Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Quantum sort

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The result of the debate was - kept, Josh Lee's argument never rebutted. - SimonP 02:40, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)

Quantum sort

Looks like a WP:BJAODN candidate to me. Article creator has not provided references despite having been asked to, and I can't verify it. If I should be mistaken: sorry folks. Delete. Lupo 08:51, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

• Delete unverifiable, original research. Rl 09:11, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
• Stupid (also, it's not quantum mechanics but the many worlds theory they're referring to). Redirecting to Quantum algorithm is a good idea though, as there are some interesting quantum computing sorting algorithms. --W(t) 09:13, 2005 May 30 (UTC)
• Delete. — Phil Welch 09:40, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
• Oh sorry, I didn't realize you were asking for references, I thought you were just saying, "hey that's funny". It's kind of a nerdish injoke, just like Pi day, Administratium etc. Some people swear by 'order of magnitude' as the only comparison of sort algorithms, and this (and quicksort) are counterexamples. Radiant_* 12:00, May 30, 2005 (UTC)
• BJAODN, I'd say. One of those "great in theory, lousy in practice" procedures. Grutness...wha? 10:13, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
• Delete (or move to a Humor Category): Qualified under "Patent nonsense (total gibberish)" as well as "Completely idiosyncratic non-topic", as well as reasons listed above. Clever, humorous, but not realistic.
• BJAODN. JamesBurns 09:03, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Quale 14:56, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep in this universe. The Jargon File is your reference. —Josh Lee 04:46, Jun 11, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. The fact that the Jargon File cites it is sufficient to warrant its inclusion in Wikipedia, although the article itself may need some cleanup. ArthurDenture 04:49, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - it's non-nonsense and an interesting concept. It's something I'm glad I found, even if it's impractical. I think the article should be changed so that it states much more clearly its theoretical. —EatMyShortz 13:53, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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