Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ian Bell (programmer)
meets  notability guideline through the success of ''Elite'', which is verifiable (http://www.edge-online.com/magazine/the-making-of-elite Edge, for example.) As for what he's doing now, he spoke at the 2009 Nottingham GameCity festival. (Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2009/oct/25/games-events Guardian.) I'll add these to the article
— User:Marasmusine, 11:26, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:CREATIVE (Wikipedia:Notability)