Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Computing
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Descendant project parameters
[edit]I am boosting an edit request for Template:WikiProject Computing to add the rest of the descendant wikiprojects as parameters to the main template. A list of missing projects is collected there.
Consensus is needed. Tule-hog (talk) 05:09, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
Template:JavaScript and Template:ECMAScript merge proposal
[edit]There was an unofficial merge proposal that did not reach consensus or take action. Bumping here. Tule-hog (talk) 17:14, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Wi-Fi 6#Requested move 29 August 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Wi-Fi 6#Requested move 29 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 18:38, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
New source for IBM System/23 Datamaster, also requesting help
[edit]Hello,
I am studying the foresaid computer and fixing part of the information in the article. Wikipedia is not a primary source, therefore I am updating data in my website, then updating the wikipedia article. While I cannot leave the wrong data at place, I am facing a moral dilemma on wether I should be updating it if I am also one of the sources.
For this reason I would like to ask a revision on the foresaid article by somebody else that is not me who could also be critic of my own work. I am open to suggestions and questions.
Also, I am facing the language barrier for the other wikipedias that still display the wrong information. Could anybody help me, please?
Thank you in advance and sorry for the trouble.
Buran Biggest Fan (talk) 12:03, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
- I not sure I see a WP:COI here. However, it does not smell right to use your own site as a citation for improvements you make. You must have gotten your information from somewhere else; can you cite that? If you feel you can't make corrections, consider using {{Dubious}} and talk page discussion to help other editors help you. Admittedly it is a niche topic and help may not be immediately forthcoming but there have been 35 contributors to the article over its 20-year existence. ~Kvng (talk) 16:20, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Oracle Cerner#Requested move 19 September 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Oracle Cerner#Requested move 19 September 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 98𝚃𝙸𝙶𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚄𝚂 [𝚃𝙰𝙻𝙺] 03:18, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:2024 Lebanon pager explosions#Requested move 19 September 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:2024 Lebanon pager explosions#Requested move 19 September 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Web-julio (talk) 03:48, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
One of your project's articles has been selected for improvement!
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15.ai has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 09:58, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
Fixing watchlist
[edit]Per Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Computing/sidebar#recent_Computing-related_changes and Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Computing/Archive_13#Project_watchlist (courtesy ping to DFlhb), I propose appending the target of /Recent changes to the home page's article alerts, similar to WP:COMPSEC.
Here is a preview (styling sourced from COMPSEC):
Recent changes
[edit]List of abbreviations (help):
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- Edit made at Wikidata
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- Edit flagged by ORES
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- New page
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- Minor edit
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- Bot edit
- (±123)
- Page byte size change
25 December 2024
- diffhist Lego 17:22 0 Coughers talk contribs (Fixed typo) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Software 17:10 +48 Wcquidditch talk contribs (Listing Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Nomad_(app) (assisted))
- diffhist Nvidia RTX 17:09 +26 192.129.120.213 talk (Uh so like im not sure how to edit in phone sorry for the sloppy writng but yeah yall forgot the rtx 4050 laptop) Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist XMPP 17:07 −30 Vataj talk contribs (Replaced citation with working source) Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist PHP 17:05 −159 Opolito talk contribs (Incorrect formatting, unsourced and not suitable for this article) Tag: Manual revert
- diffhist m Multiprotocol Label Switching 16:37 −12 Kvng talk contribs (simplify link)
- diffhist Google Docs Editors 16:36 +9 42.113.155.116 talk Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist Wiki 16:15 +2 Dessarx talk contribs (Updated short description) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit App description change
- diffhist List of assets owned by Paramount Global 16:08 +21 PChrist7021 talk contribs (→Other assets)
- diffhist List of assets owned by Paramount Global 16:07 −22 PChrist7021 talk contribs (→Paramount Television Group)
- diffhist Max (streaming service) 15:48 +1 103.111.100.82 talk Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist m YouTube 13:46 −6 Luganchanka talk contribs (Ref fixing)
- diffhist m Open source 13:41 −9 Materialscientist talk contribs (Reverted edits by 196.191.61.166 (talk) (HG) (3.4.12)) Tags: Huggle Rollback
- diffhist Open source 13:40 +9 196.191.61.166 talk Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist m YouTube 13:36 −3 Luganchanka talk contribs (Ref tidying)
- diffhist SD card 13:16 −162 Xmath talk contribs (→SDUC: A description of SD express doesn't belong in this section, it's discussed later.)
