Talk:Ward Christensen
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[edit] Shareware Hall of Fame
Does anybody know anything about this Shareware Hall of Fame? Is that to be taken seriously or is that just some lobby organization that is really irrelevant to this article? --EnOreg 22:27, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "Randy"?
Who (or what) is "Randy"?
um, "randy" is randy suess, his buddy, who helped with the inital programming.
c'mon, folks, ward is the man who brought computer communication to the masses. surely wikipedia can do a better job of writing up his bio!
-bowerbird
[edit] Birth date?
I'm looking through Google for any further info on Ward, but there's no birth date, no death date, no nothing. Just whatever that's already been said on this article. I mean, seriously, the guy is very important to communications history, so why the lack of further info on him (or Randy Suess)? Makes no sense... --Toussaint 14:20, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- That's why they call it a stub! --Orange Mike 16:07, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
- Death Date ?!?! - Ward is alive and well, and still working at IBM. Email him at wlchris@us.ibm.com --Scotthan 10:00, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
- Orangemike, please accept that he still works for IBM. If you don't believe it, just send him an e-mail to his IBM address. If you want to be picky about something you might want to start searching for a source for his birth place... --EnOreg 15:26, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
- You're probably right, but I need a reliable source. I have no way of knowing whether the IBM address above is kosher; he's not listed in IBM's online employee directory (which does permit "unlisted" employees). (The birthplace is sourced.) --Orange Mike 15:36, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
- The only source we have for his employment status says that he works for IBM. As long as we don't find a source that says that he quit IBM I don't see why we wouldn't assume that he still does. Otherwise, if we find a source confirming he still works for IBM today, will you come back tomorrow and say, "yeah, but that was yesterday -- how do we know he still works for IBM today?" --EnOreg 15:40, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
- Really, EnOreg, I'm not trying to be stubborn, but the source we have is fourteen years old; the guy's gotta retire sometime (heaven knows he's earned his laurels already). "As of THISDATE" is the way to go with a cite that old, to my way of thinking. --Orange Mike 15:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
- Here's his entry in an IBM Employee Directory: [1]. Which directory did you search? --EnOreg 17:41, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
- http://www.ibm.com/contact/employees/us/ (which now returns his name & address!) --Orange Mike 17:56, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
- Here's his entry in an IBM Employee Directory: [1]. Which directory did you search? --EnOreg 17:41, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
- Really, EnOreg, I'm not trying to be stubborn, but the source we have is fourteen years old; the guy's gotta retire sometime (heaven knows he's earned his laurels already). "As of THISDATE" is the way to go with a cite that old, to my way of thinking. --Orange Mike 15:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
- The only source we have for his employment status says that he works for IBM. As long as we don't find a source that says that he quit IBM I don't see why we wouldn't assume that he still does. Otherwise, if we find a source confirming he still works for IBM today, will you come back tomorrow and say, "yeah, but that was yesterday -- how do we know he still works for IBM today?" --EnOreg 15:40, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
- You're probably right, but I need a reliable source. I have no way of knowing whether the IBM address above is kosher; he's not listed in IBM's online employee directory (which does permit "unlisted" employees). (The birthplace is sourced.) --Orange Mike 15:36, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Additional links
- Photos of Ward Christensen from the filming of BBS: The Documentary
--EnOreg 22:21, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
