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[edit] 2001: A Space Odyssey

You've asked for "some kind" of explanation regarding my removal of your insertion of trivial information into the 2001: A Space Odyssey (film) article. As you indicated, you seem to now understand that wikipedia guidelines indicate that "Trivia" sections are not considered encyclopedic in nature. Any information intended for such sections should instead by incorporated into the article proper. I believe I mentioned this in my edit summary. Also, the information was completely unsourced, which smacks of Original Research, another major wikipedia no-no. To be fair, I believe the IBM/HAL thing has been noted in the past, possibly somewhere in Jerome Agel's 2001 book, so if you want you can re-add the info in a more logical place within the article, utilizing a less informal tone, and with the detail properly sourced. Since you're the one who wants the info in the article, it is up to you to make sure its included properly.-Hal Raglan 14:14, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Since writing my response, I note that someone else has addressed the issue. Apparently this trivia has been definitively debunked by Arthur C. Clarke himself, as noted in the Hal 9000 article.-Hal Raglan 14:18, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
This is in reply to your comment "How can you be so naive ?!...". The phrase you added
The name of the computer "HAL 9000" comes from a pun. Shifting each letter to the next in the alphabet, "HAL" turns to "IBM".
is stated as fact. Since the fact is controversial (it's denied outright by Arthur C. Clarke himself), you'd need to cite a reference to show that it was truly an influence. The issue is covered on the HAL 9000 article. -- Bungopolis 14:31, 29 May 2007 (UTC)