Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Harris (software developer)

John Harris (software developer)

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Non-notable game designer, one interview is from a game selling company's website and the other is from a usergroup enthusiasts site. Not seeing that it meets the standard WP:BIO. MBisanz ^talk 18:39, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - non notable biography. Tzu Zha Men (talk) 21:01, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Per WP:BIO. Warrah (talk) 01:25, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. -- Pcap ping 15:07, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Game-related deletion discussions. -- Pcap ping 16:11, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game related deletion discussions. MrKIA11 (talk) 18:07, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: did you have a look for any potential print sources? Anything before 1998 in this industry tends to be better covered in print sources rather than online ones. Just an observation. -- Sabre (talk) 20:12, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep. The mention in Levy's book and the interviews nudge it towards notable, but it would definitely be nicer if there was more information and sources. LotLE×talk 20:22, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Question Does anyone here own a copy of Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution? I would like to know what sort of coverage he received from that book before I make a decision. JBsupreme (talk) 20:44, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. To answer JBsupreme’s question, I don’t have the book on hand but read it 25 years ago. The book talks extensively about John Harris, devoting a chapter or two to him. It talks about Mr. Harris’ difficulties of getting a girl to date him because of his social awkwardness, as well as his bout of depression when he lost his first copy of Frogger (he had to rewrite the game). Samboy (talk) 09:07, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]