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The result was delete. Lack of independent coverage (not just his own memoir essay or straight Q&A interviews) to establish notability. No prejudice against creating a redirect, but there was not enough discussion of that alternative to establish any consensus for a specific target. RL0919 (talk) 23:05, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Stoo Cambridge[edit]

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There's a lack of claim to notability here. The subject has been employed by some game design companies but lacks much coverage. I can't find anything 3rd party, only an interview.

Judging by the name of the creator, it's quite possibly self-promotion. MarchOfTheGreyhounds (talk) 17:00, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Video games, Computing, and United Kingdom. MarchOfTheGreyhounds (talk) 17:00, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete only self-promotional external links, no references at all. Searches get a lot of false hits for me, due to the last name. W Nowicki (talk) 22:06, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment There are possible redirect targets: Sensible Software (the subject of this article is not mentioned there) and Cannon Fodder (video game) (Stoo Cambridge is mentioned in the infobox and cited in the development section). If my memory serves me right, Stoo was one of the Cannon Fodder characters (named after Sensible Software members) - maybe I could find some review with such mention, which would be a ideal source supporting a redirect. Pavlor (talk) 08:16, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. Super duper old article with no assertion of notability. Just one of those that fell through the cracks and hadn't been noticed until now. Axem Titanium (talk) 21:58, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, could arguably be PRODed, but I suppose there might be unreliable refs that are worthy of discussion, but IMO this is definitely not meeting GNG, all of these are promotional links, and I wasn't able to find any RS counting towards GNG or WP: Notability (biography). VickKiang (talk) 05:47, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I think he's notable, there's a few old Amiga magazines and histories that mention him, for example The Story of Commodore Amiga in Pixels. Also there's a six-page feature about him in Retro Gamer magazine from 2019, you'll need a Pressreader account to read it. Piecesofuk (talk) 17:26, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
These are some really interesting sources and I commend you for digging them up! I'm open to changing my mind but at first glance, I'm not sure if The Story of Commodore Amiga would count as independent coverage as it appears to be based around interviews with the subject. Is the Retro Gamer piece along similar lines? I'm not able to view it at present. MarchOfTheGreyhounds (talk) 23:07, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
it's an interview, a timeline of his works and various images of his in-game graphics Piecesofuk (talk) 01:28, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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