Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Schlemiel the Painter's algorithm

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The result was merge to Joel Spolsky. Stifle (talk) 16:13, 21 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Schlemiel the Painter's algorithm

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Nelogism coined by Joel Spolsky, mentioned by him a few times but otherwise not apparently picked up in any reliable sources. I redirected to the author's article as an easy compromise for lack of independent notability, but this was reverted. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 13:30, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:03, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Joel Spolsky. This algorithm isn't independently notable (it's mentioned in blogs, forums, etc, but there's a lack of coverage in reliable sources). But it seems odd that the article on Spolsky mentions the algorithm without explaining what it is, so at least a selective merge would be useful. --Colapeninsula (talk) 16:05, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Joel Spolsky. The story is mentioned in a Salon article, but not in enough depth to count as an RS for the purposes of notability. The meme is clearly in use among software folks on wikis and blogs, but I was unable to find other independent reliable sources. Nonetheless, the idea is verifiable and WP:PRESERVE suggests that merging such material is preferable to deleting it. This is already mentioned in the Joel Spolsky article, so it is a natural target. It is a plausible search term, so a redirect is warranted, too. --Mark viking (talk) 21:20, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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