007 (UTC) Technically a copyvio as the article was "reproduced with permission". However, this computer also may not be notable even if the article was rewritten. Guroadrunner 08:27, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

• Not notable? Not notable??? I wrote my first programmes on one of these back in the 1960s! Seriously though, it was a major landmark in the history of British computing -- some 250 were delivered, and most universitites and colleges had one -- and the associated Algol compiler byTony Hoare, in which he implemented his new Quicksort is rightly regarded as a classic.

Comment - is it possible that you could help rewrite the article so it is not a direct copy of another web site? I'll consider removing the AFD if some help is given. Guroadrunner 10:19, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

• Keep Of course it's notable. Without early computers like this wikipedia would be built via carrier pigeon. Nick mallory 10:59, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
• Weak Keep Computer history is notable. Albeit article needs a lot of work, including fixing the little issue of Copyvio Rackabello 14:29, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

• The notability of the Elliott 803 is beyond doubt. Surely an alternative approach to a rewrite would be to obtain whatever permission is required to allow this article to stand. Perhaps Guroadrunner could advise one what needs to be done to permit this. Thanks --TraceyR 15:11, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

• I have now rewritten the entry. Richard Pinch 21:11, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep per Nick mallory. OysterGuitarst 22:35, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

• Keep per RichardPinch's rewrite. -- GURoadrunner (original nominator)

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