Talk:Joel Spolsky

message: I've just removed a  tag. As for most intaweb-related people his web footprint is vast and so simply counting Ghits doesn't really prove much. However his tangential writing on the process of software development (notably the "Java Schools Considered Harmful" essay) and the frequency with which this is cited elsewhere throughout the industry would swing it for him being regarded as notable. Andy Dingley (talk) 15:17, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: ... that, and the fact that he's a published author, and the progenitor of several things which we have distinct articles for: Fog Creek Software, Stack Overflow (website), FogBugz, Fog Creek Copilot, and CityDesk.   Warren -talk- 15:44, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notability 

message: Does anyone have real references for this? (or just mail the guy, he doesn't bite). He's obviously based in the USA, has strong connections with Israel, and the New Zealand connection is hardly more than ancestry and a passing joke passport, from a WP:COI self-published ref that also confuses passports and citizenship (by his criteria, I'd be Irish). None of this is really holding up to WP:BLP standards. Andy Dingley (talk) 12:45, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Probably not a real reference, but he mentions it in the Stack Overflow podcast episode 13,  2 min 32 seconds to 4 min 18 seconds, telling the story of how he got the passport. MP3 file for episode 13: http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/audio/download/ITC.SO-Episode013-2008.07.08.mp3 --Mortense (talk) 12:04, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  It is also mentioned briefly in Stack Overflow podcast episode 43, 46 min 28 Secs - 46 min 41 Secs. MP3 file for episode 43: http://cdn.conversationsnetwork.org/ITC.SO-Episode43-2009.02.24.mp3  --Mortense (talk) 22:21, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

text: The man had served in Cahal. I think you have to be Israeli to be drafted. Errarel (talk) 23:35, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nationality, citizenship and passport 

message: The article mentions a precise date in 2010 for the discontinuation of Joel's popular blog. But I've just checked out his blog and found no evidence of discontinuation, even in the time around the mentioned date. From where did the discontinuation come out? Protez (talk) 01:26, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The reference for that statement is an edition of Jeff Atwood's Stack Overflow podcast, although I'm not going to listen for an hour to check it.  Feel free to check it out yourself if you doubt it. RossPatterson (talk) 11:08, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I listened to some of the podcast and around 13 minutes in, Joel mentions "that I'm probably going to stop the main Joel on Software blog - I guess I haven't really publicly announced this yet - so the main Joel on Software blog probably going to end on a ten year anniversary, March 18th". Considering there's no evidence that he went through with discontinuing the blog I removed the statement in this article. 15.219.153.80 (talk) 15:31, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed, he's still posting, albeit rarely, so the statement is wrong, regardless of Spolsky's intent. RossPatterson (talk) 21:21, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discontinuation of the Weblog 

message: Why was this nominated for deletion?  That's absurd. UmassThrower (talk) 18:23, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joel Spolsky is the place, not here. Andy Dingley (talk) 18:57, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion nomination 

message: Why is this article listed under WikiProject LGBT Studies? Jarble (talk) 08:55, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not clear. There's no reference in the article to him being LGBT himself or involved in LGBT issues, so I've removed the template. Robofish (talk) 21:43, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Keep the banner or don't, but Spolsky's open about this.  For example, on November 4, 2012, he tweeted from his verified Twitter account (@spolsky):If you're not into gay marriage, don't get gay married--but my marriage to Jared isn't hurting you and should be legal everywhere  RossPatterson (talk) 22:02, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Mr. Spolsky posted this: . I still don't believe this means Spolsky is involved in LGBT issues to the threshold necessary for incorporating into the article, just thought I should mention it. --Yamla (talk) 18:00, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: That would entail removing the LGBT categories from the article, not the project banner from the talk page. Those are governed by different rules. Diego (talk) 20:34, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiProject LGBT Studies