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The page needs to be improved, but it is definitely the case that Tim Sweeney is a major figure in the game industry, comparable to John Carmack. Here are some articles about him and photos:

There is a Tim Sweeney archive (containing interviews and web postings). 91.85.179.130 (talk) 09:32, 13 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article Says: Sweeny is an advocate of open source software, and has repeatedly voiced his opposition to software patents, which he equates to “mugging someone.” Cited by: blog.sherweb.com/the-men-behind-the-code-creators-of-famous-programming-languages/ The Citation Actually Says: John D. Carmack is a widely recognized guru in the video game industry and was the lead programmer of id computer games: Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, their sequels as well as the Commander Keen series of games. Carmack released the source code for Wolfenstein 3D in 1995 and the Doom source code in 1997. He is an advocate of open source software, and has repeatedly voiced his opposition to software patents, which he equates to “mugging someone.” 68.6.72.46 (talk) 18:50, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not the best link that I can find. Sure if I spent more time... I could. Reference "http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55996". I was there when he was the guest speaker at the Wake-Tech Digital Game Xpo. I attended the college. Better link. "http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/04/prweb232742.htm" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Majinsnake (talk • contribs) 23:56, 9 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This article does really need to be improved, and he is indeed a major figure in the game industry. Awards have already been added. Hakken (talk) 18:35, 5 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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IN EARLY LIFE SECTION: As a teenager, he made a good deal of money as a teenager by offering to mow lawns of wealthy residents in the area for half the price of professional services.[5] Remove second 'as a teenager' 101.98.134.21 (talk) 06:19, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done. ◢ Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 09:23, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 5 March 2024

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The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Bensci54 (talk) 16:34, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tim Sweeney (game developer) → Tim Sweeney – The billionaire game developer is the most well known of all notable Tim Sweeney's PhotographyEdits (talk) 13:52, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support He does seem to be the primary topic by a fairly wide margin. However, Tim Sweeney should be moved to Tim Sweeney (disambiguation). ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 06:24, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Birthplace: Potomac, Maryland, United States Of America 141.8.21.20 (talk) 19:06, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Article states (per source cited) that he grew up there, but no reference indicates his birthplace. LizardJr8 (talk) 23:42, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]