- diffhist SD card 13:14 +56 Xmath talk contribs (→SDUC)
- diffhist m List of Microsoft Windows versions 13:11 −108 Yamla talk contribs (Reverted edits by 203.219.140.204 (talk) to last version by Windows Mario) Tag: Rollback
- diffhist P versus NP problem 13:01 −6 Rebestalic talk contribs (spacing) Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist .uk 12:47 +38 82.133.1.64 talk (Although the underlying RDAP data is the same, Nominet's Lookup tool has been criticised repeatedly by registrars that it is not displaying the information in a clear and helpful way to users. The rdap.uk interface uses the same framework as the more common rdap.org, with adaptations specific to .uk)
- diffhist .uk 12:42 +31 82.133.1.64 talk (The Whois service (port 43) is still available, although it is not easily accessible for most people, hence the need for a web interface)
- diffhist OpenAI o3 12:30 −17 IceCuba talk contribs (→Capabilities) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist OpenAI o3 12:29 −68 IceCuba talk contribs (→Capabilities: WP:OVERCITE) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Talk:Kilobit 11:34 +344 Stevebroshar talk contribs (→Upvote change to redirect: new section) Tag: New topic
- diffhist List of Microsoft Windows versions 11:03 −4 203.219.140.204 talk (→Personal computer versions) Tag: Reverted
- diffhist List of Microsoft Windows versions 11:03 +1 203.219.140.204 talk (→Personal computer versions) Tag: Reverted
- diffhist List of Microsoft Windows versions 11:02 +111 203.219.140.204 talk (→Personal computer versions) Tag: Reverted
- diffhist Network switch 08:39 −232 Zac67 talk contribs (Reverted 4 edits by YKG623 (talk): Link spam) Tags: Twinkle Undo
- diffhist Wikipedia:WikiProject Websites/Article alerts 08:09 −3,674 AAlertBot talk contribs (BOT: Updating Article alert report: +1 AFC (Draft:Kagi (payment provider)); 5 entries archived) (HB/204/AR)
- diffhist Wikipedia:WikiProject Software/Article alerts 08:09 −822 AAlertBot talk contribs (BOT: Updating Article alert report: +4/-1 AfD; -4 TfD; +2 AFC; 6 entries archived) (HB/204/AR)
- diffhist m Wikipedia:WikiProject Microsoft Windows/Article alerts 08:08 −592 AAlertBot talk contribs (BOT: Updating Article alert report: No major changes; 1 entries archived) (HB/204/AR)
- diffhist Wikipedia:WikiProject Computing/Article alerts 08:06 −2,406 AAlertBot talk contribs (BOT: Updating Article alert report: +1 DYKN; +3/-1 AfD; -4 TfD; +2 AFC; 8 entries archived) (HB/204/AR)
- diffhist m Kiosk software 08:00 0 Mortense talk contribs (→Alternatives: Spelling/case.)
- diffhist Windows CE 07:46 +119 茅野ふたば talk contribs (→History)
- diffhist m Network switch 07:39 +4 YKG623 talk contribs (→Types) Tag: Reverted
- diffhist m AOL 07:29 +10 Paper Luigi talk contribs (caps; rd target; +2 wikilinks; changed 1 publisher to website)
- diffhist AOL 07:27 −1,085 Paper Luigi talk contribs (combined duplicated refs; ref formatting; +ref detail) Tag: ProveIt edit
- diffhist m Network switch 07:06 −1 YKG623 talk contribs (→Typical management features) Tag: Reverted
- diffhist m Network switch 07:05 −2 YKG623 talk contribs (→Typical management features) Tag: Reverted
- diffhist m Network switch 07:04 +231 YKG623 talk contribs (→Typical management features) Tag: Reverted
- diffhist Software development process 06:50 +1,550 Azarboon talk contribs Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist AOL 06:45 +19,690 Paper Luigi talk contribs (Rescuing 108 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.5) Tag: IABotManagementConsole [1.3]
- diffhist m AOL 06:32 +4 Paper Luigi talk contribs (rd targets)
- diffhist Linux kernel 06:31 +80 Paowee talk contribs (Updated screenshot to Linux Kernel 6.1.0.) Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist Avaya 05:41 −27 2603:8000:8e00:d700:a9f7:2a69:67de:fb39 talk (MOS:GEOLINK) Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist ITunes 04:42 +14 Paowee talk contribs (Updated Podcasts with (macOS only). Apple didn't release a Apple Podcasts app for Windows.) Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist ITunes 04:39 −34 Paowee talk contribs (Since when did Files for iOS/iPadOS managed to restore or manage files on a different iOS/iPadOS device? I don't think it could also restore any iOS/iPadOS using the app as of now. Reverting..) Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist Amazon (company) 03:21 −23 Nikkimaria talk contribs (ce)
- diffhist m Category talk:Software by year 03:06 −93 Tom.Reding talk contribs (Fix param: collapsed; cleanup) Tag: AWB
- diffhist m Category talk:Internet in the Philippines 03:05 −89 Tom.Reding talk contribs (Fix param: collapsed; cleanup) Tag: AWB
It relies on the Editorial Team quality log, which I'm not totally sure of the mechanics of but it gives recent changes to articles rather than the previous just talk pages. Tule-hog (talk) 18:46, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
- Given typical interaction levels on this page, I'll just boldly follow through with this. Feel free to raise any objections. Tule-hog (talk) 18:48, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
- From observing for a little while, I think its clear this is an almost uselessly small subset of the actual articles tagged with WP:COMP. A better solution still awaits. Tule-hog (talk) 01:42, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
Requested merge at Talk:BitTorrent#Requested merge 30 September 2024
[edit]There is a requested merge discussion at Talk:BitTorrent#Requested merge 30 September 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Sceeegt (talk) 19:59, 24 October 2024 (UTC)
History of programming languages as a list class article
[edit]History of programming languages is pegged as a "list class" article. It has a lot of lists in it but it also has a lot of text. Do you think this categorization is appropriate? Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 04:22, 28 October 2024 (UTC)
- I've updated the rating to C class. ~Kvng (talk) 15:04, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
Information Security
[edit]Hi all,
