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48:. This a close against the numerical majority, but I feel it is required by the lack of adequate sourcing. The nomination challenged the article on notability grounds, and appropriately so, as reliable sources are lacking. Verifiability has not been challenged, but could have been, as the same lack of sources make it difficult to say anything that can be independently observed. I agree that this is the type of subject that should have an article, but in the absence of sources it is difficult to say what is real, and what is (if anything) is netlore. I will absolutely userfy/incubate, and give this a free pass to DRV if a anyone is so inclined. 378:, without any doubt whatsoever. Foothills is an intrinsic part of early internet culture. It predates the popularity of the web and is a direct predecessor of modern social networks, instant messaging, and MMORPGs. Not to mention that it's still running after nearly two decades. I've completely rewritten the article to improve accuracy and support this case with many verifiability and notability references both in independent media and many books. 354:
Sorry Benjiboi, but you'll have to actually cite sources on this one or at least try to base your comments in WP policy. Knowledge (XXG) is not a primary source of information and we cannot create a "history" on this subject without being able to draw from reliable third party publications.
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or possibly merge to talkers article but this does seem to be a notable subject just needing clean-up and the right editor{s} to dig up where the history of talkers (whatever they are called universally or individually). This is true with the other noms in the subject area.
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You can't expect to find too much written about something from those days. Does anyone honestly doubt the sincerity of the article's claim? If its not a hoax, then its notable, and it doesn't seem like a hoax to me.
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DGG needs to substantiate his claims for inclusion, once again -- we do not play favorites. Either this has non-trivial coverage from reliable third party sources or it doesn't. Which is it?
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are pre-web, and some sites referenced have 404'd. Further research beyond the web (and in books beyond those Google Books searches) would be helpful.
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a
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the sources seem less than what we ask for in other subjects, but I thin kthey;re OKfor this field.
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below.
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Searching the Internet Archive might pull those 404s if you know the webaddress(es).
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is not established. Poking around on Google I have only found the following: a
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at a wiki-like thing run by the BBC and a possible passing mention
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The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate.
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