Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Intergalactic Computer Network

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 keep. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 11:55, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Intergalactic Computer Network[edit]

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~~This article just seems ridiculous. Not only is it a concept that's only been mentioned a few times, it'll probably never even be a reality. Tractor Tyres (talk) 14:51, 6 January 2014 (UTC)~~ Keep or merge to History of the Internet. Tractor Tyres (talk) 10:30, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Although I still think it should be deleted, I just saw the Interplanetary Internet article, which is actually plausible and is a potential candidate for this article being merged into. Tractor Tyres (talk) 14:54, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Interplanetary Internet; probably not notable as stand alone but seems good enough to be incorporated as a section of that article. Also, I expect this will be a reality, one day. Few decades ago people would tell you that Wikipedia is ridiculous... --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 16:36, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per User:Agyle. Having reread the article, I stand corrected - s/he is right. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 23:04, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I don't feel strongly about deleting or keeping this article, but the "Intergalactic Computer Network" isn't ridiculous. It is an important footnote from the early days of computer networking, the creation of the ARPANET and what would eventually develop into the Internet of today. J.C.R. Linklider's 1963 memo^[1] is mentioned in the History of the Internet, ARPANET, and J. C. R. Licklider articles. You need to know some of that history before making any decisions about deleting this article. --Jeff Ogden (W163) (talk) 05:14, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

^ Licklider, J. C. R. (23 April 1963). "Topics for Discussion at the Forthcoming Meeting, Memorandum For: Members and Affiliates of the Intergalactic Computer Network". Washington, D.C.: Advanced Research Projects Agency, via KurzweilAI.net. Retrieved 2013-01-26.

Redirect and Merge to History of the Internet; the paper is discussed there but strangely does not appear to be included as a reference.Vulcan's Forge (talk) 02:34, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Failing that, Redirect/Merge with History of the Internet. The topic clearly meets notability; it's covered in numerous books. The topic could fit within History of the Internet, but there is more information available from reliable sources, and the topic could be expanded. (Although admittedly it could be merged and then resplit if it outgrows the History article.) Tractor Tyres and Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus both seemed to think that the term referred to a current or future planned extraterrestrial network, when it it refers to a term used in the 1960s to refer to a precursor of the modern Internet. Their complete misunderstanding of the article's topic should invalidate their current judgments on this matter, and Tyres' misunderstanding shows that the article was improperly listed for deletion in the first place (see WP:BEFORE). “Seeming ridiculous” would not be grounds for deletion even if the Internet were completely infeasible. --Agyle (talk) 20:18, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. I'd like to change my indecisive comment above to a keep. I'd also like to thank User talk:Agyle for recent changes to the article that should reduce the chance of misunderstandings in the future. --Jeff Ogden (W163) (talk) 22:25, 11 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. ★☆ DUCKISPEANUTBUTTER☆★ 12:15, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. ★☆ DUCKISPEANUTBUTTER☆★ 12:15, 8 January 2014 (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.

[1] Licklider, J. C. R. (23 April 1963). "Topics for Discussion at the Forthcoming Meeting, Memorandum For: Members and Affiliates of the Intergalactic Computer Network". Washington, D.C.: Advanced Research Projects Agency, via KurzweilAI.net. Retrieved 2013-01-26.

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