I'm in the process of rewriting Information Security and could do with someone looking over my shoulder/helping clear out some of the general fluff. All welcome. Joe (talk) 15:38, 31 October 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Meta Platforms#Requested move 29 October 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Meta Platforms#Requested move 29 October 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 𝚈𝚘𝚟𝚝 (𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚟𝚝) 21:23, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:.zip (top-level domain)#Requested move 19 November 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:.zip (top-level domain)#Requested move 19 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Raladic (talk) 03:07, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Identity management#Requested move 12 November 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Identity management#Requested move 12 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Raladic (talk) 16:28, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Gapo#Requested move 10 November 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Gapo#Requested move 10 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ASUKITE 15:18, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:CloudPets#Requested move 18 November 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:CloudPets#Requested move 18 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Raladic (talk) 19:37, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
Making spoken Wikipedia audios (it may double Wikipedia reads & they're useful)
[edit]Is anybody interested in making spoken Wikipedia audios at scale? I think it could up to double Wikipedia reads and that many readers would be interested in these: most people don't like to read long articles as texts on screens but millions frequently listen to podcasts.
I increasingly find myself listening to these audios instead of to podcasts or audiobooks as Wikipedia covers more interesting things, things fitting better to my interests or needs, covers things better than podcasts (e.g. more neutral, accurate & critical), and is more succinct than overly long audiobooks.
Here is the process to create these as far as I developed it and it could already be used to e.g. fulfill all audio requests. I think most people don't scroll below the large References section to the External links section and the current audio player is outdated with a way too narrow width and without a button to jump back x seconds. Let me know if you have questions. I don't know if there's a better place to ask about this so if there is, please also let me know, thanks!
Prototyperspective (talk) 17:33, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
- I suggest we can maximize the impact of this effort by working popular pages first. ~Kvng (talk) 15:51, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
- Good idea, thanks. Currently, it's more about first maximizing participation I think but making popular pages available probably also helps with that. I thought of creating audios for these next so I'd create audios for a mix of these two kinds of articles and the ones I had already planned earlier the next time I get to it. I also thought about enabling people to request audios on the WikiProject page. I think audios are most useful for 1. lengthy articles that are interesting but not so nice to read on a screen (like the example above) 2. articles about topics that are well podcastable/audiobookable like 'History of xyz'-articles.
Several of those popular pages are already available as audio, e.g. Internet Archive & Artificial intelligence. Developing the process further would probably be most useful, e.g. to make it automatically replace abbreviations with their written out form (like e.g. to for example or M to million) or remove the periods after name initials (like J. K. Rowling to J K Rowling) which results in long pauses which then need to be fixed at some point with a reupload if only noticed afterwards. Issues with audios can be reported using this template. Prototyperspective (talk) 22:42, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
- Good idea, thanks. Currently, it's more about first maximizing participation I think but making popular pages available probably also helps with that. I thought of creating audios for these next so I'd create audios for a mix of these two kinds of articles and the ones I had already planned earlier the next time I get to it. I also thought about enabling people to request audios on the WikiProject page. I think audios are most useful for 1. lengthy articles that are interesting but not so nice to read on a screen (like the example above) 2. articles about topics that are well podcastable/audiobookable like 'History of xyz'-articles.
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ChatGPT
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Wiki
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Artificial intelligence
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History of wikis
- By the way I added audios for many of those popular pages by now. However, they or many of them are not particularly well suited for the audio format like the examples in Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia spoken by AI voice. If the article is long (ie too long to read) and you're interested in the particular subject they can still be interesting; and of course visually impaired people would also benefit from these. Prototyperspective (talk) 12:17, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Gateway, Inc.#Requested move 20 November 2024
[edit]There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Gateway, Inc.#Requested move 20 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ASUKITE 15:28, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
In 2023 [1], this article turned from a general topic to a business topic; and from a non-AI topic to an AI-topic. This seems odd, as the article already describes non-business uses; and uses that are not-AI based. -- 65.92.246.77 (talk) 15:36, 17 December 2024 (UTC)